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New York City's love coach
From: Yzeppa Macias
Caption: Amy and her tiny sidekick in Brooklyn New York , Credit: Yzeppa Macias
In a city of 8 million people, you’d think finding someone to date would be easy. There are dating apps, dating events, you can even hire a profess...

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 05:13
The Dentist’s Tooth Concerto
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Tooth be told, it’s the symphony you don’t want to hear. Ever. All too often, we take our modern lives for granted. Is the air conditioning broken...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2022
  • Length: 07:38
GN_3.06_The Paseo Project
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Most of us are used to seeing art framed hanging on walls. In Taos, New Mexico, an outdoor arts festival brings unique, interactive art to the stre...

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 02:32
Lights, Camera, Author! - Melanie Chartoff
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with actress Melanie Chartoff, author of "Odd Woman Out"

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 31:07
Lights, Camera, Author! - Rob Paulsen 2
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with voice actor Rob Paulsen (Animaniacs, Pinky & the Brain, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 25:12
NEA Jazz Moments with Guitarist, Pat Metheny (round two)
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Guitar genius and NEA Jazz Master Pat Metheny talks about Song X with Ornette Coleman, his first album, Bright Size Life, and guitar improvisation.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 9
GN_4.39_AnimalLove
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Animals love each other too.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
NEA Jazz Master Moments with Pianist, Dick Hyman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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In these moments, we learn some cool facts about one of the best piano innovators of all time, NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 11
The Speed of Sound: Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit)
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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After fronting Delta Spirit for the last decade, Matthew Logan Vasquez decided it was finally time to try out his solo side. Not that he has any p...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 3
Curling is good in Stanley, Idaho
From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez
Caption: Curler Lee Banville prepares to sweep in front of the stopne in hopes that the unpredictable outdoor ice doesn’t throw the stone too far off course. Banvile plays for the “Rocks int eh KettleHouse” out of Missoula, Mont. , Credit: Photo Credit: Sergio A Gonzalez-Gonzales
The Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel holds renown for being the only outdoor bonspiel in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ice is bad, the c...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:06
Meow (Zoey's Last Adventure)
From: LN Lurie
Series: POW (Podcast of Wonder)
Caption: Zoey going hiking, Credit: LN Lurie
A sound-designed piece from a cat's perspective on her last adventure.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 07:32
When Genius Strikes / Hidden Income / Decorating Facelift! / Harry Potter in the Real World / Winter Blue
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Jason Padgett/Struck By Genius Segment 2: Steven Rosenbush/hidden income in your home Segment 3: Jamie Merida/decorator Segment 4: David...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hunting for EVPs, and Turning Up Some Good Times.
From: Carolina Wheat
Caption: Paper Plate Moon (Tunnel) , Credit: Liz Nielsen
A want-to-be ghost hunting narrator thinks she finds Electronic Voice Phenomenon when she playfully searches hard enough for it.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:53
The allure of the Man of Steel
From: Kristen Eicher
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Travel to Metropolis, IL., the official hometown of Superman, the Man of Steel.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 06:35
Episode 10 - SF Silent Film Festival, Leonard Maltin, Guy Maddin, Theater Pipe Organ Wizard Clark Wilson, and lots more...
From: Andy Moore
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Episode 10 is dedicated to Andy's favorite film festival in San Francisco, the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. You’ll hear his conversations wi...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 45:42
Uptown-Downtown
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Apollo Club
Featuring those top-notch musicians and band leaders who were successful in New York City and Harlem in 1933.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Steve Downing : "Carrying Everything We Owned On Our Backs"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Michael Goldberg : "Fast sleeper and a Fast Waker"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays. In th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Old Ashdown: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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Mentioning the Thirsty Ear Pub, which used to be in the basement of what was then the MIT graduate dorm Ashdown House, evokes a wide range of emoti...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
Acoustic Stories : Michael Goldberg : "The Last Word on Encouragement"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ceci's Sonic Youth ID
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Caption: Youth Spin Sonic Youth ID
Ceci attends the Austin Music Awards with her band Schmillion and she sees one of her favorite artists of all time. While she is staring her mom in...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:21
Mory's Temple Bar: An Audio Postcard
From: Cuchulain Kelly
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mory's Temple Bar is more than just a New Haven restaurant - it's a Yale University tradition. The story of Mory's goes hand-in-hand with the story...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
JazzStories: Barry Harris and Billy Higgins – The Majesty of Tap
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
Caption: Barry Harris, Billy Higgins
In the 40s, jazzmen came of age on the stages of dance halls. Pianist Barry Harris and drummer Billy Higgins capture the view from those stages.

Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 6
NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Five Moments with producer and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 10
Young Love
From: WHJE
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Kids explain how they feel about love.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast, KKWE Niijii Radio, WTIP, KFAI Minneapolis, KUT and more


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 7