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How a stuck valve almost destroyed the State of Pennsylvania

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Throughout President Donald Trump's campaign and first 100 days as president, he has continuously bashed the news media. Now, the journalists of t...

Bought by KISU and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
Examine the life of one of America’s most famous 20th century artists, who you may not have even heard of.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 16:24
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A look into life with Schizophrenia

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: New Managed car regulations require us to cover more items than we did before and our company has decided that is Unaffordable... we are cancelling your policy.", Credit: Susan Cook
Well, we thought it might happen. Over at Automobile Behavioral Health they are cancelling managed car insurance policies because the new "required...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:39
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In the 1990s, Arch Coal began mining Pigeonroost Hollow. Now Jimmy Weekley is the last person left there.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, PRX Remix, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 13:59
  • Purchases: 4
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George F. Johnson was the owner of the Endicott Johnson Corp. — at one time the country’s leading shoe manufacturer — and one of the nation’s leadi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 16:09
  • Purchases: 4
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Rudy has lived on this bizarre little block since 1953, before a dozen railroad tracks and nearly as many highway lanes separated it from other res...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 3
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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The rise of exotica, a mysterious musical genre of the '50s and '60s.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Rohde at a speaking engagement., Credit: Wheeler Cowperthwaite
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Sandra O’Hara is a psychic channeller from Ireland. Becky Palmstrom gets more than she bargained for in a one-on-one interview. They discuss Sandra...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mary Marmastone (featured in the piece) plays with her dog Titan on a beach near her home in Seattle., Credit: Lillian Mongeau
This fun piece launches from the ideas broached in the New York Times article, "What is it about 20-somethings?" I ask my friends, all at the tail-...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:54
Caption: Baiz's exterior is moldering and dull, but inside, it is a conclave for a myriad of cultures and traditions., Credit: Mr. K
You don't have to travel far to experience different cultures.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:53
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
transforming high school for the 21st century

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: :40
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Uses of the Internet

  • Added: Aug 04, 2008
  • Length: 01:08
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Sammy The Bull Enjoyed His Work

  • Added: May 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:58