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Meditating on loss while celebrating life
From: KALW
Caption: “El Mar de Julia,” by La Tania and Adrian Arias
El Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday in which people honor the spirits of those who’ve passed. The holiday i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 2
My Christmas Tale
From: Kai McMurtry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story of growing up and into the true spirit of Christmas.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 17:04
The Last Word on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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There are really only two directions we can travel: back towards the familiar or out into the unknown.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido and Dodger used to travel all the time during the holidays, but shifted to heading South.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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We tread along old roads to places we've been before. Only a few times in an average American's life do we change our Christmas venue...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
Commentator Aaron Brown on Christmas Trees
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Christmas reminds us that we've survived another year and still have some semblance of a family and a haphazard network of friends... we made it! T...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Christmas Trees
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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You have to actually see this Christmas tree to fully appreciate it: it's black and upside down.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Word on Thanksgiving
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael is having a hard time getting into the spirit of it this year...this holiday exists by decree.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WTIP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 2
Surge in Baghadads
From: Jay sapir
Series: HiPapaDays
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An American soldier's song of fear, fatigue, and failure in the Iraq war.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:01
Camp Lovewave's 358th Show - Author Acharya, "Companion Guide To Zeitgeist Part 1"
From: Terran Lovewave
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Acharya, author of "The Companion Guide to Zeitgeist Part 1," visits The Camp to talk about the questionable mythological history of the birth of J...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:15
Postcard from Guatemala: No matter where you go...
From: Jake Warga
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No matter where you go, the past goes with you

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 4
KERA Commentary: Holiday Conflict
From: KERA
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The personal price we can pay at holiday time for our political opinions.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
Bastille Day Commentary: "Mercy Buckets"
From: Diana Epstein
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Commentary on growing up with a French mother. Very funny

Bought by KUT and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
My Pink Easter Dress
From: Miles Eddy
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Storyteller Mary Van Pelt remembers shopping for a special dress, her fear of the big city, and receiving gentle guidance and love from her Grandmo...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Prairie Public, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 4
Home Planet: Behind the mask (The un-Valentine)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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(Could be used as a "dark" Valentine) Public smiles often hide the private anger of those 'perfect' couples

  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:25
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: (Christmas) Just in the nick of time
From: Spokane Public Radio
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By the time Christmas rolls around, I've lost the glow. I'm grouchier and meaner than the Grinch.

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Dec 16, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
COMMENTARY - MOTHER'S DAY
From: KRCC-FM
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Mom would most appreciate a little face time with her kids.

  • Added: May 12, 2006
  • Length: :15
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Real Love (To air Feb 13.)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I watched the old man and woman walk slowly down the sidewalk...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: Love or Something Like It. (Valentine's Day)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Love doesn't always come with balloons and words that rhyme. True love usually comes to us just like the groceries, mixed with the necessities and ...

Bought by KPIK-LP, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WKNO


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, KUOW, and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
Seeing Mary, remembering radiance
From: Nanci Olesen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
commentary from Nanci Olesen about Mary

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Dec 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: (Christmas) From the outside.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I was 20 years old and I felt as alone as anyone could be. I was, as Charles Dickens wrote of Ebenezer Scrooge, as solitary as an oyster.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Nostalgia Pie is a Dish Best Not Eaten At All
From: KRCC-FM
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Commentary on food, holidays, and other stuff

Bought by Raven Radio and WILL


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: A not-so-perfect holiday
From: Spokane Public Radio
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We're driven by the belief that we can create this one perfect day or season, and the warmth generated by it will carry us through the rest of the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4