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"All Happy Families are Like One Another; Each Unhappy Family is Unhappy in Its Own Way" : The Holidays and Divorce
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "May all beings be well and happy, May all beings be harmonious and peaceful, May all have the light, The way out of suffering, The way home..., Credit: Bodhisaatva Vow
Some holiday recommendations for divorced parents, the American Bar Association and all who re-cast the spell of Santa Claus every year.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 08:12
331: Giving Is Complicated / 332: Healing Trauma, 12/8/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Giving Is Complicated" - It's the holiday season. Time to think about gifts. It's trickier than you think. HOUR TWO: "Healing Trauma" ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
At the Fishhouses (The Holiday Episode)
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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At the end of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads the poem "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This perennial favorite is chos...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KSFR


  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Holiday Season: Spreading Joy or Spreading Stress
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: A Christmas display, the one referred to in the audio piece, in a grocery store on October 27th. , Credit: Emma Henzes
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...

Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
A Jazz Christmas Holiday
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
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A Jazz Christmas Holiday is special programming for a public radio station during the Christmas / winter break holiday season. The one hour program...

Bought by WHRV, WRTI, KTXK, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 17
Why do(n't) we like horror?
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Podcasts
Caption: Hosts Amy Styer and April Reyes., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/LILA KITAEFF
We love all things horror, but don't know why. We explore the many ways in which humans experience fear. We discuss people's greatest fears, and as...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 08:22
A Broadway Christmas
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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Songs from Broadway about the holidays

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WGHC-LP 98.3 FM Chicago, RadioStPete Florida, KTXK and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 19
Scooby Doobie Halloween
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Enjoy this favorite kids-friendly holiday with Michael Jackson! Scooby Doo, and the Doobie Brothers...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:35:11
Where the Buffalo Roam
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Fourth of July broadcast featuring the film "Where the Buffalo Roam"

  • Added: Jul 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:36:57
Gems 1627: Bluegrass Music: A Great Tradition from Many Sources
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil w/ 2013 Zeitfunk , Credit: Karen Van Norman
The piece shows that despite that bluegrass is considered a singular styles, it actually stems from a variety of cultural traditions.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 08:34
Our National Parks: Preserving Wilderness
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: Alaska's Gates of the Artic Wilderness encompasses more than 7 million acres — more than three times the size of Yellowstone National Park., Credit: Sean Tevebaugh / NPS
The 1964 Wilderness Act was a milestone in American environmental history. After hundreds of years of clearing away the wilderness, the official po...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
It's Groundhog Day!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Groundhog Day fully explored...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:27:06
  • Purchases: 1
Wrapping up 2015 for Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Well we did it. Made it through another year. Women have had some good news, and some bad news. What with wars, floods, police shootings, terroris...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Merry Christmas Miracle Maker!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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This year's Christmas special is entirely devoted to the one but for whom there would be no Christmas...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:58:41
A Christmas Carol
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge and company -- and several spirits -- tell a tale of redemption...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:51:09
Thanksgiving and Family Relationships: How to have an uplifting experience
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Enjoy your Thanksgiving
The show is about being smart about what to talk at the dinner table and how to discuss controversial subjects with one or two relatives that may b...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 53:12
Christmas - Reflection on an Idyllic Christmas Picture
From: Ethical Programs Distribution, LLC
Series: A Question of Ethics - Christmas
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Before wishing one another a blessed Christmas, perhaps we should first think about what this means for all living beings on the Earth. The sum of ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 1
Frank Sinatra: Happy Friggin 100th Birthday
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
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Frank Sinatra turns 100 on Dec 12. A tribute from a brainy broad who learned to love him, Her Way.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 03:20
Happy Thanksgiving!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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History of Thanksgiving celebration (bye bye Jack-O-Lantern)...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:31:19
Zhong Zi
From: Joy Yang
Series: Bite Bytes
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On this episode, we will discuss Duan Wu Jie, or the Dragon Boat Festival.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 15:29
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Boisakh (or just have some fried food)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Calcutta food festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
Contrary to popular belief, Diwali or the Festival of Lights is not New Year everywhere in India. Some celebrate their New Year during Holi the fes...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Cupid's Day: A Lovably Flawed Valentine's Day Alternative
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
Caption: BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN CD Art, Credit: Photo: Katie Weisberger
Hate Valentine's Day? Cupid, that flawed character from Roman Mythology, offers alternative reasons to love Feb. 14th.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
What a Year for Women!
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one-half minute commentary on progress (or not) for women worldwide in 2014.

  • Added: Dec 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Buy Nothing Day
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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To ring in the holidays, we bring you a commentary about Buy Nothing Day!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 1

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