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Before the Bell
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Boxers at the Portland Boxing Club spend months and years preparing for eight minutes in the ring.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KRUA, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 5
Easy Does It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Welcome Good Time Lanes. Grab a ball, some shoes, and some friends. Let's bowl!

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:26
What If?
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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What if you know you will loose your hearing at age 18? Kevin and James Hatch face this dilemma with surprising grace.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 8
Making Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jim Leo has been driving in circles for eighteen years but he?s not dizzy yet. Producer Dylan Merriam takes us out on the ice with an experienced Z...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Only Voice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Champion bull rider Kenny Churchill recounts the reason he chose family over bull riding.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:16
Chess On Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
Fruitcake Tossing
From: KRCC-FM
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Coverage of the Eleventh Annual Manitou Springs Fruitcake Toss

  • Added: Jan 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
Evacuees among revelers at LSU tailgates
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Audio postcard from LSU tailgate party with Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:02
Gateway High Steppers
From: KCUR
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Practice with the Gateway High Steppers, a drill team in Kansas City, Kansas.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
The first Pigeon Race
From: Megan Hall
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Three am car ride to watch a pigeon race

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 2
Sneaker Fiend
From: Dan Epstein
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Compulsion and passion drive one man's singular pursuit of Nike basketball shoes.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 4
Slots of Fun
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Who knew racing four inch "slot cars" could be so much fun?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Kicking Ass and Changing Names
From: Shea Shackelford
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Female wrestler Amanda Storm, 40, would love to just take your head off.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
Hurricane Herrick
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Former boxing champion Hurricane Herrick "gains respect" as a window washer and unofficial bouncer at Ricky's.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:18
Sarah's Dream
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Up, up, and away with 10 year old, hot-air balloonist Sarah Nichols.

Bought by KSKA and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 2
My Drug of Choice
From: Merle Kessler
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If steroids are outlawed, is coffee far behind?

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Sep 23, 2004
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
Sooner Mania
From: Paula Mauro
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Football and state pride in Norman, Oklahoma, home of the Oklahoma Sooners

  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 04:22
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
Challenger Softball Team
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Team Effort

Bought by WXLV-FM and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 23, 2003
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2