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Caption:  (From left) Maria's father, mother, grandmother, and grandfather at their home in Manila - the same home where they once encountered a supernatural creature. Maria learned about many traditional Filipino beliefs from her grandmother, Conchita Carpio., Credit: Courtesy of the Caoagdan family
In the Philippines superstitions and the existence of supernatural creatures are firmly believed. RadioActive Youth Media reporter Maria Delmar Cao...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Caption: E. Russell 'Noodles' Smith, the owner of a famous club in the Central District in the 1900s., Credit: Credit Public domain, via BlackPast.org
RadioActive Reporter Nia Price-Nascimento lives in a house built in the 1920s in the Central District, Seattle's historically African-American neig...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:23
Caption: Leo Egashira in Glacier Bay, Alaska, Credit: Courtesy of Leo Egashira
Leo Egashira was diagnosed with HIV in 1992. He saw the diagnosis as a slow death sentence so he decided to take a once in a life time trip. He tak...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
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"I’m pouring my guts out so they can feel like your guts at the same time" - Wayne Coyne, as told to Jennifer Van Evra by phone in 2002. The Flamin...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WOUB, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Chris Guillebeau
Compulsive goal seeker and best-selling author Chris Guillebeau set out to visit every country on the planet by age thirty-five.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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How do you do the environmental work you think is important whilst battling stigmas and opposition? For advice we turn to a man who began his caree...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 14:24
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100,000 times louder than a jet engine. Every 10 seconds. 7 days a week. For weeks and months. This is seismic air gun testing.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 11:54
Caption: Bessie Smith
The cornerstones for this program: Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday featuring several artists who benefited from the breakthrough recordings of Mami...

Bought by KMUW and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
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A mother and a nurse created a device to help other breast-feeding moms.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Andy Schneider hosted a lecture and book signing of "The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens" on Sunday at Tractor Supply Co. Schneider is the host of an internet radio show called "Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer" and the editor-in-, Credit: Katie Bell, the Missourian
Andy Schneider IS the Chicken Whisperer. He doesn't profess to talk to chickens, but he does know everything you need to raise backyard poultry AND...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Nicolette Hahn Niman
Livestock, especially cattle, are Public Enemy Number One. That’s been the perceived wisdom for decades. It’s thought that cattle erode soils, poll...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Rose
Those who are shaping the future have a pretty good idea of how it is going to look. One of those is David Rose. He’s an award winning entrepreneur...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: John D. Pollack
Often without realizing it, we use analogies to express our ideas. As a Presidential speechwriter, John Pollack understands the power of words. In ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Laura Belman's family tree includes three Declaration signers., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Laura Belman is descended from three signers of the Declaration of Independence, and is working to preserve the history of early Washington, D.C.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:06
Caption: The Co-Parent's Handbook, Credit: CMC Publishers
With a tested “here’s how” approach, Karen Bonnell and Kristin Little help parents confidently take on the challenges of raising children in two ho...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fadi Jaber brought his American bakery concept from the Middle East to the US., Credit: Sugar Daddy's Bakery
Opening a classic American-style bakery in the heart of the Middle East might not be the easiest endeavor, but that didn't stop entrepreneur Fadi J...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:50
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The recycling economy of southern Maine

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 07:07
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Three stories about inventors who have done some pretty amazing things before even graduating from high school. From cats to semiconductors, these ...

Bought by WTJU and KALW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:47
  • Purchases: 2
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When you’re sick, looking up symptoms online is not always the best idea. But if you have a disease that’s poorly understood and often overlooked b...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 2
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Writer Helen Thorpe provides a detailed account of what happened to the three women who served in the military during the last decade.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Alan DeValerio was a White House butler for Presidents Carter and Reagan., Credit: Alan DeValerio
"The Butler" didn't do it - or so says real-life White House butler Alan DeValerio.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:15
Caption: The Windy City 1920s
When we think of the Big Bands, it’s most often in terms of the Swing Era. Understandable, since those sweet and hot orchestra’s dominated the 1930...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jennifer Michael Hecht
In a position that some will find controversial, Jennifer Michael Hecht argues that suicide is quite simply wrong, from a secular point of view. To...

Bought by WHFR and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: David Gottfried
When David Gottfried come up an idea for green environmental building 20-years ago, he ran into a number of hurdles. The building industry had been...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Shaun Usher
In 2009 Shaun Usher began a blog to showcase correspondence that he felt deserved a wider audience. The blog quickly became popular and widely shar...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 13:31