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Building Community One (Dance) Step at a Time
From: David Condos
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Joann Jones co-founded a community dance class that helps senior citizens fight inactivity and isolation. But as she gets older, Joann has to fight...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
Aurora, in the Village
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: The Beloved Community Village at its new home, Credit: Rae Solomon
Aurora has finally found a stable home, after 14 years, at the Beloved Community Village, a tiny home colony for people experiencing homelessness i...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 17:12
Come Up
From: Rae Solomon
Caption: Tanya Benson, Credit: Tanya Benson
Feature story about a woman squatting in an abandoned house in Detroit with her family of five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
Ramadan-A Tale of a Drum and a Song: Exploring The Mesaharaty
From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series
Caption: Ehky Ya Masr logo, Credit: Heba Fouad
Shaza Walid takes us on a journey to explore the history of the mesaharaty's iconic drumbeat and special songs.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:30
Dayton Indy Garment Makers Band Together
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: Tracy McElfresh and Lawanda Stonerock, Credit: Renee Wilde
Dayton has an eclectic population of independent fashion designers and craftspeople. Today on Culture Couch, Renee Wilde introduces listeners two l...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: 05:59
The Importance of a Good School Nurse
From: Anne Hoffman
Series: Generation Voice
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Across the US, fewer than half of all public schools have a nurse available to kids all day, every day, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Founda...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
Green Fashion Designers
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti with a dress by Chrissy Wai-Ching
In Seattle, some in the fashion industry are going green. Aarti Chandorkar finds out how two young designers - Chrissy Wai-Ching and Renee Corrick ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 2
Lilian Alfonso, Metal Scrapper
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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At USA Recycling in East LA, a two-story yellow crane smashes cars, refrigerators and stoves into neat piles of wreckage all day. The mistress of t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Sweet Science
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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The story of one woman's improbable journey from the gym to the boxing ring.

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 16:05
Fatima Learns to Drive
From: Sarah Bromer
Caption: Fatima and Her Daughter, Rana
Fatima Alsamawi, a recent immigrant to the United States from Iraq, experiences the sweet freedom of driving for the first time.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
Capes & Corsets
From: Frances Harlow
Caption: Nicole Jean dressed as Emma Frost., Credit: Wolfgang Daniel, courtesy of the Salt archives.
Comic books and women's fandom.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 2
Handclapping Games
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Children have their own kind of oral history in the form of rhymes and handclapping games that are passed down from generation to generation. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Green Monastery
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Three Sisters stand proudly with their new turbines in Great Falls, MT , Credit: Emilie Ritter
A Montana Monastery is interpreting the teachings of a 13th Century Saint with 21st Century technology...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
East Hundred: A Rock Band Waiting To Make It
From: Abbie Fentress Swanson
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East Hundred is a five-piece rock band waiting to make it.

  • Added: May 08, 2010
  • Length: 05:22
A Few Good Women
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Gardeners on the ground, Credit: Beatrice Murch
From the philanthropic women of Washing to DC to a group of international environmentalists in Buenos Aires, A few good women can make a difference...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Family, Derby and Nothing Else
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Maine Roller Derby skated into Portland, Maine and called the city home in 2006. Roller derby is a fast-paced full-contact sport played on skates.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Healer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A story of the surprising healing power of sound.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KGOU, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 4
Pump Up the Jammer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Maine Port Authorities really want to win against the Rhode Island Riveters.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:17
Wendy & Lisa: Former Prince divas become heroic composers
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman came to renown in Prince's 1980s band, The Revolution, helping him compose the music of albums like Purple Rain. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gimme Shelter
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Katee Schulz, a student at the Maine Primitive Skills School, prepares to spend a night alone in the woods.

Bought by KSKA, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 3
Dyana, Goddess Of The Moose Hunt
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It all started out as a simple moose hunt...but a lot can go wrong.

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 08:53
  • Purchases: 3
7. Kym Tuvim. Your piano teacher has a secret talent.
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Day Job is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:10
3. Kinoko, YMCA staff and musical chip bender
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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Dayjob is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
Fouta-Toro, Senegal: An Audio Postcard
From: Emma Jacobs
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A report on daily village life from Northern Senegal.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
Riding the Waves: Exploring Waterbirth
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Coming into the world... with a splash.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1