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From This Point On
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
Silent Seekers
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 06:41
M4M
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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With the legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine, Barton Girdwood got to wondering, what about all the gay men in Maine who never found love? S...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
The Captain
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...

Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
You Are An Authority
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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This episode covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: ple...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Terminal
From: Meghan Roguschka
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story about a place some people think of as "home."

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 13:22
Cut/Back
From: Michelle Boyd
Series: Meet the Budget Cuts
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Stephanie and James worked together at the University of Illinois at Chicago before they both found out that they were going to be fired.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Island Stories: Virginia's Restless Archipelago Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Virginia barrier island., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. U...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 25:24
The Red, White, and Blue Bus
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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The familiar faces of the red, white and blue bus, whose lives I will never know.

Bought by KALW, The Story, KUT, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
WorldCanvass
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Conversations and live musical performance based on international themes. This month's program is about human rights.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:03:38
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
The Gray Wisteria of Gilman Terrace
From: Katherine Perry
Caption: Gilman Terrace
When we bought our dream fixer-up home on Gilman Terrace, my husband and I knew that it came with sad past--but we weren’t prepared, when we unlock...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Legacy of an Unknown Artist
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Robert Hamilton wanted to be known as the world's greatest unknown painter. When he died in 2004, he left behind 600 paintings. Now it is up to his...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
Diane Watkins Voice of Virginia Union
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bell tower that has been mute for 70 years at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia is about to get a voice thanks to Diane Watkins.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 55:55
The D-Word
From: Ed Prosser
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Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:30
Page Wilson: Into the Blue
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Page Wilson
Page Wilson was a singer and a song writer and host of the most popular music show in Richmond, Virginia. Called the Out of the Blue Radio Revue, i...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 52:46
Lady E: Two Times A Child
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Lady E. aka
Lady E tells me that some nights when she’s finished singing and returns to her apartment and is having trouble with the zipper on her dress, she’l...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 56:36
Drips, Smears and Smudges
From: Cheryl Bowlan
Caption: Tim Lynn, artist, Credit: Cheryl Bowlan
Paralyzed from the shoulders down and colorblind, Tim Lynn managed to become a talented painter whose work has hung in several San Francisco Bay Ar...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 11:14
The Dietitian on Feeding Bob Marley Before He Died of Cancer
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
Caption: Bob Marley on Tour in Dublin July 6, 1980, Credit: Eddie Mallin via Flickr
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Portland Fruit Tree Project
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Shiro plums picked by the Portland Fruit Tree Project (after this photo was taken), Credit: Portland Fruit Tree Project
The Portland Fruit Tree Project harvests fruit that would otherwise go to waste and gives it to area food banks, where fresh produce is scarce.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Walking a Labyrinth
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
Adoption Ritual
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When Katie Perkins adopted 10-year-old Tajenae out of foster care, they created a ritual to mark the occasion.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 27 - College and Horses
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A woman reflects on her decision to give up equestrianism and go to college.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 25 - Cold Feet
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A young man proposes to his girlfriend... and then reconsiders.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 22 - Accepting Gay Father
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A teenage girl talks about learning that her father is gay and her subsequent decision to stay with him.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2