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Christmas Traditions Around the World: Is Santa in a pickle?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Christmas traditions around the world have different origins and different meanings -- not all Santa and elves, sometimes funny, many surprising.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
The Sleigh - A 'Clausable' Prequel
From: Brian Schwartz
Caption: The Sleigh, Credit: Daniel Logan
Told through the eyes of his twelve-year-old brother, the older boy makes a discovery that allows him to become a beloved symbol of giving througho...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 04:02
What kind of turkey should I buy?
From: Possibly
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Today, we're talking turkey. With the holidays coming up, you can choose a bird that is free-range, organic, or conventional. But what’s the diffe...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
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
Ramadan-The History of the Fanous
From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series
Caption: Ehky Ya Masr logo, Credit: Heba Fouad
During Ramadan in Egypt, people will hang a lantern, but what does it mean? Learn about the history of the Ramadan lantern, the fanous.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 03:31
New Year's Day in South Philly with the Mummers
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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The Mummers Day Parade is as quintessentially South Philadelphia as Ben Franklin or Willy Penn, a Philly cheese steak or Italian water ice. It’s u...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:35
War on Christmas
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Ho ho ho
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
The Jazz-O-Rama Hour #53: Halloween Special
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: The Jazz-O-Rama Hour
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Halloween 78s., Credit: Lorie Kellogg
Joe Bev presents an hour of spooky 78 RPM records, including: Old Man Moze Is Dead - Louis Armstrong (1935), The Ghost of Old Man Mose - Harry Gol...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:34
  • Purchases: 1
"The Joe Bev Valentine Treat" (One Hour Special)
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A charming hour of stories about love, hosted by Joe Bevilacqua

  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 59:31
New Year's Mummers Day Parade
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Mummers Day Parade, Credit: Rebecca Moon
The Mummers Day Parade is as quintessentially South Philadelphia as Ben Franklin or Willy Penn, a Philly cheese steak or Italian water ice. It’s un...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 23:29
Movies That Make Your Holidays
From: Spokane Public Radio
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SPR's Movies 101 film reviewers give their picks for their top holiday rentals, traditional and not-so-traditional.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WVPE, WRFA-LP, KVSC, WVPE and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Jews & American Pop: A Tin Pan Alley Parade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: George Gershwin
In recognition of Hanukkah, this show is dedicated to the Jews who catapulted popular music to stage and radio from the 1900 to the early 1930s.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KWIT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
OUR CASTLE IN SPAIN
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We found our castle in Spain -- and celebrated Thanksgiving there.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
Happy ChallaDAY!
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
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Happy ChallaDAY! An original musical comedy for Hanukkah. Book, music and lyrics by Charles Moster.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUNM, KWIT, KCMJ Community Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 53:39
  • Purchases: 11
Drunk Daddy Santa
From: Justin Laird
Series: Electric Radio Company
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Trunk
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Two women think they're smuggling steaks across the international border. But it's All Hallow's Eve, and anything goes.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:25
Trick or Treat
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Three kids solve a mystery on Halloween - - or do they?!?

Bought by KUT and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2
FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE: It was a Dark and Stormy Night
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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A 'scary' entry in the First Draft playhouse series

Bought by KZYX and KUT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
Timkat in Addis Ababa
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A visit to Addis Ababa's celebration of TImkat - Epiphany - January 20 2008

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Live from Aroma Thyme Bistro
From: Joe Bevilacqua
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stories, songs and poems about love performed before a live audience

  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:34
Shopping For The Twelve Days of Christmas
From: Mandy Walker
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Shopping for the Twelve Days of Christmas may sound like fun but where do you find lords-a-leaping and how much do maids-a-milking cost?

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
A Cautionary Christmas Tale: The Giant Gingerbread Fortress
From: Diane Bock
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Don't bite off more than you can chew...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Holiday Tech Toys 2007
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Special report exploring the latest tech toys for the holiday gift giving season.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
"The Christmas I Saved Macy's"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
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This is a true story that happened to me Christmas of 1964 at Bamberger's in Newark, NJ, when I was five years old.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Here and Now, WGUC/ WVXU, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 7