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Faithful Foundations: Unveiling the Moral Roots of American Capitalism
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🔥 Unearth the untold story behind America's economic dawn here on radio and podcast🌅 Join us for a riveting episode 🎙️ "Faith In Markets of America...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 35:34
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
Slipping Away: An Alzheimer's Story, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Triptych photo illustration, Credit: Doug Dobey.
For the longest while I would think of my mother as a husk like the shell left behind by a cicada, all the internal meat gone, just a crisp skin re...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 27:38
Out to Eat with Steve Scher and Katy Sewall featuring Dr. Pepper Schwartz
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Out to Eat with Steve Scher and Katy Sewall
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Dr. Pepper Schwartz is a sexologist and sociologist, regularly offering sex and relationship advice to people of all ages. She talks with hosts Ste...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2015
  • Length: 44:27
Nonagenarian Duo Shows Rushing To Marry Not Always A Bad Idea
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy is 93. Girl is 90. True story.

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


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 3
The Elder Boom Challenge
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ai Jen Poo
Author Ai Jen Poo is Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. It’s no wonder considering her accomplishments.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Author Sister Madonna Buder a.k.a. the Iron Nun
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A Roman Catholic Sister in her 80s who wrote “The Grace to Race, “ she’s the oldest person ever (man or woman) to finish an Ironman Triathlon. This...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 2
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Frances Hilary McGuigan, Credit: Doug Dobery
This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
The Laughing Table
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Everyone loves a good happy hour - a chance to socialize and sip spirits. But what about happy hour in an assisted living facility?

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 2
Making Do
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producers spoke to senior citizens about self-sufficiency and "making do" in tough times. These folks had lots of wisdom to share o...

Bought by KVNF and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 2
Versions of Love
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Life is long and love is complicated.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 3
Groundhog and Mirror
From: Ronan Kelly
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Jane O'Connor is a young woman from Dublin whose mother was a big fan of the film Groundhog day. The irony of her beloved film choice was that when...

Bought by KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 16, 2011
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 5
Community Caring
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Sunday Father's Day Supper, Credit: Walter Murch
How do women share and care for each other through their ages.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 13:43
Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: Still Singing the Blues
Caption: Louisiana blues diva Carol Fran performs at her 76th birthday party., Credit: Photo by Barry Yeoman
Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana features musicians in New Orleans and South Louisiana who continue to perform the blues—of...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMUW, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 25
It's Right For Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Alice Loesch has lived through a century that has seen some of history’s most sweeping changes in the lives of women.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, KSFR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 10
The Garden Ladies of Elwell Farms
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For a group of retired women in Maine, a garden grows more than just plants.

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 2
I'm Relatively Human
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Marty Hagglund had it all. He had a loving wife, a beautiful home, and a great job. Then, Marty threw it all to the wind to realize a deep-seated, ...

Bought by KUOW, KVNF, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 3
A San Telmo Day
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Following twenty-four hours in one street of San Telmo, Buenos Aries

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Aug 16, 2008
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
You May Approach The Bench Press
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Former state Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland started lifting weights to help with chronic back pain. She was drawn to the power-lifters at he...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:07
Voler
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Myonne Lee has wanted to fly since she was a child. Some eighty years later, she?s finally learning.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 2
Midlife Web Diary
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Family History: The Stars Who Guide Us
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Middle-aged corporate malcontent goes online, to be found by mom

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 2
Betty Be Mine
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The tale of a happy marriage and family, touched by loss.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:44
Fine Print
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A healthy life philosophy can see you through hard times and good.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:42
Two Strokes
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cornelia Richardson survives the sudden loss of her husband, moving on with life, and then faces recovery from her own stroke.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:15
Polly Thayer Starr and a Student Drawing
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An artist remembers an early piece of work

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1