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Motor Maids and Bubblegum - A Tale from The Heart of America
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Tales From the Heart of America
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Discover the vibrant love and legacy of women motorcyclists in 'Motor Maids and Bubblegum,' a tribute to the trailblazers who rode beyond societal ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 1
Is it worth it to buy environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products?
From: Possibly
Caption: Period products!, Credit: Fatima Husain
If you flip through magazines or social media today, you might come across advertisements for environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products. W...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Slow Flower Movement Changing the Floral Industry
From: renee wilde
Series: COUNTY LINES
Caption: Rosalie and Katie Loading up Flowers for Their Wedding, Credit: renee wilde
In 1991, President George Herbert Walker Bush was looking for ways to stem the illegal drug trade in Colombia, by giving more incentives for legal ...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:55
The Dead Ladies Show Podcast Ep 2: Fanny Blankers-Koen
From: Susan Stone
Series: The Dead Ladies Show Podcast
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TED Talks meets The Moth meets The History Channel? Except with Dead Ladies. The Dead Ladies Show is a live event in Berlin that tells the stories ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 27:12
The Haunting Tale of Why Clara Barton's Memorial Was 60 Years In The Making
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Did Clara Barton's ghost commune with the living?, Credit: National Park Service/Clara Barton NHS
A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:20
From Frogs To Wands of Destiny: The Invention of the Home Pregnancy Test
From: Mother
Caption: Meg Crane's home pregnancy test prototype, 1968., Credit: Courtesy of Bonhams.
Pregnancy tests weren't always the neat, little plastic wands we have in drug stores today.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 3
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
Butchering Your Own Meat
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Butchering your own meat has become, for lack of a better word, kinda trendy. But it's also a basic survival skill that dates back to the stone age.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 26:07
  • Purchases: 1
Descendant Of Three Founding Fathers Keeps American History Alive
From: Rebecca Sheir
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
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
Reverend Death
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Reverend Death Alane Cameron Miles, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Alane Cameron Miles was groomed throughout her life to be comfortable with death and the dying. She had a knack for it and would ultimately become ...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2013
  • Length: 27:26
Single Parent By Choice
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Cindi Swingen chose to take on parenthood by herself. Her two children have the same father — a man none them know who donated sperm at a local cli...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 16:40
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny Houses
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Karin Parramore's tiny house, Credit: Califia Suntree
Destination DIY producer Califia Suntree spoke to two women who built their own tiny houses about living a minimalist lifestyle. The houses are bot...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 2
Typewriter's Broken
From: Jeanne Burns
Caption: Period, Credit: Benjamin Earwicker, http://garrisonphoto.org/
One menopausal woman's search for the meaning of thong menstrual pads.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
Hot Lunch
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For many, the term "lunch lady" conjures an image of a grouchy woman in a hair net, who's just as scary as the unidentifiable food she's serving.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 4
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
"A Valentine From Graham Nash's MAC"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A perfect piece for Valentine's Day! The true story of how Joe Bevilacqua met his wife because of Graham Nash's laptop

Bought by KUT and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2
Clifford & Kidd - Preggers
From: Jesse Thorn
Series: Comedy From Clifford & Kidd
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Home Depot Hijinks

Bought by KZYX and WUSM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:31
  • 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
Polly's Boa
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who knew the riverbanks of Boston catered to such diverse wildlife?

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Groovin' with The Toll House: Chocolate Chip Cookies
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Two New York girl-d.j.'s bake cookies as they mix dance beats

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1