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'The Mad Russian': Reflections of a Cold War Wrestling Villain
From: Aaron Henkin
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Pro wrestler Nikolai Volkoff used to infuriate Cold War crowds with his singing of the Soviet National Anthem --- now he's a 55-year-old grandfathe...

Bought by WXDU and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 15:28
  • Purchases: 2
Empire Discs
From: Brian Drew
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A profile of Empire Discs

  • Added: Mar 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:55
Adventures in M.U.K. - The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
From: AMRAP: Australia
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A delightful look at a unique and unusual Australian music scene.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:11
Happy Birthday Spike Jones
From: Jeff Brown
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Music and interviews celebrating Spike Jones

Bought by WILL, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KSFR, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Friday Night Bites
From: Long Haul Productions
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A high school football team attempts to break an 17 game losing streak

Bought by KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2005
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 4
Runaway Clowns
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Elia Kirby explores the pit falls and prat falls of theatre life and wonders whether it is the best life for his daughters.

Bought by WTIP and KUSP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 2
Um
From: paul overton
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The "cutting room floor" yields a musical montage.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:30
The Accordion Files
From: Amber Edwards
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audio postcard from an Accordion Convention

  • Added: May 17, 2005
  • Length: 05:49
Stepped on by an AT-AT Walker
From: Aaron Henkin
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John Morton landed the role of Dak, Luke Skywalker's ill-fated gunner in the 1980 blockbuster, The Empire Strikes Back. His life has never been th...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 13, 2005
  • Length: 15:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Magic of Falling Teeth
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Sharon Bar-David, guided by her seven-year-old daughter Leore, takes you into a magical world filled with wiggly teeth and tooth fairies.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 4
David Trout Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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David Trout "Trapper" fishes out of a smaller boat called a Dory

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 08:37
RN Documentary: From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A personal portrait of an unlikely international romance.

Bought by KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, KPFA, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 6
Slots of Fun
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Who knew racing four inch "slot cars" could be so much fun?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: Hoppin’Alive
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A Radio Netherlands’ program about the revival of the 30’s swing jazz dance Lindy Hop

  • Added: Dec 21, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
Pimp my PC! Portrait of a LAN Party
From: Aaron Henkin
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This story answers the burning question "What's it like to hang out with a bunch of guys at a fourteen-hour video game marathon?"

Bought by WZBC, Audible, Public Radio East, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2004
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 4
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
From: Jackson Braider
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When the campaigns rallied in 1840, they were there to par-tee!

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Aug 10, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The life of mushing
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Jim guides us through his personel journey, into a world few of us will ever know.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2004
  • Length: 20:09
RN documentary: At the Circus
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A rediscovery of a child's delight at the circus and an adults exploration of the life of circus performers

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WETA, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 13, 2004
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 3
Spam-o-Rama!
From: John Basile
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SquareToes Restaurant patrons in Kennebunk, ME pay their annual homage to the processed meat product. Spam-o-Rama '04 is THIS WEEKEND! (3/13/04)

Bought by KPIK-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Allure of Karaoke Singing
From: Scott Gurian
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Regular singers describe what attracts them to karaoke

Bought by WABE, KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, and PRX


  • Added: Mar 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 5
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
Elviscop
From: Adam Allington
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Officer Chuck Denault explains what it means to be a respectful "Elvis" impersonator

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, KGLT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 6
8 Minute Soulmate
From: Evan Roberts
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Will Rich find his soulmate in eight minutes?

Bought by PRX Lovesick Stream


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Tango!
From: Evan Roberts
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There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.

Bought by WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5

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