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Portrait of the Bully as a Young Man
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: Jeff's first day out
Jeff's reputation as a bully was something of a legend in the coastal town where he grew up. Eight years later, and with a chance to start over ag...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, Listenwise, KUOW, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 5
The Natural State
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Song/Story
Caption: natural gas well, Credit: long haul productions
Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister traveled to Arkansas to talk to people about what's going on under their feet ... both the extraction ...

Bought by HowSound, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:55
  • Purchases: 3
Poz Rayz
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Nigel Chase spent much of his youth learning the art of making and playing steel drums with his father. Nigel now makes a living making pans, playi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KLCC, WMPG, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 4
Mark Our Vessel
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The art of tattooing was not fully legalized in all fifty states until the second half of the twentieth century. One of the last states was Maine. ...

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 2
Antarctica: Life On The Ice 30 Second Promo
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
30 Second Promo for Antarctica: Life On The Ice Special

Bought by WFIU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCPN, 90.5 WSNC, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 5
Antarctica: Life On The Ice 15 Second Promo
From: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
:15 Second Promo for Antarctica: Life On The Ice Special

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: :15
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing Queens Boulevard
From: Judith Sloan
Series: Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America
Caption: Malika Kalontarova, Credit: Warren Lehrer, photo ©2003
A family of Bukharan Jewish dancers and musicians escape war-torn Tajikistan. They move to an apartment near Queens BLVD, and go from dodging bulle...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
Dialog in the Dark
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visually impaired guides lead sighted visitors through the dark

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Four Eggs
From: Carla Seidl
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When invited to be a lunch guest in an Azerbaijani home, be prepared for cultural difference and great hospitality.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
Presidential Shortcuts
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Historical look at Presidential Elections

Bought by KBRP Community Radio and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 27:36
  • Purchases: 2
Stories Make the World
From: Claire Schoen
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
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"Stories Make the World" is an hour-long audio documentary celebrating the rich tradition of Jewish storytelling within the context of storytelling...

Bought by WWNO, KUPR low power FM, KMUN, KUNM, KZYX and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 25
jet - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "jet"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:03
A Mother's Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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"A Mother's Shortcut" - a nostalgic look back at Mother's Day, mixing music, comedy and archival material

Bought by KFCF FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 20
American Jews in the IDF: One Day at the Border Crossing
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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An IDF soldier detains a Palestinian family at a border crossing and comes to an epiphany.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2006
  • Length: 09:56
Shamans
From: Allan Coukell
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In Mongolia, the word's oldest religion is changing

Bought by KTNA, KUCB, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 31, 2005
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 3
Comfort Food
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this amusing piece Adrian Boyés plunges into the mysteries surrounding comfort food.

Bought by WXLV-FM, PRX, KUCB, WNKU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 6
Cracked Open
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Richard Handler shares his pungent insights into brain surgery, actually, his own brain surgery.

Bought by WBEZ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 2