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Carol Burnett: Loving to Laugh
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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Explore the loving journey of Carol Burnett, a story of resilience, heart, and the transformative power of laughter.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 16:43
Steve Moore: Tears of a Clown
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Charmed lives lack for something. If you’re born in a state of nirvana or somehow privileged as a member of the elect, what’s the point? It’s only ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 52:04
A Handful of Comment Cards
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes, Credit: Comedian Jan McInnis
Not all comedy shows go great. Sometimes you wind up with a handful of very bad comment cards. Jan had this happen early on in her career. . .it wa...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:24
Comedy One Nighters
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes, Credit: Comedian Jan McInnis
Entertainers do these routinely, and a one-nighter sounds sexy, but it’s not what you think. See what we mean by one-nighter. You might want to che...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
Comedy and the Fairmont Hotel (comedy accommodations)
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Caption: Comedian Stories, Credit: Comedian Jan McInnis
Comedy club accommodations usually ain’t that great, though if you work at it long enough, comedy comes full-circle! But sometimes you have to leav...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:38
Jay Leno Comedy Challenge in the 90's
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
The Jay Leno Comedy Challenge launched many wannabe comedians into their comedy careers, and Jan is one of them. It was a nationwide search to put ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:46
NEA Jazz Moments with Advocate Wendy Oxenhorn
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Wendy Oxenhorn says "musicians and their records have saved our lives time and time again. We owe them the services they need to age well."

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 10
The beat boy of Murray
From: Baskhaus
Caption: Cool Dude, Credit: Joe Duncan
Three-year-old beatboxer Edward never knew he was part of such a dynamic audio community. Listen as he explores his own sound. Hear more at baskhau...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:11
Hugh Oliver: Late Bloomer
From: Sean Rasmussen
Series: Happy
Caption: Hugh Oliver
If you have ever given up on a dream, or think you're too old to start something new, you might think again after hearing this episode of happy...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Overlooked Composer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Sheet Music Cover
Walter Donaldson should be one of the most recognizable composers of the 20th century with songs like "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," and "Love Me, Or ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Representing Yourself
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Representing Yourself is a DIY project we do in all kinds of ways — in job interviews, on stage, in court and through visual art such as self-portr...

Bought by WMMT, XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, KUT, WYSO and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Jason Neulander
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Jason Neulander at The Long Center Austin, TX
Jason Neulander is the director and creator of The Intergalactic Nemesis. He sat down with producer Rebecca McInroy to discuss his inspirations as ...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 10:09
A Taste of PIE
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Major cities like Boston and New York are known for their theater, comedy and improv troupes. But further north, Maine also has a thriving improv ...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
Gamers!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The games they play here involve dragons, wizards, and superheroes. And sometimes...they come with stereotypes.

Bought by KUOW and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 2
Portrait of The Artist: a semi-regular series
From: KUT
Series: Portrait of an Artist-a semi-regular series
Caption: Tony Fitzpatrick, Credit: Rebecca McInroy
Tony Fitzpatrick on his life and his art

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 08:49
But a Single Branch: A Millennial Discovers His Parents
From: Dan Boyce
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Independent producer Dan Boyce explores the colorful, surprising, and inspirational past of his baby-boomer parents.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 41:59
Men Bearing Gifts/Hallelujah
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Two perfect-for-the-season documentaries. The first rips the wrapping off a hushed-up reality of Christmas. It's called Men Bearing Gifts (And The ...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2008
  • Length: 51:23
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Birthday Stan Freberg!
From: Jeff Brown
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A salute to Stan Freberg

Bought by KUT-HD, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WILL, Spokane Public Radio, KLCC and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2006
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 14
The Enchanted Highway, Part II
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part III
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part I
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Full Version
From: Long Haul Productions
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A half-hour radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures alon...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, XRAY.fm, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, KZSC and more


  • Added: May 17, 2005
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 7
George Edwards Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
Caption: PRX default Piece image
George Edwards tells the story of when his boat sank.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: 06:45