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The Almost Astronaut
From: Joe Richman
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The story of how Ed Dwight went from being an Air Force captain to almost becoming the first Black astronaut in the world.

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 16:36
Mother Mine: January Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear people from Mexico, Jamaica, Indonesia, and Nigeria talk about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers.

Bought by WMPG and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 34: Lost and Found
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On today’s episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by liste...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 45:28
Locked Down and Loaded: The 2020 Gun Surge and Violence Prevention (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Tom Nguyen, founder of L.A. Progressive Shooters, at the Route 66 Shooting Park in San Bernardino, CA. March 27, 2021., Credit: Monica Lopez
Regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation, Americans in 2020 bought guns; many, for the first time. In this show, we hear from gun and m...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Mother Mine: July Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear from 6 people across the globe talking about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers. From a mother who never...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMPG, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 32: Among the Oak Trees
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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One day in the spring of 1986, a woman in Hot Springs, Arkansas named Ruth Coker Burks was visiting a friend in the hospital. She noticed a door do...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:33
  • Purchases: 1
Professor Longhair's Legacy
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: Professor Longhair, Credit: Michael P. Smith © The Historic New Orleans Collection
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, this show is devoted to “Fess” -- Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair - the pianist whose music fills the stree...

Bought by KMUW


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 51:58
  • Purchases: 1
Special: Artists and the Pandemic
From: Katie Semro
Series: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19
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Artists of all types from across the nation speak about how the pandemic has affected their work, their art, and their lives.

Bought by KGUA, WMMT, KVMR, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2020
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 11
Paul Ingles' MUSIC ARCHIVE SHOWCASE #119 - TALK MUSIC WITH ME w/ DOUG CLIFFORD & STU COOK of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL (Pt. 2)
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Host Paul Ingles talks with drummer Doug Clifford and bassist Stu Cook of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Creedence Clearwater Revival about t...

Bought by KUHF, KUPR low power FM, and KSJE


  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Myth of the Super Predator
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 2, Episode 4 'The Myth of the Super Predator debunks an idea first made famous by then-first lady Hillary Clinton, an idea we still haven't...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 30:03
  • Purchases: 1
Pioneering Female Police Officer Repaired Bonds Through Talent Shows
From: Eve Abrams
Series: Unprisoned
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Season 1.5, Episode 2 In 1968, Yvonne Bechet became one of the first female police officers in New Orleans. She was also the first African America...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 1
2 : PAWS FOR LiFE
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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Episode 2. Spoon talks about a dog rescue program that took place inside Lancaster State Prison. He talked to Common the rapper, Matthew visits a s...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
1 : FAT KiNG
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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First episode. Spoon talks about growing up in the desert, reads a poem about maggots and a pig, and Matthew visits his parents.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
Episode 125: The Less People Know About Us
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Three years ago, we spoke with Axton Betz-Hamilton about discovering that her identity had been stolen as a child. When she found out who had stole...

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 37:32
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 124: A Bucket, a Mop, and a Sledgehammer
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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After a crime occurs, or when someone dies, the police aren’t responsible for cleaning up. That’s not their job. The coroner takes the body, the po...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 19:11
Episode 121: Off Leash
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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“I never did anything wrong. I never had a speeding ticket. I think I just saved all my stuff up for just one thing.” This week, we speak with Toby...

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 43:49
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 116: Jessica and the Bunny Ranch
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In our last episode we spoke Cecilia Gentili, a trans Latina who worked for many years as an undocumented sex worker. Today, we get two more views ...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 38:34
Dear Poppy
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California
Caption: Melissa Dueñas' dad in Donovan Correctional Facility in the early 1990s., Credit: Photo courtesy of Melissa Dueñas
Melissa Dueñas’ dad went in-and-out of jail and prison her whole life. Whenever he was locked up, they would keep in touch by writing letters. She ...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2019
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
On That Roof
From: Andrew Cavette
Series: Fremont Sounds Like...
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If "Bring Your Kid To Work Day" was a competition, Jack's father would win.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
I Am Not Your Negro (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
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Master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, Remember This House. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examina...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 06: Dhow Ship Building Investigation
From: American University of Sharjah
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Dhows were the UAE’s lifeline. Salah Bin ouq explains that everyone in the UAE used to work on dhows, their entire lives were on boats. Because wit...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2018
  • Length: 07:48
BONUS - Architecture & TIle
From: American University of Sharjah
Series: 7eraff : UAE Craft
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This a bonus podcast sharing piece of the interview that didn't make it into the Architecture and Tile podcast.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
Episode 07: Pottery Investigation
From: American University of Sharjah
Series: 7eraff : UAE Craft
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At the begining, we were skeptical about choosing Pottery as our topic, as there did not seem to be many things to say about the topic. However, th...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:46
Episode 05: Weaving Investigation
From: American University of Sharjah
Series: 7eraff : UAE Craft
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Episode 05: Weaving Investigation

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:55
Episode 04: Jewelry Investigation
From: American University of Sharjah
Series: 7eraff : UAE Craft
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Jewelry is a huge part of the UAE’s history, and is very prevalent in modern age. Traditional jewelry used to have an incredibly specific purpose a...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 08:38