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Red Crystal Palace ~ 3: Where will you be five years from now?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 01:31
The History of This I Believe - Pledge Special 1 (newscast compatible)
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by WEZU, Marfa Public Radio, KJZZ, and WCBU


  • Added: Oct 05, 2007
  • Length: 44:00
  • Purchases: 4
The History of This I Believe
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jay Allison hosts a documentary exploring the history of Edward R. Murrow's This I Believe series of the early 1950s.

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, KZYX, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 23
The Fear of God and the Love of Meat
From: Laura Kwerel
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What halal meat means to Chicago's Muslims

Bought by Vocalo.org and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Running On Fumes Part 2: Freedom
From: Elliot Ward
Series: Running On Fumes: An Adventure in America
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Exploring the idea of freedom in the American west through Mormons at BYU and a hermit in the hills of California

  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 20:05
Womyn Am I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend an evening with the 26-year old Feminist Spiritual Community in Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 2
Andy Statman's Journey
From: Jon Kalish
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A profile of the Brooklyn-based bluegrass/klezmer virtuoso

Bought by Prairie Public, KVNF, Radio Catskill, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 27:47
  • Purchases: 4
Marie's Crisis
From: Kevin T. Allen
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A relationship between Man, Father, God, and Piano Bar.

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), KFAI Minneapolis, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:42
  • Purchases: 3
How Would You Haunt?
From: Carolina Wheat
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Impromptu responses contemplating death and astral mobility

Bought by KUT and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 2
Schnartzenholler
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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It's not Christmas. It's not Hannukah. It's Schnartzenholler! When Emily Pearlman was a child her Jewish father and Christian mother created thei...

Bought by KISU, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WTJU, KSJD and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2005
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 18
The Eyes of God
From: Laura Spero
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A personal essay on finding rythm and rhyme in the chaos of New York City.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2005
  • Length: 18:56
RN Documentary: A Dutch Love Story
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Anouk is Dutch, Said is a Dutch Moroccan. They are young and in love. And they’re on the frontline of an invisible battle currently raging in the...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Do the Right Thing - Pt. 2
From: CONTACT Radio
Series: CONTACT Series
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Part 2 of a two-part series - business owners apply ethical standards to their business practices and decisions.

  • Added: May 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:07
Do The Right Thing - Pt. 1
From: CONTACT Radio
Series: CONTACT Series
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This show is Part 1 of a two-part series on the application of ethical and moral standards to business relationships and decisions - how do you kno...

  • Added: May 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:07
The Journey of Lady Buddha
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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A mythological and personal documentary about Kuan Yin, the Asian Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WCPN, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 56:43
  • Purchases: 11
Edward Barrett Rings the Chapel Bell
From: Jackson Braider
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Edward Barrett rings the bell at King's Chapel, Boston, at 10:45 on Sunday mornings.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:15
OCCANEECHI POW WOW
From: Keith Weston
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Sound rich piece from annual Native American Pow Wow

Bought by KLCC and KSUT


  • Added: Jul 23, 2004
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Life Stories - Jobs: Women at Work
From: Jay Allison
Series: The Life Stories Collection
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Three portraits of women working - A pastor, a seasonal worker, and a judge

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, KMUN, KUER, WFAE and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2003
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 72