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A Better Love
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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We follow a mother's love through the stages of life to seek wisdom about what love is, what love does, and why love happens. We follow five mother...

  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 47:06
The Working Tapes: Gravedigger
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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Studs Terkel interviews a gravedigger in 1972 for his book "Working."

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4
Emily Graves Webb - Laurie Akin
From: Kara Morgan
Series: Voices of Spanish Point
Caption: Emily Graves Webb
Emily Graves Webb as written and performed by Laurie Akin.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 11:40
The Pioneers Carrying Their Parent's Dreams: First Generation College Students
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Lorena Kanzki, Syracuse Sophomore and First Gen Student, Credit: Lorena Kanzki
Today 50% of all college students are the first of their families to go to college. They carry the hopes and dreams of there families in their back...

Bought by KRZA and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 2
01. Love Train - Morgan and Nathan
From: Kismet Podcast
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One of the things that people who live in New York know is that “you don’t talk to people on the subway”. I think this is a common feeling on train...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 11:33
Everybody Knows Leonard Cohen: An Appreciation
From: Paul Ingles
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A tribute to singer/songwriting legend Leonard Cohen who passed away November 7, 2016 at the age of 82.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KVMR, KMSU and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 58:52
  • Purchases: 21
Remembering Tom Landry: The Man In The Hat
From: W F Strong
Series: Stories from Texas
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A quick biopic on the life of Tom Landry with a focus on his finest season.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:24
Honoring Jim Henson
From: KUNM
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Jim Henson would have been 80 years old on September 24, 2016. Learn the story of his career and short life.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
Preview of Upcoming Special "The Emergence of Otis Redding"
From: Paul Ingles
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A 14:30 sampler of comments and music from an upcoming public radio special on the legendary soul singer Otis Redding. Commentators in this previe...

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: Sep 09, 2016
  • Length: 14:27
  • Purchases: 1
Strange Magic: A Look Inside the Gathering
From: Stephen Rickard
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Magic: The Gathering, the international, collectible card has over 20 million players. So when Clinton's friend and "magic buddy," Brent, moves awa...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Man of the Wind
From: Stephen Rickard
Caption: Randy and Stephen on Catalina Island.
A fisherman tells his stories of adjusting to the ever changing, natural world.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 04:25
Reflections on Charmstrings
From: Mark Head
Caption: Prince Charming Arrives with the 108th Button, Credit: Edward L. Ott 1896 sketch, with Illustrator Overlay
Mary Leonardson was a button fanatic traveling around the world roughly between the 1920s to the 1950s meeting up with various button clubs to coll...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 12:24
Lana on Lana
From: renee wilde
Series: Women's Voices From The Dayton Correctional Institution
Caption: Dayton Correctional Institution, Credit: renee wilde
Lana Williams is serving life without parole. Here she describes a typical day.

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:39
A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist (Hour 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Music host Paul Ingles continues his appreciation of Prince, the legendary musician who died April 21, 2016 at the age of 57. NPR Music's Ann Powe...

Bought by WUTC, Spokane Public Radio, WJAB, KZYX, WMNF and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 7
A Lifetime of Caregiving: Mom and Uncle Harold
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Mom and Uncle Harodl, Credit: Stephanie Guyer-Stevens
Most often family members are the ones that step up and provide care when a parent or loved one needs it. According to the Family Caregiver Allianc...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 12:39
Healing Homelessness
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Informational pamphlets at the In My Father's Kitchen office.
How a more personal approach to ending homelessness may also be more effective.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
A Picture Emerges
From: Josh Swartz
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This story explores Michelle Obama's early life, expectations surrounding her ascendency as First Lady, and the impact she will leave on the office...

Bought by WWNO, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WHCP-LP Cambridge, WTJU, CI Dolphin Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 12
Coming Home: the Gary Burger Story
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Coming Home: the Gary Burger Story
Caption: Gary Burger, Credit: The Bemidji Pioneer, with permission
Coming Home: the Gary Burger Story is an hour-long documentary about the life and times of Gary Burger, former front man of The Monks. Produced by ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 55:37
  • Purchases: 1
Visual language Ep3 / What We Bring Back
From: What We Bring Back.org
Series: What We Bring Back
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In this episode we take a look at our Dreams and what is witnessed with the minds eye .How do we translate the visions that we receive when we com...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Southern California Waves
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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With miles of beautiful beaches, the sound of ocean waves often touch a deep part of California residents. For some, it’s not about the physical wa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Halloween: All Ages Approved
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Autumn (MAR 210 Fall 2015)
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This audio-story provides a window into what the Halloween holiday can mean to different age groups.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:54
Rabin is Dead
From: Israel Story
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Like the JFK assassination, everyone remembers what they were doing when they heard the news. For Aliza Goren, that isn’t so hard – she was one of ...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
Sartell Paper Mill Public Art Project Comes to Completion in Watab Park
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack revisits a group of artists and co...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 30:35
Welcome to Bandwagon
From: Josh Swartz
Series: Bandwagon
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An intro to the show. Also my mom and I reminisce on an embarrassing phase from my past.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
Tapestry of Summer
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Summer (Creative Pulse 2015)
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An Elaine George poem, From My Porch, is woven in among a tapestry of sounds and activities of summer. Recorded in Missoula, Montana, Summer 2015.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1

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