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Red Crystal Palace ~ 5: Conclusion
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: 04:17
WWOZ Street Talk-The Feel Good Tour
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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Bill and Al decided to collect donated musical instruments and drive south to New Orleans.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:05
I need to get Paid! Teens take on the minimum wage
From: Radio Rootz
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Can jobs really keep teens out of trouble - at $5.15 an hour?

  • Added: Oct 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:43
WWOZ Street Talk - an Elegy for Willie Tee
From: David Kunian
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6 minute radio piece with interviews and music about the New Orleans keyboadist, singer, and producer Willie Tee

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:57
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
From: WPSU
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A musical history of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Bought by WSKG and WDUQ


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
A FAMILY'S JOURNEY
From: J. Ozoria
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An exploration into the events that sparked a journey.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Aug 05, 2007
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
Now Jumping Back to the Pool
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of the pool in South Rome, an historically black neighborhood in Rome (Floyd County), Georgia.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 02:03
The Heart of South Rome
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of South Rome Park, a formerly racially segregated park and pool located in historically black neighborhood of South...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 07:04
There used to be businesses in South Rome
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of businesses located in the historically black neighborhood of South Rome (Rome, Floyd County, Georgia), a communit...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 02:35
Remembering South Rome
From: LA Lands
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A compilation of memories of the historically black neighborhood of South Rome (Rome, Floyd County, Georgia), a community currently undergoing "red...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
Voler
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Myonne Lee has wanted to fly since she was a child. Some eighty years later, she?s finally learning.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Art of Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jon Joyce, an artist with down syndrome, offers support and love to his 94 year old mother.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Valentine's Day at the Roxy
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of the annual Valentine's Day dance at the Roxy, a one-of-a-kind club that caters to the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
Trams for the Memories
From: Drew Leifheit
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Piece of olde Budapest reaches end of the line

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 08:24
David Berman Goes on Tour
From: Jesse Dukes
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David Berman, a songwriter, finally meets his fans.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:13
Muriel's Message
From: mira burt-wintonick
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Radio Portrait of a Grandma

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, PRX to iTunes, Remix Radio, WYBC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2006
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Cleo Johnson and Lady
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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A game warden and lifelong hunter tells the story of a doe he rescued, and the unusual friendship they shared

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Culture Is Changing
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this program, hunters describe hunting culture in New England as they were growing up, and how they see that culture changing

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 2
Steam Engine Days 2006
From: Benji Nichols
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A short narrative on a unique annual fall festival celebrating the Steam Engine.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:00
The Itinerant Rabbi
From: Philip Graitcer
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An Itinerant Rabbi ministers to congregations in small Southern towns

Bought by KUT, WYSO, Marfa Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KCUR and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2006
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 7
Boxcar Poet
From: Adam Allington
Caption: PRX default Piece image
93-year-old Clive Haswell is a poet who spent his youth riding the rails and playing poker

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Stagefright
From: Steve Mencher
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A lost recording brings pleasure to a woman and prolongs her life.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, WFUV, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2006
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Chieftains
From: Joyride Media
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Celebrate St Patrick's Day with The Chieftains

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, KLCC, Troy Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 39
Can't Put A Price On That
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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John Tulloss loved his family and his farm. Today, he's leaving both behind.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:55
Radical Restoration
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Radical artists, The Beehive Design Collective and the Machias Valley Grange Hall in Machias, Maine make an unlikely pair... or do they?

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:25

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