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Hmong Farmers Find Their Midwest Footing
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Hmong-American farmer You Pao Xiong stands near fresh produce at the Minneapolis Farmers Market., Credit: Mike Moen
Thirty years ago, variety was hard to come by at Twin Cities farmers markets. But that’s changed, with many operations boasting an array of fresh f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
You're All Idiots
From: Chris Attaway
Caption: Dylan's Press Conference 1965
Radio presenter and podcaster Ben Burrell talks about his love for Bob Dylan... despite his flaws!

  • Added: Jul 02, 2021
  • Length: 17:07
Paper Marketing Materials
From: Walker Raigh
Series: Scratch & Sniff
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Walker takes us back to the early 2000s when the printed materials were just as high impact as digital materials. She takes us on a journey through...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2021
  • Length: 05:29
Christmas Stories Part 2 A Christmas Carol on Wheels
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Mark Lerman
A hundred years before Frank Kapra ever dreamed up a wonderful life, Charles Dickens had already penned the seminal Christmas classic. For the past...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 27:05
Life Aboard
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If the winds are right, I could be in the Bahamas in 10 days. It's nice to have the option.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Saunders Talks Water and Modern Medieval Warfare
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Meet another candidate for Director of Georgetown Divide Public Utilities District (GDPUD)

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 02:35:07
Weavers and Spinners
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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A society of weavers and spinners shares their textured, multi-stranded history with the next generation.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:24
A Fine-Tuned Story
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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Tuning an accordion isn't just a matter of intonation. The sculpting of the reeds makes all the difference between those classic sounds, from Texas...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:22
The 19th Floor
From: Greg Barron
Caption: How does one get to the 19th floor?
Produced by two-time Peabody Award winning feature producer, Greg R. Barron, “The 19th Floor” is a light-hearted little “ditty”, an acoustic ariett...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 12:53
"Tea and Wireless"
From: Margaret Evans
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Before the Internet, before television, there was the radio. That's how people heard the news and enjoyed their favorite shows. This story is part ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
The List: Public Radio Picks The Best of SXSW 2013
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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Each year, we ask some of public radio's most respected tastemakers to share their top picks for SXSW Music. We put those selections together and ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Spokane Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Tim Eaton: Bowling Lane Inspector
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Tim Eaton Bowling in Falmouth, MA, Credit: Andrew Norton
Tim Eaton is certified by the USBC (United States Bowling Congress) to inspect bowling lanes. Behind the pins at his home alley in Falmouth, MA he ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 2
Revivalist Radio...on Stage
From: Daniel Gross
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It kind of destroys the point of radio plays if you have to show up in costume. But two quirky guys built one quirky radio troupe anyway. This is r...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Jack Dunn (Discovered Babe Ruth), October 22, 1928
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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His was a life that nearly didn't happen. He fell under a boxcar, his left arm mangled as a child, yet went on to own and manage one of the greates...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Digging up the West Coast's first fraternity
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: Photograph of the first fraternity on the West Coast.
It turns out fraternities are not just popular in pop culture, but are as old as America itself. Dr Laurie Wilkie and Dr Grahaeme Hesp offer a hist...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
A Stranger's Smile
From: Andy Mills
Series: THE MEDIA
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a brief sound portrait of a subway performer.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival
From: Mariel Fiedler
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This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 07:29
Hide and Seek
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.

Bought by KRUA, KOSU, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
The Great Stephan
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Steven Cornish loves magic. He goes by “The Great Stephan,” and he performs as a magician in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Analog in a Digital Age
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A man practices the ancient art of timekeeping.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRVO Public Media, WMPG, and CKMO


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 4
Pump Up the Jammer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Maine Port Authorities really want to win against the Rhode Island Riveters.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:17
Senior Citizens Barber Shop
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a barbershop in Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 2
Music Box Healer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of one of the last music box technicians.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 3
Chickens Are People, Too
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A family in Falmouth, Maine fights for their right to keep chickens.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:29
Cody Appleseed
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A man on a mission to reclaim an island off the coast of Maine.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2