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Cicada Confidential
From: Louisa Jonas
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From the red eyes of a periodical cicada looking out: a bug's first person rendition from emergence til death.

Bought by KSJD, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, Radio Newark, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 8
EarthTones
From: Claire Schoen
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Sound is a vital though invisible aspect of human existence. “EarthTones” gives its audience the opportunity to experience the natural world throug...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut Through 2012
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A retrospective of 2012, mixing the sounds and emotions of an incredibly dark and stormy year into a hour long montage.

Bought by KCLU, KVMR, KZMU Moab Community Radio, North Country Public Radio, KSFR and more


  • Added: Dec 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:14
  • Purchases: 7
All Mixed Up with Pinback
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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An interview with Pinback founders Zach Smith and Rob Crow featuring music from their latest release "Information Retrieved" and all mixed up in th...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 58:31
All Mixed Up: Election Shortcuts (part two)
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, Karl Rove, Brian Williams, Richard Nixon's Head and others wrap the 2012 Electi...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 59:44
Mediterrania - taste of the music of people of Catalunya and the mediterranian shores
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: Canzioniere
A musician and a restauranteur from Liverpool visit a festival of performances with traditional roots in Catalonia in North East Spain. They meet m...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 33:33
On the Move in Mongolia
From: Outer Voices
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There I was, an Indian woman on the move in a strange new land - Mongolia - and it didn't feel so strange. So much resonated - especially the voic...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, WRPI, KFOK-LPFM, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 23:43
  • Purchases: 5
Lost in the Mail
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in t...

Bought by WCNY, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:06
  • Purchases: 3
The Queen's Trek
From: Outer Voices
Caption: the Queen with Meerak, Credit: Jack Chance
Bhutan is a land of prayer flags and happiness. But people are people, and human suffering, including domestic violence, is as prevalent here as i...

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KQED, KFOK-LPFM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:36
  • Purchases: 5
100 Years of Whiffenpoofs
From: Gretta Cohn
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Every year at Yale, 14 male seniors are tapped to sing in an elite a cappella group called the Whiffenpoofs. Their repertoire ranges from Cole Port...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
Encounters Sealion
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Go kayaking in a pod of sealions

Bought by KDUR, KMXT, KHNS, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Sound Healer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A story of the surprising healing power of sound.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KGOU, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 4
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
"Not Fade Away"- Buddy Holly Anniversary Special
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Buddy Holly
A ninety minute documentary about Buddy Holly and the Crickets, celebrating his life & music, on the anniversary of "The day The Music Died".

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:24:23
  • Purchases: 4
The Story of Lata
From: Outer Voices
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who's sailing now? women and the revival of traditional polynesian sailing in the solomon islands

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUER, KWMR, WLPR , KMXT and more


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
March to Tibet: The Forgotten Story
From: The Tibet Connection
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100 Tibetan monks try to walk back to their homeland

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 10:19
A Shortcut Back To 1968
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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1968-The 50th Anniversary Mix

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Radio Catskill, KGLT, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 37:32
  • Purchases: 4
Serbian Church Choirs: A Musical Tradition
From: Cissy Rebich
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A musical documentary about Serbian Orthodox church choirs today

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Feb 13, 2008
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 1
A Rajasthani Jagrata
From: Catherine 'Cat' Vibert
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A Hindu family from Rajasthan holds a Jagrata and haircutting ritual in honor of their son's second birthday.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
GO FISH! An Ancient Buddhist Tradition Makes a Splash on LA's Westside
From: The Tibet Connection
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
Tell Me Wai
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: New Zealand Stories
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Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.

Bought by WNJR and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Phish: The Final Curtain
From: Vermont Public
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A one-hour documentary on the fan culture of the jam band Phish, told as the band broke up and played its final weekend concert festival in Vermont.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD, KGLT, and KUCB


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Every Ship is Different
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Board an oil tanker on its way into Portland Harbor with harbor pilot Captain Susan Clark.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Shortcut Through 2005
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A year end retrospective of 2005

Bought by WMBR and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 2
Catatonia's Incantations
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Seth-Adrian Harris learns to deal with catatonic schizophrenia by discovering that there is an art to listening to his voices and valuing what they...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 03, 2005
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 1