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Fire and Ice

From: Israel Story

On the afternoon of August 15, 2021, the hills of Jerusalem were covered in smoke. It was, it would turn out after the fire was quelled five days l...

The Big Ponder #38: Cartoons

From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast

Have you ever heard of the cartoonist Oliver Harrington? Probably not, but the artist played an instrumental role in German-American history. From ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

The So-called Mystery of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

From: New Hampshire Public Radio

Three hundred years ago this Easter, Europeans landed on what they called "Easter Island," and ever since, the statues there have been a mystery. B...

Bought by WKSU, KWIT, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City and more

Re:sound - The Whatever Suits You Show

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2020 Re:sound Specials from Third Coast

This hour, the suits we wear and the impressions we make.

Bought by KUHF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KCPW Salt Lake City, Troy Public Radio and more

Nobody Swung Harder: The Jazz Violin of Stuff Smith

From: David Schulman

Caption: Stuff Smith and friends, Credit: family photo

Hezekiah Leroy Gordon “Stuff” Smith was the most important American jazz violinist of the 20th Century. He recorded with Ella Fitzgerald. Oscar Pet...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood In New Orleans History

From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300

Caption: The Crevasse, viewed from the levee., Credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection

For the next few episodes TriPod dives into the city’s messy relationship with water through a new series called NOLA vs. Nature. First up: a look ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Tarantula

From: Philip Armand

Philip Armand gets repeatedly bitten by a spider and a famous artist dangles the carrot of fame.

Episode 6: Anchor Dreams - The Passion of Scoop Nemeth

From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here

Caption: Brian "Scoop" Nemeth, Credit: Noel Black

In this episode of Wish We Were here, we tell the story of Brian "Scoop" Nemeth, a man with high-functioning autism whose singular goal in life is ...

Episode 30: The Agreement

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

In 2005, Danny Egipciaco had the opportunity to participate in a robbery of a drug supplier’s stash house. He was told he’d take home between $100K...

Love Syndrome

From: Israel Story

Israel Story's Mother's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching tale you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are now avai...

Bought by WYSO, WVPE, WZEN.org, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WNYC

Civil defense sirens activated for severe weather

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...

Six Chairs: Rowan Pope, Voice to Vision and the Holocaust Book Project

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

David Feinberg started the Center for Genocide & Holocaust Studies at the University of Minnesota more than 10 years ago. This year, a group of Gol...

Behind the Badge

From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions

From patrolling the streets of Sunset Boulevard to infiltrating prostitution rings, this female police officer has seen it all. Patty Corso’s persp...

Episode 4: Call Your Mom

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

There are plenty of things we don’t share with our mothers. Dark, sad things. Unless of course, you’re both in the business of death.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

The Half-Time Hero

From: Matthew Nelson

One day in 1994, Steve Davies lived the dream of every soccer fan. He was plucked from the crowd by Harry Redknapp, the manager of his favorite tea...

Pearl Curran - "Ghost"-writer

From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore

Caption: Illustration of Pearl Curran and Patience Worth from the American Weekly, ca. 1940

Professor Daniel Shea shares the story of Pearl Curran, who, beginning in 1913, used a Ouija board to transcribe novels, plays, essays, and poetry ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Remembering Andrew

From: WLRN

20 years ago today (August 24th) Hurricane Andrew turned South Florida upside down. In this hour-long documentary, WLRN uses home videos, archival ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., 'The Sea', KUER, WOMR, WRGY and more

UnFictional: The Couple in 303

From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional

Boston Irish mob boss "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent 15 years hiding out in Santa Monica. Residents say the most wanted man in America wa...

Bought by KMUZ, WFMU, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix

Any Other Name

From: Will Dean

Names are important signifers, but they are also very mutable. This piece focuses on the slipperiness of names: how their meanings can change, why ...

The Voice in Her Head

From: KUOW

Caption: Elizabeth Kenny, Credit: Holly Arsenault

One night, Elizabeth woke to a voice in her head. She tried to ignore it, but it wouldn't go away. Elizabeth shares how a series of doctors, a long...

Bought by WEZU, PRX Remix, and KUT

Washington on the Front Lines

From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars

Caption: Agent Michael Bermudez, Supervisory Border Patrol Agent and Public Affairs Officer, US Customs and Border Patrol., Credit: Eroyn Franklin

This story takes us to Washington state's border with Canada, where the Border Patrol arrests hundreds of people each year. Producer Jessica Partno...