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For Kids' Sake
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
It turns out that libraries weren’t always so friendly toward children. That started to change around the turn of the 20th century, thanks to a lib...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 20:41
  • Purchases: 1
David Hudson Superman Has Arrived Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: David Hudson, Credit: Charles McGuigan
David Hudson has been principal of Linwood Holton Elementary School for thirteen years now. When he took over the reins of command, the school—thou...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 27:19
David Hudson Superman Has Arrived Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: David Hudson, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
David Hudson had been principal of Linwood Holton Elementary School for thirteen years now. When he took over the reins of command, the school—thou...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 27:11
Anatomy of a Bully
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Charles climbing the summit of Cadillac Mountain., Credit: Charles McGuigan
The schools claim there is zero tolerance for bully, but one school system practices bullying against students and parents alike.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 21:35
Ferdinand, The Misunderstood Bull (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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In 1936, just as the Spanish Civil War was beginning, an instantly successful and highly controversial children’s book arrived on the bookshelves. ...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Miracle Workers
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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The Miracle Workers of Holton Elementary School are Christal Mark, Ricky Gay, Mary Pace, Robin Barber, Cheryll Hughes and Latonya Brown-Oliver. Wha...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 23:46
WRIR Fund Raiser: Prelude to Summer
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Movie Nights at Once Upon A Vine, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Today’s show is called Prelude to Summer. We end up on a parking lot late at night on the first day of summer, sprawled out on sleeping bags and lo...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 22:10
Melvin Major Fathers and Children
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Melvin Major
Aristotle said it best: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Whenever there is a void in our lives we fill it, consciously or otherwise. Too often, people tr...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 26:45
Minor Key: A Teenage Composer at a Crossroads
From: Mary Quintas
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
From This Point On
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
Adoption Ritual
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When Katie Perkins adopted 10-year-old Tajenae out of foster care, they created a ritual to mark the occasion.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
Birth, Birth, Rebirth
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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As Tom recovers from a traumatic brain injury, he and his wife welcome newborn twins into the world.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chain of Missing Links
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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First grade students from New Orleans react to the oil spill tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lakota Wolf Preserve
From: Andrea Muraskin
Series: Nature Anomolies in the State of New Jersey
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Wild wolves were driven out of New Jersey over fifty years ago, but you can hang out with the pack (four packs, actually)living in comfortable capt...

Bought by WMPG and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
Halloween: Trunk or Treat
From: Morrigan McCarthy
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There is much debate amongst Christians in America about how to celebrate halloween. Increasingly churches are providing alternatives such as Trunk...

Bought by KTXK, WSLR, and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 3
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
Homeschooling Dance Party
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hillary Frank goes to a homeschooling dance party to investigate the social skills of teens who don't spend much time around their peers.

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KOOP, WUAL, WHQR, and WGCU


  • Added: Dec 08, 2003
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 5