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The Packing Shed

From: Vaska Trajkovska

The story of a unique landmark off the eastern coast of England - a packing shed built in the 1890s for the cleaning, sorting, and packing of oysters.

Added: Mar 12, 2013
Length: 29:00

Chapter 24 - An Adirondack Summer

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

Richard signs up with his roommate to work amidst the lakes and falls and trees in Upstate New York. Richard and Jim preach on Sundays and spend th...

Added: Feb 18, 2013
Length: 23:05

Island Stories: Virginia's Restless Archipelago Part 3

From: Charles McGuigan

Caption: Colony of American oyster catchers., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Some 40 years ago the Nature Conservancy began buying up the barrier islands of Virginia and the riparian areas on the mainland. Today they own all...

Added: Oct 24, 2012
Length: 27:13

Who was Guinea Pig B

From: Euan McAleece

An exploration into the life and legacy of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Added: Jun 01, 2012
Length: 15:00
Purchases: 1

Following Seas

From: Alex Lewis

Caption: An aerial view of North Beach Island where five cottages were demolished by the federal government.

In late 2011. the federal government decided to demolish five old seaside cottages on Cape Cod that were at threat of being washed away due to coas...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: May 29, 2012
Length: 08:26
Purchases: 1

Welcome to the Star Party

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more

Added: Feb 24, 2012
Length: 04:39
Purchases: 6

The D-Word

From: Ed Prosser

Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

Added: Jan 23, 2012
Length: 30:30

Reclaiming the Holidays

From: Humankind

Caption: Annie Leonard - "The Story of Stuff'"

This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on aut...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Nevada Public Radio, Prairie Public, WRIR, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more

Added: Dec 12, 2011
Length: 59:01
Purchases: 29

Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 2)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

Added: Jun 29, 2011
Length: 29:00

Climate Change Gridlock: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

Added: Jun 21, 2011
Length: 29:00

Five Farms, Episode Five: Succession

From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

Caption: David Pecusa, Third Mesa, Hopi Nation, Credit: Andrew Lewis

For each of the families of Five Farms, the question looms large: Who will take over the farm? Succession features the next generation --- the youn...

Bought by WCNY, WEKU, KFOK-LPFM, WRPI, KBGA 89.9 FM and more

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 13

Five Farms, Episode Four: Harvest

From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

Caption: Jeff and Annie Main, Capay, Cal., Credit: Alix Lowrey Blair

Autumn is harvest time. That means Iowa corn and soybeans; fruit dried in the California sun; greens, beans, and potatoes; slaughtered hogs and bee...

Bought by WFAE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KICI Iowa City, KUNM, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 28

Five Farms, Episode Three: Stewardship

From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

Caption: Sherry Hager, Colrain, Mass., Credit: Steve Schapiro

Stewardship focuses on the daily choices farming families make to preserve their land, water, and air --- the fundamentals of farming. During mid-s...

Bought by WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, WEKU, KBGA 89.9 FM, KFOK-LPFM and more

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 13

Five Farms, Episode Two: Nurturing

From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

Caption: Eddie Wise, Whitakers, N.C., Credit: Tom Rankin

Early summer is a time of long days on the family farm, perfect for nurturing crops and animals as they approach the peak of growing season. Nurtur...

Bought by WCNY, Rhythm & News Service, WEKU, KBGA 89.9 FM, KFOK-LPFM and more

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 13

Five Farms, Episode One: Planting

From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Series: Five Farms: Stories from American Farm Families

Caption: Craig Griffieon of Ankeny, Iowa, Credit: Elena Rue

Spring planting on the family farm is the time of the annual gamble --- on the alchemies of nature, on the health of livestock, on future fall harv...

Bought by WCNY, WFAE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KGNU Community Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more

Added: Jun 06, 2011
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

Forest to Desert

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera

An audio doodle about this phrase: "Humankind is preceded by forest, and followed by desert." Forest versus city / tree versus car / then versus now.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 25, 2011
Length: 02:35
Purchases: 1

Paula Hay

From: Erin Bosenberg
Series: SPACES

Paula Hay Masters student of Social Anthropology Her SPACE - the train

Added: Apr 22, 2011
Length: 06:30

Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)

From: Humankind

With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more

Added: Apr 15, 2011
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)

From: Humankind

With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by KVSC, WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT and more

Added: Mar 25, 2011
Length: 59:02
Purchases: 9

Aldo Leopold and the Emerging Land Ethic (59:00 / 54:00 - Free Program)

From: Jack Loeffler

Caption: Aldo Leopold, Credit: Aldo Leopold Foundation

A celebration of the life Aldo Leopold, the man who wrote “A Sand County Almanac” in 1949, and introduced Ethics as the fundamental concept that sh...

Bought by KZYX, WRGY, KUPR low power FM, WMUU-LP, KCMJ Community Radio and more

Added: Feb 07, 2011
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 15

Prairie Artscience

From: Chris Mortenson

A piece about preserving prairie.

Added: Jun 19, 2010
Length: 10:39

White Ghosts of the Wetlands - America's Whooping Cranes

From: Mark Chenoweth

Caption: Young Whooping cranes in 'flight training' behind an ultralight aircraft at Necedah, WI., Credit: Mark Chenoweth

In 1941 there were only 15 Whooping cranes left in North America. The story of the slow but progressive comeback of this bird that many consider th...

Added: Apr 12, 2010
Length: 14:30

Keeper of the Mountains - an evening with Larry Gibson

From: Christopher Weller

Chris Weller, host of Fret Knot Radio Hour, spends an evening with Larry Gibson in his cabin on Kayford Mountain in the heart of coal country. Gibs...

Added: Feb 24, 2010
Length: 32:46

Farm To Fork Dinners Deliver More Than Food

From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho