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Gerald Alston of The Manhattans: Sometimes We Have to Step Out on Faith
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Gerald Alston, Credit: Shefik
Faith - Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five a...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 02:50
COVID-19 Exposes Caribbean Education System's Inequities
From: Jewel Fraser
Series: COVID-19 and Its impact on Caribbean Students
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In this first podcast in the series sponsored by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, we hear from an economi...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 12:38
Is My Spouse Transgender?
From: KXCI
Series: Love in the Time of Everyone
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After two kids and more than ten years of marriage, Jenni and Sarah were lying in bed one night when Sarah shared she was a woman born in a man’s b...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:47
Schach
From: Israel Story
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Mishy Harman follows schach, or the palm branches used to cover Jewish temporary houses called Sukot, all the way from a Jordan Valley date farm to...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:54
Mother Mine Mother's Day Special
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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Who are our mothers and how have they shaped our lives? This Mother's Day we hear 10 people from around the world talk about their mothers -- the g...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHFR, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Mother Mine Mother's Day Special: Part 2
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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Who are our mothers and how have they shaped our lives? This Mother's Day we hear 10 people from around the world talk about their mothers -- the g...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
Mother Mine Mother's Day Special: Part 1
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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Who are our mothers and how have they shaped our lives? This Mothers Day we hear 10 people from around the world talk about their mothers -- the go...

Bought by KAAD-LP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., and KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 3
Mother Mine: February Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear people from Kenya, Argentina, the UK, Sweden, Finland, and the US talk about their mothers and who they are because of them.

Bought by WMPG and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 26:36
  • Purchases: 2
Mother Mine: January Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear people from Mexico, Jamaica, Indonesia, and Nigeria talk about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers.

Bought by WMPG and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:09
  • Purchases: 2
Jenner By The Sea & Beyond
From: KRCB 104.9
Series: WONDERLAND RADIO HOUR
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WONDERLAND RADIO HOUR is a series of free public programs featuring stories about the people, places and history of our lower Russian River communi...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 1
Bunni Ray of Blush: It's Okay To Be Uncomfortable and Take a Risk
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Bunni Ray, Credit: Shefik
Change - Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmo...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 02:12
Neal Bennington: Everyone Is Here for a Reason
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Neal Bennington, Credit: Shefik
Destiny - Neal Bennington founded Broadway Sings for Pride, in response to tragic suicides within the LGBTQ+ community. The live concert series has...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 03:18
Mother Mine: December Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear people from Qatar, China, the Philippines, and the US talk about who they are because of their mothers.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMPG, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 10, 2021
  • Length: 26:20
  • Purchases: 3
Caring for Aging Adults
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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More than 1 in 5 American adults is a caregiver for an elder -- usually a parent or grandparent or spouse. How to look after our surging older popu...

Bought by WUWM, WAMU, WVBI-LP, Morehead State Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 18
The Cook-Off
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Holiday Specials
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CBC Radio's "The Doc Project" presents a heart-warming documentary about food, family and giving back.

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, KOSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Big Ponder #22: Candy
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
As a kid, candy makes the world go round. As an adult, it has the power to bring back long-forgotten childhood memories. Carol McKinley talks about...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
Mother Mine: October Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear four people from around the world talking about how their mothers have shaped them. From Brazil to Kenya to New England we he...

Bought by WMPG and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Cherie's Letters
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: The letters Cherie inherited, Credit: Cherie Louise Turner
Cherie inherits a stack of 33 letters, written by her grandfather, who died during the Korean War, and who Cherie’s family never talked about. Befo...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 19:47
Origin Story
From: Robert Prince
Series: Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from Alaska
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Dark Winter Nights Executive Producer Ryan Peterson tells the wild story of how he found his birth parents.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Part Three: Molly McKenzie
From: Jason Klarl
Series: Guatemalan Connections
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Guatemalan Connections Part Three: Molly McKenzie was adopted from Guatemala in 1992 by her two moms, now retired navy captains who provided her wi...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2021
  • Length: 19:47
Mother Mine: September Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear four people from around the world talking about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers. From a mother in Bos...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMPG, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 171: Sealand
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Today’s episode begins with rock & roll and ends with royalty. When bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles were becoming popular, they weren...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 49:00
Crystal's Hymn
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: Crystal Chandler wearing her memento, Credit: Lori Mortimer
Crystal Chandler finds the perfect memento of her grandfather, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor, to take with her when she moves to New York.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 18:26
Episode 35: My Penny
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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In October of 2006, a press conference was held at a hospital in Denver. During the press conference, a man asked if anyone watching could tell him...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2021
  • Length: 32:36
Episode 33: On the Way to Dinner
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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On August 28th, 2000, Danny Stewart got on the subway to meet his boyfriend Pete Mercurio for dinner in New York City. As he was exiting the statio...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2021
  • Length: 36:50

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