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This Beautiful Carcass
From: Joan Schuman
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On a desolate beach in Northern California's Humboldt County, a marine biologist and a citizen scientist troll for bird carcasses, inadvertently fi...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 11:49
  • Purchases: 2
1. Colin Wolberg, rock star and... panel manufacturer?
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job (2007-2008 series)
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How (Seattle) Musicians Pay the Rent

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:03
Thinness and Salvation
From: Sarah Yahm
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a piece about the symbolic meaning of fat in our culture

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KUT-HD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 5
Women's First Sex Experiences
From: Mahi Palanisami
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Women talk about their 1st sexual encounter

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 1
Making Room For Shenandoah National Park
From: Jesse Dukes
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500 families were displaced from their homes to make space for the Shenandoah National Park

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2008
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 6
Ballroom Redux
From: Jenna Hammerich
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Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 21:27
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Life Radio 1: America's Number One Vegetable
From: Amy Conger
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Taking a potato plant to McDonald's; what will they say?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
A 21st Century Pioneer Experience
From: Megan Martin
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John Coffer, a Tintype photographer, takes us on a wagon ride into Dundee, NY

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2
Story in Sound: Indigenous Radio in Oaxaca, Mexico, a presentation for the Fulbright Fellowship
From: Megan Martin
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Indigenous radio in Mexico

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 11:59
Adam's Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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From Bolduc Correctional Facility in Maine, Adam Weymouth reflects on the one huge mistake he made that ended his best friend's life.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:04
Two Weeks
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Laurie Williams (aka Crow) is preparing to die in the next two weeks.

Bought by HowSound, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 3
Saying Goodbye. . . Again
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A collection of the voices and sounds from the display of the AIDS Quilt in Portland, ME during National AIDS Day.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?
From: Julie Shapiro
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An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 3
Aha Moment: The Heidelberg Project
From: Zak Rosen
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Jenenne Whitfield was a banker until she stumbled upon the Heidelberg Project

Bought by KUOW, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 3
Park Stories: Bandelier's Caretakers of Cultural History
From: Jim Williams
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The National Park Service continues its battle to fight graffiti at Bandelier National Monument's centuries-old cliff dwellings

  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:40
Park Stories: Joshua Tree- The Canaries in the Coal Mine
From: Jim Williams
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Joshua Tree National Park struggles against global warming, pollution, and a flat budget.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
Park Stories: Tour Yosemite with a Buffalo Soldier
From: Jim Williams
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A Buffalo Soldier comes alive through a Yosemite park ranger

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 08:49
Little Black Train
From: Nora Harrington
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Five Conversations on Death

  • Added: Dec 09, 2007
  • Length: 26:22
Unintended Detours Episode 4: Road/Trip
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Stumbling and stranded, in one way or another, on the road.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 2
Unintended Detours Episode 3: What Remains
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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What Remains: a painter's legacy.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:19
  • Purchases: 2
Red Crystal Palace ~ 3: Where will you be five years from now?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 01:31
WWOZ Streettalk - Terence Blanchard explains "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"
From: David Kunian
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Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard talks about his latest work: "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
What Remains --a painter's legacy.
From: Sue Mell
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A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 09:47
So Many Straws! A Day on the Charles River Clean Up Boat
From: Paige Doughty
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Environmental issues are so complicated these days wouldn't it be nice if we could all stop talking about it and DO SOMETHING! Well, the folks who...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
It's Not About You
From: Julie Subrin
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Jesse Green learns some important lessons at his son's bar mitzvah.

  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 12:42

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