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The other side of the bed
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Titanium Knee Xray, Credit: Walter Murch
Doctors and nurses make notoriously different patients. This old RN finds a new perspective from The Other Side of the Bed

  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 09:42
21. France Was Years Ahead
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
In 1962 France was years ahead of the U.S. in ecological awareness and energy conservation, before the word "ecology" was even used in either count...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
Fame Monster Pt. 1: Dumb It Down
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Those who pursue a life in the spotlight have a lot of tough decisions to make about the things they choose to participate in. At the end of the da...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Flash of Brilliance
From: NBPC
Series: Rip And Rebind
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Can sampling be considered a fine art? Hell... Emphatically... YES.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
1. A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
What I learned about life from my dog when I was eight years old.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Community Caring
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Sunday Father's Day Supper, Credit: Walter Murch
How do women share and care for each other through their ages.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 13:43
How Many Catholic Schools Want Lesbian Parents? Nun.
From: Matt Miller
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3
The Governor & The Condemned Man
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's the 50th anniversary of one of the most dramatic and influential death penalty cases ever, the Caryl Chessman case that drew worldwide attent...

  • Added: May 30, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
Quilting through History
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Quilt from London Quilters exhibition., Credit: Walter Murch
Quilting binds women together through history and in community.

  • Added: May 24, 2010
  • Length: 09:56
A Patchwork Election
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Statue of Prime Minister Charles James Fox, Credit: Walter Murch
A view of the general election held in the United Kingdom on May 6 2010

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: May 08, 2010
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
A Few Good Women
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Gardeners on the ground, Credit: Beatrice Murch
From the philanthropic women of Washing to DC to a group of international environmentalists in Buenos Aires, A few good women can make a difference...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Miss Smith and Miss Jones
From: Susan Kottler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When I was growing up in a small, rural city, we didn't even know there was a closet to come out of.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
Truth and Justice Day.
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Crowds at the Plaza de Mayo, Credit: Walter Murch
March 24th is Truth and Justice Day, a national holiday in Argentina.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:51
  • Purchases: 1
Biloxi Stabbing
From: Jeff Forester & Jeremy Lerman
Caption: "Biloxi Stabbing," Produced by Jeremy Lerman & Jeff Forester
Biloxi, Mississippi, 3 a.m. The attackers advanced from the dark. The violence was sudden, intense. Forester's cheek, nose and two ribs were brok...

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 15:28
  • Purchases: 3
Not Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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The tale of a Dunkin Donuts, an armed robbery, and a high school girl I wanted to throw sugar packets at. The author almost loses his jelly.

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KUT, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 4
My Side of the Story: The YMCA
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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I am offended by the foul odor which emanates from this stinking sweat-factory!

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Theater of War
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Jason Robards, Jr. in THE DISENCHANTED on Broadway
In which David Pressman goes to war, suffers the consequences, and comes home to direct a hit play.

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  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
Seeds By Zhang Huan
From: Mariel Fiedler
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This is an evaluation of Zhang Huan's piece "Seeds", which currently hangs in the Saatchi Gallery in London.A

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:09
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
Following Phish before the internet (3:30)
From: Lydia Wilson
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As the Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet. (3:30 version)

  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
Following Phish before the internet
From: Lydia Wilson
Caption: Phish playing Hampton Coliseum in VA, Credit: http://yamar2001.wordpress.com
As Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 1
Houses & Stuff
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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A piece about my house and my stuff. I think the title pretty much describes it. I peer suspiciously through the curtains and auto-dial the police.

Bought by KSFR, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Cold comfort
From: Spokane Public Radio
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This time of year, even when the spirit isn’t really there at all, we can decorate and party and shop ourselves into a state of manufactured joy. ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:35
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Thanks to the Dog.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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"For most of my adult life, I’ve had my hands on the wheel. With lists on my mind and places to be and things to do. I’ve worked hard and tried to ...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Gathering lessons in the fallen leaves.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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"I wanted to tell him that this was only beginning. That for the rest of his life that little girl, who no matter how old she was would always be h...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1