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Amina on Ramadan: Being Muslim in America
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Amina Al-Sadi, Credit: personal photo
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. Amina explains why its a tough time to be Muslim in A...

Bought by KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 4
Amina on Ramadan: Fasting
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Ramadan decorations at the Al-Sadi home, Credit: Amina Al-Sadi
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. This year in the west, Ramadan lines up with the summ...

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 8
E02 / Capturing Pets
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
Caption: Mike O'Neill & Fruitjack, Credit: Stephanie Clattenburg
We'll find out why people love to capture pets in photos, even though they don't behave for the camera.

Bought by North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:35
  • Purchases: 3
E01 / Your Pet Hates Your Music
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
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You leave the radio on for your pet, before you leave the apartment. We'll find out if the cat and dog wish you hadn't.

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 4
The Album Leaf look forward, and return to simplicity
From: Kimberly Haas
Caption: "Forward/Return" by The Album Leaf
Jimmy LaValle of The Album Leaf talks about the band's EP "Forward/Return."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
Unplugging during the holidays
From: Lesley Nase
Caption: The meeting of two rivers, Credit: Lesley Nase
An essay on how to unplug and gain balance during the holiday season by watching classic holiday films.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 12:26
Arab Winter into Spring
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Kheops PYramid, Credit: Wikipedia
While remembering the women of Egypt in 1980 we pay homage to the women in 2011

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
War Games among the Tipas Porteñas
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Ponys and their men
From old games to old soldiers war remains in our minds

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 10:44
  • Purchases: 1
Dressing the Part
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Felix Angelini-Hurll, Credit: Walter Murch
Sometimes we need help when dressing for a special occasion. In England Moss Bros. will 'give only the best service.'

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 13:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Artist Speaks
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
The Conceptual artist Mr. Ai Wei Wei, was detained by the Chinese authorities on Sunday April 3. Where has he been taken and why?

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 09:25
Three Blocks of Figuerola
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Walter Murch acceptance Speech, Credit: Connie Angland
Three blocks of South Figuerola Street show us three faces of California

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
Scene of the Crime
From: Paul Bieber
Caption: Little girl in Nuevo Milenio
In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 10:56
  • Purchases: 1
Coming Home
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
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
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
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
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
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
A Warm Day In Berlin
From: Dick Meister
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It was 20 years ago this month the Berlin Wall finally fell. But I still recall the incredibly intense atmosphere I witnessed in the days just afte...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
Summer falls
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Apples at the ready, Credit: Muriel Murch
After the equinox there is the apple harvest. This is when summer bows out to autumn.Forsome

  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 08:04
Happy One hundredth Birthday
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Arthur and Aggie, Credit: Walter Murch
The Santa Monica Pier and Arthur Lessac turned 100 years old on September 9th

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 11:20
Summer on the Hill
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Mr. Bennett bikes The Broadwalk, Credit: ?
Who do we meet, who do we see when we walk through the city village, the park or even just in the street where you live?

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 1