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28 Xiomara: Searching For The Cure
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The diaries of a teenager from the South Bronx whose life changes when she discovers The Cure. Featuring Special Guest Host, Lol Tolhurst, foundin...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 20:09
27 Jessica: I Was A Teen Prison Wife
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The letters of a teenager desperately trying keep her boyfriend's spirits up while he serves time.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2015
  • Length: 23:06
Hi Five, Denzel Washington
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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I hate high fives and have only tried to high five one person as an adult. It was Denzel Washington. He wasn't really into it.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
On Stage: Making Art That "Matters"
From: Alison Jenkins
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Is live theatre still relevant? Why do I spend my summers doing family-friendly theatre in small towns?

  • Added: Jul 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:27
LIVE LAW 6: Just Lie
From: LIVE LAW
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“He told me she had stolen about 40 thousand dollars from people. Then he told me I should lawyer up."

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 12:32
  • Purchases: 1
LIVE LAW 5: One Confederate Flag
From: LIVE LAW
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In the summer of 1970, when she was 21, Patrice Gaines spent several weeks in jail facing charges for possession of heroin. She was a drug abuser s...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2015
  • Length: 11:48
  • Purchases: 1
Soccer Mom
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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Being a soccer mom is harder than it looks.

Bought by KVSC and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 05, 2015
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 2
Am I Puerto Rican Enough?
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
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Victor Figueroa looks the part of a Hispanic, but some call him a "fake Puerto Rican," since he doesn't speak Spanish and knows few customs. Here,...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Finding Humanity
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Summer (Creative Pulse 2015)
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The Creative Pulse is an intense summer graduate program offered through the University of Montana. The perception of many is teachers have their “...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 06:24
LIVE LAW 4: Soundtrack to History
From: LIVE LAW
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"She called us on the phone and said, 'You will not be allowed to return to the Y.'"

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 1
Allusionist 12: Pride
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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It’s June; the President of the USA has officially designated it LGBT Pride Month, and there’ll be Pride events around the world. But how did the w...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZMU Moab Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 03, 2015
  • Length: 14:08
  • Purchases: 3
#4 Nothing to Lose
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Why do we become our worst enemies when it comes to pursuing the things we actually want? I’ve been there. This is the origin story of making Mille...

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:31
  • Purchases: 1
#3 Brunchies
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Following your dreams is not always glamorous, especially when you could get stuck in "transition."

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 19:28
  • Purchases: 1
#1 Welcome to Millennial
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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The day you graduate college is suppose full of smiles, family pictures, and a sense of accomplishment. But what happens after that day when you pa...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
#2 Living on "The Line"
From: Megan Tan
Series: Millennial
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Decisions. How do you know which ones will lead you to become the person you want to be in the future? And which ones may screw everything up?

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  • Added: May 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:13
  • Purchases: 1
I Thought I'd Get Into Hiking
From: Becca Grumet
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Becca doesn't have very good luck with hiking. This is the story of her two near-death experiences with hiking, set ten years apart.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:16
George Clinton, AKA Dr. Funkenstein, in his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
Caption: Mysterious detail from the funk-cloning electron microgramatoscope, Credit: Dr. Schulmanstein
If James Brown was the Godfather of Soul, George Clinton remains the undisputed Crown Prince of Funk. Parliament-Funkadelic. Flashlight. The Mothe...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
It's Been Six Dates
From: Israel Story
Caption: The infamous staircase., Credit: Mishy Harman
Mishy Harman shares the zany matchmaking adventures of his Orthodox downstairs neighbor, which he had no chance but to overhear because all her dat...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:27
  • Purchases: 2
Some Thoughts On Mercy: An Essay on Race and Redemption, written and read by Ross Gay
From: Chris Moore-Backman
Series: Bringing Down the New Jim Crow
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In this provocative radio essay, a commonplace encounter with racial profiling opens the door to the vast and painful reality of racism in the Unit...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Teen Runner
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
Hire Me Gimlet
From: Podcast Kelly
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A radio nerd chases her dream job. Also a love story.

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jan 09, 2015
  • Length: 14:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Spiritual Edge: Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
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Berkeley-based Wilderness Torah is one group that’s trying to bring new meaning to the old tradition. Intrigued, I tagged along this past spring fo...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 11:58
Let's Get Intimate
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A personal essay exploring all kinds of intimacy.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:16
Becoming An Advocate
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What does life look like after experiencing major trauma?

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 11:00
A Survivor Story
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What does life look like after experiencing major trauma?

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 21:09

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