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Quickie Whiskeys: A Spirited Race To Create A Faster Bourbon
From: Brian Bull
Caption: Close-up of Cleveland Whiskey label., Credit: Brian Bull, ideastream
A look at the trend of developing rapidly-aged whiskeys.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KLCC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 3
News 39
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show News
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Tune in to the small town news you need to know!

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
The Sound of Early America
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
Caption: Towns in the southern colonies had many residents who were slaves or free blacks., Credit: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Steven Spielberg’s recent film Lincoln stirred up a lot of talk about what history sounded like. Spielberg even recorded one of President Lincoln’s...

Bought by KENW and Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Italian Artisans: Shuttered Workshops in the Renaissance’s Birthplace
From: Nancy Greenleese
Series: Made In Italy...For Now
Caption: Italian Negar Azhar Azari makes a ring by hand in the centuries-old Florentine tradition. , Credit: Maurizio Rufino
Italian artisans craft exquisite objects with their hands, particularly in Florence. Yet aging artisans crippled by Italy’s bureaucracy aren’t abl...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Opera in the Coalfields
From: With Good Reason
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One of America’s greatest composers was Aaron Copland, who wrote among other things, an opera called The Tender Land, which premiered at the New Yo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 3
LEGO Robotics
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A robotics competition for 9- to 14-year-olds is a sneaky way to get kids excited about science. Allison Quantz followed one team into competition ...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Field Trip Podcast: Swimming with Submersibles
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
This week, correspondent Teresa Chin takes us on a tour beneath the Monterey Bay to explore the sights and creatures of the deep. Cruise a shipwrec...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 12:54
  • Purchases: 1
Poling Upstream
From: Kelley Libby
Caption: Andrew Shaw and crew poling upstream in a batteau on the James
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Marshall Expedition, an important event in the history of early American commerce. Recently, a group o...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
Growing Pains at The World's Largest Co-op?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The Mondragón Corporation includes everything from banking to bike factories, nano-technology to rabbit farming. Its a corporate dream—but this cor...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:43
Making it Our Business: Co-ops on the Rise
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
The global economic situation is causing more people to consider worker owned businesses. We go from Chicago, where workers are trying to take over...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Aina - A Hawaiian Youth's Love for the Land
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Nainoa Kaiama, Credit: Richard Jensen
A teen combines new farming techniques with traditional foodways at one of Hawaii's remaining agricultural high schools to help his family's farm.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 1
The legacy of Harry Crews
From: With Good Reason
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Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:26
Dead Zones
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Young Women Leaders Program
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Middle school girls have a lot to deal with. One psychologist says that a way to help them is by pairing the preteen girls with college-aged mentor...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KENW, KZYX, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
Soundtracking "The Descendants" With "Real" Hawaiian Music
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Gabby Pahinui (center), playing music in his backyard with Leland “Atta” Isaacs (left), and his sons – Phillip, Cyril and Martin Pahinui (from left to right). , Credit: Photo courtesy of the Pahinui Ohana.
The groundbreaking soundtrack of "The Descendants," marks the first time a Hollywood movie has ever been scored entirely with Hawaiian music. It fe...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 07:17
The Nightly News and the Civil Rights Movement
From: With Good Reason
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The Civil Rights Movement was the United States’ first major domestic news story to be televised. The author of a new book exploring television’s r...

Bought by WMTNradio, Troy Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 3
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
The Meskhetians
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Faramus Ibrahimov., Credit: Joshua Sarantitis
Many refugees in the United States have complicated stories to tell. The plight of the Meskhetian Turks spans six decades and four countries. Now s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 8 (Half Hour) World Vacation
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 8 (One Hour) World Vacation
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KMUD, Prairie Public, WBEZ, WDSE, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 5
GNP 007 (Half Hour) Emmanuel Jal and Spleen Sandwiches
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. It takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rape, even honor killings. This week, w...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
GNP 007 (Full Hour) Emmanuel Jal and Spleen Sandwiches
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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Violence against women is commonplace in Afghanistan. It takes all forms: domestic abuse, forced marriage, rape, even honor killings. This week, ...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 06 (Half Hour)-World Hunger and Popcorn
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
(To air the week of June 18,2011) According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world who are in urgent n...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 06 (One Hour) World Hunger
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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(for air the week of June 18, 2011) According the U.N. World Food Program there are now more than a billion people in the world who are in urgent n...

Bought by WBEZ and WDSE


  • Added: Jun 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 2