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Christmas Stories
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: No Room At The Inn, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Three Christmas stories. In the first story family nativities build homes in Haiti. The second story is about a man and a machine in Williamsburg, ...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WHRV, KWIT, and WLRN


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 54:55
  • Purchases: 4
Bhutanese Wedding: Looking for a Hindu Place of Worship
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
At weddings, there are different rituals, from breaking glass to receiving a necklace, depending on the culture. Here’s a day at a Bhutanese weddin...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
Misunderstandings and Jokes: An Immigrant Struggles with Humor
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
Caption: Dirk Ockhardt from Germany discusses jokes, Credit: Erika Lorentzsen
Maintaining a sense of humor in another language can be difficult. Some misunderstandings can be humorous. Still, understanding the nuances of joke...

Bought by KKRN and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 2
Predators of the Heart: Where Wild Animals Meet God
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Predators of the Heart, a traveling wildlife exhibit and reptile show from Anacortes, Wash., displays animals from around the world to the Christian Assembly Foursquare Church in Missoula, MT., Credit: Samuel Wilson
Most know the old stories about Noah's Ark and how Eve was tempted by a snake, but now God’s creatures are uncaged and in church. Producer Ruth Edd...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
Silent Seekers
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 06:41
Indie on Demand Reviews 4:44 LAST DAY ON EARTH
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A short review of the apocalyptic drama, starring Willem Dafoe and directed by Abel Ferrara.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
Daily Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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People observe all sorts of small rituals, sometimes on a daily basis. But what separates these activities from daily routines, like brushing your ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:37
Walking a Labyrinth
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
I'm a Jew
From: Tali Singer
Caption: Devorah Spilman
Devorah Spilman tells the story of how she became an observant Jew.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 1
Only For My King
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Benuel Esch grew up Amish in Lancaster Pennsylvania, but twenty years ago he started asking questions. Though he left to explore other paths, he fi...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 4
Sing and I Will Hear You
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In early 2010, Elaine McGillicuddy lost her husband to bone cancer. Elaine has created her own grieving process rooted in daily rituals. She is e...

Bought by WMPG, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Interfaith Voices, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:58
  • Purchases: 5
Green Monastery
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Three Sisters stand proudly with their new turbines in Great Falls, MT , Credit: Emilie Ritter
A Montana Monastery is interpreting the teachings of a 13th Century Saint with 21st Century technology...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
Two artists from different musical worlds travel an interior journey together
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Frio Suite
Legendary guitarist Phil Keaggy and keyboardist Jeff Johnson collaborate on a tone poem of intricately painted landscapes, inspired by Texas' Frio ...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Full Moon Night
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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One pagan’s ritual for the spring equinox.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Obama and Israel
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Does Barack Obama really have a "Jewish Problem"?

Bought by Interfaith Voices, KFAI Minneapolis, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
The Gefilte Fish Chronicles
From: Tina Antolini
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One matriarch tells the story of preparing the same elaborate feast for Passover that her family's been making for over 80 years.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, and The Neighborhood


  • Added: Apr 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 5
Rediscovering Religion at U.C. Berkeley
From: Berkeley J-School
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The Black Christian Ministry offers some UC Berkeley students a needed spiritual community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
A Jew Grows in Rockland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Remembrance
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Remembrance of a friend and learning about Japanese funeral rites

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 1
Timkat in Addis Ababa
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A visit to Addis Ababa's celebration of TImkat - Epiphany - January 20 2008

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Collecting Christmas Creches
From: John Hingsbergen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One of the world's largest collections of Christmas creches at the University of Dayton (Ohio)

  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
MEETING MILAREPA
From: The Tibet Connection
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The life and legacy of Tibet's most celebrated yogi and spiritual bard is the subject of a new film. We find out more through interviews and song.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 1
GO FISH! An Ancient Buddhist Tradition Makes a Splash on LA's Westside
From: The Tibet Connection
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
Cortez, Montezuma & Abraham: Discovering Jewish Roots
From: Rebecca Sheir
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At 72, a Spanish-descended Catholic discovers the real reason she's never liked eating pork.

  • Added: May 24, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
Womyn Am I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend an evening with the 26-year old Feminist Spiritual Community in Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 2