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A Tale As Old as Tom: Getting to Know the Tom of Tom's Popcorn Shop
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Tom is ready to greet customers with a joke and a smile at Tom's Popcorn Shop, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a little popcorn shop in the Nokomis neighborhood of south Minneapolis where you can get popcorn, banter, and half off double the normal pr...

  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 07:10
Artifact or Artifice: The Kensington Runestone Hoax
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Reporter Matthew Schneeman poses in front of the runestone at the Kensington Runestone Museum, Credit: Mattew Scheeman
In 1898, a farmer dug up a stone engraved with a Nordic language in a field in Kensington, Minnesota. People have been arguing about it ever since...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 25:48
A Mojave Solstice
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Winter holidays in the High Desert, and problems with the 29 Palms Christmas Pageant. Guest: Brendan Maze.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 25, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Language of the Road
From: Lacy Roberts
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Lacy Jane Roberts comes from a long line of truck drivers. As a kid, she used ride along with her grandparents on trips from Montana to California....

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:15
Stop That Bus!
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:12
  • Purchases: 1
Allen Ginsberg
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: Allen Ginsberg reading poetry, Credit: The New York Public Library Digital Collections
One of Allen Ginsberg's first publishers was taken to court for a book that an undercover police officer deemed "not fit for children to read."

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: :59
Frank O'Hara
From: Facts About Fiction
Caption: Frank O'Hara
American poet Frank O'Hara got into trouble with his overbearing mother.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: :58
Last Best Stories: Episode 3
From: Jule Banville
Series: Last Best Stories
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Blobs + Heartbreak is the third episode of the podcast Last Best Stories produced by Jule Banville. It features two stories: The first (9:06), "Cri...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 15:05
The Moviegoer
From: Andrew Leland
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Jan sees every film that comes to Columbia, MO's arthouse cinema. Sometimes she'll see a film five or even ten times. Andrew Leland investigates wh...

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
On the same wavelength
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WORT, and GraceRadio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 3
Cut the cheese
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and GraceRadio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 2
Nitty gritty
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Sleep tight, sleep soundly
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
No news is good news
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:53
Nobody here gets out alive
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
Right on the money
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2014
  • Length: 01:19
Captain Kangaroo's Box of Sound
From: Brett Barry
Caption: Photo of Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) reading as Hugh Brannum (Mr. Green Jeans) comes with a surprise cake to announce the fifth anniversary of the television program Captain Kangaroo., Credit: CBS Television
A box of sound effects from the Captain Kangaroo show opens the door to a bygone era of live television production. Interviews with key players on ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 09:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Goose for Christmas
From: Traveling 219
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A Christmas tale for the holidays

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KISU, and WMPG


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 3
Gaming museum warps players through time
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Sound of Colors
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What do colors sound like? Sound and light are both waves or vibrations, but light is vibrating much faster. The frequencies of the visible colors ...

Bought by KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
None Dare Call It a Depression
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ian scratches his head at whatever it is we're going through. Apparently, we're broke. Welcome to my world.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
No Thanks for the Mammaries
From: Merle Kessler
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Proposal by PETA to replace cows' milk with mothers' milk makes Ian squirmy.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:07
O Tannenbaum
From: Fitz Cahall
Caption: Snowflake, Credit: Walker Cahall
Christmas trees are a massive business. Americans spent $2.5 billion on Christmas in 2007. Outdoor writer, Fitz Cahall wasn’t among them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:07
Tour de Coops
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Backyard chicken farmers give a guided tour of their coops.

Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 4
Jack Kerouac: Writing Lesson
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Jack Kerouacs's Belief & Technique for Modern Prose - a reading

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2