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Baseball Is...
From: Alexander Yellen
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A celebration of the game of baseball and its place in American Culture.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KCUR


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 2
A Well Read Book Fair
From: Emma Jacobs
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Dealers of Americana talk about the allure of old books.

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


  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 4
Jay Ipson: The Original Survivor, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Jay Ipson in front of the Virginia Holocaust Museum., Credit: John K. MacLellan
Jay Ipson and his family escaped Nazi persecution often by the skin of their teeth. But after liberation they had to contend with the Soviets. And ...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 1
The Creative Village
From: Eddy Durnan
Caption: Moseley at twilight, Credit: Eddy Durnan
An insight into why Birmingham's Moseley area is becoming known as "the creative village".

  • Added: Mar 27, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
"Burn, Baby, Burn: The Magnificent Montague"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
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An interview with pioneering African-American radio disk jockey,The Magnificent Montague"

Bought by WJSU and KSJD


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 57:53
  • Purchases: 2
A Missile Base Called Home
From: Eric Molinsky
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A peace activist turns an abandoned nuclear missile base into his family home.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX to iTunes, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 3
Gender in Azerbaijan
From: Carla Seidl
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Local perspectives on gender and the rights and role of women in Azerbaijan

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 21:47
Women's First Sex Experiences
From: Mahi Palanisami
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Women talk about their 1st sexual encounter

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 1
Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?
From: Cooper St. James
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Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 18:30
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Second Line
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
Caption: Honey Bannister - Flag Boy - <br>Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians, Credit: Erika Goldring
This brief program talks about the Mardi Gras standard "Second Line."

Bought by KSLU, Troy Public Radio, and WNCU


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Mardi Gras Mambo
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
Caption: The Mardi Gras Kongs of Bacchus
This short piece talks with pianist Art Neville and drummer John Boudreaux about the Mardi Gras standard "Mardi Gras Mambo."

Bought by KSLU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
Classic Mardi Gras Songs Profiles - Indian Red
From: David Kunian
Series: Mardi Gras Song Profiles
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A short documentary featuring pianist Art Neville and bassist George Porter Jr. about the Mardi Gras standard "Indian Red."

Bought by KSLU, WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 4
Park Stories: Bandelier's Caretakers of Cultural History
From: Jim Williams
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The National Park Service continues its battle to fight graffiti at Bandelier National Monument's centuries-old cliff dwellings

  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:40
Park Stories: Joshua Tree- The Canaries in the Coal Mine
From: Jim Williams
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Joshua Tree National Park struggles against global warming, pollution, and a flat budget.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
Park Stories: Tour Yosemite with a Buffalo Soldier
From: Jim Williams
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A Buffalo Soldier comes alive through a Yosemite park ranger

  • Added: Dec 11, 2007
  • Length: 08:49
Unintended Detours Episode 3: What Remains
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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What Remains: a painter's legacy.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:19
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco Columbarium: Ashes to Ampitheater
From: Eric Zassenhaus
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San Francisco's last remaining cemetery is a columbarium, containing the ashes of thousands of San Francisco luminaries. Jennifer Blowdryer, ex-fro...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
WWOZ Streettalk - Terence Blanchard explains "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"
From: David Kunian
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Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard talks about his latest work: "A Tale of God's Will: Requiem for Katrina"

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Not My Job: Tales From the "Degreasing Room."
From: Chelsea Merz
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Matthew Works has been living on the streets for ten years. Here he remembers one of his last paying jobs, assembling Braille typewriters, which th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WLPR , KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 7
Quest_Flying Cars
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? THE GYUTO MONKS!
From: The Tibet Connection
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What happens when 14 Gyuto monks need a place to spend the night? The Tibet Connection's own Sarah Wilkinson and her family recently played host t...

Bought by KUNM and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 12:04
  • Purchases: 2
It's King Biscuit Time
From: WKNO
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In an era when media monopolies dominate the airwaves, there still are independent voices and programs. King Biscuit Time is the longest running d...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 08:06
SOWETO Today
From: Mikko Kapanen
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The largest township of South Africa 12 years after the fall of apartheid

  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 10:30
Dogs and Deer
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this program, retired game warden Stan Holmquist tells a story about two dogs that attacked and killed deer, and what his responsibilities as a ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1