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Hmong Farmers Find Their Midwest Footing
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Hmong-American farmer You Pao Xiong stands near fresh produce at the Minneapolis Farmers Market., Credit: Mike Moen
Thirty years ago, variety was hard to come by at Twin Cities farmers markets. But that’s changed, with many operations boasting an array of fresh f...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
Megabus announces desire to replace Greyhound Canada
From: Ray Samuels
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Greyhound Canada closed down as a result of the pandemic. Megabus seeks to now take its place with a new route operating between Toronto and Ottaw...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 12:05
Episode 7: The Craft of Chocolate
From: Slow Melt Productions
Series: The Slow Melt: A Podcast About Chocolate
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What is craft chocolate? The short answer is: It’s complicated. This episode might not give you all the answers, but you will most definitely learn...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 24:00
Icicles on the tiki bar -- winter on a Great Lakes island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Ice fishing shanties sit on Lake Erie in 2011, Credit: Caroline Conrad
The town of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island is a popular vacation spot in the summer. But once winter hits, the island’s population dr...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WBFO and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
New generation in Cleveland embraces "Burning River"
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brad McBride of Burning River Adventures, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
When the Cuyahoga River caught fire on June 22, 1969, it badly scarred Cleveland’s image. Some other polluted rivers were burning in American citi...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WILL, WXXI Rochester, WBFO and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
1st 2016 Republican Debates
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
Caption: The Big Ten (top Republican primary candidates duke it out at Cleveland), Credit: Fox News
Highlights of the top Republicans debating in the first contest for the 2016 nomination, with typically apolitical commentary by Rob MacClanahan

  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:01:45
Prom Proposals Like You Wouldn't Believe
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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The phenomenon of "promposals" is sweeping the nation. High schoolers everywhere are going to serious lengths to pop the question for prom.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
Broadcasting Live To The World -- On Your Smartphone
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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In the world of commercial media, it’s all about the ratings – getting as many people as possible to tune into your broadcast. The latest effort by...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Learning how to play on San Francisco’s streets
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Hoot Patooter's Myles Nye, Credit: Marlo McKenzie
Every year, over the course of a weekend, San Francisco’s Civic Center is transformed into a giant playground.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:59
Horror in the Hills
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With Halloween on the way, it’s scary movie season. That means isolated cabins, psychopathic hillbillies, and evil in the woods. One scholar believ...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and WLPR


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 3
Through Thick and Thin
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It’s not every day that the small town of Wise, Virginia gets a visit from a major magazine. But two professors from the University of Virginia’s C...

Bought by KENW and WEZU


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 2
OJ: The Musical
From: Bill Lancz
Caption: Poster
A mockumentary about an OJ Simpson/Othello mashup musical will be released on iTunes and will play one night in theaters nationwide--June 17, the 2...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Carl, the bartender that keeps Santa Monica Laughing
From: Victor Figueroa
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Hear from a Santa Monica character who has found his quiet oasis.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
Housing co-op reopens debate about zoning law
From: Patrick Fort
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Debate over Boulder's zoning laws raises questions about housing co-ops

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
Where is the highest point in Chicago?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But, no, really — where is it?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
Apps for Employees with Autism
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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As of January, there were over three quarters of a million apps available for our smartphones and iPods. Thanks to one occupational therapist, some...

Bought by KENW, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 3
Donut Cooperative
From: Mitch Skinner
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Mitch Skinner investigates and reviews the (now-defunct) donut co-op.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:28
American Hipster
From: With Good Reason
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Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs—all names you might recognize as poets of the Beat Generation. But a friend and inspiration to ...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
Spirits from Wild Plants
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A new breed of bartenders calling themselves mixologists--with a little help from the TV show Mad Men--have put classic cocktails back on the bar. ...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 2
If We Can Get The Beast Out of His Lair...
From: Radio K
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In 1913, the American Social Hygiene Association launched a campaign to eradicate sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. The subject was c...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Before she was "Aunt Viv"
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Before Daphne Maxwell Reid appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, she was a number of "firsts," including the first African American homecoming q...

Bought by KENW and WDBM


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
A New Western
From: With Good Reason
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A playwright’s new web-Western is part of television’s jump to the internet. Allison Quantz has details.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
From Farm to Fork: Cranberries
From: Marian Daniells
Caption: Organic cranberries in Ocranics' facility have been sorted and labeled prior to being packaged for delivery., Credit: Marian Daniells
(Holiday themed) I trace cranberries back from my fork to the farm where they originated.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
The marketing of the Lone Ranger
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A Hollywood remake of The Lone Ranger is in the works, with Johnny Depp playing Tonto. An author of a new book says the Lone Ranger series was an e...

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


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
Rush Hour
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From "Gridlock" (6/25/10): War News Radio reports on commuting in Baghdad.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 07:41