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The Purple-Spotted Sock
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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A story about a neighbour, which turns out also to be a story about another neighbour – and when all comes to all: about the narrator herself.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps NTI: Tyrese Graham
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Tyrese Graham remembers his first day as a teacher at John Marshall Metropolitan High School in Chicago, IL.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: David Plant and Frank Lilley
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: David Plant (L) with his stepson, Frank Lilley (R)
Frank Lilley interviews his stepfather, David Plant, about approaching the end of his life.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 4
In praise of "Lost Causes"
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark
Caption: Mark Goldsmith speaks to former inmates
In this edition of Tiny Spark, we explore what happens when someone refuses to accept the idea of a "lost cause" and instead gets down to the work ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 14:56
  • Purchases: 2
Literary Brooklyn
From: Shannon Geis
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A conversation with the author of a new book about the literary history of Brooklyn.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
First woman attains Tibetan "geshe" degree
From: The Tibet Connection
Series: Open Mind
Caption: Geshe Kelsang Wangmo, Credit: Peter Aronson
A big milestone for women in Tibetan Buddhism, as a nun is recognized with a prestigious Buddhist academic title for the first time ever. TWO VERSI...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 10:06
Euthanasia
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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A Vet describes a euthanasia and we wonder how we should consider human euthanasia.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:11
  • Purchases: 1
Dennis Wilson, December 28, 1983
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Nearly thirty years on, a surprising good look for the "bad" Beach Boy.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Security in a New Homeland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
John Yanga is a refugee from Sudan. He's trying to start a family farm in Maine, where he and his family of nine settled.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
SRP: Darfur in Dance
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we take a look at an American ballet about the conflict in Darfur.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
El Ciclo (The Cycle)
From: Megan Martin
Series: Llegando de los Pueblos (Arriving from the Villages)
Caption: San Andrés Chicahuaxtla
A farmer's story; a mix of poetry, sound and interviews.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Commentary on Food and Cooking
From: Adam Hirsch
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal commentary on food and cooking

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
At-risk Native American teens in Colorado
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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A Colorado horse farm keeps Native teens out of trouble

Bought by KVNF, KDNK, and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 3
Raider of the Lost Ark
From: Jake Warga
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Looking for the not-so-lost Ark and finding something else

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, KUOW, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 4
The Twelve
From: Michael Kraskin
Series: Catalogue of Ships
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There is fear. But no danger.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jun 26, 2006
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 1
Women Making Music: Dar Williams
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Folk singer Dar Williams reflects on the craft of songwriting

Bought by WSGE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2006
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 6
US Army Theater
From: Adam Allington
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Meet the United States Army's touring theater company--Bravo!

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 09, 2006
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
How To Destroy A Book
From: Peter Crimmins
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A San Francisco library book vandal evokes artistic reaction.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMPG, WBEZ, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 4
Muslims' Christmas Experience
From: KRCC-FM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Muslim perspective on Christmas in a Christian-dominated town.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and WMPG


  • Added: Dec 22, 2005
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
In Louisiana, hurricane aftermath still unfolding
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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A reporter's notebook takes an inside look at the current state of New Orleans after the storms.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2005
  • Length: 09:28
A Prohibition
From: Terin Mayer
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Three students reflect on what it means to be "Black" at Carleton College

Bought by WTIP, KRZA, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2005
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 13
RN Documentary: Faceless – Dire Times for Illegal Immigrants in the Netherlands
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Due to economic recession and strict government policy the illegal immigrants face dire times in the Netherlands.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 11, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Back To School List, by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Back to school.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
West African Muslims, The Mosque and Cultural Connections
From: Stasia DeMarco
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A discussion about the role the mosque plays in keeping West African Muslims connected in Philadelphia

  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 04:39
On The Line: Union Actors In New York
From: Eevin Hartsough
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New York actors face ridiculous odds trying to get work, but persevere nonetheless

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio, Public Interactive, and WHQR


  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 5