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The Last Revel
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed, we take you to the Boats and Bluegrass Festiva in Winona, MN to talk to The Last Revel, from Minneapolis. The tri...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 35:23
Tou Gher Xiong: Teaching Culture Through Laughter
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we catch up with Hmong activist and educator Tou Gher Xiong. Tou teaches cultural awareness through a routine of...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 19:45
WSU Theatre Presents: A Dog's House
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat, we talk to the cast of A Dogs House, presented by the the Dept of Theatre and Dance at Winona State University. A Dog’...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 18:20
StoryCorps: Lynne and Greg Houston
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Greg Houston (left) and Lynne Houston (right)
Many StoryCorps conversations touch on love, work, and death. But when Lynne Houston and her husband, Greg, sat down for their interview, they cove...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Zoë Waters, Maddy Waters, and Nick Waters
From: StoryCorps
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Ten-year-old triplets Maddy, Zoë, and Nick Waters have spent their entire lives together, sharing everything from a birthday to a bedroom. But desp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
Father's Day
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
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Driving with my Dad one summer evening, through his voice comes his his love for family, his influence on my life, and his radio career.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 2
The Staten Island Ferry Disaster
From: Ryan Sweikert
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Joe Reginella, a Staten Island based sculptor, sneaks a statue into the park every weekend to commemorate a disaster that has been scrubbed from th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jess Buzzutto, Eileen Logiudice, and Tori Medina
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jess Buzzutto explains to his sister and niece how he became known as the Leprechaun of Yonkers, New York.

Bought by Public Radio for All, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Claudia Dewane and Bill Dewane
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Bill and Claudia met in 1973 Bill had recently suffered a spinal cord injury that left him partially paralyzed. They came to StoryCorps to tal...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:37
StoryCorps: John Marboe and Charlie Marboe
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John Marboe, aka Reverend Doctor Garbage Man, tells his 13-year-old daughter, Charlie, about his work as a pastor and a trash hauler.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
For World AIDS Day Steve Moore, Tears of a Clown, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Steve Moore
He left the East Coast for the West Coast to become an actor. Instead he became a comedian. And just as his career was taking off, he was diagnosed...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 26:34
Episode 14: It’s All Downwind From Here
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Sophie May grew up in Alaska, spending lots of time outside. But when it came time to explore the wilderness as an adult, she found out she had mor...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 8: Row Row Row Your Boat. Or Not.
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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It was supposed to be a leisurely float down the Snake River. But when they lost their guide, a group of tourists got more than they bargained for.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 16:22
  • Purchases: 1
TSR16-17 Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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While strongly rooted in bluegrass, old-time, and folk music, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades produces a sound that draws on the vaults of music collect...

Bought by KMSU, WTIP, KMXT, WRNC-LP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 9
Comedy, Comedians, and Political Correctness: Not a Laughing Matter
From: Lauren Perlowski
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This piece looks at what is and is not acceptable to say on stage from a comedians point of view.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:40
StoryCorps: Jeanne Abel and Alan Abel
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jeanne Abel and Alan Abel in their home in Southbury, Conn., Credit: Alletta Cooper
In 1964, Yetta Bronstein, a woman who never existed, ran for President of the United States. Her creators tell the story behind the fake candidate.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Southern Fried Baked Alaska (Gravy Ep. 28)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
Caption: Oysters Mornay., Credit: Image courtesy of Ship Restaurant & Bar.
What do the restaurants of your childhood say about the place you grew up? In Jack Hitt’s case, the Oysters Mornay and Escargots Bourguignonne of h...

Bought by KVLU, KVLU, and WABE


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 3
Distillations Turns 200
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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This is Distillations’s 200th episode, and we’re celebrating! We pored through hundreds of shows and pieced together some of the funniest, grossest...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 37:10
The Night Paddy Murphy Died - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Here's a Song Story from the Maritimes (Canada's easternmost provinces) and it features Charlotte Britten and Great Big Sea.   

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:09
Christine's First
From: Caitlin Pierce
Series: Borders
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Christine navigates love and romance as she grows up.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 07:08
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
Give 'em the Pickle
From: Ron Johnson
Series: Because It Matters
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Bob Farrell sold more than ice cream to his customers. He sold them what they wanted. And if they wanted it, he would "Give 'em the Pickle." Her...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:31
LIVE LAW 6: Just Lie
From: LIVE LAW
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“He told me she had stolen about 40 thousand dollars from people. Then he told me I should lawyer up."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 12:32
  • Purchases: 1
Can you educate with comedy? Jokes from The Comedians With Disabilities Act
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Nina G at SOMArts, Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
It’s Thursday night and Nina G is about to get on stage for a comedy set. “I'm a little too overwhelmed to be anxious,” she tells me before taking...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #73, Alessondra
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for an interesting and fun conversation with planetary astronomer, Alessondra Springmann. She’s working on NASA’s Osiris project and could ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:02

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