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Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero
From: Matthew Cochran
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
Song Poems
From: Michael May
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A business designed to exploit amateur songwriters winds up making lots of them really happy.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
Allusionist 7: Mountweazel
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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You'd think you could trust dictionaries, but it turns out, they are riddled with LIES.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 15:26
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny trains, timeless tales at Hennepin Overland Railway Museum
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Every day the Hiawatha Blue Line light rail trains transport Minnesotans from Minneapolis to Bloomington for work, shopping, travel, and home again...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
Chanukah, 1992
From: Dennis Funk
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A night of recollections, moments and new memories.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Making of the Disease Detectives, Or the Case of the Nutty Dish
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Disease Detective Badge, Credit: CDC
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
Lilian Alfonso, Metal Scrapper
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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At USA Recycling in East LA, a two-story yellow crane smashes cars, refrigerators and stoves into neat piles of wreckage all day. The mistress of t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Quahog Poets
From: Alison Byrne
Caption: The Quahog Poets in 2013
The Falmouth, Massachusetts, Senior Center poetry group hosted a public event to read their work. But it turned out to be less about sharing their ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
17: Most Relaxing Song (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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There's a song out there that could make you crash your car... but in the most relaxing way possible.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Intricate Design: The Life and Times of an Egyptian Fashion Designer
From: kim fox
Caption: Deana Shaaban's The Fortitudo Collection, Credit: Deana Shaaban
This audio documentary aims to show the journey of a young woman in Egypt who gave up on the corporate world to follow her dream. Join Deana Shaaba...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:24
Walchuk's Memories
From: Veronica Simmonds
Series: Visual Arts News podcast
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From salt-crystal lamps to popping wheelies artist Kate Walchuk waxes nostalgic.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:36
Marcus the Magician
From: Tobin Low
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Lincoln Highway: The Father Road
From: WNIJ
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America's first transnational highway - the Lincoln Highway - was dedicated 100 years ago this October. In this hour, we mark the Highway's centenn...

Bought by WVPE, Wyoming Public Radio, NPR Illinois, Iowa Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
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For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
The Cart Men of Catalina
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: A golf cart for towing golf carts, Credit: Alex Ward
Golf carts are the primary vehicles for residents in Avalon, CA. This is about the guys that make them go.

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
Chip
From: Schuyler Swenson
Caption: Chip Koser in his workshop.
Chip Koser of Mashpee is a professionally trained chef who’s worked in a number of famous restaurants. But in recent years Chip has been spending l...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
25: The Packard Campus
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Learn about lost films, the National Jukebox, IRENE, how big a petabyte is, and much more on a tour of the Library of Congress Packard Campus featu...

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:10
Pittsburgh, PA
From: American Student Radio
Caption: The Harlan Twins, Credit: Chaz Mottinger
The music of Pittsburgh's own rockers, The Harlan Twins, rings true, "I can't be blue in Bloomfield."

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:33
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
From: Lauren Ober
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Doctor Max Owens
From: Max Owens
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Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a birth chart by an interested skeptic. Hidden from him for years, he attempts to reconcil...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
A Fish Tale
From: Emily Hsiao
Caption: Taxidermist Janet Messineo in her basement workshop, Credit: Emily Hsiao
Janet Messineo is a taxidermist on Martha's Vineyard. But you won't find any deer heads or bears in her workshop--just lots and lots of fish.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Justin Freeman: Words from a Pedicab Elite
From: Sam Houdek
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A local pedicabber reflects on his past three years of work.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
I Can Camp!
From: Radio K
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In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researched why people in Minnesota were spending less time outdoors. They found three problem...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Yellow-Bellied White Woman Fights the Blues
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Hello neighbor the weather is fine outside and my old stuff is all yours all free, well, kind of.

Bought by The Story and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Man With A Blue Truck
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Who knew a hit and run could end in friendship?

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2