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NEA Jazz Moments with Pianist, Joanne Brackeen (round two)
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Joanne Brackeen is the only female to join Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and talks working with Stan Getz.

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 8
Panic, Mayhem, Hysteria – War of the Worlds
From: Roger McDonough
Caption: Orson Welles news conference, 1938, Credit: WikiCommons
On October 30th, 1938, American radio audiences - believing that a Martian invasion was underway - went absolutely nuts. Panicked masses fled to th...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KALW, and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 3
Outside of Jazz Fest
From: Sarah Holtz
Series: New Orleans Street Economy
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Despite strict rules that you can't illicitly sell things outside of Jazz Fest, there is a whole economy that exists just beyond the festival gates...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:40
Vote-less, not voiceless: Dreamers reshape Arizona politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Elizabeth Perez working at City Hall, Credit: Valeria Fernandez
From civil disobedience to civic accountability, youth that can’t vote are making the voice of the Latino community heard in local politics and at ...

Bought by WDBM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 17, 2016
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 3
Curling is good in Stanley, Idaho
From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez
Caption: Curler Lee Banville prepares to sweep in front of the stopne in hopes that the unpredictable outdoor ice doesn’t throw the stone too far off course. Banvile plays for the “Rocks int eh KettleHouse” out of Missoula, Mont. , Credit: Photo Credit: Sergio A Gonzalez-Gonzales
The Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel holds renown for being the only outdoor bonspiel in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ice is bad, the c...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:06
Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.
From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez
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Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:20
The Elusive Neighborhood Cop
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Increasingly, police don’t live in the neighborhoods, or even the cities they patrol. But is that a problem? Law enforcement agencies around the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Invisible Workers, Laboring in the Shadows
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Woman waiting to cross the border into Morocco carrying imported goods from Spain , Credit: Thalia Beaty and Maggy Donaldson
Millions of people around the world work in jobs that aren’t formally recognized or afforded legal protections typical of wage earning jobs. On thi...

Bought by KALW, WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Philippine Squatters Use Their Political Weight to Win Permanent Homes
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Squatters' settlement along a Manila, Philippines waterway , Credit: Aurora Almendral
Reporter Aurora Almendral visits one squatter settlement in the Philippine and finds out how one community leveraged their political power into hom...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 1
Not Just a Ride Home
From: Katie Klocksin
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Michael Powell is a train driver for the Chicago Transit Authority. He captivated me for years with his chatty speeches over the train's speakers. ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Pumpkin Chuckin'
From: JP Davidson
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Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Bittersweetness of God's Love (Full version)
From: Eric Winick
Series: The Bittersweetness of God's Love
Caption: Ford Transit Connect
Three views of the New York City non-profit meal delivery program, God's Love We Deliver.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
Tattoo Artist
From: Whitney Jones
Caption: Angel Quinonez
Angel Quinonez first became interested in tattoos growing up next to a motorcycle club. He got his first tattoo when he was 17 and starting tattooi...

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


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
U Pick Blueberries
From: Marianne Gardner
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A community of pickers tell the story of this u pick blueberry patch.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
Postcard from The National Cornbread Festival
From: Big Shed Audio
Caption: Shea Shackelford enjoying a barbecue sundae at the 2005 National Cornbread Festival, Credit: Jennifer Deer
"Oh, I love it. You can't live without corn bread. And you gotta cook it in that skillet, too! ... Corn bread basically was poor man's food that ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KTXK, Raven Radio, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 10
Picture Day!
From: Big Shed Audio
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Spend a day with a school-portrait photographer at an elementary school in the Washington, DC.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 3
Dialog in the Dark
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visually impaired guides lead sighted visitors through the dark

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Lourdes Miracle
From: John Laurenson
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The extraordinary popularity of the pilgrimage to Lourdes 150 years on.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 14:48
The Wild Gatherer
From: Marianne Gardner
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Marianne goes with the Wild Gatherer to gather mushrooms.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
An Immigrant's Story in Four Generations
From: Melissa Townsend
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The great grandson of a Norwegian homesteader tells his family's story in five scenes.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
Getting Kids Outdoors
From: James Mills
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at youth outdoor programs and why they're important

  • Added: Oct 19, 2007
  • Length: 12:21
Last Chance for Oysters
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America, a day on the river with one of southern Maryland's last working oystermen

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Sleepover!
From: Hillary Frank
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Two reporters spend the night at 10-year-old sleepover parties--one with the boys and one with the girls.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, WRNC-LP, SALTcast Podcast, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 5