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Rent-A-Pet
From: Adam Allington
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Who wants a three-legged one-eyed pittbull mix?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFIU, and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
Restoration of the "River of Many Fish"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Ashtabula River in Ohio flows into Lake Erie, one of the four Great Lakes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Spices of Life: Needling Nina
From: Sue Schardt
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In this premiere episode of Spices of Life, Nina Simonds takes us for a visit to her Chinese acupuncturist, Dr. Zhu..

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
Narcoleptic Christmas
From: Hillary Frank
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A woman discovers she's narcoleptic at Christmastime.

Bought by KUER and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 2
Valentine's Day at the Roxy
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of the annual Valentine's Day dance at the Roxy, a one-of-a-kind club that caters to the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
The Truth About Dracula
From: Hillary Frank
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Suzanne Muldowney explains why her interpretation of Dracula is the most authentic.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WRIR, KALW, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 11
NORML: Dr. Mitch Earleywine- Sex and Marijuana
From: NORML Foundation
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Chris Goldstein and Dr. Earleywine offer a candid discussion surrounding sex and marijuana.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2007
  • Length: 11:59
Texas Park Has Bad Air Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Big Bend National Park has some of the most spectacular scenery in the United States. It's in the boonies of southwest Texas, yet it has the smoggi...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
White Tea in Three Minutes
From: Paul Levinson
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an appreciation

  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:04
Sit With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Twelve year old Cameron Ledoux talks with his father about his dad's depression.

Bought by HowSound, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
"Bright" Worms Live Longer
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...

Bought by KMXT and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Mussels May Yield Medically Useful Glue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here's a story that?ll stick with you! We're talking about sticky stuff - glue - and the mussels that make it.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Benetech's Humanitarian Technology
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 08:39
Are Your Favorite Medicinal Herbs Endangered?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Better Weather Forecasting Can Curb Epidemics
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Could more accurate weather forecasts help prevent epidemics? Yes, according to recent research.

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Ground We Lived On
From: Sound Portraits
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Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality and loss in recordings she made during the last months of her father's life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 12
Bones In Motion
From: James Mills
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bones In Motion turns cell phones into athletic training devices

  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 08:15
David Berman Goes on Tour
From: Jesse Dukes
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David Berman, a songwriter, finally meets his fans.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:13
Art Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients
From: Mary Rose Madden
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An optimistic approach for helping patients and patient's families deal with the disease

  • Added: Nov 02, 2006
  • Length: 14:42
Before & After: The Second Spirit of a One-Eyed Photographer
From: Rebecca Sheir
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When she lost her sight, she found her vision.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2006
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Home Sweet Home Birth
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the Dutch tradition of home births and what the future has in store for his practice.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
RN Documentary: Diner Pensant
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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What our diet tells us about our relationship with the natural world.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KFAI Minneapolis, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 21, 2006
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 3
Fuel Crisis
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Drug use and attempted suicide. Hey, they're serious. Really. No, honest. Ask storyteller Marti MacGibbon.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
I'll Quit Cutting When You Quit Smoking
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Excerpts from the diary of a girl who insists that self-mutilation is saving her life.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2006
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
An Encounter at Harold's Cross
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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The privations of war lead to a surprising night on the town for a Dublin doctor.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:25