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Roots of the Frozen Chosen
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Speed-kibitzing with the second Jewish baby ever born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
poker - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "poker"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:54
pioneer - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "pioneer"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:35
kowtow - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "kowtow"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
You Are Here: 1000 years of mapmaking history in one brief segment
From: Jackson Braider
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A short introduction to the wonderful world of maps

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, KUOW, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 4
K is for Koechel: The Story Behind Those Mozart Numbers
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
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A colorful history of the K numbers we use to keep tabs on Mozart's music.

Bought by WMNR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT-HD, WCPN, BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:35
  • Purchases: 7
The Tribal Beat - Mesa Verde Special
From: KSUT
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Native News show spotlighting Mesa Verde's 100th Birthday.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jul 21, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Soundways - Jacksonville, FL
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Jacksonville, FL w/ Derek Trucks interview

  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
American Soundways - Fort Worth, TX
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Fort Worth, TX w/ Delbert McClinton interview

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Soundways - Portland, OR
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging in Portland w/ Kelly Joe Phelps interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
American Soundways - Charlotte, NC
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging from Charlotte w/ Jorma Kaukonen interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 52:00
Going Public Part II
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the history of Seattle's pioneering public art program

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
Going Public Part I
From: KUOW
Series: Going Public
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An overview of memorable public art in Seattle.

  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 07:00
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
Zuni Running
From: Western Folklife Center Media
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Long distance running has long held symbolic meaning for many Native Americans, particularly Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. And as Hal Cannon of ...

Bought by WXDU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KRCC-FM, The Nature Podcast, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 5
Black Classical Masters series: William Grant Still
From: David Person
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Profile of William Grant Still, the dean of black classical composers, with excerpts of an interview with his daughter Judy.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2006
  • Length: 19:57
Brunswick Stew
From: With Good Reason
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What does it take to make Brunswick Stew? According to Stew Master John D. Clary, "200 pounds of chicken, 150 pounds of butter beans... seven ounce...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
Darwin Exhibit
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Profile of the American Museum Of Natural History in New York's Darwin Exhibit

  • Added: Dec 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:54
Loch Lomond
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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British pianist Leslie Howard tells the story behind this familiar Scottish classic.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:37
World Military Honor Guard
From: Charles Lane
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A look at military funerals around the world

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Testing the Alarms
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Post 9/11 fear divides communities.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Nov 14, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Railing over Train Smoke!
From: KSUT
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Train smoke plagues Durango, Colorado residents while feeding the town's economy.

Bought by KOTO and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Nov 03, 2005
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 2
Jincho
From: WAMU
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When Josue arrived in the US he was surprised to find that some of the Latino students in his school weren't as welcoming as he thought they'd be.

Bought by WMNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Sep 08, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7
Rocco from the Bronx
From: Adam Allington
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Rocco Migliorelli talks about farming in the Bronx during the 1930's, 40's and 50's

Bought by WFUV and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Aug 17, 2005
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2

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