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Episode 94: Surfing With Jason
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Justin Murray and his brother Jason spent their childhoods in Florida. They did everything together: fishing, surfing, making their own surfboards....

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 18:42
StoryCorps: Keith Sims and Melvin Pender
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Don't mess with my game
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Potential Major League Baseball rule changes will impact how the game is played at every level and may not be what's best for baseball.

  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 06:32
Rise of the NBA G-League Already Impacting Amateur Athletics
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Darius Bazley's decision could seriously impact the dynamics of college basketball, Credit: Associated Press
Darius Bazley's decision to decommit from Syracuse to pursue the NBA G-League will have ramifications for years to come in the college basketball l...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
Syracuse Lacrosse's New York State of Mind
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
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Examining the heavy New York influence on the Syracuse University lacrosse program, and the deep roots of lacrosse in the state of New York.

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 04:15
Rally Time for the National Pastime: How Declining Numbers Hurt Youth Baseball
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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For the past 15 years, youth participation in baseball has been in a steep decline. Many baseball organizations across the country are working to c...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
Sports Fandom: An Abusive Relationship
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A look into why sports fans continue to cheer on their teams when, win or lose, it's going to stress them out. Really.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:24
FALL POEMS: "Wide Receiver" by Mark Halliday
From: The Poetry Foundation
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This contemporary poem gets into the mind of a wide receiver in the middle of a play.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:23
  • Purchases: 1
Drowned
From: Sean Callahan
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Inspired by an Old Spice commercial as a kid, Kieran Burke always wanted to be a surfer. But learning proved difficult with no one to teach him.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2015
  • Length: 04:39
Playing for two
From: Amy Wimmer Schwarb
Series: NCAA Champion: The Magazine of College Sports
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Florida Gulf Coast University's Kaneisha Atwater got pregnant at 18, but her dreams didn't die when her son was born. What she thought was her mist...

Bought by iPondr, KRZA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 4
Waiting for Jim
From: Annie McEwen
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Jim is a young man who has everything in the world but direction.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 17:10
Mascot Boot Camp: Putting the F-U back in FUN
From: Alexis Kenyon
Caption: Dave Raymond watching Fritz the Cat at Mascot Boot Camp, Credit: Alexis Kenyon
Since retiring as the original Philie Phanatic, Dave Raymond makes his living training professional mascot performers and creating new mascot ident...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:31
The Great Limerick Run Fundraisers
From: Alison Turner
Caption: Runners line up at the start of the Great Limerick Run 2012
In May 2012, over 8000 people took part in the Great Limerick Run in south west Ireland. Alison Turner ran the 6 mile race to raise funds for char...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:31
Something Left To Give
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 4
Boston Bandits: The outlaws of the Marathon community
From: Kris Carter
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The story of one unregistered Boston Marathon runner contrasted with Race Director, Dave McGillivray's thoughts of breaking the rules.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?
From: Julie Shapiro
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An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 3
Being in the Woods
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Hunters describe experiences they have with wildlife while hunting in the woods

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
Careful What You Shoot
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Two men tell stories about gun accidents and talk about the responsibility that comes with handling firearms

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Taking a Life
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this show, hunters talk about the experience of taking an animal's life

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Southwest Side Stories: The Jumps
From: carly zwiazek
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On the Southwest Side, serenity is motorcycle racing at The Jumps.

Bought by PRX


  • Added: Feb 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Fixed Gear Bikes
From: Jonathan Menjivar
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An exploration of the bicycle and why sometimes simpler is better.

Bought by PRX Remix, WTJU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 10