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India's kite makers and kite fighters
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: Kite maker Abdul Rauf (center) with Dilip Kapadia (right) flying a kite on a Mumbai rooftop, Credit: Adi Narayan
A profile of two old men who've bonded over the last three decades by their love for kites. One lovingly makes them, while the other flies them in ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Through Thick and Thin
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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It’s not every day that the small town of Wise, Virginia gets a visit from a major magazine. But two professors from the University of Virginia’s C...

Bought by KENW and WEZU


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 2
John Fanta Previews Seton Hall Track
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Caption: John Fanta Preview SHU Sports
John Fanta previews Seton Hall Track for the 2014-2015 College season

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 03:35
Football!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Argentina shrine, Credit: Sandip Raoy
World Cup fever has infected the entire world... including Kolkata, India!

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
NBA Draft 2014 Recap
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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John Fanta recaps the 2014 NBA Draft

  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:36
Joking
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week on State of the Human we’re investigating how people use joking to create new realities for themselves and the people around them.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:18
  • Purchases: 2
All Around Cowboy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: At the rodeo , Credit: Vanessa Rancaño
A tight knit group of queer cowboys has found a way to live the country and Western lifestyle in their own way. Producer Vanessa Rancaño brings us...

Bought by KVNF, Marfa Public Radio, and Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Keep Bowling As Long As You Can
From: Nancy Klingener
Caption: Nellie Kenyon , Credit: Nancy Klingener
Final advice from a bowling teammate has one veteran of a candlepin bowling league reconsidering whether to retire.

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


  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 6
Ski Champion's Invention Transformed The Sport
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 2
A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan
From: WWNO
Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center
There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
The Sweet Science
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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The story of one woman's improbable journey from the gym to the boxing ring.

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 16:05
Where Does the Washington Football Team's Controversial Name Come From?
From: Lauren Ober
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For the past few years, the Washington Redskins have been embroiled in battle after battle over its team name. Lots of people object to the name on...

Bought by WTJU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WXDU


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Frank and Jack Tempone
From: StoryCorps
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Frank Tempone apologizes to his 12-year-old son, Jack for leaving the family after suffering from severe depression.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WEZU


  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Upside of Failure
From: Peter Frick-Wright
Series: 30 Minutes West
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Rush Sturges spent two years helping Rafa Ortiz train to run Niagara Falls in a kayak. But on the big day, things didn't go as planned.

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Storyville: "Finding It In The Sun"
From: WWNO
Series: Storyville
Caption: The 1910 New Orleans Pelicans baseball team; Shoeless Joe Jackson is #12.
This piece by Eric Millman is about moving to New Orleans from California hoping to join a baseball community, and drowning in the unavoidable Sain...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
Last Pin Standing
From: Lauren Ober
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The year was 1959. Alaska and Hawaii officially became U.S. states. Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba. And the White Oak Duckpin Lanes opened in t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
Defying Olympic Odds, ‘Grandma Luge’ Makes Archery Bid
From: Lauren Ober
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Anne Abernathy is a woman who’s been defying the odds her whole life. After graduating from college, Abernathy became a professional singer and pe...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Seton Hall Basketball Post Game Remarks 03-12-2014
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Seton Hall Basketball Post Game Remarks following first Big East Tournament Game.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 07:37
Only Olympic sport played with brooms finds a home in the Bay Area
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Barry Ivy at the Golden Gate Bonspiel, Credit: San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club
Inside a huge ice rink in San Jose, where the Sharks hockey team practices, thirty-two men and women are laughing, yelling, and taking turns sweepi...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 06:31
The Appeal of Running Track
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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A lot of mental work and skill the combine to help you win a running race. To this young Minneapolis poet, nothing is more fun.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
45: Sounds of Skateboarding
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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An exploration into skateboarding's rhythmic, musical and hypnotic side.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 13:37
  • Purchases: 2
Running Marathons Late in Life (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Already a few weeks into the year, it might feel too late to make (or keep) resolutions—eat less sugar, watch less TV, or maybe, start running. Rep...

Bought by KENW, KSKA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 3
Taking Wheelchairs To New Heights
From: Lauren Ober
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Some people are not meant to stay on the ground, weighted down by gravity. Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is one of those people. He’s used a wheelcha...

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


  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 3
A class for dancers with big dreams, and leg warmers
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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On Sunday mornings in the Castro neighborhood, there’s a place where rhythm reigns. Dancers pull out their leg warmers, spandex and fluorescent hea...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1

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