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A Central Park Birder Experiences the Nebraska Crane Migration
From: Deborah Van Fleet
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A woman who usually does her "birding" in New York City's Central Park shares some of her reactions after experiencing the Sandhill Crane migration...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:51
Smart Parking
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Car parking gets a high-tech make-over

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:02
Trams for the Memories
From: Drew Leifheit
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Piece of olde Budapest reaches end of the line

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 08:24
Love & Borscht in Alaska
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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Nina Fefelov's Samovar Cafe brings a tempting taste of Russia to rural Alaska... with a heaping helping of one-of-a-kind love.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WFUV


  • Added: Aug 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 2
Tales of the Free Market
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ian Shoales finds disturbing evidence of the failures of capitalism.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:31
A Hot Time in Hinkley
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Storyteller Leni Ramberg visits that hot-bed of wild gambling: Hinkley, Minnesota.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
Some Days Are Better Than Others
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Storyteller and Cabin Attendant Paul Jacek recalls a flight that goes just fine--up to a point.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
The Rain in Spain
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Richard Tanner compresses an entire Spanish vacation into just over four minutes!

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Exile
From: Joan Schuman
Series: Travels In Stasis
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A meditation, a sad, but hopeful love letter, a spirited trek.

Bought by PRX Remix and WZBC


  • Added: Jun 21, 2006
  • Length: 22:39
  • Purchases: 2
A Ministry of Presence
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chaplin Nash Garabedian ministers aboard visiting tankers and cargo ships in Portland, Maine.

  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:10
Colorado Train Special
From: KRCC-FM
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All about trains in the Centennial State

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 1
National Aquarium in Baltimore
From: Ray Gard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Australian River Gorge Exhibit

  • Added: Jan 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:49
One Huge Backyard
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ten-year-old Connor Lent takes us on a tour of Cliff Island, Maine and shows us how island life is changing.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Miracle of Flight
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The forces of capitalism battle the inconvenience of modern travel.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
50% Business, 50% Community
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pilot Kevin Waters leads an island flying service on the mid-coast of Maine.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1
Music At Sea
From: Amber Edwards
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Brief history of the music played on ocean liners past and present, including the last song heard as the Titanic sank

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT-HD, WKMS, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2005
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 8
Tale of Two Cities
From: Sue Mell
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New York and San Francisco--a story of going home when you're not really sure what home is.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2005
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Bell of Roussillon
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The bell of Roussillon rings out a different kind of hour.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2004
  • Length: 03:58
In the Clutches of Fear - A Journey into the American Reality
From: Egon Koch
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The changes that were much implored on September 11 did not occur, neither in terms of world policies nor in the U.S. itself.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHB, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Nov 06, 2004
  • Length: 55:13
  • Purchases: 3
Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
From: Jackson Braider
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How my parents managed to create a navigational obstacle in Dublin Bay

Bought by PRX Remix and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2004
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
Dead of Summer and other poems.
From: Marjorie Van Halteren
Caption: NYC, Credit: M. Van Halteren
2" audio poem about summer, part of group of four. available separately.

Bought by KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZYX, and WMBR


  • Added: Aug 29, 2004
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 4
Ox-Bow Summer School of Art Documentary
From: M. Travis DiNicola
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A documentary about the Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, located near Saugatuck, Michigan.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2004
  • Length: 19:00
Fiat 500 Fan
From: monika mueller
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Her best travel companion - a Fiat 500

  • Added: Aug 08, 2004
  • Length: 03:05
Alaska Beckons
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Disillusioned with their teaching jobs in California, Ray takes a job at a one room school house in Alaska and their adventure begins.

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 1
Montpelier Renovations
From: Charlottesville Podcasting Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
James Madison's house is destroyed - on purpose

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio and WHQR


  • Added: Jun 28, 2004
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2