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Alex not Amy-Growing up transgender in the rural West
From: Denise Dowling
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A 10-year-old boy's journey to legally and socially change his gender in his hometown in the Rocky Mountain West.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Steve Kirby
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
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A memory on the late Steve Kirby and the lesson of human decency that he taught me.

  • Added: May 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:53
Nick Waterhouse interview and performance.
From: Alex Kime
Caption: Alex Kime Audio Producer
Nick Waterhouse, known for his soul influenced songs, got his start in the same scene as Ty Segall. Edited: Alex Kime.

  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 34:09
Hidden in Plain Sight: Sensory Processing Disorder
From: Benedict Carrizzo
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Documentary on a developmental affliction called "Sensory Processing Disorder."

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 24:44
Poets Laureate Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith in Conversation
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: NEA Audio Miscellany
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Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith share a few things in common beyond the fact that they are African-American female artists. They are also professors a...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 28:16
Clayton Williams
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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See all these blankets and quilts and stuff? I got enough in here to keep me warm.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
The Philosophy of Cancer
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Health & Healing
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A philosoper of biology shares her struggle with breast cancer and her opinions on ongoing debates over breast cancer screening.

Bought by KVSC and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 15:45
  • Purchases: 2
180303 Emile Griffith, Music From Boston and Music About The Back Door
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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I always equated boxing with "manhood" until the boxer Emile Griffith proved that decency is the path to "manhood." Emile had a more dramatic stor...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:49:23
Nether
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I love my city, and I rep it to the death. But at the same time, I’m a white boy in a black neighborhood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Hector Vasquez
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I was lost in gangs back in Guatemala. We were beating people, robbing them. But after I met God, everything changed. I found a new path.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Garland
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Painting, landscaping, demo work, dish washer... I'm available.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Past American Voice of Poet Kenneth Irby
From: New Letters on the Air
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The late poet Kenneth Irby (1936-2015) traveled the States before settling in Lawrence, where he spent his teaching and writing career at the Unive...

Bought by WNMU-FM, WNJR, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 31, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
180120 Substitute for Peggy Lou
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Music referring to Africa plus Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Sun Ra, Mingus and some others from my youth as an uninvited guest (more like a pest) at radio ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 01:35:35
Bottom of the Curve
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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A story about mid-life crises and how three people climbed out of them.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 37:05
  • Purchases: 1
Seeking Peace On Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special 2017
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Our annual compendium of highlights from a season of PEACE TALKS RADIO, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. This time li...

Bought by WHRV, KUOW, KVMR, KMSU, and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Brigsby Bear Radio Special
From: Joyride Media
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Stars and filmmakers talk about bringing Brigsby Bear to life on screen.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Pentatonix: That's Christmas To Me
From: Joyride Media
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A capella sensations Pentatonix offer unique versions of their favorite Christmas music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio and WCRI


  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
171111 Community Radio Versus Top Down Radio Models
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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We can fall deeply, madly in love with late-night radio. This doesn't happen with any of the visual mediums. Never with a screen. Thing is, radi...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:50:05
The Golden Record
From: Dominique Johnson
Series: Come As You Are
Caption: NASA's Golden Record, Credit: NASA
We wanted to know what's out there. We wanted to tell our stories, too. So we sent a message in a bottle out into interstellar space. The NASA Voya...

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:47:58
  • Purchases: 1
Stay Tuned
From: John Messmer
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Use this message between hourly or 30 minute radio programs.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: :03
#798- Artifacts or Idiots
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Should we deface or remove artifacts based on political or religious beliefs of the day? Destroy statues or remnants of societies how may not belie...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:56
The late Puerto Rican Poet & Fiction Writer Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Hispanic Heritage Month continues with a look at Puerto Rico’s culture and stories through the eyes of the late Judith Ortiz Cofer. In the...

Bought by New England Public Media


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
My Vietnam War - During, After, and Way After
From: WGCU
Caption: Michael Hirsh tells his story of being an Army Combat Correspondent in Vietnam.
Punta Gorda resident and WGCU reporter Michael Hirsh shares a first-hand account of his Vietnam War experiences, including audio recordings he made...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Hispanic Heritage month with the Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer, who influenced and mentored Latina writers around the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16) Natasha Trethewey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Guest editor of BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2017, Natasha Trethewey talks about her her first creative non-fiction book, BEYOND KATRINA: A MEDITATION ON T...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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