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Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/5/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I WENT WITH JACK TO FETCH WENT WE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Miss Smith and Miss Jones
From: Susan Kottler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When I was growing up in a small, rural city, we didn't even know there was a closet to come out of.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:09
Riddles from the Border Regions, 2/13/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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RUMMAGING THROUGH THE FOLDS OF GRAY...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Troy Night Out
From: Joel Patterson
Caption: Troy Night Out
30 minute montage of a street festival in Troy, New York

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 29:59
The Art Of The Stall
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the world of ice cream truck drivers in southern Maine.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:28
Kids' Money-Making Schemes
From: Mary Rose Madden
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This story takes you through the makeshift businesses kids invent when money matters are less complicated, less stressful, and MORE adventurous.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 3
Whistle and Hum
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Whistle while you work but when you retire...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 1
Second Loves
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A wife comes first

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :52
Wonderful Life
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tale of a happy childhood, thinking like a cowboy and making inventions.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:25
Chicago
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A recollection of the city of superlatives.

Bought by KACU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1
Mothers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A. revealing that more than just memories, mothers are an inner presence.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
How Records Are Made
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A pop song in the classic sense with a quirky monologue of implausible facts about how records are made.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:29
Kangaroo
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The kangaroo is a favorite animal for reincarnation.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:09
Leaving Portland
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A carefree tale of plane travel with mixed, but happy results.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: :15
Tango Man
From: KUOW
Series: Spring 2006 Fundraising Spots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"We'll talk about tango forever because it's got a mystery."

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 1
Holiday Gift Guide
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Spectrum Radio's 1st Annual Holiday Gift Guide

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 05:48
Three Days Before Christmas in the Zombie Hut
From: Brendan Greeley
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Several people in a tiki bar respond to the question "What's the worst gift you've ever received?"

Bought by KMXT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUT, KVNF, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 10
Tango!
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.

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


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5