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Space Oddities: Episode 10-Odds 'n Ends
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: Coke's zero-g soda can., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Our last episode of the Space Oddities Podcast is a hodgepodge of stories dealing with space related marketing ideas, a couple of which you may rem...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 13:11
Space Oddities: Episode 3-The First Moon Flights Club
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: A sample of the Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership card., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Long before Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson began sending civilians into space, in the 1960s there was an American airline that had the same dream. ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
How Smart is my Dog?
From: Johnnie Dowling
Series: Insult My Intelligence
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Tim Dowling speaks to three of the leading dog cognition experts in the world to learn all about dog intelligence. He attempts to find out how smar...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2021
  • Length: 33:58
The Big Pond #17: The Detroit-Berlin-Connection
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Dimitri Hegemann, the mastermind behind the Berlin nightclub Tresor, has been nurturing an artistic connection between Berlin and Detroit since the...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 27, 2019
  • Length: 24:38
  • Purchases: 1
Facebook 911 (full version)
From: Jake Warga
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Menlo Park, California was a pretty sleepy bedroom community until Facebook came to town. One thing the social media giant has brought to Menlo Par...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2018
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Cactus King
From: Mark Bramhill
Caption: Lyn's giant metal cactus towers over his plant nursery., Credit: Mark Bramhill, Houston, 2016.
Meet Lyn Rathburn: folk artist and cactus mogul.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
Owning The Clouds
From: Steven Jackson
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Cloud seeding -- intervening in clouds to squeeze out precipitation -- is done all over the world. But it's not an exact science; we still have muc...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 3
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
A Bunch of Boats in the Boatyard
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Organizing the Maine Lobstering Union

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
Lost Weekend Video finds new ways to entertain in the digital age
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Lost Weekend Storefront on Valencia Street., Credit: Audrey Dilling
A couple on an evening stroll down Valencia Street comes to a stop outside Lost Weekend Video. They’re peering in through the big front window...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:33
Record Store Day 2013
From: Don Maue
Caption: Jerry's Records Pittsburgh PA
Record Store Day annually celebrates nostalgia and passion people have for vinyl records. This Cadeau Radio special spends the day at Jerry's Reco...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 30, 2014
  • Length: 24:03
  • Purchases: 1
Ghana From The Tree Tops
From: Podcast Kelly
Caption: Africa's first canopy ropewalk at Kakum National Park, Credit: Kelly Ramundo
Ghana has long been a special place for the African American diaspora. For many, "roots tourism" is a rite of passage. But in the early 90s, the We...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 14, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 1
Future Docs 7: Sarah and Peter Reach a Milestone
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Series: Future Docs
Caption: Second year medical student Sarah Rapoport grabs the mic and interviews fellow student Peter Kaminski., Credit: Kristin Gourlay
For the past school year, the series "Future Docs" has been following two Brown University medical students to see how their training is evolving w...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
Future Docs 4: Flirting with Specialties, Treating Real Patients
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Series: Future Docs
Caption: Second year medical student Sarah Rapoport, in Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School., Credit: Kristin Gourlay
We're checking in on our Future Docs, Sarah and Peter, who've nearly reached the mid-way point of their second year of medical school. Reporter Kri...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
The Trick That Turned Skateboarding Upside Down
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: The February 1985 cover featuring McGill unveiling the McTwist, Credit: Transworld Skateboarding
After almost 30 years, the McTwist still perplexes skaters—and sends them to the hospital. Tony Hawk and other skaters recount the history of the t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
HN- Great Chicago Fire
From: Conor Bentley
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A look at the Great Chicago Fire with Dr. Fiona Halloran.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 07:51
The Suspenders Juggling Troupe
From: Whitney Jones
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Snappy, Stretcho, and Criss-Cross are like brothers. Together they are The Suspenders Juggling Troupe from Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Suspenders ...

Bought by KUER and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 2
The Backyard Chicken Invasion
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Backyard Chickens, Credit: Photo by Guy Hand
The dramatic increase in interest in raising backyard or urban chickens and the cultural implications.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KVNF


  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 2
Underground Markets and Restaurants: Speakeasies for the Foodie Set
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Underground dinner in Washington state wine country, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the underground market and restaurant scene in the Northwest.

Bought by KUER and KISU


  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Dam Radio Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
CAROLE KING: TAPESTRY
From: Joyride Media
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New one-hour radio special tells the story of Carole King's classic album, TAPESTRY

Bought by WJCT, Radio Catskill, KFAI Minneapolis, Harford Community Radio, WFAE and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 36
In the Cold, Without Celebrities, New York Writers Strike
From: Kate Dailey
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audio postcard of the Writer's Guild East Strike

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:53
WWOZ Street Talk-First Book
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
At a recent event put on by first book hundreds of kids were given books as part of the 5 million books project.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Length: 09:11
The Soul of Chaka Khan
From: Joyride Media
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This new hour of music and conversation will feature Chaka Khan's career as one of R&B's leading female vocalists, and her influence on contemporar...

Bought by KMUW, Harford Community Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WJAB and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16