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One Last Word: Rural
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Something seems afoot out there; a new movement where gay men are moving to the country. And becoming best-selling authors and reality TV show host...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:14
Coming Home
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
The Love Boat
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
Caption: Gigi at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London
A true love story for those who have loved, lost and then gone on a cruise to forget... if only she hadn't picked the same cruise as her ex.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 11:15
  • Purchases: 2
21. France Was Years Ahead
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
In 1962 France was years ahead of the U.S. in ecological awareness and energy conservation, before the word "ecology" was even used in either count...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
60. A Shocking Discovery
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
Fred Flaxman's tongue-in-cheek memoir, "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry," concludes when the author discovers he's an old man on a subway in Paris.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 03, 2010
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
1. A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
What I learned about life from my dog when I was eight years old.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Cheap Gas
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's Commentaries
Caption: Andrew Hiller
As many prepare for our Summer vacations, commentator Andrew Hiller explains why buying cheap gas is a really bad idea.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:44
How Many Catholic Schools Want Lesbian Parents? Nun.
From: Matt Miller
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3
Gym
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's Commentaries
Caption: Andrew Hiller
A humorous commentary about the function of gyms and our resolve.

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 1
Andrew Hiller's Virtual World
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's Commentaries
Caption: Andrew Hiller
From i-Pods to i-Phones... You-Tube to chatrooms... writer Andrew Hiller says it seems we do everything we can to avoid actual human contact these ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Coal Mine Puts Safety Ahead of Profits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Your chuckle for the day.

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: :27
Proud to be a Nerd
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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There's a tipping point in every nerd's life - the moment they accept it's cool to be, well ... uncool.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
There's No Miss Manners for the iPhone
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
Caption: iPhone, Credit: Flickr Creative Commons, Gonzalo Baeza Hernández
Essayist Tracy Wu explains why we need an Emily Post for the digital age ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
Guido has The Last Word on Acting Happy
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
Sonari is Mixed
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: sonari, as a child.
What is "The Black Experience"?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3
The Cult of Luck
From: Ayana Contreras
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Ayana Contreras explores the motivation behind "playing the numbers", or the lottery.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:46
On the frontlines of the non-profit world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
Augmented Reality At The Thanksgiving Table
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Yelp's iPhone App in Action, Credit: Yelp.com
Eric Singley, Yelp’s Product Manager who has been working on Yelp’s iPhone app, walks us through the augmented reality (AR) experience they’re brin...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 10:37
Houses & Stuff
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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A piece about my house and my stuff. I think the title pretty much describes it. I peer suspiciously through the curtains and auto-dial the police.

Bought by KSFR, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Some people
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Some people...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
The Notebook
From: Walker Mettling
Series: the sparkle*
Caption: pitbull skull, Credit: wiki commons
Episode 1 of The Sparkle. I found this awesome notebook full of stories on the bus.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 1
Changing Majors - AGAIN?!!!
From: Scribes Creative Writing Club SUNY SB Southampton
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That's what her mother said, changing majors, again?

Bought by WTIP and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 2
How am I Going to Pay for This Thing?
From: Scribes Creative Writing Club SUNY SB Southampton
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College student worries about the cost of education.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:40
When I Grow Up? If I ever do...
From: Scribes Creative Writing Club SUNY SB Southampton
Caption: When I was 5 3/4 I wanted to be a fireman.
A college student ponders life.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 02:04

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