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The Apple Seed - Thanksgiving with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special episode of The Apple Seed that will help you celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll share stories of things we’re thankful for, stories about grea...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KTNA, KKRN, WVPE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps: Bobby Huber and Fritzi Huber
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber remember the first time they celebrated Halloween and how their circus performing parents made it a night they neve...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
RDD: The Rough Draft Diaries Valentine's Day Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Valentine's Day falls on a Wednesday this year and we just couldn't pass up the chance to share this holiday with all the lovers (and haters) of th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 06:07
The Holiday Season: Spreading Joy or Spreading Stress
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: A Christmas display, the one referred to in the audio piece, in a grocery store on October 27th. , Credit: Emma Henzes
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...

Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
Folklorist Moira Marsh Loves The Krampus
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Monsters descended on Bloomington's B-Line Trail Saturday evening.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Carol Miller and Marge Klindera
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Carol Miller (L) and Marge Klindera (R)
Marjorie Klindera and Carol Miller have spent the past 30 Thanksgivings answering phone calls about turkey troubles from panicked home cooks.

Bought by WTIP, WUTC, WHYY, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 4
The History Behind Easter Traditions
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Courtesy of T. Demand, Credit: (cc) <a href=" http://www.faunaflorawallpaper.com/viewer/wallpaper.php?/rabbit/31680/rabbit-easter-eggs-ccbysa-Gerbil">T. Demand</a>
The stories behind popular Easter traditions like the Easter Bunny and decorating eggs.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 7
Off-Ramp Presents: Another Fake Holiday War - Canadian v American Thanksgiving
From: john rabe
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Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
Chanukah, 1992
From: Dennis Funk
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A night of recollections, moments and new memories.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
Santa University
From: Maeve Conran
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What makes a good Santa? It's not just about the belly and the beard... we'll find out more when we take a visit to a "School For Santas" in Arvada...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KGNU Community Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 7
Buying a Christmas Tree
From: Gabe Bullard
Caption: A Christmas tree seller, Credit: Gabe Bullard
A man and his date accidentally decide to buy a Christmas tree.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
Family Holiday Traditions,...for better or for worse.
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Storytellers explore the crazy holiday traditions our families desperately cling to at this time of year.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 01:46:34
  • Purchases: 1
Monster College
From: Andrew Hiller
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A sound rich romp behind the scenes at a haunted house. Full of screams, shriks and laughs, Monster College is a workshop with a two page syllabus...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Yes, Virginia, There Still is A Santa Claus
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3124443099/, Credit: Kevin Dooley
Is there a Santa Claus? A look at how today’s embattled editorial writers would answer that question.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Boise State Public Radio, KUER, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 10
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Vox Pop
From: Jennifer Ball
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I visited the wharfs in Portland, Maine to talk about ITLAPD.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
Year of the Boar
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder and his wife, Wendy Mok, celebrate Chinese New Year...the old-fashioned way

  • Added: Jan 08, 2008
  • Length: 08:29
Shopping For The Twelve Days of Christmas
From: Mandy Walker
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Shopping for the Twelve Days of Christmas may sound like fun but where do you find lords-a-leaping and how much do maids-a-milking cost?

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
Passover candy - an audio tour of a Lower East Side candy store
From: Julie Subrin
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Jerry Cohen, owner of Economy Candy on New York City's Lower East Side, takes Blake Eskin on a tour of the shop's Passover selection (with a few c...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KWMR, KRCB 104.9, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 6
Everyday's Christmas at "Unclaimed Baggage"
From: Tanya Ott
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Got a little last minute holiday shopping to do? How about all that unclaimed airline baggage? It's a unique shopping experience!

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 2