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After a Quarter Century these Cravin' Dogs are Still Rockin'
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Cravin' Dogs at the Black Cat in 1995, Credit: Courtesy of Steve Reda
There probably aren’t many trails along the Cobblestone path that the Cravin’ Dogs haven’t wandered down. From dives and coffee shops to concert ha...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
The Theremin: More Than A Musical Gimmick
From: Vermont Public
Caption: Kevin Colusa playing the theremin in his living room.
You may not know the name, but you'd recognize the sound: that spooky electronic music that's was a staple of science fiction movies. It comes a fr...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Boulder's Poetry-only Bookstore
From: Nadia Khasawneh
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The Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, in its cozy setting on the University Hill, is a place for poetry-lovers. Dedicated only to poetry, this n...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:03
A Day in the life of a Singing Telegram
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Gran...

Bought by KUT and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes: Apes in space
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Ham, the first chimp in space, Credit: NASA
In this episode, host Gabriel Spitzer considers what science has to learn from flying saucers, what it might take for humans to colonize space in o...

Bought by WVTF, WTJU, KBGA 89.9 FM, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 12:59
  • Purchases: 6
He's A Fake Nowhere Man
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Interview and commentary with Mark Benson, who's been playing John Lennon in the Beatles tribute band 1964 for nearly three decades.

Bought by KEOS and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Postcard from The National Cornbread Festival
From: Big Shed Audio
Caption: Shea Shackelford enjoying a barbecue sundae at the 2005 National Cornbread Festival, Credit: Jennifer Deer
"Oh, I love it. You can't live without corn bread. And you gotta cook it in that skillet, too! ... Corn bread basically was poor man's food that ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KTXK, Raven Radio, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 10
Swashbucklers go public in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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A secret society of swordsmen revealed their talents and charitable aspirations to their home community of Bemidji at the Swashbucklers' Guild Equi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 1
Monster College
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Doors of New Orleans
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Ambush Theater
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Ambush Exercise, Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Hiller
Citizens should be on the look-out. Shrubbery wearing striped stockings have been seen... well, STALKING citizens. For ten years now, from Rhode I...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru uncovers the rules behind Japanese baseball. Accidentally smack the matter with the ball? You better practice your bowing...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Familial Allure of Mexican Botaneros
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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Unique to the state of Colima, this week's Global Guru explores the familial vaudevillian antics of a Mexican botanero through the eyes of a charmi...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 3
Sweden's Curious Christmas
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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What's Donald Duck got to do with a Swedish Christmas?

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 14
Boston's River Man
From: Rachel Leventhal
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Dan Driscoll spent 20 years restoring abused and forgotten corridors along Boston’s Charles River, creating habitat for wildlife and access for peo...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 14:32
  • Purchases: 1
Giving Women The Vote
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
Caption: Votes For Women!, Credit: Library of Congress
2010 was the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave American women the right to vote. Women got the vote, in part, because of a promise ...

Bought by WWNO, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Hark!, WSGE and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 9
Creative Commutes
From: David Schultz
Caption: Slugging at the Pentagon is just one of the ways people in the Washington region develop their own methods of avoiding traffic-clogged highways., Credit: David Schultz/WAMU
Traffic congestion in the D.C. region is at an all-time high. That's forced many to get creative with their commutes.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
Sweet Science
From: Tom Niemisto
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A new boxing clinic focuses on both physical fitness and philosophical growth.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 11, 2010
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 2
Global Guru-Tasmanian Devils
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru risks life and limb to learn how to track Tasmanian devils in the wild.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 3
How to Endure Winter
From: Suzanne Pekow
Caption: Christopher Wright walks outside in Minneapolis on some of the coldest days of the year., Credit: Suzanne Pekow
A winter-phobic learns to enjoy outdoor activities in one of the country's coldest climates.

Bought by KSKA, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and WBEZ


  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 5
The Evolution of the Mash-Up
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Thru-You YouTube Music Mash-up from User Generated Content, Credit: Thru-You.com / Kutiman
Mash-ups (creating new art works from existing creative pieces) have been around for at least two decades, but the digital universe has helped this...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2010
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 2
Hide and Seek
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.

Bought by KRUA, KOSU, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
Retro Product Proves Recession Proof
From: Todd Bookman
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A family business named Sarah's Hat Boxes is surviving the Great Recession, despite selling a product more befitting an era defined by the Great De...

Bought by WILL and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
Cracking Open the Kabocha Squash
From: KUOW
Caption: Jess Thomson cracks open a kabocha squash., Credit: Megan Sukys
The kabocha squash looks like a small green pumpkin. And with its warty texture, the kabocha isn't terribly inviting to the uninitiated. But food w...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:01
  • Purchases: 1

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