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Mascot Boot Camp: Putting the F-U back in FUN
From: Alexis Kenyon
Caption: Dave Raymond watching Fritz the Cat at Mascot Boot Camp, Credit: Alexis Kenyon
Since retiring as the original Philie Phanatic, Dave Raymond makes his living training professional mascot performers and creating new mascot ident...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:31
A Basement in Queens
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Caption: Arkadiy Aronov., Credit: Photo courtesy of Spartak Sports Club, Rego Park, Queens.
Judo olympians train in humble surroundings at Spartak Sport Club in Rego Park, Queens.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:34
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
Hunting
From: Y-Press
Series: Youth and legal uses of guns
Caption: Bekie Stergar with the her kill. Brown County, Indiana, 2011. Gun pictured is a 22 caliber rifle. , Credit: submitted photo
For teens, hunting can be a right of passage and a way to bond with family members. Allison Albrecht, 13, speaks with two teen hunters from Central...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:24
StoryCorps: Gweneviere Mann and Yasir Salem
From: StoryCorps
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Gweneviere Mann talks to her boyfriend, Yasir Salem, about living without a short-term memory. Her condition results from a stroke she suffered dur...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 2
Trivia night at the Edinburgh Castle Pub
From: KALW
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Tuesday nights aren't exactly the most exciting night of the week. Most bands play over the weekend. Movies open on Friday. But, if you're the type...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 09:02
Taking on the Flying Trapeze by Katherine Sims of Weekday High
From: YouthCast
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You’re probably hearing a whole bunch of back to school nonsense right now: features about homeschooling, tracking, uniforms, extended school hours...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:50
StoryCorps: Harvey Sherman
From: StoryCorps
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Harvey Sherman remembers October 3, 1951, when the Brooklyn Dodgers lost the pennant on a home run known as the "shot heard 'round the world."

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Marat and Leon Kogut
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Leon Kogut talks with his son, Marat Kogut, an NBA referee.

Bought by WEZU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
Hot dog! It's the Wiener Nationals
From: KALW
Caption: Flickr photo by Arlette. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arlette/4712343729/
This story has all the excitement of a day at the races: ladies in fancy hats, frazzled handlers, strutting owners, and surly gamblers. But the ani...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
Extreme Biking: dangerous, dirty and tons of fun
From: KALW
Caption: Extreme cyclists gather before the race, Credit: Dara Kerr
Cutting your gas bill, your carbon footprint, or your waistline: these are some of the reasons to bike more. And in San Francisco, biking has incre...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sister Vincent Cecire
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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94-year-old Sister Vincent Cecire tells her friend Sister Catherine Garry how she fell in love with baseball.

Bought by WEZU, KZYX, The Story, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 4
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
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
This is Hilltop
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The snowboarding season is winding down in Anchorage. So that means the final mountain push has begun.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
B-Side: Summer Fun
From: B-Side Radio
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A cure for the dog days of summer, this edition of B-Side bring you the best of the season of watermelon and warm nights.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KISU, KSJD, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2008
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 10
Baseball - My First Love
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Remembering Remus
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Summer Baseball League in Small Town Michigan

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 08:10
American Idol Comes to the Ballpark
From: Philip Graitcer
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This year is the 100th anniversary of Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cars, Scars and Handlebars
From: Sarah Lange
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The Life of a Bike Messenger

Bought by KUER, KUT, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 3
Side Saddle Weekend
From: diane toomey
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Think side saddle riding went out with corsets and bustles? Think again.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2008
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1
Help Wanted
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Does a magical place exist where you can get paid to climb?

  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 25:00
Boston Bandits: The outlaws of the Marathon community
From: Kris Carter
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The story of one unregistered Boston Marathon runner contrasted with Race Director, Dave McGillivray's thoughts of breaking the rules.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Marathon - The Decision
From: Ray Gard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How are you going to loose your New Year's weight Resoloution ? Run ?!?

  • Added: Jan 19, 2008
  • Length: 12:05