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Satisfying Wanderlust during COVID-19
From: World Footprints LLC
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Learn how to have unique travel experiences from home and gain some insights on family travel planning post coronavirus on World Footprints with Ia...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2020
  • Length: 19:16
StoryCorps: Wally Funk and Mary Holsenbeck
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Wally and Mary, circa 1993. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Mary Holsenbeck.
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
OPERATION AVALANCHE -- Matt Johnson & Matt Miller Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Matt Miller & Matt Johnson, San Francisco, CA 9/19/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Matt Johnson and Matt Miller talk going retro, the power of secrets, and cutting Bobby Kennedy out of their film.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 14:26
CREATIVE CONTROL -- Reggie Watts & Benjamin Dickinson Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Reggie Watts & Benjamin Dickinson, San Francisco, CA 3/26/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Benjamin Dickinson and Reggie Watts talk multiple realities, space spores, and the difference between loops and spirals.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 21:35
The Speed of Sound: Toro y Moi
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Chaz Bundick never meant to be a musician. It was never in his original plan. He wanted to be a graphic designer. But now that he’s blown up as Tor...

Bought by KHNS and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
OJ: The Musical
From: Bill Lancz
Caption: Poster
A mockumentary about an OJ Simpson/Othello mashup musical will be released on iTunes and will play one night in theaters nationwide--June 17, the 2...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
16: Song Swap (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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There's a man in Brooklyn who owns a song by Sufjan Stevens... but he doesn't release it as some normally would. He does something much more special.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
16: Song Swap
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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There's a man in Brooklyn who owns a song by Sufjan Stevens... but he doesn't release it as some normally would. He does something much more special.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 19:56
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Frank Kovac
From: StoryCorps
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Frank Kovac talks about building the world's largest rotating-globe planetarium.

Bought by WEZU, Spokane Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
Crowd-sourcing Biological Solutions Through Gaming
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Fold.It screen shot
A web-based video game called FoldIt uses crowd-sourcing in the hopes of solving some very big -- er, tiny -- biological problems.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
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
Social Media Midlife Crisis
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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A reflection on a generation's obsession with Facebook and how it might be affecting our emotional lives. Sound rich. Features an interview with a ...

Bought by KSFR and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes: Decoding Science
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Gordon's pez: an image of tensor glyphs baffles a spouse., Credit: Courtesy of Gordon Kindlmann
Some tough science threatens an otherwise happy marriage, and some gifted students try to unravel relativity.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 26, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Virtual Goods Real People
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Virtual Goods (via Viximo.com homepage), Credit: Viximo.com
Why are real people paying real money for products that don’t exist? And can this monetize networking sites? Jim Cosco gets to the bottom of it wit...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
David Byrne Does PowerPoint
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trust David Byrne -- master of image, music, and text -- to reveal the creative potential of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 22, 2004
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2