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Ep. 5 2019 Was Not A Good Year For Me
From: Haley Taylor
Series: Tales For Other Times
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Although 2019 was not a good year for Haley, this episode actually features one of her strongest allies throughout bad years and good ones. A frien...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
Time Well Spent - Bypass
From: Ronald Young Jr
Series: Time Well Spent - Bypass Series
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In this episode, I reveal a secret that i've kept from my parents for 16 years. What direction will this go?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 24:50
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rohulamin Quander at his home in Washington D.C. in 2016 and Alicia Argrett in Madison, Mississippi in 2010., Credit: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett.
An African American family that traces its roots back to Nancy Carter Quander, a woman who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington, talks abou...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Albert Sykes and Aidan Sykes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Albert and Aidan Sykes at their StoryCorps interview in Jackson, Mississippi on February 20, 2015., Credit: Vanessa Gonzalez-Block for StoryCorps.
Albert Sykes speaks with his nine-year-old son, Aidan, about black fatherhood, and his hopes for the future.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WERA-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
Fina's Coronavirus D
From: Kitty Felde
Series: The Fina Mendoza Mysteries (Audio Drama)
Caption: Actors Amy Solano and Monica Vigil play Fina and Gabby
Our 10-year-old detective is stuck at home and her teacher has assigned a living history project: keep a coronavirus journal for future historians ...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 13:38
The Contest between Wisdom and Luck
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A collection of stories that explore wisdom and luck.

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Big and Little
From: Katz Laszlo
Caption: Bob and Ethan on their Boat
The unlikely, childless Bob Mailloux signs up to be a Big Brother and is changed forever. Mashpee, Massachusetts, September, 2019.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
Stan Lee
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Stan Lee
A feature-style interview with Stan Lee looking back at his life and career.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2018
  • Length: 09:03
137: Daaaaaad!!
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Celebrate Father's Day 2018 with tales that prove no matter what Dad does he is doomed to embarrass his kids. The Mortified Podcast is a proud mem...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2018
  • Length: 25:37
122: Indie Kids (w/ Franz Ferdinand)
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Don't tell me what to do!!  Tales of strong-willed kids whose need for independence was unstoppable.  With special guests Alex Kapranos and Paul Th...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2018
  • Length: 27:31
Stan Lee's Awesome Washington Con Job
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Comic Writer Stan Lee makes more than a cameo in Washington
Stan Lee, the creator of American Pop Culture myths like Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and Iron Man, will take part in the fifth annual Awesome ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2017
  • Length: 03:47
StoryCorps: Fatuma Abdullahi, Annie Johnson and Maryan Osman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Maryan Osman and her sister, Fatuma Abdullahi, are Somalis who came to the U.S. as refugees in 2014 and found a stable home with Annie and Randall ...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WGUC/ WVXU, KRZA, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 4
PRX Audio Tribute for Jake Shapiro
From: Jake Shapiro
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This is an audio tribute compiled by my PRXtended family, presented at PRXmas December 2016. Thank you!

  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 06:35
Superstitions are Real
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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What she calls “real,” others may call superstition. Sarah Levai, a Romanian immigrant to the United States, came with hopes and dreams, but also w...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 1
A Midwest Road Trip Gone Wrong
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Packed in one car, Elaine Manis, her six siblings, and her mother set out on a trip from the small town of Forgan, Oklahoma, to the seaside town of...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 01:24
RDD: The Courtney Brothers - The One with Russ
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week, we have a pair of entrepreneurial brothers on The Rough Draft Diaries. Because we have two brothers, talking about two separate business...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 05:56
TSR16-06 Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys
From: Tent Show Radio
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Tent Show Radio host Michael Perry gets in and out of big trouble in Wyoming, and welcomes Louisiana native, Jeffery Broussard creates incredible ...

Bought by KALH, KSRQ, WDSE, and WPCA-LP


  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 4
TSR16-01 Kahulanui
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Kahulanui (The Big Dance) is an inspiration passed down three generations from Grandfather Robert Kahulanui Naipo, to Dad Rodgers L.L. Naipo Sr., t...

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, KPIP-LP, KSJE, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:19
  • Purchases: 10
The Apocalypse
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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I spent a lot of time with my grandmother when I was a kid. She told me some weird stuff about the imminent end of the world.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 04:19
TSR15-09 Jason Isbell
From: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
After working as a songwriter, in 2001 at the age of 22, Isbell joined the rock band Drive-By Truckers while they toured in support of their album ...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WKMS, KSRQ, WUMB, WDSE and more


  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
The Dynamics of Sisters
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Having a difficult relationship with her own sister, Katia Hauser wondered what were the dynamics of other sister relationships. What made these re...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Sherman Alexie Discusses Thanksgiving
From: Bitch Media
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Native American author Sherman Alexie shares how he celebrates Thanksgiving and his memories of the holiday growing up.

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Couple that Saws Together, Stays Together
From: Bring Your Own
Caption: Eve Abrams and her 2 handled saw, Credit: Greg Schatz
This story was told live on September 17th at 915 N. Dupre. The theme of the evening was "Worth the Wait?" Eve Abrams tells of her attempts to inco...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 06:12
Wedding Dollar
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It's easy to play when you're a kid, but most of us forget by the time we grow up. But not one Portland couple.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Turning Points - "Competition With Oneself Can Be the Fiercest and Most Unforgiving Kind."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:58