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TSR14-07 Elephant Revival

From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio

Tent Show Radio best selling author Michael Perry discusses hoof trimmers and forgetfulness and welcomes Elephant Revival to the Big Top Stage.

Bought by KSRQ, Wisconsin Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WRNC-LP, WDSE and more

Added: Feb 07, 2014
Length: 01:00:20
Purchases: 7

The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Thomas Alva Edison

From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Fugitive Waves

Look around your daily life. There's a little piece of Thomas Edison almost everywhere.

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, XRAY.fm, KMUZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Added: Feb 05, 2014
Length: 23:26
Purchases: 7

The Picture Postcard

From: Jake Warga

A historical and contemporary look at the picture postcard. Good for Tourism or travel drop-ins.

Bought by Troy Public Radio and XRAY.fm

Added: Aug 23, 2013
Length: 04:26
Purchases: 2

Factsheet Five

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jul 02, 2013
Length: 07:18
Purchases: 1

Why don't you choose your own adventure?

From: Taylor Tower

Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada

Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 02, 2013
Length: 12:56
Purchases: 1

16: Song Swap

From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds

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

Making Monsters: Inside Distortions Unlimited

From: Grace Hood

If you’ve already visited a haunted house or plan to do so on Halloween, chances are you’ll see something designed to scare you that’s been created...

Added: Oct 30, 2012
Length: 05:53

Here a Cat, There a Cat, Oy Vey, That's a lot of Freaking Street Cats

From: Zak Rosen

Israel's mild, desert climate makes it possible for cats to give labor three, sometimes even 4-times a year. And when heat cycles can start as ear...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Sep 12, 2012
Length: 03:50
Purchases: 1

Sleep Depravity in College Students

From: Chuck Harris

WRVG's Chuck Harris looks into how college students spend their precious sleep time.

Added: May 11, 2012
Length: 05:37

Riddles from the Border Regions, 03/03/12

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

PERHAPS AN ANCIENT CALLING CARD...

Bought by KRCB 104.9

Added: Mar 01, 2012
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Riddles from the Border Regions, 01/07/12

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

A WIND WILL HOWL...

Bought by KRCB 104.9

Added: Jan 04, 2012
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food

Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ

A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Nov 08, 2011
Length: 03:45
Purchases: 2

The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/

After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Aug 09, 2011
Length: 04:42
Purchases: 1

Warning Signs

From: Sarah Lilley

Nuclear waste will be with us for thousands of years. But the signs we use to warn people about its location will likely have to change.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jul 20, 2011
Length: 06:04
Purchases: 2

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From: Will Dewees

A group of ordinary people ponder a dairy question.

Added: May 02, 2011
Length: 03:33

The Searchers

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera

Where do lost stories go? Potato pancakes are involved.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 25, 2011
Length: 03:06
Purchases: 1

Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/23/11

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions

EACH YEAR COMES THE BANDIT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9

Added: Apr 21, 2011
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

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

I Didn't Know That (Comedy)

From: Alaska Teen Media Institute

It's so much more than telling jokes.

Added: Jan 06, 2011
Length: 02:59

The Most Frantic 12 Minutes

From: Andrew Hiller

Caption: Asst Stage Manager Jewell Fears checking an effect used in Women Beware Woman at Constellation Theatre, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller

A look behind the scenes at the fires, mishaps, injuries and backstage drama that arises during the intermission of the National Touring company of...

Added: Nov 05, 2010
Length: 05:44

Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/3/10

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions