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This is an update of a piece originally posted in 2011.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:54
Caption: Chill Beefs
Cristal complains about the workplace buzzwords she finds particularly annoying.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2021
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Chill Beefs
Howard complains about receiving "Your item has shipped" emails when it hasn't

  • Added: Jun 21, 2021
  • Length: 03:26
Caption: Dancer Rachel Seeholzer is the Snow Queen., Credit: Ballet Co.Laboratory
Ballet Co.Laboratory wants to change the way people think about ballet by changing ballet itself. That’s no easy task. The art form is full of trad...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
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I am a senior majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Arizona. I work in the CEN lab of Dr. Fellou...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 04:51
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No, it's not an alternative slang form of "tap that," but it is a part that really gets us going.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Boring!, Credit: Quinn Dombrowski
Like cigarettes or leaded petrol, it seems boredom is gradually being phased out. The mobile phones we carry everywhere allow for an infinite varie...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 21:27
  • Purchases: 1
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The amusing rhythmic sounds of a non-existent video-game. An amusing :60 interstitial.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: :59
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
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Some savvy musicians created and own patents for items used in the music industry. A few of these innovators own multiple patents and make a bit o...

Bought by KSKQ, KFOK-LPFM, Aspen Public Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion, Credit: Source Audio
The MEEP! Show reviews gear from Source Audio.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:35
Caption: Central Telegraph Office in Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
The telegram was 163 years old in India, and only recently has the reliable old machine been put away.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Andrew Hiller
From i-Pods to i-Phones... You-Tube to chatrooms... writer Andrew Hiller says it seems we do everything we can to avoid actual human contact these ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A fan protests in front of Fox Studios in Century City, Los Angeles., Credit: nohodamon/Flickr
When TV writers went on strike in 2007, the couch potatoes got active. We look back at the writers strike, and see how the largest political force ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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There are all kinds of neat high tech gadgets that are practical and fun for the visually impaired. Philip Graitcer looks at some of the items avai...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Special report exploring the latest tech toys for the holiday gift giving season.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What if MRI machines had a Radio station

  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:47
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Unintended consequences of automated checkouts considered.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary about the challenges of computer use

Bought by WBFO


  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Inside Technology
Investigating Sudoku, the latest puzzler craze sweeping the U.S.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2005
  • Length: 04:54