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The Theremin: More Than A Musical Gimmick
From: Vermont Public
Caption: Kevin Colusa playing the theremin in his living room.
You may not know the name, but you'd recognize the sound: that spooky electronic music that's was a staple of science fiction movies. It comes a fr...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Boulder's Poetry-only Bookstore
From: Nadia Khasawneh
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The Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, in its cozy setting on the University Hill, is a place for poetry-lovers. Dedicated only to poetry, this n...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:03
A Day in the life of a Singing Telegram
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Becky Palmstrom follows a day in a life of a singing telegram and asks – who uses singing telegrams in the 21st century? This segment profiles Gran...

Bought by KUT and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
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
He's A Fake Nowhere Man
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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Interview and commentary with Mark Benson, who's been playing John Lennon in the Beatles tribute band 1964 for nearly three decades.

Bought by KEOS and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
History: Mark Twain in the West (without host lede)
From: KALW
Caption: Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens. Photo by Albert Bigelow Paine (1906), courtesy of the Mark Twain Project.
David Ross tells the tale of Mark Twain in this original documentary.

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 23:13
  • Purchases: 1
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Hungry for the Holidays, with Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
Julia Child takes us back in time, presenting 2 stories -- "A Christmas Carol," read by the actor Peter Donat; and "I Was Really Very Hungry," writ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, Troy Public Radio, KAAD-LP, KWIT, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 54:49
  • Purchases: 41
The Secretives
From: Jeffrey Letterly
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An homage to those who enjoy hard candies and cough drops at classical concerts, plays, lectures, etc.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
Postcard from The National Cornbread Festival
From: Big Shed Audio
Caption: Shea Shackelford enjoying a barbecue sundae at the 2005 National Cornbread Festival, Credit: Jennifer Deer
"Oh, I love it. You can't live without corn bread. And you gotta cook it in that skillet, too! ... Corn bread basically was poor man's food that ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KTXK, Raven Radio, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 10
Gentawake.
From: Steve Webb
Series: The Gentlemen's Club
Caption: The Gentlemen's Club
The Gentleman's Alarm Clock

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: :45
DC Love
From: Emily Berman
Caption: A New Icon for DC, Credit: Brandon Bloch
“Just because you’re a tourist for a moment doesn’t mean you’ve lost your taste and concept of fashion.” The state of DC tourist paraphernalia. Wh...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
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
Monster College
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A sound rich romp behind the scenes at a haunted house. Full of screams, shriks and laughs, Monster College is a workshop with a two page syllabus...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
How do you sabrage in France?
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Champagne Bottles Post-Sabrage, Credit: Jane Alexander
This week we sharpen our swords in the Champagne region of France to learn how the French sabrage!

Bought by KMXT, WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
HUNGRY: Julia Child Presents "A Dickens Holiday Feast"
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
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Julia says, "'A Christmas Carol' is a lovely story to read during the holidays, because it has a happy ending." The actor Peter Donat takes us to V...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KMUD, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 19
Doors of New Orleans
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
The Curious Cooking Zones of an English Aga
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: How the heck do you cook on this thing?
The Global Guru production team got hardly any burns at all in the making of our latest episode. This week we travel to England to learn to cook th...

Bought by WABE, WTIP, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 06, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
Lost on Lost
From: Justin McLachlan
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Justin McLachlan talked with some Lost superfans waiting to watch the series finale about all the things he didn't know he didn't know about the show.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
From: Joyride Media
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One hour special traces the creation and rise of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Radio New Zealand, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 24
Ambush Theater
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Ambush Exercise, Credit: Courtesy of Andrew Hiller
Citizens should be on the look-out. Shrubbery wearing striped stockings have been seen... well, STALKING citizens. For ten years now, from Rhode I...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 06:03
  • 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
Reading Russian Fortunes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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You're Russian and your son's about to get married. But what if the girl can't be trusted? What if your son's marriage is doomed? Or worse, what if...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 4
The Familial Allure of Mexican Botaneros
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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Unique to the state of Colima, this week's Global Guru explores the familial vaudevillian antics of a Mexican botanero through the eyes of a charmi...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 3
Sweden's Curious Christmas
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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What's Donald Duck got to do with a Swedish Christmas?

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 14

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