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They ride a mile for every degree above zero the temperature rises to on the day of the ride. Dianne talks to Travis about the ride, tips on winter...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 10:17
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A Christmas tree seller, Credit: Gabe Bullard
A man and his date accidentally decide to buy a Christmas tree.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
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Youth producer Livia Perry presents a slice of daily life with her hearing-impaired mother.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:03
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Poop talk: when its personal, its embarrassing—at least for most people—but when you’re talking about global access to sanitary conditions, it’s a ...

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Sports gear maker Nike owes us money for acting billboards and wearing the Nike swoosh that's prominently displayed on Nike gear.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
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The first step in making cookies is to purchase a metal bike jingle-bell in a western mountain town.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mardi Gras festival on another planet
The 40 year old Star Trek episode, The Return of the Archons, features a society that celebrates a Mardi Gras festival and is lead by a guy named ...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:00:16
  • Purchases: 1
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This fully-produced 2:40 personal essay wonders if a woman's place really IS in the kitchen. If not, what then? It might be sub-titled, "How to lea...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:41
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What makes a neighborhood known for cool...cool? The people? The places? A little of both. This is a SilverLake Tale about Joe Keeper and his shop-...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Gentlemen's Club Present "The Men From T.R.O.U.S.E.R"
After gentleman hero Jack Sopwith is captured, it's up to sidekick Aloysius to rescue him from a ticking atom bomb!

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 04:08
Caption: The Men From T.R.O.U.S.E.R present "The Men from T.R.O.U.S.E.R"
Gentleman hero Jack Sopwith and his dipsomaniac accomplice Aloysius Swift continue their quest to track down gun runners in the South China Seas.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 05:19
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
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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
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There seems to be an obsession with youth that is prevalent in Hip-Hop culture today. Its originators are now in their thirties and fourties, yet t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2010
  • Length: 15:14
  • Purchases: 1
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PERFORMANCE ARTIST, KANENE HOLDER, WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SPONTANEOUSLY GATHERED OUTSIDE OF HARLEM’S FAMED APOLLO THEATERN FOR AN IMPRO...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 57:43
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
Caption: Rock Harley as Johnny Cash
Sometimes Rock Harley truly believes he's the man in black.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:18
Caption: Alabama Public Radio's "Postcards from Cuba" student commentators, Credit: Chip Cooper
University of Alabama students studying abroad in Havana share their experiences in Cuba. Part 3 deals with playing street basketball "Havana style."

  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
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Ayana Contreras explores the motivation behind "playing the numbers", or the lottery.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 09:46
Caption: Why is the WaMo three different colors?, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Think you know why the White House flag is flying, and the Washington Monument is tri-colored? Then you might want to think again.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
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On a late November 2009 Friday night, St. Cloud's downtown came to life with artists, musicians, and 800 people exploring the St. Cloud Art Crawl. ...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2010
  • Length: 30:35
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One of the most unusual economic structures in the world is the 'gift economy' at Burning Man. Larry Harvey, the festivals founders, tells us how ...

Bought by KSFR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
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For the man or women that HAD everything...send your ashes into space when you die. I found a company that can handle this service for you.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Stalk eyed Fly, Credit: Dino Martins
Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins explains why widely spaced eyes are so sexy - that is if you are a stalk eyed fly. On another dudu safari in Kenya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: :54
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What her mother said, again!

Bought by KSFR and KUT


  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2