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The Holiday Season: Spreading Joy or Spreading Stress
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: A Christmas display, the one referred to in the audio piece, in a grocery store on October 27th. , Credit: Emma Henzes
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...

Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
RDD: PK Meets The RDD
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Prakash Karamchandani is the co-owner and co-creator of Balance Pan-Asian Grille, a fast-casual Asian restaurant with three locations in the Greate...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2017
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Genius Improviser
From: Jakob Lewis
Series: Neighbors
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Michael Kearney is a genius — he holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to graduate from college, at age 10. Now he's 32, an...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Marfa Public Radio, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 17:44
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 40: Pappy
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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When it comes to the bourbon Pappy Van Winkle, it doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have — you can’t get it unless you’re exceptiona...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 23:53
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: Delightful Art With Dee
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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There have been multiple episodes of the Rough Draft Dairies featuring local artists but this artist, Dee Brown, is a little different than anythin...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Startup Series: Lebanon
From: Hebah Fisher
Series: Kerning Cultures
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A Lebanese startup's journey through the nation's first accelerator and the Central Bank Circular 331 funds.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 20:47
  • Purchases: 1
We're Gonna Find you
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Frank “the Bear” Abramovitz lost his wife to cancer. That’s when he took over her business, and became a bounty hunter.

  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 10:21
Grad School -- Go or No?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: AUGUST 2014
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Amy O'Leary, a former producer for This American Life, is our reader here, contributing author of the book, Should I Go To Grad School: 41 Answers ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Day in the Life
From: Stace Carter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interesting angles on the seemingly average.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:42
Coal Mine Puts Safety Ahead of Profits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Your chuckle for the day.

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: :27
Augmented Reality At The Thanksgiving Table
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Yelp's iPhone App in Action, Credit: Yelp.com
Eric Singley, Yelp’s Product Manager who has been working on Yelp’s iPhone app, walks us through the augmented reality (AR) experience they’re brin...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 10:37
That Job Sucked Anyway
From: Megan Hall
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Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 34:06
  • Purchases: 2
I Don't Talk Politics
From: The humble Farmer
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Democrat or Republican? How you can tell.

  • Added: May 24, 2008
  • Length: :40