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Island Childhood
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: 1948, Credit: Swan's Island Memory Project
Swan’s Islanders share their childhood memories of growing up on the island.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Jackknife Incident
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: Bernita Joyce, Credit: Meghan Vigeant
The battle between a kid’s fun and her parents.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
Keep Your Kids OFF the Lawn
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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Veteran Comedian Allan Havey has NEW views on Marriage and YOUR kids

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
Tales from the South 019
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
Caption: Sharolyn Jones-Taylor telling her tale
Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience. This week's true stories are about beginnings and endings, starting with "I do" and endin...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Don't Go Far...
From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
Series: RTE Documentary On One
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The story of two boys who, in 1985, instead of going in for their dinner, decided to go on a little journey....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2011
  • Length: 39:01
  • Purchases: 3
TANGLED -- Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Mandy Moore & Zachary Levi, 11/7/10, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi talk working in isolation, bringing smolder to the table, and the importance of coffee.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 13:22
EPISODE #116 "Roald Amundsen!"
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
On December 14, 1911, an expedition team led by Roald Amundsen became the first to reach the South Pole. Listen in on this historic moment in today...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #102 “Betsy Ross!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
In May of 1776, George Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross visited seamstress Betsy Ross to talk to her about a new flag for the United State...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
1. A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
What I learned about life from my dog when I was eight years old.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Short List #2
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative “Short List” poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTIP, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 7
A Shortcut To the North Pole
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Santa Claus Jr.
A Holiday Classic! Join Howdy, Mickey, John, Paul, George & Ringo on this "wild and crazy joyride" to Santa's workshop in the northern most reaches...

Bought by Prairie Public, KVSC, KRZA, KVSC, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 16
Mythologia, Episode 02: Annie Christmas
From: Chatterbox Audio Theater
Caption: Annie Christmas, 2009, Credit: Erica McCarrens
Keel boat pilot Annie Christmas rescues her crew from the devious Ekrom Edgerton and helps her cousin Caleb stand up to bully Jabez Mulligan in thi...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2009
  • Length: 14:50
Esmerelda the Ugly Princess
From: Chatterbox Audio Theater
Caption: Esmerelda the Ugly Princess, 2009, Credit: Teresa Morrow
Esmerelda is a princess, but she acts more like a spoiled brat. Her dad, the king, is afraid of her, and no one knows how to control her -- until a...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 51:38
The Bullfrog Banjaree
From: Bruce Burnside
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Winner of a Children's Music Web Award, this entertaining and engaging musical storybook features a cast of characters as Webb and Sleekie Rana fol...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 58:31
Heros
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Nithya Thiru and Nikki Navio ask kids at Polaris K-12 School in Anchorage, Alaska about who they admire.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Feb 27, 2009
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Unconventional Wisdom
Caption: Fred Flaxman
What commentator Fred Flaxman learned about life from his childhood dog.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kids' Money-Making Schemes
From: Mary Rose Madden
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This story takes you through the makeshift businesses kids invent when money matters are less complicated, less stressful, and MORE adventurous.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and BSR Radio


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 3
Tibetan Kids Keep Their Culture Alive in LA
From: The Tibet Connection
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Tibetan children from 6 to 14 years share their thoughts on their identity in a Tibetan language and culture class in the heart of Los Angeles

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:12
Stuffed Animals 2
From: David Green
Series: Stuffed Animal Collages
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Third Graders tell stories about their favorite stuffed animals and dolls.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 2
Stuffed Animals 1
From: David Green
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Third Graders tell stories about their favorite stuffed animals and dolls.

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KUOW, WTIP, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
Bathroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nine-year-old Stephanie reveals the amusing and unexpected events which happened on the way from recess to gym.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
Lunchroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Third grader Evan remembers the simple pleasures of first grade: blue sports drink.

Bought by KUOW, WTIP, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
2nd Grade Room
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A third grader remembers the trouble he and his classmates got into in second grade because of the class gerbil.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Loose Tooth (1st Grade Room)
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The incredible, true tale of William, who lost two teeth two days in a row!

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
THE WEE FREE MEN SERIES-audiobook review
From: AudioFile Magazine
Series: All Ears! Audiobooks for Family Listening
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THE WEE FREE MEN SERIES-audiobook review

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:42