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Miss Dumpy
From: jessica lockhart
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Recycling taken to the extreme, a beauty pagent at the town dump.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2005
  • Length: 04:06
RN Documentary: From Brooklyn to Banja Luka
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A personal portrait of an unlikely international romance.

Bought by KVSC, KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, KPFA, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 6
Slots of Fun
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Who knew racing four inch "slot cars" could be so much fun?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
What's It All About, Redux
From: Merle Kessler
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What was THAT all about, Alfie?

  • Added: Nov 30, 2004
  • Length: 01:33
Pimp my PC! Portrait of a LAN Party
From: Aaron Henkin
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This story answers the burning question "What's it like to hang out with a bunch of guys at a fourteen-hour video game marathon?"

Bought by WZBC, Audible, Public Radio East, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2004
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 4
Missed Connections
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Single commuters use mass transit for mass flirting

Bought by WKNO and GAUF


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Emo
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the music genre "emo," and what it has to do with, well, me.

Bought by KUHB


  • Added: Sep 22, 2004
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Man on Horse Back
From: Claes Andreasson
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Hollywood makes few Westerns, but the genre is still loved

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KZSC, and WHQR


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 4
Cat Show
From: Aaron Henkin
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An audio tour through the Cat Fanciers' Association's Exotic Cat Show

Bought by PRX Remix, WMMT, KUT, KZSC, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 7
Olympic Puppeter
From: WHYY
Series: Olympics
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Philadelphian and puppeter, Matthew Hart, is taking part in the production of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR) and WHQR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2004
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
From: Jackson Braider
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When the campaigns rallied in 1840, they were there to par-tee!

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Aug 10, 2004
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Talking TV
From: Judlyne Lilly
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For TVphiles everywhere

  • Added: Jul 25, 2004
  • Length: 30:00
Rock On, Reality!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New reality series induce fear and loathing.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2004
  • Length: 02:06
Celebrity Stupidity
From: Richard Rene
Series: Here's Looking at You/USA From London
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In inane behavior surrounding Celebrity

  • Added: Jul 07, 2004
  • Length: 02:00
Moore Hates Bush. Stop Presses.
From: Merle Kessler
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Do Moore and his critics really need committees?

Bought by WZBC


  • Added: Jul 07, 2004
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Zildjian Cymbal Tester
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Leon Cippini wanted to be a great drummer; he became a great cymbal tester instead.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Kermes Tradicional / Traditional Kermes
From: eRadio
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Traditional kermes from the 50's Interview, narrative as if your granddad where telling you something from his time.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2004
  • Length: 05:22
David Byrne Does PowerPoint
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trust David Byrne -- master of image, music, and text -- to reveal the creative potential of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 22, 2004
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
Spam-o-Rama!
From: John Basile
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SquareToes Restaurant patrons in Kennebunk, ME pay their annual homage to the processed meat product. Spam-o-Rama '04 is THIS WEEKEND! (3/13/04)

Bought by KPIK-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Allure of Karaoke Singing
From: Scott Gurian
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Regular singers describe what attracts them to karaoke

Bought by WABE, KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, and PRX


  • Added: Mar 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 5
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
Office/Gallery
From: Raquel Maria Dillon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
art in the workplace on the down-low

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WZBC


  • Added: Feb 26, 2004
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 2
One Last Haircut
From: Kerry Seed
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Norman Millett has run the Senior Citizens' Barbershop for forty-one years. As Norman has learned, there are some perils unique to catering to seni...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 02:31
8 Minute Soulmate
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Rich find his soulmate in eight minutes?

Bought by PRX Lovesick Stream


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1

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