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The Big Ponder #26: Krampus
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the U.S., Santa keeps tabs on who’s been naughty or nice, but there isn’t much follow through on the naughty list. In much of Europe, however, S...

Bought by WBEZ and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 27:27
  • Purchases: 2
Celebration & Polarization, Holiday Survival Kit (Part 3): Identity with all the Trimmings
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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We discuss important questions around social identity with Dr. Dominic Packer.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 28:45
The Apple Seed - Thanksgiving with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special episode of The Apple Seed that will help you celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll share stories of things we’re thankful for, stories about grea...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KTNA, KKRN, WVPE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps: Bobby Huber and Fritzi Huber
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber remember the first time they celebrated Halloween and how their circus performing parents made it a night they neve...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
The Lisa Show - 2021 Labor Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Lisa and Richie discuss a new timeline of goal setting for moms with Christine Michel Carter, new ways to celebrate this Labor Day, and some exciti...

Bought by KTXK, KMXT, KUHF, and KUT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 4
Red, White, and Blue: German Russians Remember Independence Day
From: Prairie Public
Series: Germans from Russia Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
German Russians recall memories of the fourth of July

  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:58
The Lisa Show - Mother’s Day Special 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Mothers and Daughters; Topic 2 - Mother's Day Celebrations and Bargain Hunting; Topic 3 - Working Moms

Bought by KTXK and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 2
Halloween Episode: Scary Sam
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special Halloween episode begins as if it’s going to be an hour of terror, until –PSYCH! It becomes, instead, an hour of exciting and funny stories.

Bought by KVCR, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
Diwali Festival in Texas
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Patton Elementary Stories
Caption: Patton Elementary
Ruen Mhatre, a 5th grade student, talks about his Indian tradition, the Diwali Festival, and how his family celebrates in Austin, Texas.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
StoryCorps: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal pose after their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, GA in September 2018. , Credit: By Brenda Ford for StoryCorps.
This is a story about Santa Rick Rosenthal of Atlanta, Georgia -- who also happens to be Jewish (Modern Orthodox, to be precise).

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:20
RDD: Georgette's Grounds And Gifts
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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On the last episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley mentioned Georgette's Grounds and Gifts were nominated to be on the program. We covered the g...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 06:02
Folklorist Moira Marsh Loves The Krampus
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Monsters descended on Bloomington's B-Line Trail Saturday evening.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Lynne and Greg Houston
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Greg Houston (left) and Lynne Houston (right)
Many StoryCorps conversations touch on love, work, and death. But when Lynne Houston and her husband, Greg, sat down for their interview, they cove...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
RDD: The Rough Draft Diaries' Thanksgiving Special with Scott Bowman of Fowl and Fodder
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this Thanksgiving Special, The Rough Draft Diaries visited Scott Bowman, of Fowl and Fodder, as he shared his recipe for Fowl and Fodder's Squas...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:04
Paul and Laura
From: Emma Miller
Caption: Paul and Laura on the day of their wedding., Credit: Emma Miller
On the day of their wedding, Paul Hammond and Laura Jackman reflect on their relationship — and make a commitment to each other.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 002 - Home Town Tours
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri PRX Radio Show, Credit: Photo by Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about making up a...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
It's Groundhog Day!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Groundhog Day fully explored...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:27:06
  • Purchases: 1
First Generation Americans in the Kitchen
From: Sabrina Farhi
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First generation Americans often try to reconcile two clashing cultural identities - their identity as Americans and their cultural/ethnic identity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
Butterbird Christmas
From: Meg DeMakas
Caption: Butterbird Christmas Radio Play Presentation in Gary, IN 12-4-14, Credit: Family Folklore Foundation, Inc.
This radio play is a family romp at Christmas during the 50's in the Midwest.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 40:45
TSR15-25 Blue Canvas Christmas
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Join Big Top Chautauqua and the Blue Canvas Orchestra in this special holiday performance.

Bought by WDSE, KMSU, KPIP-LP, WTIP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 10
Fatherhood Changes a Man
From: Kenneth Flowe
Caption: Go Kenneth Jr!, Credit: YMCA Flag Football
This is a voxpop that explores how Fatherhood had changed the prospective of dads across the world.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Terri Van Keuren Shoup (L), Richard Shoup (M), Pamela Farrell Shoup (R)
Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell remember how their father, Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, started the holiday tradition of track...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Marfa Public Radio, WOUB, New Hampshire Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 6
The Christmas That Almost Never Was
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A classic OTR from the voice of Yogi Bear!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A classic old time radio play by Daws Butler.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT, KRPS, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 4
A Shanghaied Thanksgiving
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Well after the (wild) turkey
Michael Kelly's humorous look back at childhood Thanksgiving celebrations from long ago and the first turkey day he will spend far and away in Shan...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WTIP, WHRV, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 5