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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
For Passover - The Matzoh Challenge
From: Anita Weiner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four brands of matzoh compete in a taste-test at a Jewish temple in Belmont, MA in a humorous, quirky piece about this traditional Passover food.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 13:56
Happy Valentine's Day
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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A wish for my oldest daughter on Valentine's Day - keep gifts, expectations, and hope for this day small. Do nothing that creates permanence. Avoid...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
Mardi Gras Explained
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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Too many people don't "get" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a big deal. It's also frivolous. And that's the best way to understand it.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:29
Valentine's Day Diary
From: Hans Anderson
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It's another dateless Valentine's Day. I decided to make a diary of it.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, PRX Remix, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Year of the Rat: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Commemorate Chinese New Year in 2020 through Music and Words.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WVTF


  • Added: Jan 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Spectrum 12/24/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Is this really the place to look back at gravitational waves, AI and gene editing advancements? No, it isn't. Instead, we ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
IE: Inside Europe, 12/27/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: We visit a German traditional Christmas market — with a difference. The Icelandic Christmas cat makes a comeback. Militan...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
December Festivals
From: New Letters on the Air
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We feature literature and commentary about the December holiday season from our rich archives. The late Rabbi Gerald Kane discusses the origins of ...

Bought by WDCB and WDCB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Christmas Stress
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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I succumb to it every year but I should know better.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 03:40
Counting Your Blessings is Supposed to Make us Feel Truly Grateful
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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I tried counting my blessings. Strangely, it works!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Jethro Tull Christmas With Ian Anderson - Paul Ingles Music Archive Showcase Holiday Show #1
From: Paul Ingles
Series: Paul Ingles' Music Archive Showcase
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Seasonal music by the legendary British band Jethro Tull, with humorous and thoughtful commentary by its founder, Ian Anderson.

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North State Public Radio, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 4
Traveling Music
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Howard Johnson's
On the road home with Art Linkletter, Warren Oates, Jon Hamm, Jessica Pare, Marshall Efron, Bob & Ray, John Witherspoon, Ice Cube, James Taylor, Jo...

Bought by WLRH and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 58:08
  • Purchases: 2
Sound Beat for CHRISTMAS
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes that are perfect to air (or listen to) around Christmas, and the holidays.

Bought by Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, Harford Community Radio, KVSC, WOMR and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2019
  • Length: 13:30
  • Purchases: 6
The Elf on the Shelf
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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My wife and I had to figure out how to get rid of him. He had stopped being fun.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
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In Minnesota, freezing winters and big snowfalls come with the territory. But three feet of snow on Halloween? That was a day to remember. In this ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 33:50
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Beat for HALLOWEEN
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes that are perfect to air (or listen to) around HALLOWEEN.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Harford Community Radio, KTRT RADIO INC, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Folktale of Father Christmas
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Father Christmas, Credit: Julia Meek
Ho Ho Ho! “Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles”--and this edition of Folktales, it’s everyone’s favorite ‘jolly old el...

Bought by WFIU, KLCC, KUPR low power FM, WFIU, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 12
Hollywood Holidays
From: Wind & Rhythm
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What is your favorite movie or TV special during the holidays? Chances are there’s probably a favorite song that goes along with it. This week, we’...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRCU Public Radio, KUAC, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 16
The Holiday Songs That Drive Us Crazy!
From: A. Randall Wenner
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A survey by one of the country's top media research firms sheds light -- if not love -- on the holiday music we love to hate.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 4
RDD: The Rough Draft Diaries Valentine's Day Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Valentine's Day falls on a Wednesday this year and we just couldn't pass up the chance to share this holiday with all the lovers (and haters) of th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 06:07
Holiday Special: The Chocolate Cinnamon Bear
From: KUER
Series: More To Say
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Tired of the news? Well, this week we've got a special holiday episode of More to Say. Join producers Tim Slover and Lee Hale as Lee tries to con...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 12:19
Christmas Radio Show Paul Sannerud Interview
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat, we talk to Paul Sannerud, writer and director of Theatre du Mississippi’s 6th Annual Christmas Radio Show at the Black...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 22:10

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