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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
Polly's Boa
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who knew the riverbanks of Boston catered to such diverse wildlife?

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Parody of BBC Sportscast
From: Abby Goldstein
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A witty and funny parody of a typical BBC Sportscast

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2004
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
Mock BBC Sportscast
From: Abby Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A witty parody of a typical BBC sportscast

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2004
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Mock Funding Credits
From: Abby Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A smart and funny mockery of our typical NPR funding credits

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, and WKSU


  • Added: Feb 27, 2004
  • Length: 01:08
  • Purchases: 4
GeoQuiz Parody #2
From: Abby Goldstein
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A witty parody of the popular GeoQuiz segment from PRI's The World

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2004
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 1
Elviscop
From: Adam Allington
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Officer Chuck Denault explains what it means to be a respectful "Elvis" impersonator

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, KGLT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 6
This American Cheese
From: Abby Goldstein
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A parody of This American Life

Bought by XRAY.fm, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WUWM


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 3
Parody of Earth & Sky
From: Abby Goldstein
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A witty parody of the popular public radio module Earth & Sky

Bought by XRAY.fm and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
One Last Haircut
From: Kerry Seed
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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
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Will Rich find his soulmate in eight minutes?

Bought by PRX Lovesick Stream


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Tupperware
From: The Kitchen Sisters
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Tupperware. More than a way of storing leftovers in covered plastic bowls, for many it's a way of life.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KUOW, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2004
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 16
Dear Harold
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Almost, but not quite, a Dear John letter

Bought by GAUF


  • Added: Feb 10, 2004
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Squirrel Duels. . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
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The Noble Duels of Rodents

Bought by The Prairie Star, WCOM, and KTNA


  • Added: Feb 05, 2004
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
The Letter D. . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Variations on the Letter D

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Feb 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 2
The Penguin Goes A Courtin'
From: Jonathan Goldstein
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Two of literature's great umbrella travelers-- The Penguin and Mary Poppins-- have dinner together in Merry Old England.

Bought by KALW, KPIP-LP, WABE, KUT, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 10
Dangling Woman
From: Susan Barrett Price
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A social reformer runs away from work, only to get stuck in the jungle treetops of Costa Rica.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KUHB, WYSO, and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 04, 2004
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 5
High School Reunion
From: KUOW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Profound, romantic and wierd experiences at High School Reunions

Bought by KPIK-LP and WTJU


  • Added: Feb 01, 2004
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 2
I, Flagpole
From: David Gans
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Congressional blather recontextualized to reveal its inner truth.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 22, 2004
  • Length: 01:10
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Homemade Eggnog
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dogs get into Franks' homemade eggnog

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KZYX, KUHB, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Dec 11, 2003
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 4
All Things Remixed: A Youth Radio Spoof
From: Youth Radio
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A brief spoof-advertisement for an apocryphal CD that remixes 1960s classics with hip-hop beats.

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KSFR, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 11, 2003
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 3
The Liar's Table
From: Scott Gurian
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Fishermen in the tiny village of Jonesport, Maine gather every morning to swap tall tales about fish and just about everything else.

Bought by PRX Remix and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 27, 2003
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 2
What Big Teeth You Have
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A teenage babysitter convinces his younger siblings that he's a werewolf who's going to kill them.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Nov 04, 2003
  • Length: 14:02
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Turducken: Three Birds - One Stone
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A chicken inside of a duck inside of a turkey. Go figure.

Bought by KSFR, Delta College Public Radio, WRNC-LP, WTIP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2003
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 8
Sisters
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Three generations of sisters talk about their relationships

Bought by KZYX and WHQR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2003
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 2

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