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Eat The Invaders: Lionfish
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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This is Eat The Invaders - our occasional segment where we take a bite out of invasive species populations. On the menu today, one of the scariest,...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 16:07
  • Purchases: 1
These Shoes Were Made For Mocking
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Producer Taylor Quimby has been defending Vibram FiveFingers™ shoes to naysayers for years. When people see him wearing them while he’s on the trai...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 24:42
India's kite makers and kite fighters
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: Kite maker Abdul Rauf (center) with Dilip Kapadia (right) flying a kite on a Mumbai rooftop, Credit: Adi Narayan
A profile of two old men who've bonded over the last three decades by their love for kites. One lovingly makes them, while the other flies them in ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Pumpkin Chuckin'
From: JP Davidson
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Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Swashbucklers go public in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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A secret society of swordsmen revealed their talents and charitable aspirations to their home community of Bemidji at the Swashbucklers' Guild Equi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 1
Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru uncovers the rules behind Japanese baseball. Accidentally smack the matter with the ball? You better practice your bowing...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
Sweet Science
From: Tom Niemisto
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A new boxing clinic focuses on both physical fitness and philosophical growth.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 11, 2010
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 2
Hide and Seek
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.

Bought by KRUA, KOSU, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
American Idol Comes to the Ballpark
From: Philip Graitcer
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This year is the 100th anniversary of Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Side Saddle Weekend
From: diane toomey
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Think side saddle riding went out with corsets and bustles? Think again.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2008
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side: Family and Dads
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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On this edition of B-Side we're offering a little unsolicited advice, and some fatherly humor as we explore our relationships with people we're tie...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUNM, WGBH Radio Boston, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 19
B-Side: Indoor Space and One of Us
From: B-Side Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this edition of B-Side we're trying to figure out what it is to belong, in high school, in college and in the Cheroke Nation. And from feeling...

Bought by Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KUOW, and KVNF


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
Sounds of Arena League Football in LA
From: Ben Markus
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Arena League Football in LA

  • Added: Jul 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:10
What Are You Gonna Do with 400 Fish?
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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C'mon, bait your line. Let's go smelt fishin' on the ice.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, KGLT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 5
Chamber Music at Gleason's Gym?
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America: In the red corner, a cello. In the blue corner, an alpine horn. A new chamber music series has been launched at a famous New ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Swirls of Deception
From: John Ryan
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At Deception Pass, a rising tide endangers all boats.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 1
Catfish Noodling in Oklahoma
From: Scott Gurian
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An introduction to the tradition of noodling, the sport of catching giant catfish with your bare hands

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, KTNA, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 8
Kicking Ass and Changing Names
From: Shea Shackelford
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Female wrestler Amanda Storm, 40, would love to just take your head off.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
Virginia Red Sox fans celebrate World Series win (shorter version)
From: Charlottesville Podcasting Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Virginia Red Sox fans anticipate and then celebrate World Series win (shorter version)

Bought by WUML


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Virginia Red Sox Fans Celebrate (longer version)
From: Charlottesville Podcasting Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Boston fans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley anticipate and then celebrate the Red Sox Victory (shorter version)

  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 06:51
The Heart of Cycling
From: WHYY
Series: Olympics
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A small-town cycling track produces the fastest cyclists in the world.

Bought by KMXT and KZSC


  • Added: Aug 12, 2004
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Nothing Predictable: Kayaking Newfoundland
From: Rob Rosenthal
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Kayaking through icebergs in Newfoundland.

Bought by Radio Newark, PRX Remix, WMPG, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 27, 2004
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 4