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It's the Harlem GLOBETROTTERS
From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU
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My first major feature (surviving) piece as a member of WBRU Sports way back in 2006. I had the opportunity to cover one of my favorite sports team...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 06:49
Basketball defined in "Bob-n-Robin"
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
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Radio ridiculous defines the game of basketball. Bob, an avuncular character, helps a "less than savvy" individual understand the basics of his n...

  • Added: May 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Fun, Intentional or Not
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Fun can happen by mistake.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
Ken McCoy Entertainment Report
From: Ken McCoy
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Hot Updates: BET HIP HOP Awards, Oscars,Country Music Awards,etc

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:50
Foul Hook: My Fishing Lesson
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Short fishing tale from my stream behind the strip mall, a lesson not so much about fish

  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
B-Side: Summer Fun
From: B-Side Radio
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A cure for the dog days of summer, this edition of B-Side bring you the best of the season of watermelon and warm nights.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KISU, KSJD, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2008
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 10
Baseball - My First Love
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Remembering Remus
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Summer Baseball League in Small Town Michigan

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 08:10
My brother, the fighter
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Tiana's brother is a mixed martial arts fighter for the Alaska Fighting Championships. And she loves to watch him compete but sometimes wonders why...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 07:33
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
Cars, Scars and Handlebars
From: Sarah Lange
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The Life of a Bike Messenger

Bought by KUER, KUT, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 3
Side Saddle Weekend
From: diane toomey
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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
Help Wanted
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Does a magical place exist where you can get paid to climb?

  • Added: Apr 29, 2008
  • Length: 25:00
Boston Bandits: The outlaws of the Marathon community
From: Kris Carter
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The story of one unregistered Boston Marathon runner contrasted with Race Director, Dave McGillivray's thoughts of breaking the rules.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Millions of Fans Deserted
From: Dick Meister
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The Turner Broadcasting System has shamelessly abandoned the millions of baseball fans nationwide who for 30 years had watched TBS' almost daily br...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
Marathon - The Decision
From: Ray Gard
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How are you going to loose your New Year's weight Resoloution ? Run ?!?

  • Added: Jan 19, 2008
  • Length: 12:05
Get in Shape
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder waits until December to fulfill his New Year's Resolution

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City and Public Interactive


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
We've Lost America's Team
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on how we're losing what has been in effect the hometown baseball team of millions of Americans.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:34
B-Side: The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People and Clues
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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Kind of like the cool songs found on the back side of a vinyl 45, we've dug up stories about people who may seem ordinary at first. But, are any o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
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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
America's National Pastime: My Love Affair with Baseball
From: Janet Robbins
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This piece describes two memorable baseball games in June 2007

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
Punch Like You Mean It
From: Mark Gozonsky
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How a single piece of sports advice made me a better person.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2007
  • Length: 02:40
Baah to Human Billboarding!
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that two National Football League coaches have made a small but possibly significant move that could undermine human billboardi...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:38
Commentary: Just Say No to Homer Ball
From: Dick Meister
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It's time we halted the home run bashing that's seriously corrupting our grand old game of baseball.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:09

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