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Kermes Tradicional / Traditional Kermes
From: eRadio
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Traditional kermes from the 50's Interview, narrative as if your granddad where telling you something from his time.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2004
  • Length: 05:22
Doorbells, . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old coots reminiscing about wars and police actions of words. . . and steam, geothermal and nuclear-powered doorbells they have known. . .

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
David Byrne Does PowerPoint
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trust David Byrne -- master of image, music, and text -- to reveal the creative potential of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 22, 2004
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 2
Outsource This!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The downside of outsourcing examined.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 10, 2004
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 2
Spam-o-Rama!
From: John Basile
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SquareToes Restaurant patrons in Kennebunk, ME pay their annual homage to the processed meat product. Spam-o-Rama '04 is THIS WEEKEND! (3/13/04)

Bought by KPIK-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Ring and I: The Passion, The Myth, The Mania
From: WNYC
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"The Ring and I" is a story about the love affair between hundreds of thousands of people and one, colossal, controversial and awe-inspiring piece ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRVO Public Media, WMNR, KHNS, KCRW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2004
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 32
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
Parody of BBC Sportscast
From: Abby Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Office/Gallery
From: Raquel Maria Dillon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
art in the workplace on the down-low

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WZBC


  • Added: Feb 26, 2004
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 2
Singing BeeGees in the Pit
From: Raquel Maria Dillon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a sound profile of a pit singer

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Feb 26, 2004
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
GeoQuiz Parody
From: Abby Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This short piece pokes fun at the popular GeoQuiz segment of PRI's The World.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 23, 2004
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 1
Fred Christina Remembers Everything
From: Jamie York
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A portrait of Fred Christina who waited tables for 64 years.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 05:42
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
Crayola
From: Adam Allington
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A Portland, Maine kindergarten class and illustrator Judy Labrasca explain why crayons might be the perfect object

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, WMPG, KGLT, and WYSO


  • Added: Feb 19, 2004
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 5
This American Cheese
From: Abby Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
Skull 'N' Bones
From: Kerry Seed
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A vox-pop that asks: "What do you think happens to people when they die?"

  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 02:06
8 Minute Soulmate
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Rich find his soulmate in eight minutes?

Bought by PRX Lovesick Stream


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Tango!
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.

Bought by WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5

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