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Canyonlands, Utah
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from Canyonlands, Utah.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Seasons, Sierra Nevada
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard about the changing seasons in Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 94: Surfing With Jason
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Justin Murray and his brother Jason spent their childhoods in Florida. They did everything together: fishing, surfing, making their own surfboards....

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 18:42
2021-05-16 The Athlete as Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do sports help us cultivate virtues such as loyalty, collaboration, and discipline, or do they promote feelings like rivalry, tribalism, and obsess...

Bought by KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
210326: Weird Winters, 3/26/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-03-26 Weird Winters
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

Bought by WCNY, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Rinkside With Brownbody
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Black figure skaters are far and few between. Deneane Richburg is one of just a few in Minnesota. She's created a project that puts stories and mov...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2019
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Weight off her Shoulders
From: Ruby Schwartz
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Bodybuilding is no easy feat. Bodybuilders spend endless hours in the gym. They count carbs and grams of fat meticulously. Why? To get ripped, mayb...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Keith Sims and Melvin Pender
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
The Athlete as Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are sports a way to cultivate virtues like loyalty, collaboration, and discipline, or to indulge feelings of rivalry, tribalism, and obsession?

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KTSW 89.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Don't mess with my game
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Potential Major League Baseball rule changes will impact how the game is played at every level and may not be what's best for baseball.

  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 06:32
Dancing Underwater While Trying Not To Drown
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Members of the Subversive Sirens synchronised swim team., Credit: Erin Sharkey
The Subversive Sirens are a Minnesota synchronized swim team that blends art, activism, and a deep love of Prince. KFAI’s Nancy Rosenbaum produced ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Rise of the NBA G-League Already Impacting Amateur Athletics
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Darius Bazley's decision could seriously impact the dynamics of college basketball, Credit: Associated Press
Darius Bazley's decision to decommit from Syracuse to pursue the NBA G-League will have ramifications for years to come in the college basketball l...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
180303 Emile Griffith, Music From Boston and Music About The Back Door
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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I always equated boxing with "manhood" until the boxer Emile Griffith proved that decency is the path to "manhood." Emile had a more dramatic stor...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:49:23
The Working Tapes: Jockey
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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When he was first interviewed by Studs Terkel in 1971, jockey Eddie Arroyo had been racing for 6 years. He said it was the hardest and most dangero...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 3
Onaje Woodbine: Black Gods of the Asphalt Parts One & Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Onaje Woodbine, author of “Black Gods of the Asphalt: Religion, Hip-Hop, and Street Basketball,” a memoir that explores t...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 58:02
Scott LeDoux: Never a Champ, But a Beloved Boxer
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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He didn't float like a butterfly or sting like a bee, but Scott LeDoux was Minnesota's heavyweight boxer. In the 1970s and 80s, the native of Crosb...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:15
Baptized in the Sea, Spiritual Surfing
From: Interfaith Voices
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In a soundscape of surf, sand and spirituality, Father Father Christian Mondor recounts how he began riding waves at age 70. In water, he finds a m...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 11:33
Syracuse Lacrosse's New York State of Mind
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
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Examining the heavy New York influence on the Syracuse University lacrosse program, and the deep roots of lacrosse in the state of New York.

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 04:15
Rally Time for the National Pastime: How Declining Numbers Hurt Youth Baseball
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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For the past 15 years, youth participation in baseball has been in a steep decline. Many baseball organizations across the country are working to c...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
"Are Sports Destroying American Universities?"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
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When we think of college, we think of sports: of the big 10, of the NCAA, of the draft. Yet, the more money college sports earns and the more profe...

Bought by KPOV, WMUU-LP, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Sports Fandom: An Abusive Relationship
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A look into why sports fans continue to cheer on their teams when, win or lose, it's going to stress them out. Really.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:24
Football: Soon to be History?
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In this episode we break down the factors that will influence the fate of football in the United States. Is football doomed or is it immune to the ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 34:39
FALL POEMS: "Wide Receiver" by Mark Halliday
From: The Poetry Foundation
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This contemporary poem gets into the mind of a wide receiver in the middle of a play.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 01:23
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Knock It Till You Try It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Tatiana Whitlock is a firearms instructor who believes in real world situational learning.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 08:57
  • Purchases: 1