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StoryCorps: Robert Stover and Valerie Anderson
From: StoryCorps
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Robert Stover tells his daughter, Valerie Anderson about growing up in the 1930's.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 042: Tin Roof Project with Jerry McKinnis
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
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Fishing expert Jerry McKinnis on a special edition of Tales from the South. The owner of B.A.S.S. and host of ESPN's "The Fishin' Hole" tells of a ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Tales from the South 039: Tin Roof Project with Jay Jennings
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
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Freelance writer Jay Jennings, on a special edition of "Tales from the South", takes us along as he sits in the bleachers of an old Little Rock, Ar...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
NEA Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three Moments featuring trumpeter, bandleader, and 2011 NEA Jazz Master, Wynton Marsalis.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 9
Tales from the South 018
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Hank Godwin, Chuck Butkus, and Daniel Koehler share about childhood mistakes. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #30, Charla
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode thirty, holy mackerel! Thirty is a lot if you’re counting episodes (not so much when counting bacteria but we’re not counting bacteria toda...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
No Turnaround: Old Age, Alzheimer's and Identity
From: Rosemary Langford
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This short, fully produced audio essay – with music and sound effects – is a rumination on growing old, with a nod to the effects of Alzheimer's. I...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:38
The humble Farmer December 5, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Music from 1930-1960 interspersed with humorous social commentary

  • Added: Dec 05, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
The Power Of Negative Thinking
From: WFMU
Series: Too Much Information
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Barbara Ehrenreich says NO WAY to "Smile or Die", Peter Choyce tries out Couchsurfing, Zig Ziglar Tweets, Jeet Heer 'splains Little Orphan Annie, H...

Bought by KALW, WRIR, KXOT Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Last Word on Concerts
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael Goldberg and his thoughts on concerts.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:54
Too Much of a Good Thing
From: Elsa Lankford
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A radio drama written, edited, and produced by Elsa Lankford (elsa4sound@gmail.com). "Too Much of a Good Thing" is what happens when you mix myster...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 47:29
Americans Hate Money- The Penny
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's Commentaries
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A defense of the lowly pennny.

Bought by Vocalo.org, WILL, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 3
Andrew Hiller's Virtual World
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's Commentaries
Caption: Andrew Hiller
From i-Pods to i-Phones... You-Tube to chatrooms... writer Andrew Hiller says it seems we do everything we can to avoid actual human contact these ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
The humble Farmer, May 10, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous social commentary and music from the 1930s, 1940s

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
I've Never Dreamt Such Things In My Life
From: Van Gunter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Real dreams. Original music. Bottle of wine. Turn on, tune in, drop out.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 13:04
My Banjo
From: Benjamin Diego
Series: A Voice Among Many
Caption: The banjo is the quintessential and classic American instrument.
Sometimes, the thrill is in the wanting.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
Practically Speaking: What's in a Name
From: Ayana Contreras
Series: Practically Speaking
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Are African-American parents that choose unique or African-sounding names putting their children at a disadvantage? Is society unduly prejudiced ag...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
  • Purchases: 1
Houses & Stuff
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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A piece about my house and my stuff. I think the title pretty much describes it. I peer suspiciously through the curtains and auto-dial the police.

Bought by KSFR, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 3
Forgetting
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
Caption: Forgetting, Credit: Tom Pappalardo
In which the author Googles “Dysnomia,” and then, later, Googles “Dysnomia.”

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
Boogie Woogie Blues
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Ed Reinhart alias Earl Dixon, a marvelous pianist and local musician joins Radio Curious again in this edition. Reinhart is best know as the king o...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Some people
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Some people...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
The Arugula Wars: Food as partisan politics
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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(Note: This story has a Thanksgiving hook.) A humorous look at the partisan fight over food.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:54
How am I Going to Pay for This Thing?
From: Scribes Creative Writing Club SUNY SB Southampton
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College student worries about the cost of education.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:40
When I Grow Up? If I ever do...
From: Scribes Creative Writing Club SUNY SB Southampton
Caption: When I was 5 3/4 I wanted to be a fireman.
A college student ponders life.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2009
  • Length: 02:04
TI-99/4A
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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The author discusses his old home computer and general dorkitude.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, WILL, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 4