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StoryCorps Griot: Melva Washington Toomer and John Washington
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John Washington, 95, who is blind and deaf, recently recorded a StoryCorps interview with his eldest child, Melva, using a TeleBraille machine.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRIR


  • Added: Aug 22, 2016
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 48: Eight Years
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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2008 was an exciting time to be a Harry Potter fan. The final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, had been released. Movies were on the way...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 22:36
  • Purchases: 1
Frozen Piano Listening to Itself
From: David Merleau
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A Piano stands on a frozen lake in Northern Ontario. Steel wire connects its soundboard to an old camper two hundred feet away. Aeolian tones (.....

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 14:13
Aberrant Personalities -- Groks Science Show 2016-02-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Frieda Birnbaum discussed aberrant personality types.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 26, 2016
  • Length: 16:42
  • Purchases: 4
E06 / Heal Maisy Heal
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
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Maisy is a shop dog in Toronto, but she had to take time off -- a sick leave. To battle her cancer, her humans traveled with Maisy to seek treatmen...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 27:43
The Jason Koger Story: Making the Most of a Double Amputation
From: Jay Scott
Series: Big Buck Registry's Deer Hunting Podcast
Caption: Jason Koger with a Big Whitetail Buck , Credit: Jason Koger
When life robs you of your bow and arrow, just pick up a crossbow or gun instead. Jason Kroger knows this all too well after colliding with a downe...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:13:36
Is braille relevant in a digital age?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: "Read" in braille, Credit: ARTWORK BY ANGELA JOHNSTON
Marco Salsiccia is a huge movie buff. He owns hundreds of DVDs. They fill his small apartment in the Sunset District. Some are piled on his dining ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2015
  • Length: 08:26
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jenny Carter and Sean Carter
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sean Carter was severely injured in a drunk driving accident in 2005. He cannot walk or talk, but speaks with the help of a computer. Sean intervie...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
Mind Games
From: Grupo Teknolatino Media
Series: Teknolatino
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Looking at how video games are being used by game developers and researchers in exploring mental illnesses.

  • Added: May 10, 2015
  • Length: 26:12
The Chemical Ocean
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Remember the toxic red sludge chemical disaster, 2010, in Hungary? This photo shows a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory near Ajka, Hungary, 2006., Credit: EPA | Sandor H. Szabo
Toxic chemicals released into watersheds and waterways remain a persistent problem despite the sounding of alarms, which for decades have railed ag...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
20: Voicemail Memories (Standard Length) Version 2
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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Listen to a collage of voicemails, where you're asked to tell a story that will be shared with the whole world.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Alex Not Having a Good One
From: KISL Island Radio
Series: Remember What You Said
Caption: this is alex, Credit: @freakdog
It is late, and things are not going well

  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:21
Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"
From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
Remembering 9/11: Internet Co. Keeps Founder's Spirit Alive
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Daniel Lewin's portrait greets visitors in the main lobby at Akamai's corporate headquarters. The company co-founder died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11., Credit: Jesse Costa
Daniel Lewin, the co-founder of a Boston-area Internet company, died trying to stop the terrorist attack aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Requiem for the space shuttle
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Jeff Hoffman working in the shuttle's cargo bay, Credit: Nasa
In an extended interview, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the space shuttle

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
NPR's Scott Simon Remembers Space Shuttle Columbia
From: Feliks Banel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
NPR Weekend Edition host Scott Simon recalls anchoring live breaking coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on February 1, 2003.

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
Humankind: Tucker Stilley / Managing Pain
From: Humankind
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This documentary tells the moving story of Tucker Stilley, a remarkable spirit who, in his early forties, was diagnosed with ALS (known as Lou Gehr...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1
Best Science Writing -- Groks Science Show 2009-10-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jesse Cohen discussed the Best American Science Writing for 2009.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 21, 2009
  • Length: 25:28
  • Purchases: 1
Paralysis Research -- Groks Science Show 2009-09-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Joseph Canose discussed new research and support for paralysis

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2009
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 1
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
50th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 4
Howland Cultural Center - Geothermal System
From: Clearwater Moment
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The Howland Cultural Center is a beautiful performance space, gallery, and host to cultural events in the Hudson Valley. The historic building rec...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
How To Know When He's Serious --- A Parent's Guide to Suitors
From: The humble Farmer
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On the coast of Maine there is a sure-fire way to tell if he's serious

  • Added: Apr 04, 2008
  • Length: 01:15