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Tiny Flies Combat Invsive Fire Ants
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fire ants may be small insects, but their sting packs a wallop. They arrived in the U.S. from South America in the early 1900s, and have spread to ...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Bowling for Rhinos
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"Bowling for Rhinos?" Who came up with that idea? But believe it or not, American bowlers have raised more than two million dollars to protect cri...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
Dollars We Don't Need
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary noting that the U.S. Mint is once again trying to peddle $1 coins that we don't want.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
Roots of the Frozen Chosen
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Speed-kibitzing with the second Jewish baby ever born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Seeing Voices: Baldness, Bond Villains & the Noah Adams Moment
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Why we might not look the way we sound -- and vice-versa.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Nov 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
Prom 2006
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A vox pop piece about the wonders of senior high school prom

Bought by KWCW


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Greg Palast - GMO's in Iraq!
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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What do GMO?s (genetically modified foods) have to do with Iraq?? Good Question! Greg Palast, investigative journalist and author of Armed Madhous...

Bought by WERU


  • Added: Sep 26, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Deal with D&D? An Audio Adventure in Dungeons & Dragons
From: Angie Tung
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If you've never played it, do you really know what it's all about? Don't knock it until you've tried it.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 34:42
Wireless USB
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Wireless USB device creates cordless connectivity between peripherals

  • Added: Jul 30, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
Voices of Nature Radio Show Season 3 Show 5
From: Kevin Wright
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Voices of Nature Radio Show is produced in Victoria, BC and airs twice a week on Village 900 AM. Its a half hour of music, humour and information o...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 30:39
Jonathan Coulton's Music Business
From: KUOW
Series: The Works
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Jonathan Coulton discusses his free music downloads.

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 13:00
Birthdays, Volunteering, Defining Age
From: Ron Kauffman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Senior LifeStyles Update - 3 short segments

  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 07:59
Hollywood Science
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Physicists review and rate Hollywood movies for science accuracy

Bought by KZSC and KTNA


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 07:16
  • Purchases: 2
Cricket, Anyone?
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who needs baseball when we've got cricket, our first national pastime?

  • Added: Mar 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:12
Slangin
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A informative and humorous piece on the slang youth use today.

Bought by WMPG, KUNM, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 20, 2006
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 3
Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky
From: Texas Folklife
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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, KEOS and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Brunswick Stew
From: With Good Reason
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What does it take to make Brunswick Stew? According to Stew Master John D. Clary, "200 pounds of chicken, 150 pounds of butter beans... seven ounce...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
Why Ahmad Never Got to Celebrate Halloween
From: KCUR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary by Afghani college student about how his parents would not allow him to participate in Halloween.

Bought by WDBM, YouthCast, WXLV-FM, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
The Rip & Read Blogger Podcast
From: Charlie Quidnunc
Series: The Rip & Read Blogger Podcast
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Today's Podcast

  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 10:53
Venice At 100: A Touch of Eden
From: KCRW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We celebrate Venice California's 100th Anniversary with a look at some historical highlights.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Feb 25, 2005
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Will the Real Will Shakespeare Please Stand Up?
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus on Poetry
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Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt and Amsterdam writer Rodney Bolt face off in a discussion on the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays moderated b...

Bought by KFCF FM, WCPN, KQED, and WHQR


  • Added: Feb 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Hoppin’Alive
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A Radio Netherlands’ program about the revival of the 30’s swing jazz dance Lindy Hop

  • Added: Dec 21, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
The Changing (and Ghoulish) Faces of Halloween
From: Jackson Braider
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How Halloween has -- and hasn't -- changed over the years.

Bought by WTJU, KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 9
Independent Minds: Peter Sellers
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
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Learn more about an amazing comic genius--Independent Minds: Peter Sellers is a one-hour (news-friendly) entertainment documentary hosted by David ...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WGBH Radio Boston, WGDR, KALW, Louisville Public Media and more


  • Added: Sep 30, 2004
  • Length: 55:31
  • Purchases: 17
Election Signs
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: An attempt in vain to try something new., Credit: Campaign poster by Larry Rivers.
Graphic designer Michael Bierut answers the question: Why do all election signs look the same?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KCUR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KGOU and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 8

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