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The Bus to Rosario for a lecture
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Taking the bus to Rosario to give a lecture

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
Should Seatbelts Be Mandatory?
From: The humble Farmer
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Why would many drivers rather pay a fine than buckle up?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:15
This I Believe - Holly Dunsworth
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Paleoanthropologist Holly Dunsworth believes evolution shows her how living things are connected.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
A Man of A Certain Age
From: The humble Farmer
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Even older men should engage in vigorous exercise every morning.

  • Added: May 04, 2008
  • Length: :55
Berlin and the Berlin Film Felstival
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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A visit to Berlin and the Berlin Film Festival

  • Added: Mar 16, 2008
  • Length: 13:35
December in New York City
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Visiting New York City in the snow

  • Added: Dec 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:23
Good Soldiers All
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
china trip
From: Mark Johnson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Mark Johnson Show airs weekdays 9 to 11 am on WDEV in Vermont

  • Added: Aug 02, 2007
  • Length: 21:21
I'm a Monk, You're a Monk, We're All Monks
From: Aaron Rietz
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personal essay on obscure yet revolutionary 60's ex-gi band "the monks"

  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:42
Race and Heritage in America
From: KBOO Youth Collective
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KBOO Youth Collective's Annie speaks up about her struggle with her heritage

Bought by Vocalo.org and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
What Music to Listen To When Writing? A 3-minute primer
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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What music is most conducive to writing - the answer might surprise you

  • Added: Apr 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:52
CL 2006 Taylor Branch "Miracles and myths from the King era."
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Historian and Martin Luther King biographer Taylor Branch talks about the civil rights movement.

Bought by WDSE, WSKG, WRPI, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KSJD


  • Added: Jan 03, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Temple Grandin
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Temple Grandin explains that as a person living with autism, she thinks in pictures and in sounds.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WEZU, WEZU, KVNF, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 9
Martin Bell's Democratic Republic of Congo Child Alert
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! Ex-BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell gives a report on Dr Congo and the affects of war, disease and hunger on children there

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Alan Lightman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Astrophysicist and novelist Alan Lightman believes that mysteries inspire our greatest creativity.

Bought by WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU, Remix Radio, KJZZ and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 6
An Unusual Father's Day Gift
From: Shana S. Weber, Ph.D.
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A daughter finds the perfect gift for her eco-conscious dad.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
Eating Close to Home
From: Atlantic Public Media
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Bill McKibben decides to eat only food grown locally. In the winter. In Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, KISU, KUT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 10
Young Woman in Namibia Fights Stigma of HIV
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is Free! Livey Van Wyk is a Namibian AIDS activist

Bought by WFUV, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUCB


  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 3
Can You Hear Me Now?
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Derek Ruediger documents his friend Chris's decision to have a cochlear implant operation.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 12:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Old Oil
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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What do you do with the oil after you deep-fry a turkey? Bury it. On your neighbor's property.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Return to Israel
From: Cynthia Graber
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Cynthia Graber returns to Israel for the first time in four years, since the beginning of the second intifada, and interviews friends and relatives...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2004
  • Length: 04:55
Nip and Tuck, Stretch Your Luck
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Even with today's plastic surgery technology, beauty is still only "skin deep."

  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 03:39