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13: The Sounds of East London
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 16:25
  • Purchases: 1
Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Culture of Conservation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Part documentary, part sound-collage, this special explores Costa Rica, considered one of the "greenest" countries in the world, and its national e...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 21:19
Rehearsal of the Brussels Choral Society
From: Alison Turner
Caption: Rehearsal of the Brussels Choral Society
The Brussels Choral Society has over 120 members from 26 nationalities, and has been performing since 1979. In this feature, reporter Alison Turner...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2012
  • Length: 12:50
The Penalty is Exile: How Immigration and Criminalization Collide
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Immigration Reform Rally 2010, Credit: Anuska Sampedro
Under President Obama more than 1 million people have been deported from the United States. Immigration officials claim that many of those being d...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
Namibia Road Trip
From: Jake Warga
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Come on a self-drive road-trip through Namibia and learn how tourism is helping to conserve wildlife, habitat, and culture. PRX exclusive, slated f...

Bought by KUOW, KUT, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 3
Kenny Endo
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Designing a Creative Life
Caption: Kenny Endo
Kenny Endo is one of the leading artists in contemporary percussion and rhythm. He is a consummate artist, blending Japanese taiko with rhythms inf...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 52:59
Bee A Good Neighbor - They'll Give You Gold
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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The story of how I helped a neighbour move thousands of his tiny friends to a new home

Bought by The Story, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 4
Blues City 9: Britain
From: Gary Pitts
Series: Blues City
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Taking a ride across the Pond for British Blues by Cream, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin.

Bought by KRZA, WJSU, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
London Calling
From: Francesca Panetta
Series: The Hackney Podcast
Caption: London Calling, Credit: Francesca Panetta
Can a city retain a memory, and if so what does it sound like?

Bought by KBRP Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 08, 2012
  • Length: 25:40
  • Purchases: 2
Egypt: Animals feeling the decline in tourism
From: Jake Warga
Caption: bored camels, Credit: jake warga
Talking, in Arabic, with the animals in Egypt. Specifically animals out of work because their country had a revolution and their main clients, tour...

Bought by WABE, Listenwise, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 5
2012: End of the World! Cancun, Mexico
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Stella predicting the end of the world, Credit: Jake warga
It's the end of the world, according to the Mayan Calendar. A thoughtful and goofy piece exploring Cancun, Mexico.

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZYX, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 4
Pigments
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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From Victorian parlors to Starbucks, pigments have defined and connected societies.

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  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Afro-Rican Jazz
From: Tony Vasquez
Series: Latin Perspective - Rhythms and musical styles of Latin Jazz
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As part of our series on Rhythms and Styles of Latin Jazz. This edition focuses on Afro-Rican Jazz

Bought by WSLR


  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:19
  • Purchases: 1
Pro-Putin, Anti-Putin
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Alexander Yellin., Credit: Julia Barton
Thousands of protesters gathered in the months before the re-election of Vladimir Putin as Russia's president. Putin’s supporters and detractors bo...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Mapping UC Berkeley's changing landscape through its voices
From: KALW
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For the 2011 school year, UC Berkeley created a project for incoming students designed to break the social ice and spark intellectual debate among ...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 09:40
Arab Winter into Spring
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Kheops PYramid, Credit: Wikipedia
While remembering the women of Egypt in 1980 we pay homage to the women in 2011

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
Film Festval Cities
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Canal Bridge at night, Credit: Walter Murch
La Roche sur Yon and Ghent are two of the international film festivals that love the fall

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 22, 2011
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Not My Zion: American Jews Divided on Israel and Palestine
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The American consensus on Israel and Palestine is breaking down. And Jewish Americans are playing a major role. But it's not easy. On this edition:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Meskhetians
From: Julia Barton
Caption: Faramus Ibrahimov., Credit: Joshua Sarantitis
Many refugees in the United States have complicated stories to tell. The plight of the Meskhetian Turks spans six decades and four countries. Now s...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Royal Real Estate
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Wills and Kate's wedding of the century, which of the royal palaces shall they choose as home?

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
Tango Fire: Interview with dancer Juan Malicia and musician Howard Goldstein
From: Kyle Gassiott
Series: Guest Hosted interviews for Troy Public Radio's Community Focus
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East Alabama Art's Kyle Gassiott interviews Juan Malizia and dancer from the Argentinian based troupe Tango Fire who will perform at the Opelika Ce...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2011
  • Length: 14:15
January's End
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Harrods' at Night
The end of January in London sees the Harrods' sale end, the world news and a new Taxi Driver on the road

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 09:28
  • Purchases: 1
England: What do bell ringers and astronauts have in common?
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week, the Global Guru ventures waaaaaayyyy up into the bell towers of an English church to learn just how mathematical -- and dangerous -- bel...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WTIP


  • Added: Jan 09, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 5
Modern Kenya Safari (4:37 or 3:45 versions)
From: Jake Warga
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Safari tourism in Africa is changing. Tracking down big game is still central, but more and more tourists are also involved with conservation and h...

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2010
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 2
Like Hanukah Oil, Endangered Ladino Language Endures Among Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Professor Gloria Ascher teaches Ladino at Tufts University., Credit: Rhonda Miller
As Jews around the world celebrate Hanukah, some in Boston are singing in Ladino, a language UNESCO rates as "severely endangered" in its 2009 Atla...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2