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Mr. Female Members of Knesset
From: Israel Story
Caption: Mishy Harman and his grandmother, Zena Harman.
At an extremely early age, Shavit Ben-Arie became the leading expert on the female members of the Israeli parliament and in many cases, he became t...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 21:25
Birds of a Feather
From: Israel Story
Caption: "Yoram" aiming at one of his soon-to-be crow victims.
Every summer tourists flock to the beautiful beaches of Eilat, Israel. But in the past thirty years, a new kind of tourist has made its way down so...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 12:49
  • Purchases: 2
Bubble puppy
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
Madame C. J. Walker
From: Brian Hawkins
Series: Heroes in Black History
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America's first African American female millionaire.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KBEM, KSKA, RadioStPete Florida, KETR-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 8
Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr.
From: Brian Hawkins
Series: Heroes in Black History
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A brief telling of the accomplishments of one of American's greatest inventors.

Bought by KBEM, KSKA, RadioStPete Florida, KETR-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7
Sundance 2015 "Wolfpack" & "H."
From: Sara Wagner
Series: Sundance Wrap
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Wrting and directing duo, Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia of the feature film, "H.", reveal their inspirations for the movie H. tracking two women n...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 03:58
Ducks in a row
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and WABE


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
An apple a day...
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
It Ain't Easy Being Green
From: renee wilde
Series: Community Voices
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A woman shares her experiences running a small scale organic farm.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Market Basket Brand Soap...Opera
From: Perry Persoff
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio essay bringing the current summer-long Market Basket situation back to the basics.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:34
How The Tractor Ruined Farming
From: Erik Olesund
Caption: Matt and his dad Larry on the combine. Colorado, 1979
Food has become cheaper and more abundant in the last 150 years, largely thanks to technological advances. Irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, and ...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 22:01
  • Purchases: 1
Officer Eric Mueller, Community Liaison
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Cotter senior Liam Michener, left, talks with Winona police officer Eric Mueller during a mock crash Wednesday, April 15, 2012, behind Winona Senior High School. Michener was acting as the driver. , Credit: Andrew Link/Winona Daily News
On this episode of Culture Clique, we visit with one of Winona's finest who went from a career in public relations to an occupation in Law Enforcem...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 32:59
  • Purchases: 1
Top 100 Americans?
From: Jeff Karr
Series: The Jeff Karr Show
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What's wrong with this list?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
Episode 2 Promo: High Heels, A Cultural Fetish
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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Listen to a 14-second promo to find out what you've never heard before about high heels, foot binding, and sexual stimulation.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: :14
Along Saint Claude
From: Eve Abrams
Caption: Eppy Livaccari, Credit: Jonathan Traviesa
Gentrification is just the newest name for the changes happening in New Orleans' neighborhoods downriver from the French Quarter. Along Saint Claud...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
You Are How You Sound
From: Hold That Thought
Series: On Language
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How may speech affect your perceived level of intelligence? Dr. John Baugh describes research that sheds light on linguistic profiling.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 12:31
  • Purchases: 1
Linguistic Insights
From: Hold That Thought
Series: On Language
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In the late 1980s, a personal case of housing discrimination prompted Dr. John Baugh to launch decades of research into what he calls linguistic pr...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Fairfax Stone and West Virginia v. Maryland
From: Traveling 219
Caption: Map showing Maryland's claim to West Virginian land.
The historic landmark known as the Fairfax Stone was reportedly placed in 1746 to mark what would become part of the border between Maryland and Vi...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:44
Turn Your Radio On: Imaginative Ways Appalachians Joined the Electronic Media Revolution
From: Jacob Podber
Caption: Dr. Jacob J. Podber
Based on oral history interviews, this 29-minute radio documentary examines the effects early radio had on rural America. The program includes inte...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
An American at Azteca
From: Matthew Nelson
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If you've ever wondered what it's like to take in a US-Mexico game at Estadio Azteca, this episode is for you. Howler contributor Robert Andrew Pow...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 16:00
The Half-Time Hero
From: Matthew Nelson
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One day in 1994, Steve Davies lived the dream of every soccer fan. He was plucked from the crowd by Harry Redknapp, the manager of his favorite tea...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 25:12
Health insurance cancellations - a personal wake-up call
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Millions of Americans have received letters from insurance companies in the last few months, cancelling their health plans. It’s part of the transi...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:58
Wading through a “complicated” system to support children with disabilities
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Suzy Clement and her son Lucien, Credit: Suzy Clement
The birth of a child is life-changing. For the wallet, the lifestyle and the fact that there’s another human to care for. But for many California ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 09:23
A High Society Murder?
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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BackStory Producer Andrew Parsons brings us the story of alleged murder of an illegitimate baby, which scandalized Virginia high society in the ear...

Bought by Radio Newark, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 09:05
  • Purchases: 3
ESW 88. The Blue Hour with Julie Tetel Andresen
From: Adam Scull
Series: The Eat Sleep Write Podcast
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Cancer researcher Alexandra Kaminski is on the verge of a scientific breakthrough when she crosses paths with pharmaceutical representative, Val Do...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2013
  • Length: 22:08

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