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Lucas' Mama
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 3
Birth, Birth, Rebirth
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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As Tom recovers from a traumatic brain injury, he and his wife welcome newborn twins into the world.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scared
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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A guy muses on the fears associated with a loved one's body.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Light Inside: Giving Birth Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://www.timeontheoutside.com, Credit: Shannon Heffernan
A look at pregnancy, and motherhood, inside US jails and prisons. What does the huge number of incarcerated women in prison foretell for the next g...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
The Decisions Project - 4 - Letting Go
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A mother talks about the decision to put her mentally handicapped daughter in a group home.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:29
Natural Child Birth: "Is the Plan still the Plan?"
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Experience Natural Child Birth
Caption: The new baby, Avery Arena, Credit: Katy Sewall
It is good to have a birth plan. The one problem? The birth of a child can be unpredictable. Radio Producer Katy Sewall brings us the story of on...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 11:56
Hidden Kitchen Mama
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: Hidden Kitchens
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Mothers and kitchens. The food they cooked or didn’t. The stories they told or couldn’t. In honor of Mother’s Day we linger in the kitchen.

Bought by KWMR, XRAY.fm, WABE, PRX Remix, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 11
Someone to Tuck Me In
From: Radio Rookies
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Last year at a routine check-up, 15-year-old Raymond Henderson decided to tell the truth. When his doctor noticed bruises on his neck, Raymond admi...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 3
Dad to Dad: A Preparation
From: Eric Winick
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In Fall 2009, as my wife entered the late stage of pregnancy, I asked several friends of mine who are recent or long-time dads for advice on becomi...

Bought by KSKA, KUER, WTJU, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 13:46
  • Purchases: 7
Divorced Kid
From: American Public Media
Caption: "Divorced Kid" producer Sasha Aslanian at her own wedding in September 1999., Credit: Liz Banfield Photography
America's divorce rate soared in the 1970s. Thirty years later, kids who grew up in the divorce revolution look back at that experience, and descri...

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGDR and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 31
Flatline Days
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of being bipolar and being a mom.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 5
Fifty-Four Years
From: Erin Calabria
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mother and son reunite after fifty-four years apart.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Neighborhood, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 4
Eugene's Gary, Part 3
From: Robin Amer
Series: Eugene's Gary
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Eugene describes the aftermath of his accident and how he was touched by the divine.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 06:02
The Underwater Birth of Francis Henri
From: Chris Bolton
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of my a young couple having their baby at home

  • Added: Sep 13, 2008
  • Length: 09:15
Destination DIY: Urban Farming
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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City-dwellers raising plants and animals while holding down a day job.

Bought by KZYX and KUT


  • Added: Sep 01, 2008
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 2
Moms of Multiples Find Strength in Numbers
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Twin-birth rate is up 70% nationwide. We profile a group of women who share the singular experience of raising multiples

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
A Burden to be Well: Sisters and Brothers of the Mentally Ill
From: Karen Brown
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Sound-rich documentary about the effect of mental illness on "well" siblings

Bought by KPVL, PRX to iTunes, WCQS, KXOT Public Radio, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Runaway
From: Homelands Productions
Series: World Views
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A single mother and her two teenage daughters tell the harrowing story of the girls' descent into an underworld of drugs and homelessness.

Bought by PRX Remix and KGLT


  • Added: Apr 10, 2007
  • Length: 34:20
  • Purchases: 2
Out of Their Hands
From: Teresa Goff
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Four bereaved mothers who first came together to share the pain and the tragic loss of their children tell the story of the 25 year-old organizatio...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2007
  • Length: 34:09
Saturdays with Koo Nimo
From: amara hark-weber
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every Saturday morning, Ghanaian musician Koo Nimo hosts a group for children. This is his description.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Muriel's Message
From: mira burt-wintonick
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Radio Portrait of a Grandma

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, PRX to iTunes, Remix Radio, WYBC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2006
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Nativity: one-hour version
From: Conrad Bishop
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A celebration of the wonder, joy, pain, and innate sacredness of childbirth.

Bought by KVNF and WNIJ


  • Added: Apr 10, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 2
Singing for sanitation: Teen in rural Nepal teaches her village about water safety
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is Free! Shanta, age 14, teaches her community in rural Nepal about water and sanitation, and learns to come out of her shell

Bought by Hawaii Public Radio and KWCW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
In a Bubble
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four teens talk about what it's like to be quiet in school.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, East Village Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 24, 2005
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 8
The Wild Child: Coping with a Bipolar Youth
From: Karen Brown
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This documentary follows three young people as they navigate puberty and adolescence with bipolar disorder.

Bought by WRPI, KUER, WXXI Rochester, PRX to iTunes, Central Florida Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14