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Venmo Reparations
From: Beandrea July
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When one white woman working in Hollywood received a surprise residuals check, she skipped the bank and deposited it straight to Twitter. She offer...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Crossword Kid (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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If you’re a crossword puzzle enthusiast, you probably know the name Will Shortz. That’s because you’ve probably solved—or least attempted to solve—...

Bought by KUER, KENW, KSFR, PRX Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 6
Day the Earth Stood Still
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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The entire 1951 movie is narrated -- and commented on -- in this sound-rich radio show...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:36:58
Hidden Figures (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When NASA wanted to put a man on the moon, they naturally turned to the brightest — and whitest. That is, until the brilliant Katherine Johnson dem...

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 4
To Mars! With National Geographic
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Mars” is the new docudrama miniseries airing on the National Geographic Channel, Credit: National Geographic Channel
The National Geographic Channel’s “Mars” miniseries has begun. Mat Kaplan attended a kickoff for the ambitious docudrama last summer. You’ll hear ...

Bought by KMUD, KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The not-so-secret Sherlock Holmes society
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Ryan Dawes explores the character of Sherlock Holmes, past and present, by meeting with a group of Minnesotans devoted to preserving Sherlockian cu...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2015
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
Leigh Kamman remembered
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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For six decades, radio announcer and jazz enthusiast Leigh Kamman guided listeners on a musical journey through the sounds he loved: Jazz. KFAI pro...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
A performance crafted for you, starring you
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Participant Dare Turner takes a restful moment while on her Odyssey. For her, the experience of looking through the suspended frames was transformative: “I think I saw my future, in a way.”, Credit: Sasha Wizansky
Imagine this for a moment: What if everything about today was curated just for you? Who you meet, what you see, even how you feel?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 1
"The stuff dreams are made of" - the search for the Maltese Falcon
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The mystery over what the falcon really is, whether it even existed,and why it has any value has remained so compelling, in fact, that over the yea...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 09:15
Video game artists thrive in Bay Area
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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If Vincent Van Gogh lived in the Bay Area now rather than the Netherlands in the 19th century, maybe he would have been a popular video game design...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
The San Francisco Bookstore Survival Guide
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Green Apple Books before the opening of their second store, Credit: Holly J. McDede
So you want to open a bookstore? Excellent news. Here's your guide to survival.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
The Inside Scoop on Serving at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Alan DeValerio was a White House butler for Presidents Carter and Reagan., Credit: Alan DeValerio
"The Butler" didn't do it - or so says real-life White House butler Alan DeValerio.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:15
The Humanist Hour #100: “Trying On Atheism” with Ryan Bell
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this episode, Bo interviews Dr. Ryan J. Bell. For 19 years Ryan Bell was a pastor, most recently the senior pastor of the Hollywood Seventh-day...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Creativity
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Thelonious Monk, Credit: Library of Congress
Musical creativity could be good for the aging brain.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Travel Long Island
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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September show, Discover Long Island's Wine Country, presents an interesting overview on the exploding phenomenon of wine production on Long Island...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:20:37
The Live Feed Presents: Chocolate, Shakespeare and Champagne! Season 9 Preview Night of The Great River Shakespeare Festival
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On The evening of June 9th, the Winona community gathered at the Historic Huff Lamberton House for one of the most anticipated events of the summer...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 35:48
  • Purchases: 1
Secret Spaces
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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Off the Beat explores secret spaces around Providence, including the abandoned underground railroad tunnel, Keeney tunnels, and some less literal p...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:47
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
The marketing of the Lone Ranger
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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A Hollywood remake of The Lone Ranger is in the works, with Johnny Depp playing Tonto. An author of a new book says the Lone Ranger series was an e...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Most Frantic 12 Minutes
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Asst Stage Manager Jewell Fears checking an effect used in Women Beware Woman at Constellation Theatre, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller
A look behind the scenes at the fires, mishaps, injuries and backstage drama that arises during the intermission of the National Touring company of...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 05:44