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Water is Life: Tradition and transition in the Navajo Nation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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About 30% of residents of the Navajo Nation don't have access to running water, and even for those who do, much of the water is contaminated with u...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WDBM


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 21:55
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 79: Secrets and Séances
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Helen Duncan was a famous medium who travelled around Britain in the 1940s performing séances. She claimed to speak to the dead, and even produce p...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 1
Ireland And The Circus ~ Part 3
From: Mark Baker
Series: Ireland And The Circus
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An insight into Irish contemporary circus, with regards to the many circus schools and institutions popping up around the country. And a look at th...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 27:56
Life of the Law #44 – Living With Wolves
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Bringing wolves back to the West has tested the legal system’s tolerance for restoring wild places ­­ Especially when humans live nearby. This year...

Bought by PRX Remix and KALW


  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 16:25
  • Purchases: 2
Health Care Hackers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When you’re sick, looking up symptoms online is not always the best idea. But if you have a disease that’s poorly understood and often overlooked b...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 2
Anna Marie Jarvis, Mother of Mother's Day
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
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Get set for the twisted tale of Anna Marie Jarvis, the mother of Mother's Day. I'll warn you, it's not all hearts and flowers. While many of us kno...

  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
Scaled Down
From: Mallory Falk
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When sea creatures get sick, there's one way to find out what's wrong: perform a necropsy.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
La Santa Muerte
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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A fascinating look at a new and sometimes controversial folk spiritual tradition to cross over the border from Mexico to Texas. Produced by student...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
Collective Living
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: The 25th St. House owned by Portland Collective Housing, Credit: Portland Collective Housing (PCH)
What happens when a group of friends get together to buy a house? That's what some people did in Portland, Oregon in 2003. The house is still owned...

Bought by Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 08:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Library of Dust
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Library of Dust, Canister 1454, Credit: David Maisel, photographer
Photographer David Maisel's project "Library of Dust" proves there is life after death, in vivid color.

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


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 3
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, July 6, 1971
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Armstrong was born in Storyville, a redlight district of New Orleans, 1901. His father left and his mother was probably a prostitute. He first lear...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
William T. Tutte (British Codebreaker), May 2, 2002
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was shy, geeky ... a genius ... and helped turn the tide in World War II.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
The Decisions Project - 7 - Ending the Match
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A professional wrestling referee talks about the split-second decision to end a match, ruin a show, and go off the script.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Nguyen Sinh Cung, September 3, 1969
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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When he finally went home to Viet Nam, he began using a name from an I.D. card he had purchased: Ho Chi Minh ... which means "bringer of light." An...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Grace Murray Hopper, January 1, 1992
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Even if you've never heard of Grace Hopper, she changed your life.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Loons
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Hear the haunting voices of the loon on a summer day with host Richard Nelson

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WMNF and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 6
Adjusting to Medicine
From: Steve Busalacchi
Caption: Adjusting to Medicine
Doctor Daniel Wik discusses why he became both a chiropractor and a medical doctor.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2009
  • Length: 14:21
The Story of Lata
From: Outer Voices
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who's sailing now? women and the revival of traditional polynesian sailing in the solomon islands

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUER, KWMR, WLPR , KMXT and more


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
The Runaway Lake
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The residents of Newcastle, Maine are still reeling from the disappearance of Sherman Lake.

Bought by The Night Air, Third Coast International Audio Festival, The Nature Podcast, and WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 4
Every Ship is Different
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Board an oil tanker on its way into Portland Harbor with harbor pilot Captain Susan Clark.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
Three women who visited North Korea
From: Miae Kim
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Three Korean-American women who visited North Korea give their impressions of family, food, politics, and beliefs.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:14
Mingling Pen and Plow
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Chinmney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, has a rich literary history.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 2
Monticello Story, Drought in Southern Utah, prt1
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A small Utah town builds a golf course during a drought and almost goes the way of the Anasazi

  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
Just Another Fish Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A small town in rural Maine recalls the impact of a beached whale on their community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, HowSound, PRX Remix, The Story, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 21