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Caption: A rendered image of the etched grooves of a record. IRENE software converts these squiggles to sound., Credit: Julie Martin/NEDCC Courtesy
A innovative technology to preserve endangered sound recordings without playing them (which would further damage them) is bringing the voices of po...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: The Entrance to the Gates Co-op at Richardson Bay, Credit: Sandhya Dirks
From the outside, Richardson Bay in tony Sausalito looks like a manicured sea of floating million dollar homes, bobbing up and down in orderly rows...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 09:00
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Life of the Law and Destination DIY team up to examine the legal grey area occupied by the sharing economy. How are cities grappling with these inc...

Bought by KMUZ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 20:51
  • Purchases: 2
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The former Led Zeppelin frontman and unquestioned musicologist gives us a history lesson on American music, especially the Blues.

Bought by WOUB and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Tim J. Brennan has been a secondary English teacher for over 30 years. He writes, golfs and plays husband and dad in Austin, MN. The Beat is a da...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:03
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:36
Caption: Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie", Credit: archiecomics.com
The Archie comic book character is as American as it gets. But in July of 2014 (Issue No. 36 of "Life With Archie") Archie dies. His death reverber...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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This week we're asking what it takes to get us to give, and how we know if we're doing it right.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WKCC, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 5
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The Babble Machine, takes its name from a fictional device referenced in The H.G. Wells novel, The Sleeper Awakes.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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You’re at a crowded cocktail party and you somehow hear someone talking to you. How does that happen? Your ears are taking in so much sound and som...

Bought by Radio Newark, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 19, 2014
  • Length: 13:34
  • Purchases: 3
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A short story written by UK based writer David Glass and produced by Brian Bahouth - words, sounds and music ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Dr. Zuhdi Jasser
45 minute interview with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser. We discussed Syria, Egypt, the Arab Awakening, Islamists, the Muslim Brotherhood and so much more.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:01:33
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A historical and contemporary look at the picture postcard. Good for Tourism or travel drop-ins.

Bought by Troy Public Radio and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
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This episode covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: ple...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 2
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The Babble Machine, takes its name from a fictional device referenced in The H.G. Wells novel, The Sleeper Awakes.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Fill out your holiday schedule with this contemporary radio drama.

Bought by WUKY, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WUKY, MPR News Stations, WUKY and more


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 54:42
  • Purchases: 9

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 03:13
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An out-of-the-box teaching approach seeks to engage students through community members that come in to teach about specific topics of expertise.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
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Carol Paine-McGovern and Shatawn Brigham, Kent School Services Network.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:09
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Claire Abdel-Malak, community outreach coordinator for Cumberland International Early College High School is interviewed about the intriguing metho...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:27
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For the third week of December (12/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a Texan who helped rewrite some of the country’...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of August (8/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a little known musician who played a big role in re...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of August (8/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who blended conjunto and country to become ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of March (3/6): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a poor farm boy who became a king.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40