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Walchuk's Memories
From: Veronica Simmonds
Series: Visual Arts News podcast
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From salt-crystal lamps to popping wheelies artist Kate Walchuk waxes nostalgic.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:36
Marcus the Magician
From: Tobin Low
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Mission: Gastroclub
From: Alison Byrne
Caption: Gastroclub Dinner, April 2013, Credit: Alison Byrne
An underground supper club pairs beers with dinner, served in a Mission District apartment kitchen in San Francisco.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
Octopus's Garden -- Groks Science Show 2013-08-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Biologists Carrie Albertin and Judit Pungor join us to discuss a strange and wonderful animal, the octopus.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KPVL, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 25:57
  • Purchases: 3
Lincoln Highway: The Father Road
From: WNIJ
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America's first transnational highway - the Lincoln Highway - was dedicated 100 years ago this October. In this hour, we mark the Highway's centenn...

Bought by WVPE, Wyoming Public Radio, NPR Illinois, Iowa Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 5
It's Not Wise to Rush About
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sargeant Mountain Pond in Acadia National Park is the oldest pond on the east coast. Fittingly, it's amassed its fair share of lore. Two friends ad...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
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For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
The Cart Men of Catalina
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: A golf cart for towing golf carts, Credit: Alex Ward
Golf carts are the primary vehicles for residents in Avalon, CA. This is about the guys that make them go.

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
Chip
From: Schuyler Swenson
Caption: Chip Koser in his workshop.
Chip Koser of Mashpee is a professionally trained chef who’s worked in a number of famous restaurants. But in recent years Chip has been spending l...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
25: The Packard Campus
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Learn about lost films, the National Jukebox, IRENE, how big a petabyte is, and much more on a tour of the Library of Congress Packard Campus featu...

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:10
Pittsburgh, PA
From: American Student Radio
Caption: The Harlan Twins, Credit: Chaz Mottinger
The music of Pittsburgh's own rockers, The Harlan Twins, rings true, "I can't be blue in Bloomfield."

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:33
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
From: Lauren Ober
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Doctor Max Owens
From: Max Owens
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Documentary following the discovery and investigation of a birth chart by an interested skeptic. Hidden from him for years, he attempts to reconcil...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
Chapter 25 - Starting a New Chapter
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:40
Chapter 24 - An Adirondack Summer
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard signs up with his roommate to work amidst the lakes and falls and trees in Upstate New York. Richard and Jim preach on Sundays and spend th...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:05
Chapter 16 - The Shaping of a Socialist
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
In June 1948, Richard travels to Canada to see “democratic socialism” in action. First he hitchhikes 1,000 miles from Greenwich Village to Madison,...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:55
Chapter 13 - Reclaiming a Heritage
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
After his mother's death, Richard throws himself into his academic work, four jobs, and campus political and social activities. He earns a reputati...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:10
Diane Belnavis
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detail of Diane's Portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B. Klein
When playing with bugs became macabre Diane started inviting people on "the spectrum" to live with her.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
Chapter 4 - The Games We Played
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Friendships on New York City streets are made and solidified by the games young Richard plays after school and on Saturdays. Which game is played d...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 18:01
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments with Lou Donaldson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring alto saxophonist and 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Siriu...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Flip, Skip, Guitar
From: Emma de Campo
Caption: Flip Scipio and wife Mitzi Pratt, in their Martha's Vineyard studio., Credit: Emma de Campo
Flip Scipio has been described as a “guitar repairer to the gods.” And with customers including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, it's a...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
A Fish Tale
From: Emily Hsiao
Caption: Taxidermist Janet Messineo in her basement workshop, Credit: Emily Hsiao
Janet Messineo is a taxidermist on Martha's Vineyard. But you won't find any deer heads or bears in her workshop--just lots and lots of fish.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Justin Freeman: Words from a Pedicab Elite
From: Sam Houdek
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A local pedicabber reflects on his past three years of work.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
I Can Camp!
From: Radio K
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In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researched why people in Minnesota were spending less time outdoors. They found three problem...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Yellow-Bellied White Woman Fights the Blues
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Hello neighbor the weather is fine outside and my old stuff is all yours all free, well, kind of.

Bought by The Story and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2

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