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Dad's Birthday
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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A group of tough men sung my father Happy Birthday well before dawn at the Bradford Store at the crossroads of Dickenson, Alabama.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
StoryCorps: Zoë Waters, Maddy Waters, and Nick Waters
From: StoryCorps
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Ten-year-old triplets Maddy, Zoë, and Nick Waters have spent their entire lives together, sharing everything from a birthday to a bedroom. But desp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Kevin Fredericks, Isaiah Fredericks, and Josiah Fredericks
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Nine-year-old Isaiah Fredericks and his younger brother, Josiah, used their StoryCorps interview to ask their dad, Kevin, some hard-hitting questions.

Bought by Public Radio for All, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KZYX, WVBI-LP, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 6
Off-Ramp Presents: Another Fake Holiday War - Canadian v American Thanksgiving
From: john rabe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
StoryCorps: Patrick Haggerty and Robin Bolland
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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70-year-old Patrick Haggerty tells his daughter, Robin, about the day he first had a conversation with his father about being gay.

Bought by KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCQS, WEZU, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 6
My Mystery Magnum of Wine
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 25
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Musician Claes Cem and and Author Sergio Magana.

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
A Puppet Rock Revival in the Middle East
From: Zak Rosen
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A profile of a popular rock and roll band from Israel. They’re rude, and irreverent, and they perform with some of the biggest names in Israeli mu...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 3
A Brilliant Invention
From: Bryan Cox
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Jerry Piscitelli, the founder and inventor of Port-O-Pong, the world's first inflatable beer pong table joins us on The Lawn. Check it out at porto...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
Mom and Smoking
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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Comedian Alysia Wood talks about her Mom, Smoking and "Princess"

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:47
QUIET...The Movie
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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After working on "The Dark Knight Rises", "Inception" and more, Lauren Fash has brought out a film festival favorite...

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:56
Don't Bully This Housewife
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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From "The Real Housewives of Vancouver", Mary Zilba fills us in on Bullies and alot more.

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:15
Taylor Hicks into food?
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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Winner of Season 5 of American Idol, Taylor Hicks, fills us in what he's been up to and he's been a busy guy!

  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
Colonial Donuts, Oakland's late-night hot spot
From: KALW
Caption: Photo courtesy of umamimart.com /
Colonial Donuts has been at 3318 Lakeshore Ave in Oakland since the 1970s. There used to be many other cafés that stayed open past 9pm, but these d...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Vinyl Countdown -- album #310: Bob Brozman
From: Alexa Lim
Series: The Vinyl Countdown
Caption: Bob Brozman's "Helo Central Give me Doctor Jazz", Credit: Rounder Records 1985
Alexa and MLM discus the enchanting sounds of this ethnomusicologist, who’s soothing sounds of the islands blend with jazz, blues and steel guitars...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 11:57
"Sons of Anarchy" to "Prime Suspect"
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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Kenny Johnson takes us inside the "Sons of Anarchy" and NBC's "Prime Suspect".

  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
Island Childhood
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: 1948, Credit: Swan's Island Memory Project
Swan’s Islanders share their childhood memories of growing up on the island.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Jackknife Incident
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: Bernita Joyce, Credit: Meghan Vigeant
The battle between a kid’s fun and her parents.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
Sesame Street Memories
From: andrew walsh
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We hit the streets to find out what people remember best (and worst) about Sesame Street.

Bought by PRX Remix, KPIK-LP, WTIP, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 4
Lunchroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Third grader Evan remembers the simple pleasures of first grade: blue sports drink.

Bought by KUOW, WTIP, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
Travelling Ice Cream Man
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Matt Allen goes to music festivals and gives away ice cream

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:10
This is "Thriller."
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Man obsesses overlearning the dance moves to Michael Jackson's "Thriller."

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 02:07
IPR : Irrational Public Radio - 29:00 version "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."
From: Irrational Public Radio
Series: IPR : Irrational Public Radio - our premiere LP "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."
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Our feature LP "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shopping For The Twelve Days of Christmas
From: Mandy Walker
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Shopping for the Twelve Days of Christmas may sound like fun but where do you find lords-a-leaping and how much do maids-a-milking cost?

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 03:29