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In San Francisco, coyotes are your wildest neighbors
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Francisco is a biodiversity hotspot. Its vast parks are home to more than 50 types of mammals. Now, the city named after the patron saint of an...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Talking turkey: the uneasy coexistence of people and wild fowl
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The population of wild turkeys in the United States has been growing steadily throughout the country, and the trend holds true here in California. ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 08:21
Bubble puppy
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
Teen Girl Loves Computer Science, But Struggles To Fit In
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: 16-year-old Ifrah Abshir says she is in a committed relationship with Computer Science. But she still struggles to fit into the tech industry. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Ahlaam Ibraahim
Sixteen year old Ifrah Abshir had a rocky start with computer science, but she eventually fell in love with it. The tech industry has been trying t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Care to join me in a Mint?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The Old Mint is currently used for special events. There are also tours on weekends.
The Old Mint was the only financial institution still operational following the 1906 earthquake and fire. At one time, it held a third of the natio...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:08
Ducks in a row
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and WABE


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
An apple a day...
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
MIW #3 Jeff Zygmunt - Bronze Sculptor and Physical Trainer
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Jeff Zygmunt on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Season1-Episode 3 with Jeff Zygmunt - Bronze Sculptor and Physical Trainer

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 14:51
MIW #1 Scott Larson - Web Developer and Jazz Trombonist
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Scott Larson on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Radio Season 1, Episode 1 with Scott Larson - Web Developer and Jazz Trombonist

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 14:29
Consider This (normal voice)
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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Knower of all things, Lloyd Breckenridge (Gene Shay) answers all questions about Camels, in his normal voice :)

  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:22
Rushdie Explains India
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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The Twitter account "RushdieExplainsIndia" has attracted 130,000 followers in a very short time. However it isn't owned by Salman Rushdie, but by R...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
The Making of the Disease Detectives, Or the Case of the Nutty Dish
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Disease Detective Badge, Credit: CDC
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
17: Most Relaxing Song (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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There's a song out there that could make you crash your car... but in the most relaxing way possible.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
If you're looking for the one true yoga, you're out of luck
From: Lauren Ober
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Everyone knows that yoga comes from India and is an integral part of the Hindu tradition. But now, it seems everyone wants a piece of it. A new exh...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
A Day In the Life of A Croissant
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Nicolas Paré, owner of Le Fournil Bakery
What's the secret to making a great French croissant? To find out, Sallie Bodie goes behind the scenes of Le Fournil in Seattle.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:29
Roe Family Singers in two shows on Dec 14, 2013. Program for Dec 9-13, 2013
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Kim and Quillan Roe, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
McKnight Fellowship award winner the Roe Family Singers play for lunch at the Aster Cafe in Minneapolis on Dec 14, and that night, perform at the W...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
28: Early Electronic Music
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
Caption: A public domain image of the telharmonium in 1897
There's a man who's spent his whole life developing his own library of Electronic music examples.

Bought by Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 20:32
  • Purchases: 1
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
Virgin's Guide to Olive Oil
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Marco Viola, the CEO of the Viola olive mill and farm, tastes the oil which was named the world’s best by Flos Olei olive oil guide. , Credit: Viola
The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil are widely touted. The condiment offers so-called good fats and antioxidants. Yet how do you differ...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Eurovision Culture for the Uniniated
From: Ben Weisz
Caption: Excited for Sweden?, Credit: www.digitalspy.co.uk
Lucy Wark (Cam FM, PopTarts) gives you the lowdown on Eurovision pop culture ahead of the final in Malmo, Sweden on Saturday 18th May.

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:35
23: The Great Animal Orchestra
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Following his influential career in music and composition, Bernie Krause decided to leave music behind and devote his efforts to studying the sound...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 23:50
  • 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
It's Movie Time: July 20, 2012: The Best of Tim Burton
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: It's Movie Time
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This week on It's Movie Time, Kristin and John take a look back at their favorite films by distinctive director Tim Burton.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
It's Movie Time: July 13, 2012: Pixar Favorites
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: It's Movie Time
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This week on It's Movie Time, Kristin and John discuss their favorite Pixar films.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Behind the Facepaint
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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outLoud Radio producer Mykel takes us inside the world of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of fabulous queer San Francisco community or...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KSFR, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 3