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Typewriter's Broken
From: Jeanne Burns
Caption: Period, Credit: Benjamin Earwicker, http://garrisonphoto.org/
One menopausal woman's search for the meaning of thong menstrual pads.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
Malort
From: Robin Amer
Caption: Malort and me. , Credit: Robin Amer
You might say that Malort is Chicago's signature drink. Which would be fine, if it weren't so disgusting. For the uninitiated, here is the story of...

Bought by KUT and WILL


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/12/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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OUR ADDRESS IS NUMBER 3...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/22/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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GOOD WAS THE REASON...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
Happy ChallaDAY!
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
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Happy ChallaDAY! An original musical comedy for Hanukkah. Book, music and lyrics by Charles Moster.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUNM, KWIT, KCMJ Community Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 53:39
  • Purchases: 11
Drunk Daddy Santa
From: Justin Laird
Series: Electric Radio Company
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
Neither Fish Nor Fund Drive
From: Rebecca Sheir
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For a public radio station in rural Alaska, something smelled fishy come fund-drive time...

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Imagination Station
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Apple of My Eye

  • Added: Nov 26, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
When the Market Comes Home to Roost
From: Ted Magnuson
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Laugh at your economic problems, everyone else does?

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
Google Cooking, Griefer and other Neologisms - on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Google Cooking is a new phrase - a neologism - born on the Internet. Listen to this short ThoughtCast program for a definition...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
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
FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE: The Stallion on the Moors
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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A romantic entry in the First Draft Playhouse series.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:44
FIRST DRAFT PLAYHOUSE: It was a Dark and Stormy Night
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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A 'scary' entry in the First Draft playhouse series

Bought by KZYX and KUT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
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 - 26:05 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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a public radio parody program. A 26:05 version of our premiere LP, "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 26:06
  • Purchases: 1
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
A Cautionary Christmas Tale: The Giant Gingerbread Fortress
From: Diane Bock
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Don't bite off more than you can chew...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sayings
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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Sayings

  • Added: Nov 03, 2007
  • Length: 03:55
The Beatles One-Hour Radio Special: "Help! Is On The Way..." Narrated by Michael Palin
From: Nicole Haldeman
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Michael Palin presents a radio special about the Beatles? second movie Help!, which was first released in 1965.

Bought by WGDR, WCPN, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2007
  • Length: 48:21
  • Purchases: 4
Coke: the unreal thing
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soda meets skin care: why?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 02:30
Clifford & Kidd - It's Just Lunch
From: Jesse Thorn
Series: Comedy From Clifford & Kidd
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sketch comedy from Clifford & Kidd

Bought by WUSM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Checkout checking out?
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Unintended consequences of automated checkouts considered.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Aug 20, 2006
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1