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Brian Selznick on Einstein, God, and Reaching His Potential
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"So I bought the postcard, memorized it and sent it off to a friend. And I never thought about God again after that." - Brian Selznick Brian Selzn...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome
From: Sharif Youssef
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"Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Welcome” is a profile of John Gage, senior minster of United Church on the New Haven Green, United Church of Christ (UCC)...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 06:59
Avstry Trim 14 - Ransom Rideout
From: J.R. Warmkessel
Series: Aviation Trim
Caption: Ranson Rideout, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Ransom tells us about being sworn in by James Stewart and his early days of flying

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:17
Episode # 17 - Castaway: David Prentiss
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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On July 30th our castaway was Dr. David Prentiss, the founding director of Good Thinking Works. a problem-solving consulting enterprise in Providen...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 01:20:59
Jon Hendricks on Learning How to Communicate
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"You don’t have to swing just on the bandstand...The way you pick up your child and bounce him, I think everything can swing." - Jazz legend Jon He...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Tommy DeCarlo Interview
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Interviews by Joey
Caption: Tommy DeCarlo
Interview with Tommy DeCarlo of the band Boston

  • Added: Jul 03, 2012
  • Length: 12:30
Tales from the South 088: North Little Rock History
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season
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This week, we hear stories from two North Little Rock mayors: former mayor Terry Hartwick, and current Mayor Patrick Hays. True stories told by the...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
On Opening an Independent Bookstore
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Wendy Welch has written a memoir about what it means to open an independent bookstore at a time when physical books seem to be disappearing. Alliso...

Bought by Prairie Public, KENW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
At 99 Years Old, A Musical Prodigy Rediscovers her Piano Passion
From: Emily Berman
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Ruth Antine began piano lessons when she was 7 years old, and has hardly missed a day since. Now, 92 years later, she tells the story of her days a...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
Pedro's Christmas Fables
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: Charming New Christmas Modules Your Listeners Will Love!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg, Joe Bevilacqua
A new collection of twelve 2 to 7 minute charming holiday modules by noted Spanish author Pedro Pablo Sacristan, produced by Joe Bevilcqua. Great...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:04:19
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Nic Muni
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Innovative director Nic Muni talks about the challenges and rewards of producing opera.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 26:21
Favorite Memory of a Teacher
From: City High Radio
Caption: Chad, a popular teacher, Credit: Tom Moore
In this sweet, simple vox pop, Noa asks seniors at her high school in downtown Tucson to tell her their favorite memory of a teacher.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
Extra Innings#5 - Dallas Braden's Present to Grandma
From: Thom Butler
Series: Extra Innings
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On Mother's Day 2010, in front of a crowd of 12,227 fans and one very proud and happy gramma, Dallas Braden pitched A PERFECT GAME!

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:57
Polka at Rollie's Rednecks & Longnecks
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack heads out to Rollie's Rednecks and Longnecks in St Cloud not to ride the mecha...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 23:27
  • Purchases: 1
The Art Student Union
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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What is it with kids today? It’s rhetorical, but everyone’s got an answer, including the innovative group of SCSU students who form the Art Studen...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
Calling All Cowboys Sample Show
From: charles engel
Caption: Chuckaroo The Buckaroo
Welcome to Calling All Cowboys. Ride the dusty high-desert each week with host, Chuckaroo The Buckaroo, as he explores western music, cowboy poetry...

Bought by KBBI Alaska and WEZU


  • Added: Apr 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:58:45
  • Purchases: 2
Perfect Pitch, Autism, Savants, and the Music Connection
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Perfect Pitch, Autism, and Savants. Is there a music connection? Therapist Susan Rancer, RMT shares her experiences.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
Moonwalk: A Memorial for MJ Pt. I
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Caption: Michael Jackson
The musical history of MICHAEL JACKSON. The music of THE JACKSON FIVE (J5), THE JACKSONS and solo music of MICHAEL JACKSON are covered in this thre...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 54:30
VOICES4theSoul Show 704
From: Lori Holladay
Caption: Eliza Gilkyson
AAA Music Show featuring singer-songwriters expressinga more meaningful side of life. This hour's highlight is a chat with Eliza Gilkyson.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
VOICES4theSoul Show 716
From: Lori Holladay
Caption: A Conversation with Alice Peacock is featured on this show of VOICES4theSoul
AAA music show featuring songs expressing a more meaningful side of life. This hour features a short, but delightfully intimate conversation with A...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
Odyssey of the Mind
From: jessica lockhart
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A group of senior citizens provide a surprising twist on a kids competition

  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
  • Length: 05:36
The Garden Ladies of Elwell Farms
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For a group of retired women in Maine, a garden grows more than just plants.

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 2
A day in the Life: Kids in America and Europe fight for the environment
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Series: Across the Ocean - the first Transatlantic Radio for kids
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A world premier: For the very first time, radio kids from both side of the Atlantic have produced a common "green" radio show!

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Thanksgiving Hour (Evergreen) Live from Hawaii with Don Ho
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Public Radio Worldwide Holidays
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One-Hour In-Depth History of Thanksgiving Special with Listener-Provided Jokes and Lively Music Most Fitting for Your Listeners' Holiday-Time Enjoy...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KMXT, WDNA, Public Interactive, KZQX and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2009
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 6
Worldwide, Girls' Soccer Goes Beyond the Field
From: Lisa Matuska
Caption: Imane takes a break during a game in Oak Brook
Four young Moroccan female soccer players step outside their borders and expectations to come to Oak Brook, Illinois for a women's soccer leadershi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KISU, KUOW, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 4

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