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MN Reads: "Shannon in the Spotlight" by Kalena Miller
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Kalena Miller talks about her Minnesota Book Award-nominated middle-grade novel "Shannon in the Spotlight"

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 08:33
Short List #12
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative "Short List" poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: :40
  • Purchases: 1
The Hoot
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Learn about the Hoot, Highland Park's very own fall festival.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 05:01
The Untold Stories of Rescue Dogs as Heard at Tri-County Humane Society's 29th Annual WOOFSTOCK
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Today's installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota has completely gone to the dogs as Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack wa...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:41
Short List #7
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative “Short List” poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Episode #4: The One Where Everyone Needs Money
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: The Mixing Board
Caption: Beno Picciano, host of today's Econ Thursday episode of The Mixing Board, Credit: Irene Noguchi
Beno Picciano and Michelle Dutro get lost at the Woodland Zoo, despite Michelle’s clear directional skills. Beno hosts the first economy-themed sho...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:05
Episode #1: I Remember This One Time…
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: The Mixing Board
Caption: Bryce Ellis enjoys a day at the park, just like in his earliest childhood memories, Credit: Molly Anderson
Molly Anderson and Bryce Ellis explore human memory through a story told by intern Lizzie Kirshner. They also interview Jessica Sommervile on the f...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:50
The One Where Everyone Needs Money
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
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Beno Picciano and Michelle Dutro get lost at the Woodland Park Zoo, despite Michelle's clear directional skills. Beno hosts the first economy–theme...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:05
StoryCorps: Boyd Applegate and Rhonda Dixon 2
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Big-rig driver Boyd Applegate tells his sister, Rhonda Dixon, about being a real-beard Santa Claus.

Bought by WOUB, KALW, WEZU, and WKSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 4
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
A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
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What Fred Flaxman learned about life from his childhood dog, Buster.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
The Art of Gordon Fredrickson: Stories from the 1950's Farm Life
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we feature Minnesota author and farmer Gordon Fredrickson. Gordon writes children's books that reflect real life even...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KVSC, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 40:59
  • Purchases: 4
Luli Gray -- author interview
From: Eileen Heyes
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Children's author Luli Gray talks about her new picture book, "Ant and Grasshopper."

  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Lou, the Crossing Guide
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Lou takes a break., Credit: photograph by David Foster
Portrait of Lou Alexander, a crossing guide in Portland, Maine

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:56
Short List #4
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative “Short List” poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by WTIP, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, PRX Remix, Remix Radio, and KRUA


  • Added: Mar 24, 2010
  • Length: :48
  • Purchases: 5
Perfect Pitch, Autism, Savants, and the Music Connection
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
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Perfect Pitch, Autism, and Savants. Is there a music connection? Therapist Susan Rancer, RMT shares her experiences.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
WUTB-Variation 2C -High Energy Version
From: David Green
Series: We Used To Believe...
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When you were younger, did you ever believe something which turned out not to be true? How about recently? Producers Mia and Kristina add some high...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
Super Powers 2
From: David Green
Series: Super Powers Collages
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Third Grade Super Heroes describe the super power they wish they could have and what they would do with their powers.

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


  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Stuffed Animals 1
From: David Green
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Third Graders tell stories about their favorite stuffed animals and dolls.

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KUOW, WTIP, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Laura Shipler Chico
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Expectant mother Laura Shipler Chico believes in being honest, caring and able to laugh at oneself.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KJZZ


  • Added: Aug 28, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Jane Hamill
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Fashion designer Jane Hamill believes it's cool to live the life she imagined her Barbie doll had.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WEKU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 4
Buddy
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A tale of a beloved pet with a hat trick.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:53
Hockey Mom
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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Gillian Rutherford is a dedicated hockey mom who has decided to move from the stands onto the ice.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 13:16