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When in Vermont, Watch Where You Put Your Apple Core
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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The Green Mountain State banned food from landfills to cut methane and mountains of garbage in half

Bought by KVNF, KRZA, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 4: Beyond Livestock: Animals in Regenerative Agriculture
From: Grounded Hope
Caption: Chicken Tractor at the Raven Rocks Quaker farm in Beallsville, Credit: Renee Wilde
Regenerative agriculture is more than a human-centered enterprise: it means working with nature and alongside other creatures, to accomplish larger...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 23:34
Episode 30: Cheers
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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In June of 2020, a 72-year-old man in the UK named Gerald Stratford posted a photograph of himself in his garden on Twitter. He wrote, “Just giving...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 25:11
  • Purchases: 1
Makers Series 9: Fruition Chocolate
From: Slow Melt Productions
Series: The Slow Melt: A Podcast About Chocolate
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Fruition Chocolate was founded in 2011 by Bryan Graham and is based in Woodstock, USA. The company is known for stone-grinding cocoa beans as a mea...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 1
The Fajita King
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
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Listen to SONNY FALCON a.k.a “The Fajita King,” produced by the talented team of teachers at the STORIES FROM DEEP IN THE HEART’s SUMMER INSTITUTE.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:25
Mission: Gastroclub
From: Alison Byrne
Caption: Gastroclub Dinner, April 2013, Credit: Alison Byrne
An underground supper club pairs beers with dinner, served in a Mission District apartment kitchen in San Francisco.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
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For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
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
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
From: Lauren Ober
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Twister and Son
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A story about a family...and pretzels.

Bought by WMPG, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 3
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
A Reason for the Purpose
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Maybe you know where your food comes from. But have you seen and heard about farming through a 13-year-old boy’s eyes? Colby Perron shares his thou...

Bought by KRZA and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Rheb's Candies: A Charm City Holiday Tradition
From: Aaron Henkin
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a VERY sweet holiday story...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2007
  • Length: 10:55