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Love, Happiness, and Mole
From: Tom & Debra Weistar
Series: Voices of the Future: Youth and Elders Speak Together
Caption: Andres Jaimes, Credit: Tom Weistar
Andres Jaimes grew up near the US/Mexico border in Baja California. At 17 years old, Andres is acutely aware of how negatively Mexico and Mexican p...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 17:21
  • Purchases: 1
"Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s" by Kate Roberts and Adam Scher
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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MN Reads talks with Kate Roberts, co-author (with Adam Scher) of Toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s (Minnesota Historical Society Press), a snapshot o...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2
Flour Baby Project - My Week With George
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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What conclusions about parenthood will teenagers come to after participating in their AP Psychology class’ flour baby project? Listen as they share...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
Lucas Stinson I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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He tells us he is from mindless self indulgence and video games...unless you think those two are the same.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Summer Crow "The Lyrics Of A Thousand Songs"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
A Conversation with Writer, Christopher Paul Curtis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Christopher Paul Curtis talks about making history real for young readers [34:01]

Bought by Harford Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 2
28 and Single
From: kim fox
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In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
Marcus the Magician
From: Tobin Low
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen- "Everyday Disasters"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Everyday Disasters." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnes...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Summer
From: Littleglobe
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Fleeting, vivid, and full of light (just like summer itself) Tilcara Webb's story expounds upon the glories of the season.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 2
BronyCon 2013
From: Steven Yenzer
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A story on BronyCon 2013, the biggest-ever gathering of the mostly adult, mostly male fans of the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Over...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:03
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - "Th 2013 Prom as a Senior"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's checked in with essays ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1
An Expat's Exploration of Americans and Hockey*
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Anna's old team: The Carstairs Bruins of Alberta
*They just don't get it.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 1
Pittsburgh, PA
From: American Student Radio
Caption: The Harlan Twins, Credit: Chaz Mottinger
The music of Pittsburgh's own rockers, The Harlan Twins, rings true, "I can't be blue in Bloomfield."

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:33
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda - A Ski Trip To Montana with Erika's Family
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School and an intern at Northern Community Radio. During the school year she's been checking in with e...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Teenage Bottlerocket interview
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with Ray Carlisle, guitarist and vocalist of the Wyoming punk band Teenage Bottlerocket by Perry

  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:49
A Runner's Highs and Lows
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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What if everybody ran everywhere, and walking seemed as slow as crawling?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
What it Means to be a Woman
From: Littleglobe
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Chloe Espinosa interviews students, teachers, friends and family members about what it means to be a woman.

Bought by KSFR, KZYX, KUER, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 8
Tales from the South 119: The South in the 30's and 40's
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Season 8, 2013 Spring Season
Caption: Catherine King reads at Tales from the South
We go way back in time for this very special show, featuring true stories from the 1930's and 40's, told by the Southerners who lived them. Stories...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 34:00
What's Dinner Like at your House?
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The food can be good, bad, ugly and gross!

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:48
The Divine One
From: Xavier Altamirano
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Jazz singer, Mac, recounts meeting the late,great Sarah Vaughan.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2013
  • Length: 06:46
Tales from the South 109: Best Laid Plans
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season
Caption: Wayne Ball reads "The Secret"
This week it's stories about best laid plans, and how those plans go amiss. Stories by Wayne Ball, Peter O'Connell, and Mark Isbell. All stories ar...

  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: :00
From Rivals to Teammates
From: Todd LeVeck
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The 50th meeting of two middle school football teams is more than a great football matchup but a lesson in the changes involved with growing up.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: 04:14
Ceci's Sonic Youth ID
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Caption: Youth Spin Sonic Youth ID
Ceci attends the Austin Music Awards with her band Schmillion and she sees one of her favorite artists of all time. While she is staring her mom in...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:21
Justin Freeman: Words from a Pedicab Elite
From: Sam Houdek
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A local pedicabber reflects on his past three years of work.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:16