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From herding goats to piloting aircraft - A Maasai boys dreams
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: Recording Daniel, Credit: Peter Greste
Living on Mt Suswa, the crater of the largest volcano in the Great Rift Valley, 15 year old Daniel, a goat herder, only sees aircraft flying overhe...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:34
Miriam hitchhiking through Norway
From: Zachary Kent
Series: Dial A Stranger
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Miriam is asked to tell the most amazing thing she has ever seen and she describes hitchhiking through Norway.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 1
"What about Nicknames?"
From: Paul Messing
Series: Thoughts from an Animal Communicator
Caption: WiLSoN & Ball, Credit: Paul Messing
Animal communicator David Louis speaks extemporaneously about pets and their nicknames.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 3
Greyson Chadwick
From: Tony Tellado
Series: Best Of Sci-Fi Talk
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Talented young actress tells us about filming the zombie comedy, Dance Of The Dead

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 30:26
  • Purchases: 1
Sly Crooner - Dancing Dan's Christmas - Part 2 of 2
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
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A Damon Runyon Christmas tale set to music- part 2 of 2.

Bought by WNMU-FM, KRPS, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
How does a history major end up with a boiler operator's license? Easy.
From: Martin Connelly
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Steve Tatko explains how he ended up with a bioler operator's license.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
Dating, Romance, and Heartbreaking Robots
From: Zoe High
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Zoe High interviews three sixth graders about their perceptions of dating, the pressure to start dating early, and how dating will change in the fu...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WGXC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
Wii and Wheelchairs
From: Berkeley J-School
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Jessica Meyers reports on a group of nursing home residents who play the same video games as their grandchildren. Only better.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 3
What's in a (band) name?
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who decided on the name of that band and why that name?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
If a Butterfly Flaps It's Wings A Polar Bear Gets a Hernia
From: Joel Brussell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Comic piece about interconnectivity of Things

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:36
Girls Rock!
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Sound collage of Rock and Roll Camp for Girls

Bought by PRX to iTunes and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
World Solar Challenge Race
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Engineers and students design solar powered racecars to compete in international event.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:53
Cheez
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tribute to the foodlike substances of my youth.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:53
Commentary: Just Say No to Homer Ball
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's time we halted the home run bashing that's seriously corrupting our grand old game of baseball.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:09
Border Radio: Electronic Campfire
From: Texas Folklife
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A celebration of cowboy and vaquero songs in live performance, hosted by Dallas "Nevada Slim" Turner

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Passover candy - an audio tour of a Lower East Side candy store
From: Julie Subrin
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Jerry Cohen, owner of Economy Candy on New York City's Lower East Side, takes Blake Eskin on a tour of the shop's Passover selection (with a few c...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KWMR, KRCB 104.9, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 6
T-I-L-L-Y! An Interview With Tilly And The Wall
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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An interview with up-and-coming indie rockers Tilly And The Wall. Members of Tilly And The Wall talk about everything from what they've been listen...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 05:58
B-Side: Indoor Space, Outside
From: B-Side Radio
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Take it outside! Isn't that what your mom always told you? And weren't you happy to comply? B-Side's Tamara Keith brings us stories about what happ...

Bought by KGOU, KXOT Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 01, 2006
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 3
Mudurian's List
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A compelling march through a list of personal effects.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:23
Hip-Hop Passover
From: Laura Kwerel
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An interview with the creator of "A Hip-Hop Haggadah"

Bought by Vocalo.org and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 2
Heather the Hero
From: KUOW
Series: Spring 2006 Fundraising Spots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"I saved the day today. They made their goal because of me."

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 1
I'd Rather Be With You
From: KUOW
Series: Spring 2006 Fundraising Spots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
"It's a very wonderful relationship."

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 04, 2006
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 2
My Neighbors and Other Animals
From: Mark McDevitt
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In New York City, city cats and downtown dogs are just as fashionable and neurotic as their owners.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KZSC


  • Added: Dec 09, 2005
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
So What About Those Droopy Drawers, Commissioner Stern?
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on the dress code the NBA really needs.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
Alaska Fashion Crisis
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
ATMI reporters Sara Perman and Michael Eddy take a creative look at Alaska fashion and how it fares "Down South."

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1