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Lasting Letters: Leaving a legacy behind
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Jeremy Jue with his dad, Robert, Credit: Jeremy Jue
“Lasting Letters: Leaving a legacy behind” reports on legacy letters and how they are helping people prepare for death, say goodbye, and grieve lov...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 17:46
The Meaning of Terrorism
From: Robin Washington
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What's Terrorism? It depends on who and when you ask — and the definition varies by jurisdiction and time

  • Added: Oct 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Music brings healing, comfort to the dying
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Bruce Davis, Zen Hospice resident, listens to guitar played by Thad Povey., Credit: JoAnn Mar
There's an increased use of live music at Bay Area’s major hospitals and hospices to bring healing and comfort to people who are near death.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 09:25
Connecting With a Once Shunned Finnish Past Through Song
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Diane Jarvi, Credit: Courtesy of Diane Jarvi
Finnish immigrants to Minnesota often faced discrimination. Many were radicals. To avoid the "Dirty Finn" label, some Finns shunned their heritage....

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-13 "Toy Boat" by Ocean Vuong
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong remembers Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy killed by police in Cleveland, OH in 2014.

Bought by KALW, KVNO, KENW, PRX Remix, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
Listening to Ladies: Aftab Darvishi
From: Elisabeth Blair
Series: Listening to Ladies
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Composer Aftab Darvishi Composer Aftab Darvishi speaks about blending musical traditions, having her work deemed "feminine," and the state of new m...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2017
  • Length: 24:17
Minnesota's Oldest Auctioneer Reflects on Rural Life
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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At age 98, Bertram Boyum of Rushford is Minnesota's oldest auctioneer. Instead of selling at farm auctions and estate sales, he works mostly local ...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Portland Prairie Church: This is Heaven
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Portland Prairie Methodist Church near Caledonia, Minnesota., Credit: Todd Melby
Like a lot of country churches, Portland Prairie Methodist Church has been closed for decades. But twice a year, locals gather inside the wooden ch...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
Planet P
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Sir Boss... gold rush days... Planet P and pyramids in Antarctica...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 02:31:50
Greg Grease: Nature-Inspired Headphone Music
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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When Greg Grease isn't drumming in the band Zuluzuluu, he's often hanging out at the Mississippi River. That's one reason why Grease says his new s...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Requiem... and time for hope
From: James Branum
Series: BSR Magazine Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary/editorial/music mix for the US American change of Imperial Power, first aired in January 2017.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2017
  • Length: 14:59
Episode 22: Through The Keyhole
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Tyler Dunning went into the wild to distract himself from his grief…but ended up coming face to face with it instead.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 2
The Working Tapes: Press Agent
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
Caption: Eddie Jaffee, Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
Eddie Jaffe was a press agent "legendary for his lost causes, chutzpah and angst," according to his obituary in the New York Times. He represented ...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Tapes: Police Officer
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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Renault Robinson was an officer in the Chicago Police Department in 1971 when he was first interviewed by radio host and oral historian Studs Terke...

Bought by Prairie Public, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WORT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 4
The Working Tapes: Piano Player
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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In 1972, Studs Terkel interviewed hotel piano player Norman "Hots" Michels for his book "Working." Hots was the last live entertainment at the Sher...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Working Tapes: Gravedigger
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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Studs Terkel interviews a gravedigger in 1972 for his book "Working."

Bought by Troy Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4
Death to Elvis
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Pledge Drive Songs, Topical Songs & Parodies
Caption: The Wine Fellers
Fitting song to play before or after basically any story that packs a good wallop.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:58
Arneilla's: Our Own Apollo
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: De'Monica Flye (left) and Kendra Glenn performing at Arnellia's Bar and Restaurant in St. Paul, Minnesota., Credit: Nancy Rosenbaum
For 25 years, Arneilla's Bar and Restaurant in St. Paul is where black Minnesotans have gone to hear live music, celebrate birthdays, and even play...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 05:36
Sangre Y Tierra: What Blood What Earth
From: Josh Landes
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"What Blood, What Earth", is a documentary on the life of Puerto Rican black metal artist MQ. His story leads the listener on a journey from pre-co...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:20
When Prince Called At 3 A.M.
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Ever since Prince died in 2016, people who knew him have come forward with personal stories about what the famously private star was actually like ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1
The Kibbitzer and the Choreographer
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Fifty years ago, Frederick Wiseman released his very first documentary about a prison-hospital for the criminally insane. Wiseman's film — “Titicut...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
What the Heck is Grog??
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
Learn About the History of Grog! Also Go Behind the Scenes of a Wine Party Cruise with Captain Jerry! The Wine Fellers is an upbeat, good chemist...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
GPV35 Book Review - The Belief in Angels
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Belief in Angels by J. Dylan Yates.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:36
StoryCorps: Aiko Ebihara and Roy Ebihara
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Seventy-five years ago this month President Roosevelt signed an executive order ordering all Japanese Americans into internment camps, including th...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 3
51 Tragic and Star-Crossed Lovers
From: KCME
Series: Dinner and a Movie
Caption: Film music you remember, even if you've forgotten the film.
From Romeo and Juliet to Jack and Rose, Dinner and a Movie explores films featuring star-crossed and tragic lovers whose relationships do not end i...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2

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