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Caption: Anirvan & Barnali during a tour, Credit: Sandip Roy
It turns out that a community best known for winning spelling bees also has some radical skeletons in its closet.

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker
Beverley Smith from Cuckfield Crafts and Market Mark Russell from the Cuckfield ROC Nuclear Bunker Photos and text in July/August issue of Cuckfi...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 22:21
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Traveling 219 visited Asa McCain in Oakland, Maryland, where he's worked with the town to restore the beautiful 1890s Victorian-style B&O railroad ...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2013
  • Length: 04:57
Caption: Antoinette Mazzaglia of Taste Florence in the Sant’Ambrogio market  describes various salami that her tour group will sample.  , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italy, particularly Florence, is a popular vacation destination. They come with an appetite, eager to sample Italy’s renowned cuisine, yet they’re...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
Caption: Salvatore Angelica and Susanna Bianco of Gigi Bianco winery explain their various Slow Wines at a Rome tasting, Credit: Nancy Greenleese
The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with young entrepreneur Nikolaos Kakavoulis, the founder and CEO of the "Daily Secret" group of websites. "Daily Secret" launched in ...

  • Added: May 26, 2013
  • Length: 10:29
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Antonio Campos talks religious prostitutes, music as plot point, and the choreography of life.

  • Added: May 04, 2013
  • Length: 21:18
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Gelato served from a Carpigiani-made gelato truck at the Bologna fair in 1958, Credit: Gelato Museum
I scream, you scream, we all scream for...gelato. The first museum dedicated to gelato has opened in Italy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Digital Detox, Credit: http://thedigitaldetox.org/
Spending too much time on Facebook or compulsively checking your smartphone might seem innocuous. But, as more people find it difficult to put the...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
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A one-hour magazine program with four interviews that reveal some alternative slices of America, including a travelogue of gross and strange attrac...

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 46:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An examination of why the residents of Portland, OR are so enamored with going to the movies. This piece was commissioned by Monocle 24, part of Mo...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 13:26
Caption: Nainoa Kaiama, Credit: Richard Jensen
A teen combines new farming techniques with traditional foodways at one of Hawaii's remaining agricultural high schools to help his family's farm.

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Murray Hudson in one of his shops crammed full of maps and globes., Credit: Candice Ludlow
Today, we're going to meet an inveterate collector who's managed to find a way to make a living off of the things he treasures. Candice Ludlow head...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell, Credit: Rick Howlett
Kentucky's signature distilled spirit--bourbon--is surging in popularity in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
Caption: Rincon Park and Cupid's Span in the Embarcadero. , Credit: Dewet. Used under GNU Free Documentation License.
How did you get to work this morning? Did you take a freeway into a city? What if it weren’t there? It’s a distinct possibility. Half a century aft...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:04
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Audio documentary about the Friendship Trail Group in Tampa, Florida and their efforts to save the Gandy Bridge from demolition.

  • Added: May 19, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
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Spend a half-hour in Mexico this week without ever leaving home. It's all on The World Vision Report. From immigration issues to a plate full of ta...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Camera on head, Laura Milkins walks across Tucson, AZ, Credit: Tom Willette
Laura Milkins is walking from Tucson, Arizona to Grand Rapids, Michigan—with a streaming webcam attached to her head. Milkins is a performance art...

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Flickr photo by Angelo DeSantis. http://www.flickr.com/photos/angeloangelo/4107790533/
Keith Raskin has been driving a taxi in San Francisco for 31 years, but now, with the down economy, he says it's harder than ever to earn a living ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUER, KRCB 104.9, Radio Catskill, KBYS 88.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14

  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 30:29
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Stand on a street corner at dawn in Newmarket, England and you'll see a spectacle unique in the world: 3,000 racehorses parade through town every d...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:38
Caption: One of the Wright brother's original bike designs displayed at the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Credit: Alex Vikartofsky
Although Midwestern weather infamously wanes and waxes this time of year, sunny skies are just around the corner. Before long the clicking of bicy...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:48