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Australia’s Most Iconic Building
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973, marking the start of a two-week festival of events in celebration of...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 09:05
Bar Mitzvah Broadcast
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
“Sounds Jewish” celebrates its 13th anniversary – can you say “bar mitzvah broadcast?” – with lively and humorous bar mitzvah tracks, and marks the...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
The Fox Sisters and the “Great American Hoax”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
The Pee-Wee Herman Radio Hour
From: KCRW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Pee-Wee Herman got to live out his dream of being a disc jockey in 2021 with his own show on KCRW. The man who brought Pee-Wee to life for decades,...

Bought by Raven Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUT, WORT, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 21
601: Episode 601: Susanna Hoffs, Atsuko Okatsuka, Kevin Wilson, 5/5/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: BETA
Caption: Atsuko Okatsuka, Credit: Courtesy HBO
Bangles co-founder, Susanna Hoffs, joins us to talk about writing her debut novel and recording a new album. Also, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka intrude...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
Dreams
From: Michelle Newman
Series: Deep Healing with Greg Barris
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“My waking life is pretty rad.” - Greg Barris

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Burrito Magik
From: Michelle Newman
Series: Deep Healing with Greg Barris
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“Put it in your pants pocket.“ - Greg Barris

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 04:07
Magik
From: Michelle Newman
Series: Deep Healing with Greg Barris
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“Wow. What a beautiful shirt.“ - Greg Barris

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 05:52
Alcohol is Still Not a Solution
From: KICI Iowa City
Series: Iowa City Police Log
Caption: Alcohol is Still Not a Solution
Entries from the Iowa City Police Daily activity log about people seeking answers to life's questions through alcohol.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2023
  • Length: 02:05
225: Bees vs Mirrors
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Fresh off the research presses in early 2022, a new study on how honey bees navigate the world while they fly. Turns out still water and mirrors ar...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
223: Turnspit Dogs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1576 and you don't have a young boy to spare to turn your meat while it cooks. So what could you use? A turnspit dog.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
215: James Madison & the 4 Letters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington's disorga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
214: Sky Puppies
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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While baby Egyptian fruit bats start life getting carried around, once they get too heavy, their mothers leave them in a cave while they forage. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
I Am Perplexed
From: KICI Iowa City
Series: Iowa City Police Log
Caption: Wants to know if you can drive through a yellow light
Iowa City Police Log entries from confused people in perplexing situations.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:03
Troubles at Home
From: KICI Iowa City
Series: Iowa City Police Log
Caption: Finger Stuck in Baby Wipe Container
Iowa City Police Log entries related to domestic chaos.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:23
190: Beard Power
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There's ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
David Sedaris
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week, NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features the writer made famous on public radio with the airing of his “Santaland Diaries.” In this 1997 intervie...

Bought by WRKF


  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Mixtape Episode 89 - Guest Host Jared Hofstad - Humorous songs
From: Patrick Brickson
Series: The Mixtape with Pat Brickson
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Guest Jared Hoftstad's favorite funny songs

  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 56:55
Episode 2 (of 2)
From: Steve Boyle
Series: Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men "Mole Men"
Caption: WWLOTFGM "Mole Men" Episode 2, Credit: graphic art by Elvis Wilson
Staring: Webb Wilder, George Lindsey ("Goober" The Andy Griffith Show), Felix Cavaliere (60s Rock group The Rascals & RnR Hall of Famer), Jonell Mo...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 57:04
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 1 (of 2)
From: Steve Boyle
Series: Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men "Mole Men"
Caption: WWLOTFGM "Mole Men" Episode 1, Credit: graphic art by Elvis Wilson
Staring: Webb Wilder, George Lindsey ("Goober" The Andy Griffith Show), Kathy Mattea (Country multi Grammy winner), James Griffin (70s Pop group Br...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Nov 17, 2021
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 1
Twentynine Palms, Twelve Dollars & Change
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we come to you from Theatre29 in sweltering Twentynine Palms, California. Flash floods, heat domes, weird animals, RedBlueBlackSilver, what...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
176: Math Pain
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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If you're like Trace, the thought of math makes you want to run and hide; that anxiety, that tightness in your chest, the weird shooting pains (wai...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Heat Monster
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Well it finally happened, just like every year. All the sudden, it’s hot again. A week ago, it was pleasant out. Now, we cry in the frying pan. Or ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
162: penguin Guano & Giggle Gas
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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There's a strange connection between King penguins, one of their favorite islands, and Nitrous Oxide gas.

Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
160: Fab Female Frog Lungs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Imagine if you could block out loud noises at a party by taking a really deep breath. That's how the female American Green Tree Frog manages to fil...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1

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