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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
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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
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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
The Thrill of the Unmarked Car
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We're all driving billboards -- for free.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2005
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 1
"My Daughter Knocked Out The Power On The Whole East Coast"
From: Charles Lane
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Amusing vox pop about how a girl caused the '77 Blackout

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2004
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 2
The Pierogi-eating contest
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An essay 'snapshot' of an ethnic neighborhood fair in Cleveland, Ohio

  • Added: Aug 23, 2004
  • Length: 03:37