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Mumbai Cow Sanctuary Balances Business and Barnyard
From: Katherine Davis-Young
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There are challenges to running a little cow sanctuary in the center of one of the biggest cities in the world.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
Day Job 1: Bitter Barista
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Matt "Spek" Watson at The Station, Credit: Joshua McNichols
Seattle's Matt Watson performs as a rapper and producer under the name Spekulation. He used to hate his day job serving espresso. After being outed...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Delmarva Public Media, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 13:13
  • Purchases: 4
Experience 2
From: Estella Yu
Series: My Career Experience
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Jong Ham shares his likes and dislikes about his current job and his dreams for what he may do one day.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 07:25
Tell Us Why You Want To Work Here?
From: Bryan Ward
Caption: Catherine Breese, Credit: Bryan Ward
Writer Catherine Breese shares her experience with a virtual online job interview for a job she frankly does not want. She describes the painful in...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Gloria's Secret Cafe
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producer Alex Johnson has the story of a one-woman restaurant where customers can't help but feel like a part of the family.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Never Too Lathe - The World of Lathe-Cut Records
From: Lee Rosevere
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Exploring the world of lathe-cut records - a cost-effective and unique way for struggling musicians the opportunity to get their music on vinyl.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 08:27
Zombie Pub Crawl 2012
From: Mitch Skinner
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Mitch Skinner goes to the 8th annual Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis/St. Paul and finds out how it's affecting local businesses.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 04:09
Donut Cooperative
From: Mitch Skinner
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Mitch Skinner investigates and reviews the (now-defunct) donut co-op.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 05:28
The Challenge of Crafting Ice Wine in Minnesota
From: Radio K
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
Besides looking good, the Emergency Bra could save your life
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson spoke recently with Dr. Elena Bodnar, founder & president of the Trauma Risk Management Research Institute in Chicago, about her...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 21:16
  • Purchases: 1
Mr. Money
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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Join Mr. Money as he teaches the neighborhood kids about finance.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 04:02
Up with Armageddon
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Irrational Exuberance, Mark Zuckerberg, and the Arsenio Hall Effect

  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 07:10
The Thank God School of Business
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Pepperdine’s PR Purgatorio

  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 06:14
Monster Food Truck Rally
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Where Bad Ideas Go to Die

  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
College and Tuition
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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Off the Beat takes a look at the astronomical costs of higher education: Where is the money going? Is it worth paying for? AND FOR GOD’S SAKES, WHA...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 40:58
Tumbling along
From: Rose Eveleth
Series: Scienceline Podcast
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Meet the world's most successful tumbleweed saleswoman.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation about Ballet with Stephen Manes
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Stephen Manes discusses his book Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear, his inside look at a full season of Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet. [24:58]

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
Shopping Your Way to Hell
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Yea, Though I Walk Through the Valley of South Coast Plaza, I Fear No Evil

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
Newspaper Funeral
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When a neighborhood newspaper folds, the publisher creates a unique ritual to mark its passing.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
Inflation in the spirit world
From: Will Dewees
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The piece investigates the influence of inflation on spirit money in a Chinese temple.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
An Exploration in Sound: Commercial Environments within Union Square
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Union Square, Somerville MA, Credit: Christina Pazzanese For The Boston Globe
An edited analysis of nine indoor businesses in the heart of Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Crashing the Party
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: A recent bat mitzvah bash at Sony Studios included a make-your-own-movie area, a video arcade and a studio tour; guests entered the soiree by walking down an Oscars-style red carpet.
The economic downturn is bringing outlandish bar and bat mitzvah parties back down to earth.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Interfaith Voices


  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Considering Some Things - Jim Fairness and "The 14-Second Work Year"
From: Merlin Mann
Series: QPR - Quotidian Public Radio
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Considering Some Things talks with a popular self-help author.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
Kosher Meets Capitalism: The Business of Shabbat
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Making the Sabbath more friendly... one innovation at a time.

Bought by Remix Radio, KUOW, WFUV, Interfaith Voices, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 5