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  • Added: Jun 11, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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Some people like it, some people don't. We are talking about the desert. And this week—challenged by a listener to stop romanticizing the desert so...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In the United States, the obituary article is reserved for the famous, to remember their greatest achievements and notable struggles.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 30:47
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Segment 1: Terry Orbuch/relationship expert Segment 2 and 3:John Schwartz/gay son Segment 4: Dave Wasserman/elections Segment 5: Bob Vetere/pamper...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
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Segment 1: Alex Witchel/dementia Segment 2 and 3 Kerry Hannon/Jobs for 50+ Segment 4: Ruth Nemzoff/adult children Segment 5: Andrea Linett/fashion...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Peter Richardson lecturing about the legacy of the Grateful Dead., Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
Peter Richardson, a lecturer at San Francisco State, was teaching a course on the Grateful Dead at a school for adults over 50. A cultural history ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Today we talk to all ages of drivers about their cars and how they drive them.

Bought by Littleglobe and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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What a Bad Introduction Sounds Like

  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 05:02
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Before it was called DIY or even “do it yourself,” self-sufficiency had value. Our parents and grandparents called it “making do.” This episode exp...

Bought by WYSO, XRAY.fm, KUT, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner (left) and Debra Klaber (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall cooking and food shopping in NYC's bygone era of milk and ice delivery men, ice boxes, horse-drawn fruit and vegetable ...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:18
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner. , Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Paul J. Hintersteiner, of Washington Heights, Manhattan, describes food shopping and home cooking during his childhood in Yorkville's large German ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:14
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Radio Curious visits with journalist and satirist, Paul Krassner, author of his newly revised autobiography, “Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined N...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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The first of our "On the Road" specials where we go on location and feature stories from that area. This week, we are in Saline County, Arkansas, a...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Hugh Oliver
If you have ever given up on a dream, or think you're too old to start something new, you might think again after hearing this episode of happy...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
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This is a stand alone episode of the newsical series "what's the frequency, kenneth?" from Paul Fischer, veteran of Pacifica Radio and CBS News.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 55:31
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Robert Hamilton wanted to be known as the world's greatest unknown painter. When he died in 2004, he left behind 600 paintings. Now it is up to his...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
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This "newsical" program is an informal survey of pop culture myths and popular music misconceptions about getting older...by a veteran of Pacifica ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alexander Karczmar, at 93, is an authority on the brain and a student of the self.
How our brains age, and why some people manage to cheat death and stay sharp.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: La Chaire Trepidante: the 19th century vibrating chair invented to relieve Parkinsons's symptoms., Credit: Christopher Goetz
Treating Parkinson's with a vibrating chair; reading the rumblings of the earth; and a hip-hop battle of cosmic proportions.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Van Choc Straw, a radio play by Mark Dunn

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KUNM, KUNM, and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 4
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In the 50's and 60's the scariest horror movies played in Driver's Ed.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
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A Radio Play with Music By, For, and About Seniors

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KUNM, KUNM, and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 01:55:44
  • Purchases: 4