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Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Well Yes We Have No Bananas Today!" -- Food Shopping in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
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
UnFictional: Cracking the Love Code
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Two stories about people looking for love using modern day strategies.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
2013 Anniversaries Show #2
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The first two shows of the year on Rock School are all about Anniversaries. We'll be hitting up some songs and events from 60-50-40-30.... years ag...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
You Cannot Improve Mousetraps
From: Patrick Cavanaugh
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With a mouse problem in his home, reporter Patrick Cavanaugh resorted to the time honored snap trap. But he quickly found out that the new and impr...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
Gaming museum warps players through time
From: KALW
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Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
A Duck’s Worth of Existential Dread
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Uncle Jack and Donald

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
All Kinds of Runners
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Bad Knees, the Marathon and Dividing by Two

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 06:14
The Beat: Mike Finley - "Toggle"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
A Toy Story
From: Robbie Feinberg
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Susan Wasson was trapped in 9 to 5 jobs for decades. But after retiring, she transformed herself through a new career: making dolls out of trash.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 7
All Mixed Up : Shakedown with James Ellroy
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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Conversation with author James Ellroy about his online book "Shakedown" featuring Confidential magazine and LA Detective Fred Otash. Featuring clas...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 58:08
The Sounds of Whiskey
From: Hal B Klein
Caption: Whiskey in the barrel, Credit: Hal B. Klein
Most people know what whiskey tastes like...but what does it sound like? Booze columnist Hal B. Klein takes us inside Wigle Whiskey, an organic dis...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:22
Politics 101 BC: Voter fraud in the ancient world
From: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Caption: Ellen Millender, Professor of Classics and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Credit: Michael Clapp, OPB
How do we know that there was voter fraud in ancient Athens? Pottery shards tell the tale.

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Folktale of Curses!
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Curses!, Credit: Julia Meek
Curses! THIS week's Folktale is 'doomed' to explore hexes, vexes, oaths & other forms of musical evil will, and a voo-doo or two, just for good (or...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, KLCC, 'The Sea' and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Granite City Radio Theatre, Episode 1 Part 2
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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KVSC presents the Granite City Radio Theatre in partnership with the Pioneer Place Theatre Company in St. Cloud. The Granite City Radio Theatre is ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 45:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Poverty Suit
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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How the Rich Paid Their Bill

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:19
Laughter Yoga
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Alan Goodwin, Credit: Cape Cod Laughter Yoga
Clare and Alan Goodwin founded Cape Cod Laughter Yoga in 2008. Every week since, they've led a group of a dozen or more people of all ages through ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
The Creature from the 7th Grade
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Bob Balaban
Charlie Drinkwater is in trouble. Not he’s done anything wrong. He’s just morphing into a mutant dinosaur.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 19:01
I Meant to Do That
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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The Mistakes of Monkey Jesus

  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:32
My Pyromaniac Friend
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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The Not So Very Original Sinner

  • Added: Aug 31, 2012
  • Length: 05:53
The Loop: Lo Phi
From: KUT
Series: The Loop
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Part of a series called The Loop, which examines Austin's burgeoning electronic scene. Justin Ford talks about his moniker, live performances and o...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
Tales from the South 090: On the Road #1, Lasting Impacts
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season
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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
UnFictional: Your Future In Sales
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Three stories about young people let in on the secrets of selling, both good and bad.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUOW, Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Listen to the Birds
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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And Turn Down Your Schizophonia

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:34
The Final Edition Radio Hour - Episode #19
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: The Final Edition Radio Hour: Full Episodes
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The kids are in a frenzy for Mr. Money, a new television series starring the Koch brothers promises to deliver the laughs, the Catholic Church has ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2012
  • Length: 24:26
Sounds Familiar #6: Series in Decline
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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It's happened again. Your favorite TV show is beginning to lose its appeal. Now the shark has been jumped, and there's no going back. Now what?

Bought by XRAY.fm and KUT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 2

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