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The Secret Life of New York's Bees
From: Kate Hinds
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New York City has outlawed the practice of beekeeping, but local honey is in high demand. What's an apiarist to do? Keep hives on the sly, of cou...

Bought by WBEZ, The Nature Podcast, WFUV, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 4
News Dub (dubai Dub - UAE U.S. Ports Deal)
From: Matthew Fidler
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the UAE Dubai Dub - a musical news satire

  • Added: Feb 28, 2006
  • Length: 02:30
Not Your Standard Interview
From: Laura Kwerel
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Reflections on mysteries, flip-flops, and iced tea

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2006
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
Nick Drake's Fans
From: Jeffrey Dugan
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Fans of an obscure musician unite online - and then in person.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Feb 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 1
Will's Question
From: Terin Mayer
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What would you do with a pint of blood you couldn't donate?

  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 01:50
Outsider
From: Anthony Mascorro
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Interviews, phone conversation, with music.

Bought by KUHB


  • Added: Feb 02, 2006
  • Length: 55:44
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Loving Couples
From: Merle Kessler
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A wistful look at famous couples, and how they're faring.

Bought by WEPS


  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Urinals: Can't Flush This
From: The Environment Report
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Guys, they're taking our flusher away!

Bought by BSR Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
Agincourt
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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Recent disputes about various features of this historical battle highlight the difficulty of being certain about any past event

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
Sectional Strangeness
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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Peculiarities of United States land surveying.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Belief Systems
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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A meditation on belief and reality.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
Compact Discoveires 92: A Musical Feast
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Religion inspired some great music, but food fed the creative juices of several composers who are featured on this program.

Bought by KUCO, WXEL, WQUB 90.3 FM, KAMU, WXEL and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 15
Mind Your Metal
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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Satanic and violent or just another genre of music? High school English teacher, Travis Fields, dispels some myths about heavy metal music.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 1
Fruitcake Tossing
From: KRCC-FM
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Coverage of the Eleventh Annual Manitou Springs Fruitcake Toss

  • Added: Jan 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
MetroNaps
From: Chelsea Merz
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Matthew, who's been living on the streets of Boston for nearly ten years, travels to NYC to test the latest sleeping invention: The Metropod.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WSCS-FM


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 2
Merry Christmas Mush
From: Chris Goldstein
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Reading of Merry Christmas Mush by Dr. Suess

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRUA, and KQAT


  • Added: Dec 24, 2005
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 3
The Unclothed Species
From: Laura Spero
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Mel and Sharon have different reactions to an unusual weekend outing.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2005
  • Length: 03:08
My Neighbors and Other Animals
From: Mark McDevitt
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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
The White Before Christmas
From: La Siréna Imakhu
Series: True Urban Legends
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Spoof: The urban youth version of ,"The Night Before Christmas."

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KVNF, KUOW, KRUA and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 7
So What About Those Droopy Drawers, Commissioner Stern?
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the dress code the NBA really needs.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
John Waters Visits Colorado Springs
From: KRCC-FM
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Baltimore's most famous filmmaker heads west

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:15
Novel-Writing Marathon (NaNoWriMo)
From: Janis Jaquith
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I have one month in which to write a 50,000-word novel--and this is the month.

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Nov 15, 2005
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
Wildlife Poaching
From: KRCC-FM
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The wild world of the wildlife repository

  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:48
Autobiorama - To Drink or Not to Drink
From: WMNF
Series: Autobiorama
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first person stories on a theme

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Early Signals
From: Darren Copeland
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Sound-rich reflection on origins of wireless and radio broadcasting

Bought by KWMR, KZSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 4

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