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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
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Soda Fountain Memories
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Monte Malach. , Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Monte Malach, 85, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, remembers a time when soda fountains occupied any busy street corner in New York City.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
They Always Pay, in the End
From: Traveling 219
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During the Great Depression, Ken Hardesty's grandfather was the de-facto bank for the townspeople of Aurora, West Virginia.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
All the Time in the World
From: Traveling 219
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In the shop of Doyle Oliver Kisner, clockmaker.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:52
The Beaver House in Grand Marais closes its doors
From: WTIP
Series: Moments In Time
Caption: The Beaver House, Credit: www.thebeaverhouse.com
The Beaver House has long been known for its giant jumping walleye and custom made "Beaver Flick" lures. But after 48 years as a fixture on the co...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Harvey Hilbert
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Vietnam veteran Harvey Hilbert remembers one night from the war.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Joel Healy and Kelli Healy Salazar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Joel Healy tells his daughter, Kelli Healy Salzar, about participating in Operation Plumbbob, one of the largest nuclear tests conducted by the U.S...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Harrison Wright and Sean Guess
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Harrison Wright (R) with his grandson, Sean Guess (L)
Harrison Wright tells his grandson, Sean Guess, about serving in the Army at the end of World War II.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WEZU


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Kenneth and Gaye Honeycutt
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kenneth and Gaye Honeycutt
Kenneth Honeycutt tells his wife Gaye about witnessing the New London School Explosion of 1937.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 4
Producer Profile: Billy Luther
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Billy Luther
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning filmmaker Billy Luther.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2012
  • Length: 21:06
Producer Profile: Christine Lesiak and Princella Parker
From: Vision Maker Media
Caption: Christine Lesiak
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with film producers Christine Lesiak and Princella Parker.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 16:00
StoryCorps Griot: James and Dwight Thompson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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James Hanover Thompson tells his brother Dwight about his involvement in the "Kissing Case" of 1958.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Honeyboy Edwards - blues legend talks about hoboing through the great depression
From: Gianluca Tramontana
Series: Sitting With Gianluca
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Ninety-four year-old Blues legend recalls his almost thirty years as a boxcar hobo and gambler.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 2
WNR: Sgt. Chuck's Tour of Iraq
From: War News Radio
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From "Six Years In" (March 20, 2009): War News Radio features the story of an U.S. soldier who found himself in the Sunni Triangle in April of 2003.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:24
This I Believe - Veterans Day Feature
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Veterans from World War I through the Iraq War discuss how their combat experiences shaped their beliefs.

Bought by WUTC, KKWE Niijii Radio, WEZU, KBGA 89.9 FM, Vocalo.org and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 6
TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR
From: Rachel Jeffreys
Series: TALES FROM THE GREAT WAR -- Series
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A Welsh-American remembers World War One with uncommon candor, poignancy, and even humor. Visit a very different era and a very different war.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
The Chinatown Friendship Gate
From: Chinatown Youth Radio Philadelphia
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The icon of Philadelphia Chinatown gets a makeover

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Hope in '08? What About Hope in '68?
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Why are so many sixties radicals so passionate about Obama?

Bought by WDCV, Jenka Soderberg, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
At What Price History?
From: Cecily Hilleary
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece describes the value of a dusty 1915 Washington DC Directory I found in an old bookshop

  • Added: Jul 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
Will Shade Tribute
From: WKNO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Shade, founder of the popular Memphis Jug Band, buried in a pauper's grave had no headstone, until 2008.

  • Added: May 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
Inside the Capoeiristas' Circle
From: Aaron Henkin
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A profile of a centuries-old martial art with roots that go back to Angola, Africa

  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: 18:30
A 21st Century Pioneer Experience
From: Megan Martin
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John Coffer, a Tintype photographer, takes us on a wagon ride into Dundee, NY

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow - Homosexuality
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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3 Generations discuss homosexuality from their perspectives

Bought by WRNC-LP


  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fledge Week July 4
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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July 4th in Cummington MA 1965 and Bolinas Ca 07

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 1

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