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Mother Mine: July Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear from 6 people across the globe talking about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers. From a mother who never...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMPG, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 3
Special: Artists and the Pandemic
From: Katie Semro
Series: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19
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Artists of all types from across the nation speak about how the pandemic has affected their work, their art, and their lives.

Bought by KGUA, WMMT, KVMR, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2020
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 11
New Year's Day In Provence
From: Francesca Rheannon
Caption: Ruined sheepcote, Credit: F. Rheannon
Radio producer and writer Francesca Rheannon tells a story about one New Year’s Day in a tiny village in Provence, where past, present and future c...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2016
  • Length: 10:41
Staying in the Gray
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Hannah Young giving her boifriend Clem Breslin a smooch.
Many spaces are designated for either men or women: bathrooms, clothing stores, hair salons. But some people don’t subscribe to being a man or a wo...

Bought by XRAY.fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 2
The sound of old India, now available!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy discovers the very old recordings of the Archive of Indian Music.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Randy’s Diary: Remembering Ozell
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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While living on a farm in the Mississippi Delta that was once part of a slave plantation, Randy searches for clues about the life of his great-gran...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:11
  • Purchases: 4
Gloria's Glow
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: Gloria Lowe, Credit: Amanda Le Claire
How one woman is re-imagining the possibilities of living, working, and building a sustainable Detroit

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 2
Four Failing Lungs
From: Catie Talarski
Caption: Brian Sercus
For a person with Cystic Fibrosis, the transplant may extend life by years – or it could lead to continued suffering and rejection of the new organ...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 10, 2011
  • Length: 50:29
  • Purchases: 3
Amelia’s story: ‘I want to be a singer’
From: UNICEF
Series: Digital Diaries: Liberian Youth Voices
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Youth Reporter Amelia Wuo, 11, sings about her love of gospel music with acclaimed singer, Kanvee Gaines Adams.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2010
  • Length: 08:13
Dear Dish,
From: Katie Ball
Caption: Nathaniel and Roberto Aguilar, Credit: Lori Grey
A melodic fan letter to the band Dish - one of loss, acceptance, and hope.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 1
...And I Have No Idea What Happened To Him After That
From: Ryan Scammell
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Life happens to us whether we like it or not

  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 12:47
One Reason When Visiting Sacred Sites, It Is Important To Remember That You Are Not An Aboriginal But Actually Grew Up In The Suburbs
From: Ryan Scammell
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How not to commune with other cultures.

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Jun 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Watching a Riot Through a Window
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Life-long Detroiter remembers the 67' riot

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Jul 30, 2007
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
Your list of Transcendant Experiences
From: NAISA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Transcendence expressed as something extraordinary

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 01:00
Lower Manhattan Diaries
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Three New Yorkers reflect on 5 years since the 9/11 attacks in audio diary form.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 1
Tale of Two Cities
From: Sue Mell
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New York and San Francisco--a story of going home when you're not really sure what home is.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2005
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Love Exile on the Road
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Martha McDevitt-Pugh, founder of Love Exiles, flew from Amsterdam to San Francisco to join over 40 marriage equality activists and supporters on a ...

Bought by WUFT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Part 5: Keeper of the Flame
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Journal
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In an intimate meeting, the reporter comes face to face with the 95-year-old keeper of the family flame, himself a direct descendant of the 18th ce...

Bought by KUER, WBEZ, Here and Now, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 4
Part 4: Making Friends
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Journal
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Ancient traditions and today's religious government foster tension among Iranians, expressed carefully in quiet conversations. (Fourth of five Parts)

Bought by KUER, Here and Now, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 3
Part 3: To Pari
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Journal
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The reporter sits his ancestral home and finds hospitable villagers and suspicious police. (Third of five Parts)

Bought by KUER, Here and Now, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 3
Part 2: Tehran
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Journal
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City life is a pastiche of old and new as we hear the call to prayer, the carpetsellers in the bazaar and the chaotic traffic on the streets - and ...

Bought by KUER, Here and Now, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 3
Part 1: Arrival
From: Vermont Public
Series: Iran Journal
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Even with family ties to this country and preparation, a reporter finds Tehran to be a foreign and intimidating place upon arrival. (First of five ...

Bought by KUER, Here and Now, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 3
Walter Backerman, Seltzer Man
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Radio Diaries Podcast
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When Walter's grandfather drove his cart there were thousands of seltzer men in the city; today Walter is one of the last.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, and WFUV


  • Added: Oct 29, 2003
  • Length: 12:27
  • Purchases: 4
Cambridge Bay Soundscape
From: Victoria Fenner
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An interpretation of the soundscape of Cambridge Bay Nunavut

Bought by KTNA, WZBC, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 22, 2003
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 3