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673: Secrets Of Alchemy / 674: Wonders Of The Human Body, 3/19/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Secrets Of Alchemy" - The leading science of the 17th century was alchemy, the transformation of matter. What was it really? Could we st...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Trans in the Eyes of God: Joy Ladin, Mesma Belsare and Michelle Brooker
From: Interfaith Voices
Series: Trans in the Eyes of God
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Religion isn't always a welcoming place for trans people, but we hear the stories of some who have found a place for themselves in Judaism, Hinduis...

Bought by WPSU


  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Trans in the Eyes of God: Toni Newman
From: Interfaith Voices
Series: Trans in the Eyes of God
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In our new special series, we hear the personal stories of transgender people of faith and where they are finding spiritual homes among America's r...

Bought by WPSU


  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
We Sing
From: Margaret Poethig
Caption: Eunice Blanchard Poethig at her 80th birthday celebration in 2010.
A documentary about a family hymn-singing tradition

  • Added: Apr 14, 2018
  • Length: 22:58
Ramadan-The Economics of Ramadan
From: kim fox
Series: Ehky Ya Masr Podcast - Ramadan Series
Caption: Ehky Ya Masr Ramadan Series logo, Credit: Heba Fouad
"The Economics of Ramadan" is produced by Sarah El Safty looks into how Egyptians are coping financially this Ramadan following the devaluation of ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:30
Welcoming the Stranger
From: Interfaith Voices
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President Trump's travel ban is on ice, but the questions it raises--who’s in, and who’s out-- well, sacred texts have been looking at that forever...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
FARE -- Thomas Torrey Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Thomas Torrey talks taking risks, cutting corners, and his contract with the audience.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 20:05
Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Producer Erica Hellerstein takes us on a journey to identity through an ancient medicinal practice known as “curanderismo”.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Belonging
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week, four stories of people who don’t quite belong in the world where they live, who take matters into their own hands to create belonging.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Musician Maria Nickolay makes Roadhouse debut
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson & Dick Swanson welcomed Hovland musician Maria Nickolay to Studio A recently. She's just back from five months in Ireland, Israe...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 32:27
  • Purchases: 1
Gay in the Eyes of God: An Hour-Long Special
From: Interfaith Voices
Series: Gay in the Eyes of God: A 21-Part Series
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Weaving personal stories with interpretations of scripture, we explore how America’s major faith traditions deal with acceptance of LGBT people.

Bought by WWNO, KTSW 89.9, Radio Catskill, WMMT, WUTC and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 32
“The more that I do, the more it's going to help”
From: Obama for America
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Volunteers in New Hampshire explain why they're pitching in to re-elect President Obama, and how independent-minded voters across the state are put...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:54
Couscous and Cultural Diplomacy
From: Andrea Wenzel
Caption: Frederique and Brian with Elkader, Iowa's namesake Abd al-Qader
What's it like to be the only Muslim in the only US town named after an Arab Muslim… Elkader, Iowa was named after an Algerian jihadist in the 19th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Interfaith Voices, KSFR, XRAY.fm, KSFR and more


  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 10
Tibetan Refugees Do Crafty Business in Nepal
From: Laura Spero
Caption: At the entrance to the Tashi Palkhiel Tibetan Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal, Credit: Laura Spero
Tibetan refugees have been living in Nepal for over fifty years, and refugee camps are well-established collections of concrete homes. But Tibetan...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Imagine 2050 Podcast - November 2008
From: Noah Chandler
Series: Imagine 2050 Podcast
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This month we are in San Francisco, California exploring what it means to be American through those involved in the struggle for same-sex marriage ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2009
  • Length: 09:49
Andrew Ward: The Songs of Slavery
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Seattle Historian and author Andrew Ward on his personal connection to the spiritual "Steal Away" KRAK

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
The Fear of God and the Love of Meat
From: Laura Kwerel
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What halal meat means to Chicago's Muslims

Bought by Vocalo.org and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Andy Statman's Journey
From: Jon Kalish
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of the Brooklyn-based bluegrass/klezmer virtuoso

Bought by Prairie Public, KVNF, Radio Catskill, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 27:47
  • Purchases: 4
An Old Song in a New Land: Differentia
From: AMRAP: Australia
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Jewish composers from Australia are celebrated in this festival of contemporary classical music.

  • Added: May 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:32
The Eyes of God
From: Laura Spero
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal essay on finding rythm and rhyme in the chaos of New York City.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2005
  • Length: 18:56
Backwoods Debaters Kick Butt
From: Shana Sheehy
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All 18 Whitestone high schoolers are on the debate team and they keep beating schools with thousands of students year after year after year.

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 1
My Muslim Hairdresser
From: Shana Sheehy
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Hairdresser converts to Islam and discusses the dilemma of "covering up her moneymaker."

Bought by Interfaith Voices, KXOT Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:04
  • Purchases: 3
The Journey of Lady Buddha
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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A mythological and personal documentary about Kuan Yin, the Asian Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

Bought by Room Tone Selects, WCPN, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, KUT-HD and more


  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 56:43
  • Purchases: 11
OCCANEECHI POW WOW
From: Keith Weston
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sound rich piece from annual Native American Pow Wow

Bought by KLCC and KSUT


  • Added: Jul 23, 2004
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2