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The Return of the Childhood Crush
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Konstantine and Salina in grade 2 class photo.
The funny and touching love story of Konstantine and Salina. They met in 1st grade, and parted ways in 8th grade - just another childhood crush. Bu...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WHRV, and Talking Information Center


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:08
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Bryan Wilmoth and Michael Wilmoth
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Michael (L) and Bryan Wilmoth
Bryan Wilmoth tells his younger brother, Michael, about being kicked out of the house because he is gay.

Bought by WEZU and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Guy Clark on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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We sat down with Guy in his Nashville studio to talk about songwriting and creativity

Bought by KPIP-LP, KUAF Public Radio, Prairie Public, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
StoryCorps: Boyd Applegate and Rhonda Dixon 2
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Big-rig driver Boyd Applegate tells his sister, Rhonda Dixon, about being a real-beard Santa Claus.

Bought by WOUB, KALW, WEZU, and WKSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 4
Cranberry Dreams
From: Eric Drachman
Caption: Picking Day
Dennis Clemishaw is a cranberry farmer. He knows its a risky business, but now he owns his own bogs and is banking his retirement on them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:25
Flip, Skip, Guitar
From: Emma de Campo
Caption: Flip Scipio and wife Mitzi Pratt, in their Martha's Vineyard studio., Credit: Emma de Campo
Flip Scipio has been described as a “guitar repairer to the gods.” And with customers including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, it's a...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Growing up in Baltimore in the 1930's
From: Michael Fussell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
My neighbor, Euginie Bensor, shares stories about her childhood in East Baltimore.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 05:50
Duluth singer/songwriters Bill &Kate Isles bring delightful music to the airwaves
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Matthew Brown & Ann Possis welcomed Duluth singer-songwriters Bill & Kate Isles to the studio recently. They chatted, played & sang original...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 39:00
The Needle Drop: 10-16-12
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: The Needle Drop
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New music from Godspeed You! Black Emeperor and Tame Impala.

Bought by WTIP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 4
Kayla/Jayla
From: Bring Your Own
Series: Bring Your Own
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This piece was recorded live on June 5, 2012 at the Pauger House and later produced by Natalie Yahr. The theme of the evening was "Undercover," and...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:23
Duluth singer/songwriter Mary Bue's new album is "An Apple in the Ocean"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Mary Bue, Duluth singer/songwriter, visited WTIP in Grand Marais with her keyboard to chat and play original songs on The Roadhouse. She was joined...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 23:09
About Love: Gay Block on her Life and Work
From: nancy udell
Caption: Two Friends, Credit: Gay Block
Photographer Gay Block talks about her life and work.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:08
StoryCorps: C.J. Maestas, Frank Maestas and Frank Barela
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Frank Barela and Frank Maestas talk to their grandson C.J. Maestas about his gymnastics career.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Loving Charcoal
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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A portrait of Anna, who lives one floor below me, and her hamster.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Berkshire Prosciutto: Heritage and Biodiversity
From: Hal B Klein
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Over the last 30 years, American consumers have sought leaner pork. But breeding animals with less fat has contributed to a lack of biodiversity. A...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jul 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Boat Building as Art
From: Alex Lewis
Caption: Suzanne Leahy in her workshop in Orleans.
Despite being a woman in what's traditionally considered a man’s field, Suzanne Leahy has worked her way to becoming a master wooden boat builder -...

Bought by WABE and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
I Secretly Wanted To Be A Model
From: City High Radio
Caption: Krysta's Old Math Teacher, Ms. White, Credit: Xochitl Coronodo Photography
Fourteen-year-old Krysta had always secretly wanted to be a model, but she didn't know anything about the business. She decided to interview a form...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
StoryCorps: Theresa and Dennis McLaughlin
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Theresa McLaughlin with her son, Dennis.
Theresa McLaughlin speaks about raising her son, Dennis, who was born with spina bifida, leaving him unable to use his legs.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Ricardo Isaias Zavala and Ricardo Javier Zavala
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ricardo Isaias Zavala (L) with his son Ricardo Javier Zavala (R)
Ricardo Isais Zavala remembers his grandfather, Vicente Domingo Villa, in an interview with his son, Ricardo Javier Zavala.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 3
Levon Helm Rambles Home: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Levon Helm
A one-hour music and commentary show about the late musician Levon Helm, drummer for the seminal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Band, and a r...

Bought by Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 35
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!: Galen Green on Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
Caption: Galen Green
Songwriter Galen Green discusses his approach to writing songs inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Written and performed for the mont...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps NTI: Ron Cushman and Jamie Marks
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ron Cushman (R) and former student Jamie Marks (L)
16-year-old Jamie Marks interviews her former kindergarten teacher Ron Cushman about choosing his career after being wounded in Vietnam.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Peter and Jacqueline Headen
From: StoryCorps
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Peter Headen and his wife, Jacqueline, tell the story of their 40-year courtship.

Bought by WEZU, KBBI Alaska, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 3
Under the Sun: Miami Outlaw
From: Under the Sun
Caption: Bailey the pitbull, Credit: Photo courtesy of Terence Cantarella
Terence Cantarella takes in a stray and battered dog--a pit bull. It's illegal to have a pit bull in Miami-Dade. Cantarella tries to find a way to ...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 09:01

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