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Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin
From: KUT
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
German Roots in America
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
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Almost 50 million americans have german ancestry. Radijojo, the first International Children's Radio network and the schoolchildren from class 8...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
The Berlin Airlift and Candy Bombers
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: The American pilot Gail Halvorsen
Berlin the capital of Germany, was in a difficult situation after world war 2: The city was split into sectors by the allied forces. Military jets ...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Aug 22, 2010
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scare Those Ghosts Away
From: Littleglobe
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Yumei Lay, whose parents immigrated to Chile from China, explores how Chinese and Japanese schools teach the Sino-Japanese wars differently.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
"We Come From"
From: Littleglobe
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Poem about origins performed by members of Santa Fe Indian School's spoken word team.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
Guido on the Beginning of Empty Bowls
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido shares the story of the beginning of Empty Bowls, the fundraiser for Second Harvest Foodbank and The Community Cafe, now in it's 9th year...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 08:02
An Exploration in Sound: Market Basket
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Market Basket love Xmas
An accelerated trip to this insanely active grocery store in Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
Earl Wild at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam
From: Boyce Lancaster
Caption: Pianist Earl Wild
Pianist Earl Wild performed before an enthusiastic audience at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam to celebrate his 90th birthday.

Bought by WFIU and BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 2
Miep Gies: Protector of Anne Frank Dies at 100 (19:00 Lecture Excerpt)
From: Paul Ingles
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Miep Gies, the Austrian woman whose family protected the family of Anne Frank during World War II and who found Anne's diary scattered on the floor...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 19:01
9/11: A View from Adolescence
From: Ken Cormier
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On September 11, 2001, Kenzi was eleven years old, Chelsea was twelve, and Iliana was fourteen. This project aims to give voice to those who witnes...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRUA, and WMNF


  • Added: Dec 26, 2009
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 3
Independent Minds: At War in the Pacific
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: Independent Minds
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A new perspective on the often-overlooked story of the Marines who fought in the brutal Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Bought by KGOU, WVTF, WLPR , KUHF, WVTF and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2009
  • Length: 55:54
  • Purchases: 61
The Music of yesteryear a glimpse into the music and publishing business
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Music of yesteryear a glimpse into the music and publishing business

  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:01
NASA Boldly Goes...
From: BBC Americana
Caption: NASA, Credit: NASA
Matt Frei looks at how the space industry helped racial integration. 40 years on from those first steps on the moon, Morgan Watson was one of the f...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
Si Se Puede
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Song/Story
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An oral history account of the successful workers' sit-in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago in December of 2008, the first Ameri...

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 21:57
  • Purchases: 2
Flory Jagoda
From: With Good Reason
Series: Folklife FieldNotes
Caption: Flory Jagoda (right) teaches Ladino songs., Credit: Morgan Miller
"Don't open your mouth. Just sit and play. Keep on playing."

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait of a House, Portrait of a Home
From: Clare Coyne
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A Staffordshire house, in central England, with a difference: now home to a 21st century-style family, it offers a haven of peace and communal livi...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2009
  • Length: 09:51
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
Nuremberg - from Nazi-Rallies to the city of Human Rights
From: Arndt Peltner
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An interview with Arno Hamburger, city council member and president of the Jewish community in Nuremberg.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 26:26
Freedom: A Cross-Generational Examination of the Costs of War
From: Searsport Speeper
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Veterans' stories presented and reflected on by students.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2009
  • Length: 33:48
This I Believe - Muhammad Ali
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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To be the “Greatest of All Time,” boxing legend Muhammad Ali says you have to believe in yourself.

Bought by WEZU, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 10
Times of Triumph: Voices from the Great Depression
From: Cynthia Berger
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Central Pennsylvania residents who lived during the Great Depression share their stories.

Bought by KVSC and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 29:49
  • Purchases: 2
NEA Jazz Master George Benson On Miles Davis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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George Benson on being mentored by Miles Davis.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
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
Virtuoso Voices - Bach Mix "Bach Beyond Music"
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: J.S. Bach
Three Bach playing pianists talk about a possible spiritual presence in music by Bach. Use this 59 second "Mix" for Bach's Birthday (March 21) or ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: :44
Bach Mix "Bach on the Inside"
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Classical Music in 60 Seconds(tm)
Caption: JS Bach
Three musical giants reflect on what they feel when they play and hear Bach. For any format, the 60 second drop-in is ideal for Bach's Birthday (Ma...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1

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