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Meditating on loss while celebrating life
From: KALW
Caption: “El Mar de Julia,” by La Tania and Adrian Arias
El Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday in which people honor the spirits of those who’ve passed. The holiday i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 2
Remixing Grandma's Voice
From: Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
Caption: My grandmother as an infant, Credit: Family collection
When Afi Scruggs digitized an interview with her late grandmother, she recalled truism about technology: every time a format changes, important inf...

Bought by KALW, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 3
Kareem Salama, Muslim Cowboy
From: Kyle Gassiott
Caption: Kareem Salama
Born to Egyptian immigrants and raised in Ponca City, OK Kareem Salama drove a pickup truck to high school; wore a black hat and bolo tie; and drea...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
My Christmas Tale
From: Kai McMurtry
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story of growing up and into the true spirit of Christmas.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 17:04
MA-178 Santa Angel
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
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At six years old, in my family's barren living room, Santa furnished our hearts with love.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:48
Last Minute Holiday Shopping Tips, Pet Peeves, Habits, and Holiday Stories!
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Anna Flores (Left) Santa (Center) Terese Tenseth (Right), Credit: Santa Claus
Join us on KQAL for our Holiday Special! Pam Simon a retail veteran gives us a great list of must-have tips for Holiday Shopping. Nutritionist and ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 35:11
Producer Profile: Kate Montgomery
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Kate Montgomery
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmaker Kate Montgomery.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2010
  • Length: 15:22
Virtuoso Voices - The King’s Singers (Merry Glitzmas)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: The King's Singers, Credit: Marco Borgreve
It’s hard to point to just one reason behind the artistic success of the King’s Singers, but their approach to Christmas music is a fine place to s...

Bought by PRX Demo Station


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
The Moth: Unforgettable Thanksgiving
From: The Moth
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Most Thanksgiving dinner tables are where we hear fun family stories, some involving memorable holiday meals of the past. But for graphic designer ...

Bought by WNCW, Troy Public Radio, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 39
MA-174 Thanksgiving
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
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Imagine giving thanks for every aspect of Creation - how long would that take?

  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
Father's Day
From: Paul Currington
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"What do you think of when you think of your dad?" People in Seattle share stories about their fathers. Death, divorce, drugs, love, Casey Kasem...

Bought by KSFR, KUT, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 14:24
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
Why the Smetana Family is Thankful
From: Michael Seidel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Members of the Smetana family, explaining why they're thankful on Thanksgiving Day 2008.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2009
  • Length: 10:30
It's Always Christmas When You're Santa Claus
From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa
Caption: Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, Credit: Erik Sear
My uncle - Chicago's Santa Claus - finds inspiration in the memory of his father; Santa Claus.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KRZA, WETD, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 12
I Thank, Therefore I am, I Think
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's almost heresy - on a day like this one - to question the idea of gratitude. But most of us - if we're honest - have an imperfect relationship ...

Bought by KVMR, WMPG, WMPG, WXXI Rochester, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 6
SRP: Ramadan Away From Home
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Sudan Radio Project: we hear about the bond that’s grown between two Sudanese men living in Norway who had to spend Ramadan far from their...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 04, 2009
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Born on Public Radio - Active Voice Radio Father's Day Special
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: On location at the Philly Auto Show, Credit: Chris Goldstein
My annual Father's day interview with my daughter...who just turned six! Also an excerpt of the AVR interview about Dutch Master Painter Johannes V...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Sheri White
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 5
The Stories of Hanukkah
From: Eric Molinsky
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Hanukkah can be seen as a holiday about assimilation.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 16
O Tannenbaum
From: Fitz Cahall
Caption: Snowflake, Credit: Walker Cahall
Christmas trees are a massive business. Americans spent $2.5 billion on Christmas in 2007. Outdoor writer, Fitz Cahall wasn’t among them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:07
My Dad and Pre-Socratic Thought
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Notes From the Huntley Project
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A man recalls the crazy stories his father told him, and within those stories he attempts to explain his father, which requires he explain about th...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WEKU, KVSC, KUT, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 6
Postcard from Guatemala: No matter where you go...
From: Jake Warga
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No matter where you go, the past goes with you

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Arar Han
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Arar Han believes in going home for the holidays -- regardless of where the journey might take her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Steve Banko
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Buffalo listener Steve Banko believes Christmas music helped heal some of his Vietnam War wounds.

Bought by WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, WEZU, and WAMU


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Holocaust Voices
From: WHRV
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5 Survivors of the Holocaust share thier stories

Bought by WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KREV-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 10

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