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Stories From My Grandma
From: Elias Schutzman
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My Grandma Jody, who recently passed away, sharing her life story...

  • Added: May 05, 2020
  • Length: 22:23
The Crash, The Rock, It Sings
From: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
Series: Versify (shorts)
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A city councilwoman shares how her path to public service began with an act of intimidation.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Zoe Courville and Lora Koenig
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Dr. Lora Koenig and Dr. Zoe Courville met in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet while doing climate research, their friendship helped them ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Mar 15, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Sarah Churchill and Yomi Wrong
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sarah Churchill tells her daughter Yomi Wrong -- who has a genetic disorder that causes her bones to break easily -- about the night Yomi was born.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, WVBI-LP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 4
Tara and Lulama
From: Littleglobe
Caption: AIDS Skeletons, Credit: Bob Smith
Youth Media Project intern Tara Trudell, a student at New Mexico Highlands University, interviews South African folk artists Lulama Sihlabeni, in a...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 08:22
Anonymous and Diana
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Marquell, Sharon, and Jane
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Centerstage Minnesota: Rena Haus Talks With Britt Aamodt
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Rena Haus
In this edition of Centerstage Minnesota, Northern Community Radio Producer Britt Aamodt presents a feature on Blues, country, and folk singer-song...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Barbara Amaya and Bianca Belteton
From: StoryCorps
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Barbara Amaya tells her daughter, Bianca Belteton, about falling into the hands of sex traffickers as a 12-year-old runaway.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
Work/Life Series: Family…Career…Decisions
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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Is there a way to balance family with a growing career? Are there choices we make to secure both?

  • Added: Sep 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
Culturology: "Gown" an essay from Anne Dunn
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Anne Dunn
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KHSU


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat: CarolAnn Russell - "A Return"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:56
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Things You Didn't Put On Your Resume"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Things You Didn't Put On Your Resume." The Beat is a daily remind...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
Tales from the South 027
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Annual Mothers Show: Amy Manning Burns is in the very first stages of becoming a mother, Ardee Eichelmann's newborn son cries in pain as the pain o...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Home Alone
From: Radio Rookies
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Krystle loves her mom very much and she feels guilty about how hard her mom has worked to provide a good life for them, but Krystle sometimes wonde...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: If I ran the world
From: Spokane Public Radio
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If I ran the world

  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
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
One Story of Disability Care in New Mexico
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 11:27
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
This I Believe - Gina Parosa
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Farmer Gina Parosa believes in setting good boundaries, and being flexible enough to change them.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2
Two Moms and Two Boys DO Make a Family
From: Scott Burton
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Life in a family with two moms and two boys, one in middle school and one in elementary school.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
This I Believe - Theresa MacPhail
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Theresa MacPhail believes in being courageous, despite all the scary things life has presented her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KUT, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Christine Todd Whitman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman believes in listening to, and trusting, her inner voice.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Martha Leathe
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Martha Leathe believes in telling kids the truth, even if it may be uncomfortable for her.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
The All-American Cambodian
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Chandra's mother is distant toward her activities, including cheerleading, at high school. Her mom has never watched her cheer. She objects to the ...

Bought by WMPG and YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2