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Everyone Is Beautiful
From: One Hello World
Series: One Hello World
Caption: One Hello World, Credit: http://www.theonlymagicleftisart.com/
I realized the other day that I don’t think there is a single ugly person in this world. I think everyone is so beautiful. Then I realized that if ...

Bought by KUT, WNIN, PRX Remix, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 4
To Go To College
From: One Hello World
Series: One Hello World
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Everyone is told when they’re younger, that they have to be on this path, they have to go to school, that they have to go to college, that they hav...

Bought by KUT, KISU, PRX Remix, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 4
How Many Catholic Schools Want Lesbian Parents? Nun.
From: Matt Miller
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3
Tales From The Uninsured
From: Matt Miller
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On my 21st birthday my father said to me: "Happy birthday, you're not covered on my insurance anymore ... so do me a favor, don't wear a seatbelt. ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: May 22, 2010
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 3
Really Close To Her Family
From: Matt Miller
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David Stratton knew his wife was close to her family, but he never dreamed that it would one day lead her to infidelity.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:49
  • Purchases: 1
Building Police--and Nations--in Micronesia
From: Amanda Loder
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As the US government has found in Iraq and Afghanistan, an essential part of nation-building is creating a strong, well-trained police force that c...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 20:00
Reality Check
From: David Schultz
Caption: Carolyn Parham, Credit: SpeakeasyDC
A mother of two faces a life-altering crisis when, just a few months out of rehab, a $5,000 check appears in her mailbox.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 3
Enabling Disabilities
From: Hannah Krakauer
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A toy designer talks about what it's like to design toys for children with special needs.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 16:40
  • Purchases: 1
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
Rocket Girls and Astro-nettes
From: Richard Paul
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Women in the ultimate Man’s World – the labs and Shuttle crew cabins of NASA in the 60s and 70s.

Bought by KUHF, Morehead State Public Radio, KRBD, WVTF, High Plains Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 59:07
  • Purchases: 82
Lunch Time in Ait Iktel
From: Beno Picciano
Caption: Tahjin
During my homestay with a family in rural Morocco, I had a tricky cultural experience which many of us can relate to.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2009
  • Length: :00
The Life of Death
From: Deborah Pardes
Series: Get Smart Radio
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When someone's life end's, another person's job begins...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:16
Lights, Camera...Date!
From: Todd Bookman
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When Ryan's date looked nothing like her online profile, he wasn't surprised.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 3
Eat! Eat!
From: MayCope Media
Caption: Eat! Eat!, Credit: Sandy Chin
A personal audio essay about my Italian-American Nani teaching me the importance of showing love through cooking.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:19
David Sedaris: 97% True
From: KUOW
Series: Fall 2008 Fundraising Spots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
David Sedaris on KUOW's Weekday with Steve Scher.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
David Sedaris: Hooked
From: KUOW
Series: Fall 2008 Fundraising Spots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
David Sedaris on KUOW's Weekday with Steve Scher.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: :56
  • Purchases: 1
I Met My Dad On Friendster
From: Jennifer Durban
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The title says it all...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 14:37
A Year in the Life
From: War News Radio
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A compilation of the most compelling stories that we've heard over the past year in our series, "A Day in the Life".

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Someone Worth Finding
From: The Tibet Connection
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The unlikely story of a homeless addict who becomes a Tibetan monk

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 12:53
A Man of A Certain Age
From: The humble Farmer
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Even older men should engage in vigorous exercise every morning.

  • Added: May 04, 2008
  • Length: :55
Genius
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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The diagnosis of genius is sometimes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping the Family in Farming
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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The four Crave brothers refused to give up on farming as a way of life

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Care of the Cow Brings Good Fortune
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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A four-generation dairy farm family continues to care for cows

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 10:28
Being Bicultural: Stories of Asian American Youth
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at what being "bicultural" means.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Yellowstone Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 6
Good Soldiers All
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary about the supporting roles played by me and my teen and pre-teen buddies on the World War II Home Front.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:17

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