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if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Detroit punk band, ahead of its time
From: Michigan Radio
Caption: Hackney Brothers, Credit: Facebook
In the mid 1970s, three teenage brothers from Detroit formed a band. That’s not exactly an unusual story. Motown history is full of bands that made...

Bought by WDBM, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Food Sleuth Radio, Bill Marler Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Deadly foodborne illness outbreaks seem to be on the rise, and one attorney has taken the lead in the fight to defend the ill, and support legislat...

  • Added: May 31, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
StoryCorps: Bernard Holyfield and Charles Barlow
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Bernard Holyfield (R) and Charles Barlow
Bernard Holyfield (R) tells his friend Charles Barlow (L) about a painful memory from his childhood in the 1960s.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
Generation Putin - Hour Special
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Generation Putin
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"Generation Putin" is an hourlong special on young people and politics in the former Soviet Union. Embeddable on SoundCloud, too.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City, WGBH Radio Boston, KVSC, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 55
A Conversation about Edgar Allan Poe with Laura Lippman
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mystery writer Laura Lippman talks about the terrifying brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe and his classic short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher"...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMXT, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 3
Origin Stories
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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We all want to explain our origins. Hear a greek origin myth alongside our modern scientific origin stories. Then take a step back to realize that ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 17:31
  • Purchases: 2
Man Marries Gun
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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A redneck decides to marry his gun.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 02:21
Why Your Dog Can Get Vaccinated Against Lyme Disease And You Can’t
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: Canine vaccines protect against Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme. The human one was discontinued., Credit: Jesse Costa
Modern science has given us a vaccine to protect against Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. But we don't use it.

Bought by WABE and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 2
Painting from the Ashes
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: Kevin King painting in his studio, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds
Kevin King is a painter. His paintings aren't controversial, but his medium is.

Bought by KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 4
Behind the Truck Stop: The Story of Vado-Del Cerro
From: Kent Paterson
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A half-hour radio documentary that examines the history and culture of a New Mexico border town. The piece explores issues of inter-ethnic relation...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
J-Street Challenges AIPAC
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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When it comes to US policy toward Israel, there has been one major voice shaping the debate. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee-generally...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:12
Housejacked: A homeowner held hostage
From: KALW
Caption: Opal Palmer Adisa is an Oakland homeowner whose tenants refuse to pay their rent or leave
As Californians struggle with foreclosure, those who still own their homes might be facing other struggles. Take Oakland resident Opal Palmer Adisa...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:22
A Conversation with Jay Salinas of Wormfarm
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Farmer and artist, Jay Salinas talks about Wormfarm, the inventive organization he co-founded where art, agriculture, community, and creativity blo...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with John Maeda
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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John Maeda is the President of Rhode Island School of Design and he's passionate about the intersection of art and technology.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Julia Alvarez
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Writer Julia Alvarez discusses how her life as a reader led to her life as a writer and the rich source material she finds in her family's immigran...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
Seniority policy puts Futures Elementary teachers at risk
From: KALW
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Activists gathered in Sacramento Monday as part of a weeklong demonstration against budget cuts to schools. Sixty-five protesters were arrested for...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:53
Looking at you looking at me: surveillance protest art
From: KALW
Caption: Former San Jose State Professor and artist Hasan Elahi, founder of “Hiding in Plain Sight”
Descendants of immigrants and refugees from countries in the Middle East and South Asia often find a hard time living in the post 9/11 United State...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 1
Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Michelle Alexander
Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal ju...

Bought by KVMR and KSFR


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Weddings
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Did it rain on your wedding day? Did anyone faint or interrupt the ceremony? What’s the coolest wedding you’ve ever attended?

  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 01:56:41
Phenology Plus
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. Plus A Talk on the Wild Side with John Weber and Gil Quaal on Anishinabe food.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 55:59
Virtuoso Voices - Zuill Bailey (Group Therapy)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Zuill Bailey, Credit: Lisa Marie Mazzucco
The Bach Suites for Solo Cello are revered by cellists. Many call them their "Bible." One of those Bach Bible-toting cellists is Zuill Bailey. He...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :21
Rebel Yell
From: Peter Solomon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A historian in Richmond, VA believes he has solved the riddle behind the legendary Confederate War cry that was thought to be lost to the ages.

Bought by WEZU, Louisville Public Media, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jul 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Just Add Water: Life in Arizona
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 22:09
  • Purchases: 4
I'm On Drugs
From: City High Radio
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Priscilla, 18, documents her problems with prescription medications.

  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:41