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The Big Nerd Ranch
From: Philip Graitcer
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It's kind of a dude ranch for nerds

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WILL


  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Stiff Peaks
From: Jeffrey Letterly
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The first step in making cookies is to purchase a metal bike jingle bell in a western mountain town.

Bought by PRX Remix and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
Bird-Tango
From: Jeffrey Letterly
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Bird songs and sounds that slowly develop into a tango.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:39
There's Always Big Fun and Laughs at the Comic Con
From: Zak Rosen
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A comic-book version of the comic-book artist, Marty Hirchak takes the reader/listener on a tour of the "Comic Con" circuit.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 4
A Jew Grows in Rockland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?
From: Julie Shapiro
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An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 3
Faygo Pop Turns 100
From: Zak Rosen
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A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory

  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
When I Met Elvis
From: Pam Mandel
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Alaska Traveler Meets Elvis in Skagway

  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 06:41
Carol's Pub on the Chicago Smoking Ban
From: Melissa Townsend
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Folks at this Chicago honky-tonk, Carol's Pub, give their opinion on the Illinois smoking ban in effect 1-1-08.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:27
Trespassing and Other Crimes
From: Briana O'Higgins
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11 Year-old entrepreneur.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
Unintended Detours Episode 5: Detours-Detour
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Dollar Storeys

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 07:48
  • Purchases: 2
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
San Francisco Columbarium: Ashes to Ampitheater
From: Eric Zassenhaus
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San Francisco's last remaining cemetery is a columbarium, containing the ashes of thousands of San Francisco luminaries. Jennifer Blowdryer, ex-fro...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
The Amateur Food Podcast -- What Everyone Needs to Know
From: SCAD Radio
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All about Food and Why it is Wonderful

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 21, 2007
  • Length: 20:53
  • Purchases: 1
Letcher County Legends
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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n eastern Kentucky storytelling is not just a pastime, it?s a way you communicate.

Bought by KRCB Voice of Youth


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
small world/small wonders
From: Laurel Collins
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community responses to tamarisk beetle infestation

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 1
Lighten up, it's just fashion.
From: SCAD Radio
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A reporter attempts at being a model.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 2
What Cheer? Brigade Plays Recess
From: Megan Hall
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Our best gig ever: What Cheer? Brigade marching band performs at local elementary schools

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 1
Canary Song Trials
From: Long Haul Productions
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American Singer Canaries battle it out for best-song-in-show in the Canary Song Trials in Livonia, Detroit.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Nature Podcast, WFUV, and WILL


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 4
The Proverbial Tree
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A bullet from a local gun range hit Jeremy Gardner's house and there's nothing he can do about it.

  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
For the love of synthesizer
From: Dan Trudeau
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A New Hampshire man has made his home into a shrine to synthesizers

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Victoria Secretes
From: John Ryan
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A proper provincial capital poops in the ocean -- but for how long?

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 06:16
Making It To School
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Making It . . .
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Anya Sippen almost never makes it to school on time. This piece explores why.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
The Gospel of Lido
From: Miranda Diboll
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The story of three outdoor swimming pools, known as 'lidos' in London.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 19:04
Banana Pudding
From: Bria Dolnick
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Interviews with banana pudding lovers in North Carolina

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1

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