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An interview with Gareth Owen, author of "Raising an Eyebrow: My Life with Sir Roger Moore
- Added: Dec 10, 2020
- Length: 25:32
The town of Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie’s South Bass Island is a popular vacation spot in the summer. But once winter hits, the island’s population dr...
Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WBFO and more
- Added: Feb 24, 2017
- Length: 03:57
- Purchases: 6
Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.
Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO
- Added: Sep 23, 2016
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 5
Public infrastructure – parks, libraries, roads, and sidewalks – surrounds us. But have you ever wondered how any of it actually came into being? A...
- Added: Jul 13, 2015
- Length: 07:44
Jess Mador goes behind the scenes of a familiar fast food landmark: White Castle building #8.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:05
Ever wonder what happens to films too bizarre for the big, or even small screen? Many of them end up at Oddball Film and Video, a stock footage com...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 1
If you look beyond the new restaurants, cafés and boutique shops, on Valencia Street there are hints of what gave this neighborhood the reputation ...
- Added: Jan 06, 2015
- Length: 08:24
Just over the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, a few miles from Muir Woods, lies Muir Beach. The beautiful and peaceful waterfront is a favorite...
- Added: Oct 22, 2014
- Length: 06:13
It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: 06:14
- Purchases: 4
The San Francisco Mixtape Society hosts mix exchanges at the Make Out Room in the Mission District. Music lovers meet, mingle and exchange mixes th...
- Added: May 20, 2014
- Length: 05:54
In the Oscar-nominated film "Her," director Spike Jonze imagines a world where computers are so human-like they have their own feelings. Whether th...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 08:00
A couple on an evening stroll down Valencia Street comes to a stop outside Lost Weekend Video. They’re peering in through the big front window...
- Added: May 17, 2014
- Length: 06:33
Secret Awesome defies categories. But if you press the founder, Zak Kirwin, he describes them as a D.I.Y. artists collective. They are definitely a...
- Added: Jun 02, 2013
- Length: 04:45
A look at the trend of developing rapidly-aged whiskeys.
Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KLCC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Apr 10, 2013
- Length: 04:07
- Purchases: 3
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 28, 2013
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 1
On this week’s show we look at efforts to contain the Mafia in Sicily. We also explore who makes the big money off of coffee, and how coffee growi...
- Added: Jun 03, 2011
- Length: 01:50:22
- Purchases: 2
Kogi is a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that moves around Los Angeles.
- Added: Jun 02, 2009
- Length: 02:54
- Purchases: 2
