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Tails From The Trail
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray - Russell Johnson
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A humorous essay: Interviews with the dogs I meet on my morning walk, most, I'm sure, with better stories than those of their owners. Some really t...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
The Sandwich: A Love Story
From: David Condos
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According to the USDA, nearly half of all the American adults listening to this story right now will eat a sandwich today. So, how has this simple ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 06:51
The Murders a Town Wanted to Forget
From: Barbara Paulsen
Caption: A tour guide shows where Abby Borden was murdered., Credit: Barbara Paulsen
On August 4, 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were killed with an ax at their home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Can a century-old brutal murder save t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Ping
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Bring on the Bling! - A reality TV series and the business that's booming because of it.
From: Andrew Davis
Series: Claim Your Fame
Caption: Sondra Celli discusses a dress design with Carol, Credit: Sondra Celli
Turn on the television at any hour, and you're bound to find a reality television show on. Many of these shows feature businesses - there are shows...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:39
Jenny Bovey, Fish Printer
From: Kara Janeczko
Caption: Jenny Bovey at her store in Chatham, MA, Credit: Kara Janeczko
Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...

Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 4
Author Garrison Keillor, citizen of Lake Wobegon
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Maybe you know this place. Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above-average. Perhaps best know...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
Strategy Not Strength
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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You never know who will pin you at an arm wrestling, or pulling, tournament.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 2
First Kiss
From: Sarah Lawrence College Radio
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A dead squid in your mouth. Slugs. A mollusk. We're talking about your first kiss.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
Booksmellers Unite
From: Sarah Lawrence College Radio
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The smell of a book can like that of a lover - musky and old with experience, brand new, immature and innocent. Or, knowledgeable and hard-covered....

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Buck, Naked
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...

Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 7
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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IN DECEMBER SEE HER NEST...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Flower Philosopher
From: Eleanor Kagan
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It’s a tradition on Valentine’s Day to give flowers to the person you love, and then they love you more, right?

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/8/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHEN THE BULL RANGES FREE...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
below
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A group of ordinary people ponder a dairy question.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
Trap happy
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Brian Blauser figures out a way to get rid of the raccoons raiding his bird feeders.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 09:42
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
Don't Go Far...
From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
Series: RTE Documentary On One
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The story of two boys who, in 1985, instead of going in for their dinner, decided to go on a little journey....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2011
  • Length: 39:01
  • Purchases: 3
Museum of Broken Relationships
From: Shannon Service
Caption: Prosthetic leg donated by broken hearted soldier, Credit: The Museum of Broken Relationships
When Paul Simon outlined "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" 35 years ago, it turns out he missed a few. There are well over 400, in fact, as bagged, tag...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KFAI Minneapolis, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 9
Gamers!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The games they play here involve dragons, wizards, and superheroes. And sometimes...they come with stereotypes.

Bought by KUOW and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 2
Powered by Laughter
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For Katie West of Bath, Maine, laughter is not only a way of life but a tool for survival.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2
Hands Up!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Volt perform together as Eepybird. You more likely know them as the Coke and Mentos Guys. You know, the ones on YouTube wh...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:45
The Great Stephan
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Steven Cornish loves magic. He goes by “The Great Stephan,” and he performs as a magician in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
The Origins of Rock -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Rock and Roll. A term we all know well. But what does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where -- and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMUB


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Comedy: Pay Per View Art
From: Dan Epstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cable TV marketing meets fine art

  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:56