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Man Behind the Half Shell
From: Emma Morgenstern
Caption: Steve Lavigne in his shop, Shellback Artworks. Wells, Maine., Credit: Emma Morgenstern
In 1985, Steve Lavigne quit his job to help a friend draw an indie comic book. He never imagined that those comics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:38
Riddles from the Border Regions 12/21/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WE ARE SILVER, WE ARE BRASS ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:31
Go Go Alberto
From: Annie McEwen
Caption: Go Go Gadget, Credit: Mike Dennis
By day, Alberto Denis is a quiet, unassuming man who dances professionally and works with computers. By night, he transforms into his alter-ego, Go...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 04:28
Dead Bees, Nail Clippings and Priceless Art in Warhol's "Time Capsules"
From: Lauren Ober
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Andy Warhol is probably best known for his pop art paintings of Campbell’s soup cans and celebrities. But his most personal and intimate work was n...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WXDU


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 2
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
Hitchhiking a Tech Shuttle
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: On board the Facebook bus, Credit: Kristina Loring
Real talk: I’m not the biggest fan of San Francisco public transportation. So when I first heard of the alternative transportation network of priva...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:59
[freespace]: a temporary space for lasting change
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A wall upstairs at [freespace], Credit: Jen Chien
The seed idea for [freespace] came from a 48-hour hackathon called the National Day of Civic Hacking. A hackathon is when people get together for a...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 08:36
An Ode to Morse Code
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Richard Dillman transmits from KPH, Credit: Julie Caine
For nearly a hundred years, Morse Code was the official language of international communication for ships in distress. Then, at the end of the twen...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Dawn and Don Burke
From: StoryCorps
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Dawn Burke talks to her husband, Don, about the rat sanctuary they’ve run out of their home for the past five years.

Bought by WEZU and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
40: London Parakeets
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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A Chicagoan deals with an interesting beach situation and Londoners deal with a growing population of parakeets.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 23:07
39: NYC Foresight
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Explore the hypothetical solutions to real issues caused by technology.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 13:20
Life and What Lingers at the Circle Square Second Hand Store
From: University of Montana Journalism
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The Circle Square Second Hand Store has become an archive of the people who've passed through Missoula, Montana. There are treasures that are treas...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:04
Ham Radio Is Proud To Be Amateur
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Ham radio hobbyists have been DIY since day one. They build their own equipment and create their own communities.

Bought by KWMR, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
Loving math and mime
From: Ari Daniel
Caption: Tim and Tanya Chartier present a classic mime stance in Central Park, NYC., Credit: Ari Daniel
Tim Chartier has found a way to fuse his two great loves: math and mime. (It's a fusion that's almost as unlikely as wanting to do a radio story a...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Here and Now, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 7
That Song
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 30:40
Source Audio Gear Review
From: MEEP! (the band)
Series: The MEEP! Show
Caption: The Soundblox Pro Multiwave Bass Distortion, Credit: Source Audio
The MEEP! Show reviews gear from Source Audio.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:35
The Un-Road Trip
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Boaz Frankel toured the U.S. on 101 modes of transportation — everything except a car.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Moving By Bike
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Moving all your belongings by bike might sound crazy, but if enough people get involved, it can be both fun and efficient.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Summer Camp For Grown Ups
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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It's called the Looplore Experiment and it's partially funded through Kickstarter donations. This weekend-long "camp" revolves around arts and craf...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
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
31: Not in the Kitchen Anymore
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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When does trash talk in online gaming cross a line?

  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 18:31
Factsheet Five
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
Blackbird Pot Pie: Not the Pie Umami Made
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
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For some South Jersey residents, "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is more than just a nursery rhyme; it's supper.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:53
29: Loog Guitars
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Loog Guitars are children's guitars done differently.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 22, 2013
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
A free and democratic conservatory of music
From: KALW
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On Saturday mornings, any number of jazz musicians can be found tucked away in tunnel in Golden Gate Park, improvising melodies and wooing passers-...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:58

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