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StoryCorps: Anthony "Tony Bees" Planakis
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Tony Bees shows off his bee-themed tattoos. The scroll reads in Latin: “Go to the honeybee, thy poet, consider her ways and be wise.”
When bee season in New York City begins in early spring, that means retired police detective (and unofficial NYPD beekeeper) Anthony “Tony Bees” Pl...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #111: NBA Champions GS Warriors vs SQ Warriors
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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It's official! The Golden State Warriors are the 2017 NBA Champions! Life of the Law honors the team and each of the players with this special epis...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 19:38
Sleeping Knowledge
From: The Organist
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How can sound heal a body? With our guides, Susan Rogers—who recorded albums for Prince and David Byrne—and hypnotherapist Daniel Ryan, we explore ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 35:28
The Voice is a Thief
From: The Organist
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We explore the extremes of the human voice with essayist Elena Passarello, winner of New Orleans’ annual “Stella!” scream competition, in which par...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
Sock it to me: 50 years after Monterey Pop, a teenaged photographer's historic takeaway
From: Valerie Hamilton
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A teenaged photographer took a road trip to the Summer of Love and captured a piece of rock and roll history. TRT 4:00; remainder is optional music.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jun 09, 2017
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
Sixteen Years Old 170527
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: That's me, compliments of Andy Kerr
Music about being 16 years old. Not 15 or 17 or any other age. Just 16 years old. A segment from the 170527 broadcasts.

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 39:12
A Question of Character
From: Mitchell Borden
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In Tisbury, voters recently drew battle lines and took sides as they headed to the polls to say yes or no to Question 1. It was a question that man...

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 28, 2017
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
#775-Earth movers, crooks, dawdlers, spinners and more
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Ok so Host Marc Cuniberti is on a run of off the wall news pieces. Another "not so normal" news piece. Once again its not about the stock markets b...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2017
  • Length: 08:20
#774- One hell of a newscast- Money Matters- Humor piece
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Preview- not money news, off the topic, just a fun newspiece about news reporters by Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti. Funny piece but preview fir...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:18
Icicles on the tiki bar -- winter on a Great Lakes island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Ice fishing shanties sit on Lake Erie in 2011, Credit: Caroline Conrad
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
On Lake Erie island, 'school bus' is a plane
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Cecilia Glauser (l) Max Schneider (r) on their plane ride to school, Credit: Margaret Thompson/ideastream
Life for students on Lake Erie's Middle Bass Island is different - starting with the morning commute to school.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WMUK, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 6
Episode 17: The Ents Of Melbourne
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Melbourne, Australia wanted its residents to help keep an eye on its trees. So they gave every tree an email address. But then the trees started to...

Bought by KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 3
The Cactus King
From: Mark Bramhill
Caption: Lyn's giant metal cactus towers over his plant nursery., Credit: Mark Bramhill, Houston, 2016.
Meet Lyn Rathburn: folk artist and cactus mogul.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
Photographer reveals "ghosts" of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
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Lakes are often portrayed as calm and serene environments, but Dave Sanford knows better. The Canadian photographer uses his pictures to reveal a m...

Bought by WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 5
Winter Life on a Great Lakes Island
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Delaware Avenue., Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Put-In-Bay, on an island in Lake Erie, is a summer destination for vacationers and tourists. But when winter comes and ferry service to the mainlan...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
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
Episode 14: It’s All Downwind From Here
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Sophie May grew up in Alaska, spending lots of time outside. But when it came time to explore the wilderness as an adult, she found out she had mor...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 4
10x10: Vernal Pools
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Outside/In takes you on a journey to a 10-x10 plot and uncover the secrets you’d never know to find. Today, a close up on a spot you may otherwise ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 11:21
  • Purchases: 1
Eat The Invaders: Lionfish
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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This is Eat The Invaders - our occasional segment where we take a bite out of invasive species populations. On the menu today, one of the scariest,...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 16:07
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Frank Mutz and Phil Mutz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Frank Mutz (left) and Phil Mutz (right)
A father and son talk about working together in an air conditioner repair business that has been in their family for more than half a century.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: John Matlock and Carol Matlock
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John and Carol met in 1964 when a computer dating service matched them up. This December, they will have been married for 52 years.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2
Bizarre video attacks pesky bug in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In the video, the spiny water flea is depicted as an aggressive military general.
There are a lot of invasive species vying for the public’s attention, especially in the Great Lakes. So researchers trying to raise awareness about...

Bought by WCPN and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Live Feed Presents: Gate City Jazz Band
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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We continue our coverage of the 2016 Dixieland Jazz Festival in Winona MN with The Gate City Jazz Band. We visit with long time members of the band...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 14:07
Over The Back Fence Presents: Comic Books and Super Heroes
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Comic Books and Super Heroes” is the theme of our episode of “Over the Back Fence” Community Variety Show from Lanesboro MN’s St. Mane Theatre. You...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 01:14:55
The Live Feed Presents: Heiruspecs
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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KQAL’s Muhammed Al-Rous talks with Felix from hip-hop group Heiruspecs. Learn more about the band's roots and developments and hear their live perf...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 35:05

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