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On a cool October night, two dozen international writers were shuttled to Fort Madison, Iowa, home of the Tri-State Rodeo. They had come in search ...

Added: Feb 20, 2010
Length: 14:46

Wining and Dining Tips with St. Cloud Sommelier

From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage

St. Cloud businessman Nick Barth, the owner and operator of Cru Wine Specialists, shares his passion and sommelier skills in this lively conversati...

Added: Feb 10, 2010
Length: 31:33

Funtown

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Funtown/Splashtown USA is the largest family-run amusement park in the Northeast. Half a million people visit the park in Saco, Maine every summer.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW

Added: Jan 06, 2010
Length: 06:50
Purchases: 4

Reenacting Like They're Related

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Confederate Civil War reenactors in Maine? The 15th Alabama is the largest Confederate Civil War reenacting group in the state.

Bought by WMPG

Added: Jan 06, 2010
Length: 06:29
Purchases: 1

Hands Up!

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

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

Skin Deep

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

In Maine, there are two organized naturist, or nudist clubs: the Dirigo Naturist Association and the Maine Coast Solar Bares.

Bought by WMPG and WORLDcompass.org

Added: Jan 06, 2010
Length: 06:20
Purchases: 2

On the frontlines of the non-profit world

From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices

Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh

Added: Dec 22, 2009
Length: 04:37
Purchases: 1

J Street, Traffic Circles & The Swamp That Never Was

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington

Was DC really built on a swamp? Why does the grid system have no J Street? And what's up with all those crazy traffic circles?

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio

Added: Dec 22, 2009
Length: 05:34
Purchases: 3

Jonny Porkpie discusses "The Corpse Wore Pasties"

From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder

Jonny Porkpie is a novelist, burlesque impressario, and the self-proclaimed Burlesque Mayor of New York. He is married to the burlesque artist Na...

Added: Dec 13, 2009
Length: 29:21

The Opposite Sex

From: City High Radio

City High junior A Greene asks, "What would you be like if you were the opposite sex?" and finds the answers surprising.

Added: Dec 08, 2009
Length: 04:56

Political Icons: Donkey and Elephant

From: Gretta Cohn

Caption: In this political cartoon by The Economist resident cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher, the donkey and the elephant have no one to blame but each other., Credit: Kevin KAL Kallaugher, The Economist

Kevin Kallaugher, better known as KAL, has been the cartoonist at The Economist for 30 years. He explains how the donkey and elephant came to repre...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Dec 02, 2009
Length: 03:45
Purchases: 2

When Santa's Elves Attack!

From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa

Sometimes Santa needs a little help from the elves.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Nov 29, 2009
Length: 03:30
Purchases: 1

Mythologia, Episode 02: Annie Christmas

From: Chatterbox Audio Theater

Caption: Annie Christmas, 2009, Credit: Erica McCarrens

Keel boat pilot Annie Christmas rescues her crew from the devious Ekrom Edgerton and helps her cousin Caleb stand up to bully Jabez Mulligan in thi...

Added: Nov 08, 2009
Length: 14:50

Has thank you lost its meaning?

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

We all say "thank you" a lot. We thank people for holding doors open for us. We thank the person who hands us our morning coffee. We thank the c...

Bought by WRNC-LP, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, 90.5 WSNC and more

Added: Nov 06, 2009
Length: 55:00
Purchases: 9

Lipstick from a bug

From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects

You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

Added: Oct 28, 2009
Length: 01:37

Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/24/09

From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions