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Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/12/09
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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A PATCH IS KNIT...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/5/09
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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IT PLANTS ITS FEET...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Adventures of a Slovakian Wanderer
From: Sean Leary
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of a Slovakian poster sales person.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:53
The Wisdom of Going Barefoot
From: Jeremy Richards
Caption: Mick Dodge, Barefoot Sensei, Credit: Jeremy Richards
Mick Dodge has been going barefoot--all the time, everywhere he goes--for almost 25 years. He believes that our feet connect us to nature. KUOW's J...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2009
  • Length: 09:29
Neighbors
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Credit: Andrew Walsh
What makes a good neighbor? Should neighbors be friends? Who was the worst neighbor you ever had?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 02:10
An Evening with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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An hour of music and interviews with Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers recorded live at the Rialto Theater in Tucson Arizona in 2006

  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
Amy Sedaris Book Premium Spot
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Amy Sedaris voices a spot about her book "I Like You", a thank you gift for $120 pledge.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2009
  • Length: 01:10
The Charles River Didn't Kill Me
From: Terrascope Youth Radio
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A science experiment that didn't go tragically wrong

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:13
  • Purchases: 1
Kids and Computers
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Liam Computes, Credit: Andrew Walsh
Liam McLeod is a typical 4-year-old: He can't tie his shoes, but he can use a computer better than some adults.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Korean BBQ Tacos
From: Youth Radio
Caption: Reporter Ana Castillo eating a Kogi taco, Credit: Miguel Macias
Kogi is a Korean BBQ Taco Truck that moves around Los Angeles.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Anne Akiko Meyers (Piazzolla and Scotch)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Anne Akiko Meyers
The music by Argentinean composer Astor Piazzolla is often charged with romantic and melodramatic urges. When it comes to playing Piazzolla, violi...

  • Added: May 29, 2009
  • Length: :24
Basketball defined in "Bob-n-Robin"
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Radio ridiculous defines the game of basketball. Bob, an avuncular character, helps a "less than savvy" individual understand the basics of his n...

  • Added: May 02, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
How Coca Cola Became Kosher
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Rabbi Tobias Geffen
The story of how one rabbi got Coca Cola to become kosher

Bought by Prairie Public, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KRCB 104.9, BSR Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 7
A Lesson In Social Confusion (Or How I Essentially Became Street Kabuki Performer Entirely By Accident)
From: Ryan Scammell
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A humorous look at awkward social interactions

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 14, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Of Lobsters & Beer
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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Another adventure in the life of our hairnet lady, who is this week trapped at Publix between surly lobsters and manly beers.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:03
Eat Cake
From: The Truth
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Can coconut cake + random phone calls = love? Find out, when these two Valentine's Day traditions collide.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WDCB, Troy Public Radio, WABE, KALW and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 14
My Not So Sweet Home
From: Radio Rookies
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14-year-old Radio Rookie Krystle Monclova has been living in a group home in Manhattan since last summer. She never expected to wind up in "the sys...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
Jane Austen's Little Problem.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visitors to Jane Austen's museum are scattering cremains. Administrators there disapprove. So does Ian.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:05
A Look at Every7th.com
From: WTMD
Caption: Roman Kuebler, Credit: Every7th.com
A look at Roman Kuebler's online "song of the month club."

  • Added: Dec 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:37
Family: In Four Movements
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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...the flights of fancy, the follies, the letdowns, and the soft landings

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
A Virtual Dinner Party
From: Zak Rosen
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An exploration into why one of America's most respected art institutions decided to challenge visitors to re-think thei way they perceive art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Backyard Ice Cream
From: Joshua McNichols
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Jennie Grant makes blackberry ice cream using only ingredients from her backyard

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 23, 2008
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
Hitchhiking with a bag full of cocaine in Texas
From: Brad Horn
Series: The 90-second vox pop
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A trip to Texas for a weekend wedding gets weird.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 02:09
Ducks and Shoes at Abakus
From: Chinatown Youth Radio Philadelphia
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Introducing Abakus, a new shopping experience in Philadelphia Chinatown

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Vox Pop
From: Jennifer Ball
Caption: PRX default Piece image
I visited the wharfs in Portland, Maine to talk about ITLAPD.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:31

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