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Episode 14: Ana Gasteyer
From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook
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Old friends reunite in The Jonathan Channel studios to rehash their strong feelings for the Great American Songbook.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:30
  • Purchases: 1
Follies in Concert
From: WQXR
Series: For the Record
Caption: Avery Fisher Hall, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of a legendary Broadway event and the creation of its exalted recording.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Sticking the wicket: America's first co-ed sport returns to Brooklyn
From: Eric Winick
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Gabriel Vaughan and Piper Goodeve have set upon a singular mission: to revive the sport of croquet in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, where it once thri...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2014
  • Length: 12:59
It's Not Wise to Rush About
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sargeant Mountain Pond in Acadia National Park is the oldest pond on the east coast. Fittingly, it's amassed its fair share of lore. Two friends ad...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • 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
The Sour Taste of Potlucks
From: Lauren Ober
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My mom and I don't agree on much, but we can agree on one thing — potlucks are the pits. Produced for the 2013 ShortDocs Challenge.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Pigeon Race
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pigeon racers across New England get out their lawn chairs and wait for their birds. The flocks are released 150 miles away from home. The pigeons ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Casa Rico
From: The Recollective
Series: Sounds and Echoes: A Musical Portrait of Buffalo, New York
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Lenny Rico and wife Cindy talk about inheriting the longest running Italian-American radio show from Lenny’s parents, Emelino and Mary Rico. Their...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:52
Reenacting Like They're Related
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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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
The Garden Ladies of Elwell Farms
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For a group of retired women in Maine, a garden grows more than just plants.

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 2
For the love of synthesizer
From: Dan Trudeau
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A New Hampshire man has made his home into a shrine to synthesizers

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1