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The Sandwich: A Love Story
From: David Condos
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According to the USDA, nearly half of all the American adults listening to this story right now will eat a sandwich today. So, how has this simple ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 06:51
Sixteen Years Old 170527
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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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
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
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
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
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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
Simon Jeffes and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Still endearing after 20 years, the quirky Penguin Cafe Orchestra's CDs are re-released to a new audience

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Origins of Rock -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Rock and Roll. A term we all know well. But what does the word rock mean? Simple enough question. But how did the term originate? Where -- and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMUB


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Google Cooking, Griefer and other Neologisms - on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Google Cooking is a new phrase - a neologism - born on the Internet. Listen to this short ThoughtCast program for a definition...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
IPR : Irrational Public Radio - 26:05 version "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."
From: Irrational Public Radio
Series: IPR : Irrational Public Radio - our premiere LP "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."
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a public radio parody program. A 26:05 version of our premiere LP, "Good Morning. You Smell Nice."

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 26:06
  • Purchases: 1
Reason #816 to Give to Public Radio: Chicks
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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Why give to public radio? Live Wire Radio offers a reason you may not have heard yet.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:08
Tales of an Irish M.D.
From: Jackson Braider
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A collection of diverse tales told in 1962 by a Dublin heart doctor.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:03
An Encounter at Harold's Cross
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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The privations of war lead to a surprising night on the town for a Dublin doctor.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:25