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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
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
Fuzzy Bunny questions its faith in Fuzzy Bunny
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: www.fuzzybunnyradio.com, Credit: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
A two hour, weekly theme based, music and discussion show. Every week, hosts Dirk Flytrap and The Doctor pick a theme or topic and explore it throu...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:59:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Phenology Show with John Latimer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 15:11
Review: Chicano Batman
From: Thomas Fawcett
Series: CornerCast
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Boom! Bap! Biff! The CornerCast cruises from Los Angeles to La Ciudad Gotham with the lo-fi, lowrider soul of Chicano Batman.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
Dana and the Bottlerockets
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC Monday Night Live
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Monday Night Live Fall '09. They are a bar band from the Sauk Centre, MN area who also records their own music. They like to party and have fun on ...

Bought by KMSU


  • Added: May 10, 2010
  • Length: 57:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Unknown Stars of Open Mic Night
From: Claire Franjola
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Performers at the Gulu-Gulu Café Open Mic Night in Salem, MA

  • Added: Mar 13, 2010
  • Length: 05:03
Looking for Love
From: Angela Regas
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In August of 2009 I was 29 years old, single, and living in Iowa City. I wasn’t going to be 29 much longer, and I decided I didn’t want to be sing...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WNIN and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 6
Global Guru-Tanzania's Barbershops
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores why there are so many barbershops -- sometimes a dozen in a single block -- in Tanzania.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
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
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/19/09
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THE AGED LEAN NOT ON THIS CANE...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Conversation with a Masai Chief in Masai Mara
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Kipas chief of Enkereri Village Masai Mara, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Everyone loves being the only ones in the Masai Mara, one of the worlds most spectacular wildlife experiences. But the absence of tourists is not g...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:29
Happy ChallaDAY!
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
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Happy ChallaDAY! An original musical comedy for Hanukkah. Book, music and lyrics by Charles Moster.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUNM, KWIT, KCMJ Community Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 53:39
  • Purchases: 11
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
Radiola! #0004 - Commerce
From: Andy Senior
Series: RADIOLA!
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This RADIOLA! is all about buying and selling--and has cut out the middle man.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 58:52
Fake It 'Till You Make It
From: Morrigan McCarthy
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Tina Foster on why she loves teaching line dancing

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WILL


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
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
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
Sleepless Nights
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
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A day...night, rather, in the life of a high school senior

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Wanted: Dreamjob... Rock 'n Roll Photographer
From: Mary Rose Madden
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The humble story of Sam Holden OR how this guy got to take photos of his favorite musicians.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: May 09, 2008
  • Length: 11:06
  • Purchases: 1
Laurel & Hardy Festival
From: Philip Graitcer
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An unusual festival in Georgia celebrates Oliver Hardy's birthplace

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
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
Say No to Christmas Zombies
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Christmas Shoppers Alert: Beware of those popular personal audio players that are turning people into near-zombies living in their own electronica...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:46