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PROLOGUE - BURNING MAN meets THE INTERSECTION
From: David Boyer
Series: THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man
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The city is temporary and the intersections are conceptual. Are you ready to experience Burning Man — deep in the Nevada desert?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 04:37
Mechanics Expound on the Perfect Roadside Quip
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Signal Auto crafts and curates signage jokes for passing motorists and prospective customers. , Credit: Matthew Schneeman
The art of writing a good joke welds a lot of power. A good joke can drive the plot of a TV sit-com, can spark political controversy … or, in this ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 06:25
Audio postcard from a hummingbird festival
From: Cole del Charco
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Take a non-narrated trip through the 11th annual Mecklenburg County Hummingbird festival.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 12: How to be Alone
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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More than 40 years ago, a man moved to an abandoned mining town to be alone. He says that there are days in the winter “when it’s so quiet that the...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 25:25
On That Roof
From: Andrew Cavette
Series: Fremont Sounds Like...
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If "Bring Your Kid To Work Day" was a competition, Jack's father would win.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
Episode 89: Shadowing Sheila
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to our first episode about Sheila, Episode 88: Cold Case, before you listen to this one. This episode contains descr...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 27:44
Episode 73: Carry A. Nation
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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At the turn of the century, Carry Nation was “America’s foremost lady hellraiser” and “the apostle of reform violence.” In her own words, she was “...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 23:24
  • Purchases: 1
Polish Music
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Penderecki and host John Clare, Credit: Luis Catan
We'll hear music with Polish masters Krzysztof Penderecki, Henryk Gorecki, Andrzej Panufnik and Witold Lutoslawski. Don't miss new releases on Warn...

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO, WETS and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Perfect Night for a Mystery
From: Peter Bresnan
Caption: Stephen Thomas Oney and his cast rehearse for a live broadcast of “The Legacy of Euriah Pillar” at the University of Portland, Maine, Credit: Stephen Thomas Oney
For many, Cape Cod means sunshine and sandy beaches. But to one West Barnstable writer and producer, the Cape means foggy cemeteries at night, dang...

  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 04:36
Music for Animals
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Mad Scientists of Music - Episode 6 - Postcards From The Edge
From: Gareth Stack
Series: Mad Scientists of Music
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The final episode of the series looks at the future of Irish experimental music. We find out how techniques like ‘Live Coding’ (where computer prog...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:01
Old Sturbridge Village
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At Old Sturbridge Village, a rotating cast of men and women don period clothes while performing 19th century roles for the public. Emily Kwong take...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
The Lomax Archives
From: Willis Arnold
Series: Local Music Worldwide
Caption: Records From Around the World, Credit: Willis Arnold
Step into the world of Alan Lomax, his archives, and his legacy - The Association of Cultural Equity. Featuring interviews with his daughter Anna ...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 05:38
Latitude News Podcast #7 — From War on Drugs to legal weed, where will the U.S. lead the world next?
From: Latitude News
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A short, strange history of marijuana in the U.S., Mexico and everywhere else

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 15:06
  • Purchases: 1
Busking for Change
From: Mallory Falk
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When Marcia Mello started busking, she was excited to pursue a life-long dream. But she's had to fight for her place on the street.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
A Coral Chain
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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"I'll interview you, then you interview someone else."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 1
Revivalist Radio...on Stage
From: Daniel Gross
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It kind of destroys the point of radio plays if you have to show up in costume. But two quirky guys built one quirky radio troupe anyway. This is r...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Squeezebox Stories
From: Julie Caine
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Squeezebox Stories, a sound-rich, narrative-driven public radio documentary hosted by Marco Werman of PRI's The World, explores the rich musical wo...

Bought by WCNY, WWNO, KZUM, KLCC, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Transport: A Canine Journey
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 3
All You Need is (Gum On) a Wall
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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A monster grows while attracting tourists in downtown Seattle.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
The Amazing True Story of Paul Revere
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Caption: Paul Revere by Copley
On the 240th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride, re-visiting the Longfellow poem. What did Longfellow get right or wrong? Who rode that night...

Bought by KUT and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 2
Piano Red - Dr. Feelgood: The Music Makes You Feel Good
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Piano Red
Piano Red's music makes you tap your feet and smile.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:01
The Flock from the Block
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The wisdom of a birdman

Bought by PRX Remix and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 2
The Great Stephan
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Steven Cornish loves magic. He goes by “The Great Stephan,” and he performs as a magician in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1