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Hidden in Plain Sight: The San Francisco Poet's Street-Corner Oasis
From: Samuel Robinson
Caption: Spiral design on the street
'Hidden in Plain Sight: The San Francisco Poet's Street-Corner Oasis’ (2017) documents the underground (yet overground) poetry happening ’The Corne...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 09:06
The Cactus King
From: Mark Bramhill
Caption: Lyn's giant metal cactus towers over his plant nursery., Credit: Mark Bramhill, Houston, 2016.
Meet Lyn Rathburn: folk artist and cactus mogul.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
Coach, Teacher, Painter: David Freeman
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
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Retired O. Henry teacher and counselor, David Freeman, talks with the Mustangs about the middle school's gym dedication, baseball, and his current ...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 04:23
Rez Rap Records creates a hip hop scene in northern Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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In 2011, two rap groups in northern Minnesota decided to join forces: 100 Souls from Red Lake, and NPC3 from Bemidji. Together they’re known as Rez...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
Bay Area Beats: Growing up with Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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Thao Nguyen grew up in Northern Virginia, and started playing music at age 12. Since then she has released three critically acclaimed albums, and s...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:13
Man Behind the Half Shell
From: Emma Morgenstern
Caption: Steve Lavigne in his shop, Shellback Artworks. Wells, Maine., Credit: Emma Morgenstern
In 1985, Steve Lavigne quit his job to help a friend draw an indie comic book. He never imagined that those comics, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:38
Summer Camp For Grown Ups
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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It's called the Looplore Experiment and it's partially funded through Kickstarter donations. This weekend-long "camp" revolves around arts and craf...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 2
Secret Awesome
From: Dylan Peers McCoy
Caption: A Surly Puppet
Secret Awesome defies categories. But if you press the founder, Zak Kirwin, he describes them as a D.I.Y. artists collective. They are definitely a...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
New Life
From: Veronica Simmonds
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Every thing deserves a second chance

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
02: Foley Follies
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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You might not know what foley is, but you know what it sounds like.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 08, 2012
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
You're the Driver?
From: Jennifer Swann
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A documentary on Adrian Chi Tenney, a female professional driver in Los Angeles, CA.

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:12
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
Buck, Naked
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...

Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 7
Vidal Sassoon: Inspired by Architecture
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Mary Quant, as styled by Vidal Sassoon
In this evergreen single-voice portrait, renowned hair designer Vidal Sassoon discusses one of his greatest artistic inspirations with charm and in...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Pakistani Art of Truck Decoration
From: Seattle Globalist
Caption: Truck Grille, Credit: Sarah Stuteville
Shipping is a big business in Pakistan. With new paved highways offering a fast track to Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, trucking is an importa...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Maine Event
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Several times a month, art dealer Rob Elowitch becomes Robbie Ellis, "America's Sexiest Sexagenarian Superstud," a legend in Maine's independent wr...

Bought by WMPG and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 2
Hands Up!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Volt perform together as Eepybird. You more likely know them as the Coke and Mentos Guys. You know, the ones on YouTube wh...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:45
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
Venice Beach Freak Show
From: Briana O'Higgins
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A look into the contemporary Freak Show

Bought by WILL and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 2
Eight Museums
From: Amy Conger
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About one minute of ambient noise from eight museums in four cities.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2008
  • Length: 08:24
There's Always Big Fun and Laughs at the Comic Con
From: Zak Rosen
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A comic-book version of the comic-book artist, Marty Hirchak takes the reader/listener on a tour of the "Comic Con" circuit.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 4
Um
From: paul overton
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The "cutting room floor" yields a musical montage.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:30
Ox-Bow Summer School of Art Documentary
From: M. Travis DiNicola
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A documentary about the Ox-Bow Summer School of Art, located near Saugatuck, Michigan.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2004
  • Length: 19:00