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Whose Brain Is It??
From: The Drama Hour
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Whether you're alive or undead, "Whose Game Is It??" is the audience pleasing game show for the whole family! This fast-paced comedic piece is fun...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:15
Foley
From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
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The story of Jack Foley, a former dock worker who, when working at Universal Pictures, created a method of adding sounds to films, known now as the...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 33:01
  • Purchases: 1
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 Live Feed Presents: Bryan Day and Ember Schrag
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Bryan Day and Ember Schrag performed in a Noise Show at the Root Note in downtown LaCrosse. A kind of performance art, both musicians experiment wi...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Greg Taylor
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Greg Taylor, Credit: Midwest Music Fest 2010
On this edition of "The Live Feed" we hear from a musician normally heard on the radio on Winona's KG95.3, but tonight he comes to us here at KQAL ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2010
  • Length: 39:35
The Legend of Patsy Cline
From: Jeffrey Letterly
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A surreal encounter with Patsy Cline.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: Wake Up Bed Head
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
Caption: Wake Up Bed Head, Credit: via Wake Up Bed Head on Facebook
On this edition of The Live Feed we feature Winona based band Wake Up Bed Head. Wake Up Bed Head is comprised of Joshua Lauer (lead guitar/vocals, ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2010
  • Length: 30:54
From the National Press Club with Tony Horton
From: National Press Club
Caption: Tony Horton, Credit: NPC
Physical trainer Tony Horton, who advises everyone from entertainers to the U.S. military, leads Press Club members and guests through some exercises.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
Selling Texas Kitsch at SXSW
From: Michael Lee
Caption: Boots at Allen's Boots in South Austin, Credit: Nathan Bernier
Every year, thousands of people flock to Austin from all over the world for South by Southwest Music, which officially gets underway today. Many v...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Mikie Show #1 Rob
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Our inauspicious beginning. We introduce Señor Glow and The Hi There’s. A guest interview with dance music artist and dj Rob Rives. We discuss the ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
An Evening with Beausoliel
From: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of music and Interviews with Cajun Music Icons Beausoliel, recorded live in 2004 at Mountain Village in Telluride, Colorado

Bought by Prairie Public and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
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
Ballroom Redux
From: Jenna Hammerich
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Social partner dancing is in for the first time since the '50s. A look at why more and more of us are trading in our weekends for ballroom, and a g...

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 21:27
  • Purchases: 1
The Weird Sisturs
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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The sisters from MacBeth are alive in the 21st Century and working freelance.

Bought by KUT and KUMM Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
In from the Cold
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Two ice fishermen come 'In from the Cold' on Valentine's Day to a surprise.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 10:02
The Cult of Colin (Firth)
From: kitty felde
Caption: PRX default Piece image
confessions of a Colin Firth groupie

  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?
From: Julie Shapiro
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An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2008
  • Length: 20:00
  • Purchases: 3
Dry Smoke and Whispers:The ShadowMan Part 1
From: Marc Rose
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A mysterious Man of Power puts Emille Song, Special Detective, on the trail of a galaxy-wide conspiracy - but does he want our Hero dead or alive?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2007
  • Length: 27:04
The Beat Goes On #102: "Jukebox Jamboree"
From: Travis Parkin
Series: The Beat Goes On
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Great songs about the jukebox from a wide variety of musical genres.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 1
The Glorious Youth Parade
From: Valerie Lapinski
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of the Glorious Youth Parade, a fledgling band in Sitka, AK

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:57
The Transdiffusion Story
From: Miranda Diboll
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A nostalgic trip through British television's idents and theme tunes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 14:48
The 18th Annual Seagull Calling Festival
From: KUOW
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Uncanny seagull impressions make for good family fun on the Puget Sound.

Bought by WSHU and KZSC


  • Added: Aug 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 2
Adventures in M.U.K. - The Melbourne Ukulele Kollective
From: AMRAP: Australia
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A delightful look at a unique and unusual Australian music scene.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:11
Dog Park: Jason, the Cheap #@*%!
From: TL Wagner
Series: Finding The One (paying listener) at the Dog Park
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Jason, Every Dog's Best Friend

Bought by KTNA, KUNM, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 25, 2004
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 3