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Atomic Age Cocktail Party 12/22/23 "Hi-Fi Christmas 2023"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, WHRV, WGZS, KMXT, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 10/27/23 "Hi-Fi Halloween 2023"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, Spokane Public Radio, KMXT, and KECG


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
El día que se apareció El Diablo (The Day the Devil Appeared)
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
"El dia que se apareció el diablo" takes us back to a time when "the devil" appeared on the poor side of the tracks. The terrifying experience lead...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 12:18
The Atomic Hour Episode 80- A Christmas Gift For You From Mister 1960 (Holiday Special)
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Brand New Oldies, Cool Songs for Cold Nights, Mister 1960's Record Review, and More!

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
EPS.#32 Christmas in the Keweenaw
From: Rebecca Glotfelty
Series: The Red Jacket Jamboree, an old time radio variety show
Caption: Jennifer Barnett, Credit: Second Sandbar Productions
The cast of the Red Jacket Jamboree and guests invite you to spend, "Christmas in the Keweenaw"! This episode features jazz vocalist Jennifer Barn...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, WNMU-FM, Southern Branch Bluegrass, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - Labor Day 2021 Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
S11 E10: Halloween with the Scene
From: WBST
Series: The Scene from Indiana Public Radio
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Journey through a haunted house while listening to local music with our producers.

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Halloween Episode: Scary Sam
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special Halloween episode begins as if it’s going to be an hour of terror, until –PSYCH! It becomes, instead, an hour of exciting and funny stories.

Bought by KVCR, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
For Passover - The Matzoh Challenge
From: Anita Weiner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four brands of matzoh compete in a taste-test at a Jewish temple in Belmont, MA in a humorous, quirky piece about this traditional Passover food.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 13:56
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
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In Minnesota, freezing winters and big snowfalls come with the territory. But three feet of snow on Halloween? That was a day to remember. In this ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 33:50
  • Purchases: 1
World Audio Drama Day Public Service Announcements
From: Kettle Falls Media
Caption: Celebrate World Audio Drama Day, which honors modern audio drama, old time radio and Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast., Credit: Audio Drama Day, October 30th
World Audio Drama Day Public Service Announcements

  • Added: Sep 25, 2016
  • Length: :59
Dear Cherry 002 - Home Town Tours
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri PRX Radio Show, Credit: Photo by Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about making up a...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Butterbird Christmas
From: Meg DeMakas
Caption: Butterbird Christmas Radio Play Presentation in Gary, IN 12-4-14, Credit: Family Folklore Foundation, Inc.
This radio play is a family romp at Christmas during the 50's in the Midwest.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 40:45
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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We give them everything we have, our homes, our beds, and sometimes even the shirts off our backs. Fortunately for you there isn't a Be Kind To The...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Christmas songs written and performed by Jews.
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jewish songwriters like Irving Berlin and Mel Torme have penned some of the classic Christmas songs. And well-known Jewish singers like Barbra Stre...

Bought by Prairie Public and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
"My Brunch with A"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev & Lorie Kellogg read "My Brunch with A", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bev and Lorie Kellogg. Great for Wallace Shawn's birthday, the anniversary of "My Dinner with Andre", ...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
Tales from the South 114: Annual Holiday Show
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season
Caption: Martin Ferguson on Tales from the South
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 33:00
Becky and Costumes
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sexy Kittens, Sexy Nurses, Sexy versions of normal looking things and people are generally what goes for Halloween Costumes for women. Becky tells...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 08:11
  • Purchases: 1
Flower Philosopher
From: Eleanor Kagan
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It’s a tradition on Valentine’s Day to give flowers to the person you love, and then they love you more, right?

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
The arrival of spring
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old man winter seems to have the last say on the arrival of spring.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:34
Christmas With Grandma
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story
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With Grandma, things start bad and get worse.

Bought by KTXK, KUER, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 4
Blessed
From: Daniel Makagon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio documentary about blessing of the animals.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 11:24
  • Purchases: 1
Wining and Dining Tips with St. Cloud Sommelier
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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St. Cloud businessman Nick Barth, the owner and operator of Cru Wine Specialists, shares his passion and sommelier skills in this lively conversati...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2010
  • Length: 31:33
When Santa's Elves Attack!
From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa
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Sometimes Santa needs a little help from the elves.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Has thank you lost its meaning?
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Caption: Sook Yin Lee
We all say "thank you" a lot. We thank people for holding doors open for us. We thank the person who hands us our morning coffee. We thank the c...

Bought by WRNC-LP, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 9