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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
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Journey through a haunted house while listening to local music with our producers.

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Fruit brings Richard joy, especially papaya. But the fruit cup at Richard’s senior living residence leaves something to be desired. Richard must wo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2021
  • Length: 10:16
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In this special Halloween episode, learn about fall flowers, the obsession with zombies, and ideas for sharing candy during the pandemic.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: 54:53
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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
Caption: Sassolungo
An ode to an Italian mountain, from Thomas van Neerbos.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:40
Caption: Joshua Rodriguez and his mother at Patton Elementary School, Credit: Danielle Warner
Elementary student Joshua Rodriguez share his family's tradition of making pupusas. This 5th grader also talks about his many cultures.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:09
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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
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Getting ready for the holidays can be a stressful time. But for one metro Detroit woman...they provide a chance to share her unique collection with...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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Bud and Jackie Jones are career taxidermists who helped bring a completely different kind of New Year’s Eve celebration to their small town of Tall...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
Caption: Folktale of Toyland, Credit: Julia Meek
This edition of Folktales, it's 'game on' as it tracks treasured toys, play songs and play time traditions around the musical globe!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Snap Judgment
On the next Snap, a very special presentation of Spooked... You never know what might be hiding inside the walls--spiders, mice, or much, much wor...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2018
  • Length: 53:57
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It's our main holiday show of the year, featuring a new song from Brady Rymer plus lots of old favorites including, yes, Run-D.M.C.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 10, 2017
  • Length: 55:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Get a humorous account of the holiday season with Kansas blogger Jen Mann's book SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS WITH PEOPLE I WANT TO PUNCH IN THE THROAT. S...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It's mostly holiday time, folks, and so we've got mostly holiday music!

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 11, 2016
  • Length: 50:50
  • Purchases: 1
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
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Dennis Larson is the lucky guy who chooses new foods each year for the Minnesota State Fair. He chatted with WTIP's Berta Bauer recently about what...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 17:56
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
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
Caption: Taff Roberts gives his presentation at the Historic Bunnell House in Winona MN
On this very special Halloween edition of The Live Feed, Winonan Taff Roberts takes us on a ghastly journey to main and then drops us off in Pickwi...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2015
  • Length: 49:51
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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
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Provincetown has long been known as a bastion of tolerance, but hate crimes in the late eighties and early nineties threatened the town's reputatio...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 11:48
Caption: Fiberglass Wiarton Willie, Credit: Bryan Ward
Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
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