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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
A Buddhist's Obsession
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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Michelle discovers Buddhism through a friend's death and tries to improve her mental control.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 08:18
I Just Am
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Musicians often have trademarks. Elvis had a snarl, Michael Jackson had a glove, and Bret Michaels has bandanas. For Dan Knudsen, it’s a fanny pack...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 4
Gamers!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The games they play here involve dragons, wizards, and superheroes. And sometimes...they come with stereotypes.

Bought by KUOW and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 08:41
  • Purchases: 2
Powered by Laughter
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For Katie West of Bath, Maine, laughter is not only a way of life but a tool for survival.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2
I've Never Dreamt Such Things In My Life
From: Van Gunter
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Real dreams. Original music. Bottle of wine. Turn on, tune in, drop out.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 13:04
Hands Up!
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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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
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
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
A Missile Base Called Home
From: Eric Molinsky
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A peace activist turns an abandoned nuclear missile base into his family home.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX to iTunes, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 3
Cornstalk Fiddle and a Shoestring Bow
From: Stephanie Coleman
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An audio portrait of a homegrown fiddling master

  • Added: May 20, 2008
  • Length: 12:56
Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?
From: Cooper St. James
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Do Ghost, UFO's and Bigfoot exist...and do you believe it?

  • Added: May 14, 2008
  • Length: 18:30
The Big Nerd Ranch
From: Philip Graitcer
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It's kind of a dude ranch for nerds

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WILL


  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Stiff Peaks
From: Jeffrey Letterly
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The first step in making cookies is to purchase a metal bike jingle bell in a western mountain town.

Bought by PRX Remix and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 2
Bird-Tango
From: Jeffrey Letterly
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Bird songs and sounds that slowly develop into a tango.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:39
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
A Jew Grows in Rockland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Faygo Pop Turns 100
From: Zak Rosen
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A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory

  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
Trespassing and Other Crimes
From: Briana O'Higgins
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11 Year-old entrepreneur.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco Columbarium: Ashes to Ampitheater
From: Eric Zassenhaus
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San Francisco's last remaining cemetery is a columbarium, containing the ashes of thousands of San Francisco luminaries. Jennifer Blowdryer, ex-fro...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
Letcher County Legends
From: Appalachian Media Institute
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n eastern Kentucky storytelling is not just a pastime, it?s a way you communicate.

Bought by KRCB Voice of Youth


  • Added: Oct 17, 2007
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Lighten up, it's just fashion.
From: SCAD Radio
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A reporter attempts at being a model.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 2
Canary Song Trials
From: Long Haul Productions
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American Singer Canaries battle it out for best-song-in-show in the Canary Song Trials in Livonia, Detroit.

Bought by PRX Remix, The Nature Podcast, WFUV, and WILL


  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 4
Victoria Secretes
From: John Ryan
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A proper provincial capital poops in the ocean -- but for how long?

  • Added: Apr 09, 2007
  • Length: 06:16
Making It To School
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Series: Making It . . .
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Anya Sippen almost never makes it to school on time. This piece explores why.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1