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Letterboxing - Hide and seek for the young and not-so-young
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
A Mother's Solution
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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With jobs, chores, and family obligations, working mothers can lose themselves to their many commitments. A group of moms in Maine have a unique so...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Freddie and Wilma Sue Wood
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Freddie Wood and his wife Wilma Sue talk about the Wood and Swink General Store and Post Office, which has been in Freddie's family for more than a...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 2
The Stress Test: Or another piece of my heart now, baby
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A reflective piece about a middle aged man's visit to the cardiologist for his annual stress test.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2012
  • Length: 04:58
StoryCorps: Martin Levin, Jennifer Goebel and Zoe Crowe
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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92-year-old Martin Levin tells his granddaughters Jennifer Goebel and Zoe Crowe about a college classmate he didn't like.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WVBI-LP, WEZU, WEZU, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps: Mort Segal and Joan Feldman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mort Segal and his sister, Joan Feldman, remember their father, Jack Segal, a booking agent for novelty acts in the Catskills.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
'Til Death Do Us Part
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story
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Producer Sasha Aslanian's divorced parents listen to audio of their 1963 wedding vows, remember what went wrong, but still can't get over each other.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
Don't Go Far...
From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
Series: RTE Documentary On One
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The story of two boys who, in 1985, instead of going in for their dinner, decided to go on a little journey....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 05, 2011
  • Length: 39:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Turpin Haunted House
From: WHJE
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Gene Turpin created one of the first haunted houses in Indianapolis and also provided her family and community with an amazing and memorable tradit...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KUT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 2
Funtown
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Funtown/Splashtown USA is the largest family-run amusement park in the Northeast. Half a million people visit the park in Saco, Maine every summer.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
Skin Deep
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In Maine, there are two organized naturist, or nudist clubs: the Dirigo Naturist Association and the Maine Coast Solar Bares.

Bought by WMPG and WORLDcompass.org


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:20
  • Purchases: 2
Neighbors
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Credit: Andrew Walsh
What makes a good neighbor? Should neighbors be friends? Who was the worst neighbor you ever had?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 02:10
A Young Birder's Field Guide
From: Gretta Cohn
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Luke Seitz is a 14-year-old birder with a lot on his mind- life lists, nemesis birds, and how to balance his secret passion with the confusing worl...

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 1
How Place Shapes Us
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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From Hawaiia, a tropical canvas.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
A Missile Base Called Home
From: Eric Molinsky
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
In Sickness & In Health
From: ANITA PALLADINO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Humor, family

  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
Unleavened Alaska: Passover in the Last Frontier
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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When it comes to Passover, why is this state different from all other states?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPIK-LP, Louisville Public Media, KZYX and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 6
Jungians, Athabascans & Dream Stuff: An Interpretation of Dreams
From: Rebecca Sheir
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What's the real stuff dreams are made on? Depends whom you ask...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
Undatable in the Country
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Series: Undatable
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How do you find love in the sticks?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Alternadad
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Hipster Dads, and why we should shun them.

Bought by KUSP


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
Baby Jones
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Michael Rayner, storyteller and professional juggler, reflects on the complex high of fatherhood.

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Meaning of Morels
From: Randall Osborne
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an essay on the elusive mushroom, my mother and me

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2006
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1