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The Ambience of Ambien
From: Merle Kessler
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Can all our current woes be laid at the feet of Ambien? Ian wonders.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
Destination 64 N by 150 W
From: Ashley Gross
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Getting caught up in a worldwide quest to visit random spots on the planet

  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 08:00
Shakespeare's Garage Sale
From: Jule Gardner
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Sound Portrait of a Prop Sale

  • Added: Apr 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:01
Darondo
From: Chris Roose
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A long-lost Bay Area soul singer, newly found.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 12, 2006
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 2
Inside/Out Youth: Thoughts on Valentine's Day
From: KRCC-FM
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Gay youth from the Belly of the Conservative Beast talk love and marriage

  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 06:27
The Naked Truth
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Visit the Richmond Saunas in Richmond Maine. Your clothing is optional.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:28
Salida Oral History Project
From: KRCC-FM
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Local history project releases CD of interviews

  • Added: Jan 11, 2006
  • Length: 08:29
MetroNaps
From: Chelsea Merz
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Matthew, who's been living on the streets of Boston for nearly ten years, travels to NYC to test the latest sleeping invention: The Metropod.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WSCS-FM


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 2
Religious Bickering Goes Electronic
From: KRCC-FM
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Email exchange gets nasty...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:07
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
In Vino Veritas (The fine Art of Winespeak)
From: Mark McDevitt
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Humorous short piece about selling wine for a living

  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:54
Songs of the Humpback Chubb
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Ecologist Larry Stevens sings the saga of the Humpback Chubb, a small odd-looking fish that lives at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and which has ...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 6
Wildlife Poaching
From: KRCC-FM
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The wild world of the wildlife repository

  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:48
World Beard and Moustach Championships
From: Adam Allington
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Beard Clubs from around the world converge on Berlin to see who's got what it takes to be champion.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
Roz's Soapbox - Valentine's Day Shopping
From: Roslyn Allen
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Businesses find new and ridiculous ways to cash in at Valentine's Day.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 05:14
High School Reunion
From: Roslyn Allen
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Columnist Roz Allen suffers high school reunion angst - to go or not to go?

  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
Roz's Soapbox - Seasonal Vertigo
From: Roslyn Allen
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Time changes wreak hilarious havoc on our daily lives.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 05:49
Innovations unrequested, undesired
From: Merle Kessler
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New gadgets observed with horror.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 02:10
Home Planet: Ready for the Viagra "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" Tour?
From: Spokane Public Radio
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What is scarier than shrunken heads, dancing iguanas and King Tut? Cheryl-Anne Millsap thinks it might be The Rolling Stones 2005 concert tour.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:14
Um
From: paul overton
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The "cutting room floor" yields a musical montage.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:30
Bike Riding
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Michael Eddy is excited for summer, because it means biking.

Bought by KSFR, KZSC, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Danny and Annie Perasa
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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OTB clerk Danny Perasa brought his wife Annie to the booth to reminisce about proposing to her on their first date more than 25 years ago.

Bought by WEZU, Troy Public Radio, PRX Remix, WITF, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 10
Sneaker Fiend
From: Dan Epstein
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Compulsion and passion drive one man's singular pursuit of Nike basketball shoes.

Bought by Vocalo.org, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 4
Teen Marketing
From: WAMU
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Phenola tries to find out who has the upper hand: marketers or teens?

Bought by WXLV-FM and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 2
Speaking the Truth of the Moment
From: Marian van der Zon
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A look at honesty in relationships. Is the truth of the moment sufficient?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 23, 2005
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 2

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