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Factsheet Five
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A look at that DIY mainstay, known as the zine, through the lens of a long-running publication called Factsheet Five.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/27/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THE WORLD IS HELD ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Consuela's Mexican Radio
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There's only one hotel.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:43
You've Got to be Kidding
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Joe Wenke
A former corporate speechwriter, Joe Wenke is the owner of a leading event marketing company. With his new book, he’s going to have a few more inte...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 15:15
Obscurity
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: 1920s dancers
Remember Dick Powell the actor? How about Dick Powell the jazz banjo player? He’s just one of many obscure early jazz performers heard in this pro...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
Riddles from the Border Regions, 07/07/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WE MAY BE ARCHED, WE MAY BE SCANT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 06/09/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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LIKE A MOUSE, HIS FUR IS BROWN...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 078: Tin Roof Project with Monica Staggs
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
Caption: Stuntwoman Monica Staggs
Hollywood stuntwoman extraordinaire Monica Staggs is here telling stories. The Tin Roof Project is a once-a-month series of Tales from the South wh...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Riddles from the Border Regions, 04/07/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHAT IS IT THAT WE LEAVE BEHIND...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Revivalist Radio...on Stage
From: Daniel Gross
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It kind of destroys the point of radio plays if you have to show up in costume. But two quirky guys built one quirky radio troupe anyway. This is r...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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IN DECEMBER SEE HER NEST...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/8/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHEN THE BULL RANGES FREE...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/24/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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UPON A LADDER I WILL CLIMB...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Pigeon Race
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pigeon racers across New England get out their lawn chairs and wait for their birds. The flocks are released 150 miles away from home. The pigeons ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Finding the Muse
From: Lauren Peterson
Series: Jazz Fest 2011
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At last weekend's 41st Annual Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lauren Peterson spoke with a member of the Muses, an all-female...

  • Added: May 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:01
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From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A group of ordinary people ponder a dairy question.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/16/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FOUR ARE NEEDED...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 2/26/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THEY ALL TAKE THEIR MARK...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 2/12/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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NEARLY WEIGHTLESS...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 1/15/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FOR MONTHS THE WHITE-CLAD TROOPS AMASS...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
Fuzzy Bunny gets a "pat-down" with a happy ending
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
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A two hour, weekly theme based, music and discussion show. Every week, hosts Dirk Flytrap and The Doctor pick a theme or topic and explore it throu...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Maine Event
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Several times a month, art dealer Rob Elowitch becomes Robbie Ellis, "America's Sexiest Sexagenarian Superstud," a legend in Maine's independent wr...

Bought by WMPG and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 2
I've Never Dreamt Such Things In My Life
From: Van Gunter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Real dreams. Original music. Bottle of wine. Turn on, tune in, drop out.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 13:04
I Think You Should Shut Up
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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A grumpy & annoyed person person speaks into a microphone for one minute and fifty seconds.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2