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Dear David
From: BSR Radio
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"Was this what it looked like? Had I been picked up? On iTunes, no less?"

Bought by PRX to iTunes, The PRX Podcast, PRX Lovesick Stream, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 4
Buying conflict-free diamonds
From: Cynthia Graber
Caption: PRX default Piece image
So you want to find a conflict-free diamond? Listen here.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 05:15
Technology Gift Guide 2006
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Annual technology gift guide for 2006

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:40
Inside Out Literary Arts
From: Zak Rosen
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creative writing in detroit public schools

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 1
Throwing for Rock, Paper or Scissors
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Report on the Rock, Paper, Scissors International Championships in Toronto Canada

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 05:02
Great Pumpkins
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Pumpkin Growing Contest in Massachusetts

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KOOP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 3
Monty
From: Lisa Tharpe
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Monty talks about cleaning latrines in Vietnam while sitting in a communal hot tub.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
Islands Are Forever...An Interview With Islands
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Canadian rockers Islands give us the inside scoop about their name, their sound, and much more!

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Landscapes in my mind
From: Kezia Simister
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Diary of a circuitous cross-country road trip

  • Added: Nov 26, 2006
  • Length: 06:02
Hog Chocolate
From: Kezia Simister
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A recipe for porcine treats

Bought by KRCC-FM and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 26, 2006
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 2
salamander - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "salamander"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:45
mascara - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "mascara"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:05
genial - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "genial"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
bombast - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "bombast"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
Seeing Voices: Baldness, Bond Villains & the Noah Adams Moment
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Why we might not look the way we sound -- and vice-versa.

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Nov 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
Turkey Hunting Tips
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
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Hunter Barry Forbes uses turkey psychology to lure in the toms. And some great gobbling...

Bought by 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, Prairie Public, and WNKU


  • Added: Nov 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
Facebook
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Short piece on what is and isn't "private" on the Internet

Bought by BSR Radio, WSCS-FM, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3
pedigree - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "pedigree"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:32
tributary - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "tributary"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
kowtow - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "kowtow"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
The Gastronauts
From: WFUV
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Meet the Gastronauts, adventerous eaters extraordinaire.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
Frank Sinatra Duets III: I Did It My Wimoweh
From: Doug Gordon
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A commercial parody

  • Added: Nov 10, 2006
  • Length: 02:21
Perfect Bed
From: Sue Mell
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Independent Producer Sue Mell makes a bed and talks about working as a Bed Stylist.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
Halloween Parade Puppets
From: WFUV
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Learn how the giant puppets that lead New York City's Village Halloween parade are constructed.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: 09:18
Diary of a New York City Bike Messenger
From: WFUV
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NYC Bike Messenger Keeps an Audio Diary

Bought by KZSC, BSR Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Oct 23, 2006
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 3

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