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Ice Cream Socials
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: Sea Side Hall, Swan's Island, Maine, Credit: Swan's Island Memory Project
Of course ice cream is a treat at any time for anyone, but it was awfully difficult to stock in any island store in the 1930’s. Marguerite Staples...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
Placenta Fruit
From: Will Rogers
Series: Compostmodernist
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Taste the fruit of a tree that has a placenta buried beneath it... it's tart and crisp. Learn about how the placenta, which connects mother and chi...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:04
Bless Me, Ultima: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is about pride and assimilation, faith and doubt. This half-hour program includes readings by actor Cheech Marin a...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZYX, KMUN, KUPR low power FM, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 8
Aaron Brown on Time
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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It's Crunch Time this week; sharing stories of the times you were late or just barely made it as we get through the Crunch Time of our summer fundr...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:46
The rebirth of a children's hospice
From: KALW
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Life can be scary for children caught in the family court bureaucracy, but even kids with intact families often face harrowing ordeals – that’s wha...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:28
Tales from the South 014
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season
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Encounter strange characters with Ann Bittick, Mary Beck, and Sheila Keever. Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience at Starving A...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
The Decisions Project - 13 - Separation and Custody
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man decides to leave his unfaithful ex-girlfriend and their daughter.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
The Manton Avenue Project
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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The Providence based Manton Avenue Project works to train young children in playwriting. The final result of the project is a full-fledged play pe...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 07:49
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report: giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
Read, Read, Read!
From: Learning Matters
Series: Lessons from Haiti: Schools after the earthquake
Caption: Mackenton Louis reads to a group of kids at Lycee Toussaint L'Ouverture in Port-au-Prince, Credit: Judith Scherr/Learning Matters
A group of readers heads out to tent camps around Haiti to read to children displaced by the earthquake.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
1. A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: "Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry", Credit: Brittany Jencks
What I learned about life from my dog when I was eight years old.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Remember by Tasha Viets-VanLear
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2010
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A finalist in the 2010 Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam, Tasha Viets-VanLear is a junior at Northside College Prep in Chicago. She says "Rememb...

Bought by KUER and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 2
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
A Shortcut To the North Pole
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Santa Claus Jr.
A Holiday Classic! Join Howdy, Mickey, John, Paul, George & Ringo on this "wild and crazy joyride" to Santa's workshop in the northern most reaches...

Bought by Prairie Public, KVSC, KRZA, KVSC, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 16
Growing Up, Getting By: A Radio Rookies Special
From: Radio Rookies
Caption: Radio Rookie Sunnie Hwang with Producer Czerina Patel
For the first time, Radio Rookies presents an hour-long special, “Growing Up, Getting By”, hosted by WNYC reporter and Radio Rookies founder Marian...

Bought by KSFR, WHRV, KUT, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
GLAD TO BE SAHD
From: Jill Strauss
Caption: Michael Oehler with daughter Siri, Credit: Jill Strauss
In this wobbly economy, few parents have the luxury any more of staying at home with their kids. But producer Jill Strauss found a father who can ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Macklin Levine
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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She's only 12, but Macklin Levine is already old enough to appreciate—and believe in—The Beatles.

Bought by WEZU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 8
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award
From: Marie Lovejoy
Series: WWOZ's Street Talk
Caption: Kelvin Harrison at Work, Credit: Tricia Steel
New Orleans Teacher Receives Coveted Award

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:00
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
From: Kenny Fairris
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Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas has become a yearly tradition for generations of viewers. Explore the history of this program, consider why it ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KMXT, KRPS, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 8
Megan
From: Alexander Yellen
Series: Tell Me Your Story
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Megan used to be afraid of monsters

  • Added: Nov 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:44
The Wild Places of Youth
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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A Swim through the waters of childhood.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:50
This I Believe - Anne Donahue
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Anne Donahue has a few things she believes her newborn daughter should know about her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KXOT Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 4
David Bouchier Essay: Down by the River Side
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David recalls a beloved children's book with a message.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2008
  • Length: 03:47
A Cautionary Christmas Tale: The Giant Gingerbread Fortress
From: Diane Bock
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Don't bite off more than you can chew...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Now Jumping Back to the Pool
From: LA Lands
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This piece focuses on memories of the pool in South Rome, an historically black neighborhood in Rome (Floyd County), Georgia.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2007
  • Length: 02:03