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Louisa Van Velser (mother of Walt Whitman), May 23, 1873
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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The mother of one of our greatest American writers. Long thought to be illiterate ... revealed by her letters to have a distinctive writing voice t...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
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
Ghosts of Winters Past
From: Prairie Public
Series: Essays from the Veeder Ranch
Caption: Jessie Veeder (Scofield)
A reflection on earlier ranch life in winter.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
My Dad's Favorites: A Greatest Generation Playlist [Extended Version w/ full-length songs]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey, John and Paul Ingles
[NOTE: Although this version may be broadcast, there are no breaks in it and is primarily intended for online listening. The 59:00 and 54:00 versi...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and KCSM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:17:45
  • Purchases: 2
My Dad's Favorites: An All-American Greatest Generation Playlist [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey Ingles, John Ingles Sr., Paul Ingles
Radio producer Paul Ingles sits down with his WW II veteran Dad to hear about the music his father feels has been essential to his appreciation of ...

Bought by KFSK, KUHF, KWSO, WRGY, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 47
Delta Deli Blues
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Rebecca Barrett and the Klines serving lunch, Credit: Philip Graitcer
Greenville, Mississippi is singing the blues about the corned beef luncheon.

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
La Boda Mexicana
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
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
Here's to You, Mom
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Song, poetry, and prose for our moms on Mother's Day.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 47:59
In Memory of Tim Hetherington
From: Sheri Quinn
Caption: Tim Hetherington, Credit: Sheri Quinn
Photojournalist and war correspondent Tim Hetherington was killed wednesday, April 20, 2011 along with two other journalists while covering the fig...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 14:01
Royal Wedding – the Dad's Wedding
From: Connor Walsh
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The last Royal Wedding was when Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles. Members of the Great British public, loyal to the late Diana, Princes...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 12:01
The Decisions Project - 10 - The Breakthrough Gig
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A musician talks about his decision to skip an audition in Nashville.

Bought by KUT and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Baseball: Great American Pastime
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...

Bought by KZYX and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 58:48
  • Purchases: 2
The Backpack
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: mL., Flickr
Israeli United World College student, Nofar Hamrani, shares her moving story about growing up in the Gaza Strip. She begins her story with a famil...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
From Critic to Defender: A Chinese Journalist's Tibetan Odyssey
From: The Tibet Connection
Caption: Chinese journalist Zhu Rui, seated before a Tibetan flag in Dharamsala, India, Credit: Lhakpa Kyizom
After visiting Tibet, Chinese journalist Zhu Rui underwent a personal transformation, from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:45
Blues Run the Game
From: The Recollective
Series: Sounds and Echoes: A Musical Portrait of Buffalo, New York
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Buffalo native Jillian Mertz talks about how the songs of Jackson C. Frank, a little known folk musician from her hometown, helped her understand t...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2011
  • Length: 07:30
Prison Doulas-Supporting Pregnant Women Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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For most women, the way their pregnancy, labor, and recuperation is handled by the correctional system has a lot to be desired. But there are some...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 2
Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs: Part 1
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Country Songs
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Return to Yesteryear with "Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs", classic and vintage country, cowboy and western songs written by the Kingwood Kowboy, ...

Bought by Raven Radio and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2
Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs: Part 2
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: Country Songs
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Return to Yesteryear with "Kingwood Kowboy's Country Songs", classic and vintage country, cowboy and western songs written by the Kingwood Kowboy, ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
Can I Have Your Attention
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A sonic impression of accentuated actualities revolving around my extended family gathering around the dining room table to listen to my grandfathe...

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Future of the Book
From: With Good Reason
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Some say that books – that is, the printed, non-digital variety – are destined for the trash heap. Call it the Age of the Kindle.

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Historic Choate Building
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: The Historic Choate Building
Hannibal Choate was a pioneer in retail and was referred to as The Merchant Prince of South Eastern Minnesota. He founded a department store in his...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 24:03
The People Could Fly
From: Miles Tokunow
Caption: It's Superman!, Credit: by Dude Crush
This is a telling of Virginia Hamilton's American Black Folktale "The People Could Fly."

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioFreePalmer, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WSLR, WDBM and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 11:11
  • Purchases: 11
Be My Valentine
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Traditions, trivia, and history of St. Valentine's Day. Also included is a brief story by Charles Westcott about a little girl and her homemade val...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 50:32
  • Purchases: 1

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