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The Changing Face of Amazonia, a love story.
From: Anton Foek
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The Amazon region is changing rapidly. Experience a different change.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:20
Kasper Hauser: Mundo de Perros
From: Jesse Thorn
Series: Comedy From Kasper Hauser
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A visit to the set of Mundo de Perros

Bought by KRCC-FM and KUSP


  • Added: Feb 24, 2007
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
All Pets Radio Show (Holiday Pet Safety)
From: Bill Clanton
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How to keep your pets safe during the Holidays.

Bought by WUFT and WHFR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2006
  • Length: 53:34
  • Purchases: 2
genial - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "genial"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
Shodekeh: The Human Beat Box
From: Aaron Henkin
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An audio portrait of Shodekeh, master of vocal poly-rhythms

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KGOU, KCUR, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 5
Mind Control: Neural Rhythms and the Beat of the Brain
From: Aaron Henkin
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An exploration of the therapeutic technique of neurofeedback and its goal of recalibrating the rhythms of the brain

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 3
Michael and the Silver Fox
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fisherman's gilly in the County Mayo, uses all his wits to get a rare pelt.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
Phish: The Final Curtain
From: Vermont Public
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A one-hour documentary on the fan culture of the jam band Phish, told as the band broke up and played its final weekend concert festival in Vermont.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD, KGLT, and KUCB


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
Michael and the Mare
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fisherman's gilly in the County Mayo, discovers there's more than one way to skin a horse!

  • Added: Jun 26, 2006
  • Length: 09:07
'The Mad Russian': Reflections of a Cold War Wrestling Villain
From: Aaron Henkin
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Pro wrestler Nikolai Volkoff used to infuriate Cold War crowds with his singing of the Soviet National Anthem --- now he's a 55-year-old grandfathe...

Bought by WXDU and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 15:28
  • Purchases: 2
Black Classical Masters series: Bobby McFerrin
From: David Person
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Profile of classical and jazz artist Bobby McFerrin, with interview excerpts

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2006
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 3
Keeping Secrets
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A story about what happens when we hold on to secrets, and what can happen when we let them go...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, Spokane Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 17:15
  • Purchases: 4
Courting the Librarian
From: Barrett Wolf
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Love poem for the literal and the literary

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Here a Cult, There a Cult
From: Derek John
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Rocky's heirs...the cult films of a DVD generation.

Bought by KVNF and KZSC


  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Untold Story of West Coast Jazz
From: Reese Erlich
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A musical exploration of this lyrical and controversial style of jazz

Bought by KMUW, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WDUQ, WILL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 13
Shakespeare in prison
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
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Low-functioning inmates gain self-esteem through a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:11
The Heart of Song: Renée Fleming with Fred Hersch
From: WNYC
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In conversation and performance, Renee Fleming reveals her great love of jazz.

Bought by KMUW, KTNA, WCPN, WFIU, WBST and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 22
Broadway Revisited
From: Art Hilgart
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Broadway Revisited: Global Broadway--- Exporting Intellectual Property

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Apr 05, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley's Passion for Peas
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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The lowly garden pea has many fans, including Elvis Presley and NASA.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
A Disturbance in the Force
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An internet video game addict loses all bearing on the boundary between fantasy and reality.

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Audible and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 16:00
  • Purchases: 7
Doorbells, . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - The Improvised Comedy Series
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Old coots reminiscing about wars and police actions of words. . . and steam, geothermal and nuclear-powered doorbells they have known. . .

Bought by The Prairie Star and WCOM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 2
Virginia
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
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Do you know your state song?

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Delaware
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do yo know your state song?

  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 02:14
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5
California
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do you know your state song?

  • Added: Dec 15, 2003
  • Length: 03:21

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