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Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K. Dick
From: Roy Trumbull
Series: Storyspieler Sci-Fi
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An alien pig-like creature is taken aboard a spaceship as stock for the larder. It is intelligent and telepathic.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:21
Gallus Gallus Mechanique
From: Roy Trumbull
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One shouldn't assume humans will always be assembling bits and pieces to make things. In the future hens may lay them.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:16
Whitey's Rules
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" B...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 3
Great Northern Radio Show: Brainerd
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Great Northern Radio Show
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The third edition of the Great Northern Radio Show has us at the John Chalberg Theater in Brainerd. Titled "Maybe About Trains," this radio variety...

Bought by KSRQ and WTIP


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:59:22
  • Purchases: 2
Tit for Tat
From: jessica lockhart
Series: Watch Your Language
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Let the games begin, it's time for Watch Your Langauge

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:40
  • Purchases: 1
Episode # 8 - Castaway: Michele Arcand
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Our castaway is Michele Arcand. A poet, activist and one of the driving forces in the Portland independent music scene. Michele is sui generis. ...

  • Added: May 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:22:59
Baltimore, MD: Outsiders In
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Baltimore is a city of many neighborhoods, of intense divides—racial, class, and otherwise-- not easily overcome. It’s a city bogged down by a repu...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WESM 91.3 FM, WRKF, KACU, WVTF and more


  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 20
Can Men and Women Be Just Friends?
From: Chuck Harris
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I ask students around a college campus if men and women can be just friends.

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents! Sean Storts on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen
From: Geoff Larson
Series: The Bushwick Book Club Seattle Presents!
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Songwriter Sean Storts discusses writing songs inspired by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel Watchmen. Written and performed for the mon...

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Library Of Congress Preserves A Treasure Trove... Underground (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Packard Campus is roughly 500,000 square feet, built into the side of a mountain in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains., Credit: Library of Congress/Matt Raymond
What do you get when you take a former Cold War bunker and fill it with the world’s largest collection of films, TV shows, radio broadcasts and sou...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:28
The Family Corleone: A Prequel to the Godfather
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A new chapter in the Godfather will be published later this year. The author speaks with us about the experience, what's in store for the Corleone...

Bought by WJCT and WABE


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 03/17/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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HERE COME THE HERDS OF BILLY GOATS...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 02/11/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I HAVE THREE LEGS...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dancing with Many Voices
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this toe-tapping news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack explores Dancing with Many Voices, a multi-discipline dance perfor...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
  • Length: 26:10
Veronica's Backyard
From: Joel Supple
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A portrait of an unusual character and her backyard menagerie.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, and HowSound


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 3
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Kerry Henderson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Baritone Kerry Henderson talks about co-creating a festival from scratch in a small mountain town with little money and a lot of help from friends ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 25:10
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/22/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FREAKISH, IT HAS HOT THREE HANDS...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Bonjour Chanson Series 10, Episode 46.
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 10
Caption: Finis Terrae, Brittany
This Episode of "Bonjour Chanson" runs the gamut from a fantastic world where kids solve mysteries hidden in iron masks and stone sarcophagi, to a ...

Bought by XRAY.fm, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:21
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with Fred Newman
From: Graham Shelby
Caption: Fred Newman performs live sound effects for A Prairie Home Companion
Sound effects artist Fred Newman is an integral part of A Prairie Home Companion. In this interview, Fred talks about his roots, his partnership wi...

Bought by KPIK-LP and KUT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping the Music Playing... After Losing Your Hearing
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Charles Mokotoff spent years hiding his hearing loss, as he performed and taught classical guitar., Credit: Cathy Dyer
Finding out you have hearing loss might not be music to your ears... but it doesn't mean you have to change your tune.

Bought by KVNF, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 4
A Conversation with Olivia de Havilland
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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One of America's most beloved stars spills some backstage secrets while discussing career highlights. Arguably most famous for her role as Melanie ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 27:53
  • Purchases: 1
Guido on The Shutdown
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Meat-Pastry Rap Threatens China's Security
From: The Tibet Connection
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In March, a young Swiss-Tibetan named Karma Emchi pro­duced a funny rap song about a Tibetan meat pas­try and posted it on YouTube. But he couldn't...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:35
Between You and Me: 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 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:08

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