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When All Else Fails
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Seller of Dreams
From: Claes Andreasson
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A sound-rich fairy tale by Henry Beston

  • Added: Oct 01, 2011
  • Length: 15:29
Where in the World is Don Gamble?
From: peter stock
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In the late 1990s, crack environmental consultant Don Gamble checked out of his comfortable east coast professional life...and disappeared. Ten yea...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 21:42
  • Purchases: 1
No U-Turn Parts 1 and 2
From: Ron Littke
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A radio-noir movie in two parts. No U-Turn tells the story of love, fate, and a nightclub act gone awry. No U-Turn takes you from New York to Hol...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:52:47
Libby and the Girls
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Libby St. Pierre knew since she was a young girl that she wanted only a few simple things in life: a career, which she has as a nurse in Auburn, Ma...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, and WMPG


  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 3
White Water Kayaking on the Potomac
From: Rob Sachs
Caption: Rob checks out the rapids at Great Falls with friend Dave Beck and instructor Jim Buley, Credit: Teke Wiggins
Rob Sachs tries out white water kayaking at Great Falls National Park.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
The 2nd Most Haunted House In D.C.
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Octagon House is legendary for its ghostly lore., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A ghostly tour of Washington, D.C.'s second-most haunted house, where many a thing may -- or may not -- go bump in the night...

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Hurricane Katrina - Drowning Inside a Locked Cell
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Terry was eventually evacuated onto this highway ramp
Terry's cell at Orleans Parish Prison became a drowning cage as the flood waters from Hurricane Katrina rose almost to the ceiling. As his drowned...

Bought by WDSE, PRX Remix, and WMNF


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
Flu
From: Billy Senese
Series: Midnight Radio Theater
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Flu is about a family who seclude themselves in the mountains during a dangerous epidemic of the swine flu.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 41:49
The Thing At The Foot Of The Bed
From: Rachel Yoder
Caption: Sleep, Credit: Salvador Dali
A chorus of voices shares stories and insights about the phenomenon of sleep paralysis and nighttime hallucinations.

Bought by XRAY.fm and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 10:25
  • Purchases: 2
TG 0101 The Pilot
From: Matthew Nielson
Series: Troublesome Gap
Caption: Mind the Gap, Credit: Matthew Nielson
In this episode we come face to face with some of the mysteries surrounding Troublesome Gap, and the people trying to figure them out.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 24:25
A Warm Day In Berlin
From: Dick Meister
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It was 20 years ago this month the Berlin Wall finally fell. But I still recall the incredibly intense atmosphere I witnessed in the days just afte...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
Listening in the Dark
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Listening in the Dark
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Ready for some good old-fashioned scares this Halloween? Then the Icebox Radio Theater is ready to deliver with a trio stories designed to chill y...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WRGY, KKWE Niijii Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 54:45
  • Purchases: 10
A Pirate Looks At Forty
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a young fisherman in Maine.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Julie and the Snails
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Julie Keene harvests snails for a living, but she's had to give that up to fight against a major corporation.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 4
"Proofs" read by author Richard Rodriguez
From: Amy Wallen
Series: DimeStories
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Two views of crossing the border

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, The Story, PRX Remix, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 7
"Sleeping" read by author Katharine Weber
From: Amy Wallen
Series: DimeStories
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A young girl never sees the child she's babysitting.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Blood Oath
From: Billy Senese
Series: Midnight Radio Theater
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Blood Oath is a story about eternal love and longing.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2009
  • Length: 36:38
"Tom Mix and the Mystery of the Bodiless Horseman"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Radio Theater
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Veteran Radio Producer and voice actor Joe Bevilacqua performs a perfect Halloween bit of story-telling.

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Sep 04, 2008
  • Length: 23:42
  • Purchases: 1
Banshee Attack!
From: The Drama Hour
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A Zoological Horror Comedy

  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 11:17
...And I Have No Idea What Happened To Him After That
From: Ryan Scammell
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Life happens to us whether we like it or not

  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 12:47
The Woman in the Basement
From: Billy Senese
Series: Midnight Radio Theater
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The Woman in the Basement is a story about starting over with someone else's life.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 33:57
Near Miss
From: Berkeley J-School
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of a man who nearly missed being on a plane that crashed

  • Added: Mar 30, 2008
  • Length: 04:21
Pied Piper Pillaged!
From: Jodi Eichelberger
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A touring production of "Pied Piper" wakes up to find everything gone.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 30:03
"A Valentine From Graham Nash's MAC"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A perfect piece for Valentine's Day! The true story of how Joe Bevilacqua met his wife because of Graham Nash's laptop

Bought by KUT and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2