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Talk to Me About Love
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story
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Two curious siblings finally get what they think they've always wanted.

Bought by KZYX, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Dwayne Split
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2006 Third Coast ShortDocs: 99 Ways To Tell a Radio Story
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The answering machine traps a surprising revelation from an "old friend."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Lee Mottern and Linda Eldredge
From: StoryCorps
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Lee Mottern tells his girlfriend, Linda Eldredge, a story about his Uncle Abe.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 2
The Crane and the Straitjacket
From: KUOW
Caption: Joey Pipia , Credit: Frank Ross
A struggling magician, struck with crippling osteoarthritis, decides to risk everything for the stunt of his life--escaping from a straitjacket whi...

Bought by WEZU, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 08:36
  • 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
How Do Mushrooms Know When to Grow?
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What we call a mushroom is only the fruit of a much larger, subterranean organism. How do mushrooms know when to grow? Of course they need rain, su...

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Unlikely Story of A Thousand-Year-Old Instrument in Cambodia
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Memm at Angkor Wat, Credit: Cambodia Living Arts
A thousand years ago, the image of a strange instrument was carved into the walls of Angkor Wat. It had a lizard scale on one end, attached to a so...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 3
Reality Check
From: David Schultz
Caption: Carolyn Parham, Credit: SpeakeasyDC
A mother of two faces a life-altering crisis when, just a few months out of rehab, a $5,000 check appears in her mailbox.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 3
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
The Guardian of the Murder House
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: The Villisca Axe Murder House
A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

Bought by KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Marfa Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 10
Lost and Found, Lost in Thought
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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New views of getting lost

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:14
People Who Get Our Goat
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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The characters we tell stories about, our unforgettables

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:07
Profile of Irish Folksinger and Blacksmith Michael Hennerty
From: Deborah Begel
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Irish folksinger gives concert and tour of blacksmith shop

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 05:52
NASCAR Fans
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Two NASCAR fans relive their best night at the track

  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Showmen's Rest
From: Shannon Heffernan
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A tragic train crash, a memorial to circus folk, and a graveyard haunted by elephants.

Bought by WMPG, WRIR, KBRP Community Radio, KSRQ, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 13
School Bus
From: David Green
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A third grader recounts the story of two second graders, a bus ride and a scary book.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, The PRX Podcast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 18, 2007
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 3
"Lost" ABC's Hit Television Drama - Season 3
From: Heidi Chang
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The cast and crew of "Lost," ABC's top rated television drama, reveal why they think the show is groundbreaking and has such a global appeal.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 05:12
Careful What You Shoot
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Two men tell stories about gun accidents and talk about the responsibility that comes with handling firearms

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Dogs and Deer
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this program, retired game warden Stan Holmquist tells a story about two dogs that attacked and killed deer, and what his responsibilities as a ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Enemies of the State
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by Raven Radio, BSR Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KGOU


  • Added: Aug 11, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
21-year-old Katrina survivor signing up for U.S. Army
From: BSR Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Stephen Stearns and his father survived Katrina in his family home. His mother did not. Now he's living out her last wish.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 2
Identification Day
From: Kate Hinds
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the layperson might not be able to tell the difference between a bovine patella and a piece of a T-Rex, the experts at the American Museum of...

Bought by PRX Administrator and 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station


  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
La Llorona
From: KCUR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Story of La Llarona

Bought by KZYX, KDNK, WXLV-FM, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 4