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Drumming on the Guitar
From: Aaron Golding
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Chicago drummer, Joel Styzens, thought his career as a musician was over when he was diagnosed with hyperacusis and tinnitus. In this profile, Joel...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 1
Rush Hour
From: War News Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
From "Gridlock" (6/25/10): War News Radio reports on commuting in Baghdad.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 07:41
Detention in the City of Destiny
From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars
Caption: GEO Guard at the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma., Credit: Alex Stonehill
In 2004 a new detention center opened on the tideflats below downtown Tacoma. Owned and operated by a private corporation, it houses up to a thousa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
These Buildings Have Feelings
From: Hannah Krakauer
Caption: Bellingham Granary, Credit: Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
An in-depth exploration of the waterfront development in Bellingham, WA.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 27:46
The 'Courage' to Graduate
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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Khalil Osiris’ “Circle of Courage” is one strategy the Booker T. Washington middle school is using to try and help students stay out of trouble and...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:30
Coming Home: the Return of the Alutiiq Masks
From: Native Voice One
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A one-hour radio documentary about the cultural resurgance taking place in Kodiak, Alaska.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KSFR, WRIR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 23
Brian and Madison: BodyArt, The Artist and the Model
From: Glenn McKnight
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Brian and Madison talk about the art of Body Art from the perspective of the Artist and the Model

  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 06:25
A Portrait of War
From: Hannah Krakauer
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A San Francisco artist takes on the ambitious project of drawing individual portraits of all the American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: May 24, 2008
  • Length: 20:52
Keeping the Family in Farming
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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The four Crave brothers refused to give up on farming as a way of life

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Residence Elsewhere
From: Joan Schuman
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Non-narrated stories of urban nomads contemplating staying or leaving.

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 04, 2006
  • Length: 11:05
  • Purchases: 2
Bashing Back!
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
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Stories of gay folks who stood up to their oppressors and kicked butt.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, North State Public Radio, KZYX, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 4
Leaving the Gay Ghettoes
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of folks who have left the large urban gay centers for smaller cities, looking to start over...and what happens when they get there.

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WGBH Radio Boston, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 4
Breaking Free
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2001
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Stories of emancipation from the past

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia Market Bulletin
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A chronicle of rural life in Georgia unfolds between the lines of a farmers' newspaper.

Bought by Audible


  • Added: May 24, 2005
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Miracle On The Streets
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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A profile of life on the streets for homeless youth told through the experiences of 21-year-old Miracle Draven.

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 01, 2004
  • Length: 17:35
  • Purchases: 1