PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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Randy Brown has to, no lie, shoot a bear and immediately grab it by the tail and Glenner Anderson makes the cardinal mistake of bear encounters--he...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
Caption: Jonathan Goldstein, Credit: Shane Epping
Writer and radio producer Jonathan Goldstein talks about starting out in radio, working at This American Life, and blurring the line between fact &...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2016
  • Length: 09:53
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Corporal Scott Foster of the Hillsborough, NC Police Department worked closely with his K-9 partner, Talon, for many years. They located weapons an...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 21:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Basic step of the Lindy Hop, on Capitol Hill's sidewalk, Credit:  Steve Bernacki on Flickr
We all have our secret talents— like that poem you memorized in high school, or your ability to burp the alphabet. This podcast explores three extr...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 26:34
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A micronation that aimed to restore the Roman Empire to its former glory, turns against its founding father.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 1
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM and GraceRadio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 2
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Travel to Metropolis, IL., the official hometown of Superman, the Man of Steel.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 06:35
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I (Charlie Weber) call three friends who received their undergraduate degrees one year ago and ask them if they are happy with where they are and i...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:19
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Tell us it can't be done, and we'll tell you that you simply having thought about it hard enough. Today on Snap Judgment from PRX and NPR we proudl...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
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MN musician david stoddard performs at historic holmes theater 04/27/13 in detroit lakes. for Baapinakaamigaad a gala event of minnasota musician a...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 20:35
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Artist Madi Diaz talks about the first time she got on stage.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:38
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Of our five senses, sound and taste might not seem to have that much in common. But if you ever find yourself at a fast food joint that blasts the...

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:12
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From Archie Bunker to Murphy Brown, TV characters have been getting trapped in elevators, freezers and all other manner of small spaces for decades...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Interview and commentary with Mark Benson, who's been playing John Lennon in the Beatles tribute band 1964 for nearly three decades.

Bought by KEOS and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: John Steinbeck, Credit: FANPIX.net
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. In "Cannery Row" the hobos poach a chicken over a campfire, in a 5-gallon coffee can. What they don't know,...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, KZYX, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 26:55
  • Purchases: 5
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August, 16, 2010 is the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. "He's Alive!" follows the formative years of a young lady growing up in the...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
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The volunteer driven arts group, Avon Area Arts, has been steadily growing since its inception only about three years ago and has brought vibrancy ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 27:14
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous Social Commentary and Music from 1930s 1940s

  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous Social Commentary and music from 1930s, 1940s

  • Added: Feb 25, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous social commentary and music from the 1930s, 1940s

  • Added: Feb 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Kyrgyzstani writer, Jamby Djusubalieva
On a cool October night, two dozen international writers were shuttled to Fort Madison, Iowa, home of the Tri-State Rodeo. They had come in search ...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2010
  • Length: 14:46
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous social commentary and music from the 1920s and 1930s.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Yelp's iPhone App in Action, Credit: Yelp.com
Eric Singley, Yelp’s Product Manager who has been working on Yelp’s iPhone app, walks us through the augmented reality (AR) experience they’re brin...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 10:37
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IN IT’S THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN;S DAY PROGRAM, CASA ATABEX ACHE & MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN PRESENT “.A WOMYN OF COLOR’S RESPONSE TO ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 54:15