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It's Always Christmas When You're Santa Claus
From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa
Caption: Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, Credit: Erik Sear
My uncle - Chicago's Santa Claus - finds inspiration in the memory of his father; Santa Claus.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KRZA, WETD, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 12
Drunk Daddy Santa
From: Justin Laird
Series: Electric Radio Company
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
From: Kenny Fairris
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Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas has become a yearly tradition for generations of viewers. Explore the history of this program, consider why it ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KMXT, KRPS, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2008
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 8
My Politically Incorrect Christmas
From: Susan Kottler
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At Christmas our public school kindergarten class performed the story of the birth of Christ, complete with New Testament readings, pint-size Mary ...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Nov 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
The Memorial Day Parade
From: The humble Farmer
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It is not only the people from away who ask silly questions

Bought by Prairie Public, KMXT, KMXT, Prairie Public, WTIP and more


  • Added: May 26, 2008
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 6
Passover: A Time to Crossover 2008 Promo 2
From: Johanna Cooper
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Passover: A Time to Crossover Promo 2

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: :17
  • Purchases: 2
Messiah Complex
From: Jodi Eichelberger
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Writer Jodi Eichelberger traces his Messiah Complex back to early childhood

  • Added: Feb 12, 2008
  • Length: 20:45
Not My Job: Tales From the "Degreasing Room."
From: Chelsea Merz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Matthew Works has been living on the streets for ten years. Here he remembers one of his last paying jobs, assembling Braille typewriters, which th...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WLPR , KUT, KUOW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 7
Thanksgiving in Athens
From: amara hark-weber
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a narrative piece about living in a foreign country during Thanksgiving.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 21, 2006
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 2
The American Spirit: The History, Voice, and Stand of the Declaration of Independence
From: Teen Attitudes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
(Uploaded by Josh Wehe) The history, the voice, and the physical and moral stand the Declaration of Independene took for our nation

Bought by KPIK-LP and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 01, 2006
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Real Love (To air Feb 13.)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I watched the old man and woman walk slowly down the sidewalk...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Why Ahmad Never Got to Celebrate Halloween
From: KCUR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary by Afghani college student about how his parents would not allow him to participate in Halloween.

Bought by WDBM, YouthCast, WXLV-FM, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
Dad & Daws (Father's Day)
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Short Features
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PERFECT FOR FATHER'S DAY! A personal essay on how a volatile father's gift led to a career

Bought by KPIK-LP, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, Public Interactive, KFSR and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2003
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 7