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Strange Magic: A Look Inside the Gathering
From: Stephen Rickard
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Magic: The Gathering, the international, collectible card has over 20 million players. So when Clinton's friend and "magic buddy," Brent, moves awa...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
  • Purchases: 1
"Finders Keepers" & "Wendell and the Lemon"
From: Sara Wagner
Series: Sundance Wrap
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Sundance 2015 feature on two films today, a crude sundance documentary called "Finders Keepers" as well as the slamdance submission, "Wendell and t...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
Grad School -- Go or No?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: AUGUST 2014
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Amy O'Leary, a former producer for This American Life, is our reader here, contributing author of the book, Should I Go To Grad School: 41 Answers ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Top 100 Americans?
From: Jeff Karr
Series: The Jeff Karr Show
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What's wrong with this list?

  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
Episode 2: Near Death Experiences
From: Sam Harnett
Series: Driving With Strangers
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It's easy to forget that we are all going to die someday. Then death jumps right out at you.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 08:51
Episode 1: Odd Jobs
From: Sam Harnett
Series: Driving With Strangers
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Summer jobs, part-time employment, freelance work, gigs. There are all kinds of odd jobs out there, and these passengers have had odder ones than m...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 08:32
The Media Fast
From: Sean Rasmussen
Series: Happy
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Hear from three people who do a media fast to take back control of their lives from their smartphones, Internet, and Social Media.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
Trapped in a Small Space
From: Blake Cooper
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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
Dave and the Klingons
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Holiday Traditions abound on this segment from Arctic Entries. David Onofrychuck tells us how his family celebrated Christmas.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
Spam: Drugs All Half Price And Legal
From: Van Gunter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Where does Spam email come from? Why won't it stop? Why does the text read like the author was hit on the head with a baseball bat?

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
Life as a small town reporter
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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The road to writing a best seller has to start somewhere.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
This Wonderful Life
From: Scott Huler
Caption: Always an unusual interview process
A gentle parody of the public radio show "This American Life," using the James Stewart Christmas chestnut "It's a Wonderful Life" as a weapon.

Bought by KMXT, KZYX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 12
Lights, Camera...Date!
From: Todd Bookman
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When Ryan's date looked nothing like her online profile, he wasn't surprised.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 3
Down With Letterman
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Lance Anderson discusses how David Letterman shaped his youth--at the cost of hot sex.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Dog Park: "Whatever"
From: TL Wagner
Series: Finding The One (paying listener) at the Dog Park
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Two young and enthusiastic (& non-paying) public radio listeners

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WHRV, and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 3