PRX - Pieces for Tone: This American Life-esque

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You ever drive the "Loneliest Road In America"? That's what they call U.S. 50, across the Great Basin Desert through the middle of Nevada. Not many...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Two friends set out a few years ago to create a fun event; hoping to bring joy to a few people's lives for just a day. The result of their grass ro...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2016
  • Length: 30:47
Caption: Rockin' Dopsie, Jr. at New Oleans French Quarter Festival with World Footprints radio., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Enjoy travel melodies with three extraordinary musicians as we hear about their personal and cultural journeys. Also learn what Rio de Janeiro is ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
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Since the story of Jan Wahl was divided into two episodes, we thought we'd add part two a lil early so you can enjoy the rest of his story.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 06:08
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Today on Art Beat we take you to the Frozen River Film Festival, which celebrated its 10th year in 2015. We will learn exactly what competitive puz...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 12:38
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Travel to Metropolis, IL., the official hometown of Superman, the Man of Steel.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 06:35
Caption: Chef Vivian Howard, Credit: Tanner Latham
Vivian Howard is the chef at Chef and the Farmer in the small Eastern North Carolina town of Kinston. She also "co-stars" with her husband Ben Knig...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The 500 Club on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Credit: Ryan Khatam
Phyllis Dunham tells of her first experiences coming to New Orleans with her father...and his friends...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 05:41
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A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results. This episode is an excerpt from the li...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
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Join us for a discussion of a stage actor’s life with Bob Bowles. He started in the early days of TV but couldn’t shake his (or his wife’s) love of...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Moving into an apartment in Camden, Canadian Craig Taylor can't help but feel the past coming to get him...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Go Where The Girls Are

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
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One night in May of 2007, a tornado wiped Greensburg, Kansas, off the map. The town's residents have decided to not only resurrect the town, but to...

Bought by KUER, WRKF, KACU, KTSW 89.9, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 29
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Southern hospitality and down-home Southern cuisine meet to create a dining experience that can only be found on the corner of 1st Ave. and 8th St....

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 07:13
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
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New York has its Coney Island; Tulsa had its Bell’s Amusement Park. Founded in 1951, Bell’s rapidly became the city’s must-visit attraction--but to...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Alaska Traveler Meets Elvis in Skagway

  • Added: Jan 18, 2008
  • Length: 06:41