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Arlo visits Kankakee
From: Bill Yohnka
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A native of Kankakee, Illinois takes an insightful look at Arlo Guthrie's stop in his hometown as part of a Katrina benefit tour. Kankakee is menti...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2005
  • Length: 05:29
Four Seconds: Suicide off the Golden Gate Bridge
From: Jake Warga
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Search for meaning of a friends suicide.

Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, KSJD, WSLR and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2005
  • Length: 13:38
  • Purchases: 12
Ease on Down: a Refugee Story
From: Michael Kraskin
Series: Catalogue of Ships
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An American meets an Afghan refugee in Greece

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2005
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 2
Road Trip: Local Kids Help with Hurricane Relief
From: KRCC-FM
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Springs kids head to Louisiana to help clean up

  • Added: Nov 22, 2005
  • Length: 10:23
Why Ahmad Never Got to Celebrate Halloween
From: KCUR
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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
Don't Drive Like My Brother
From: Jonathan Menjivar
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The story of one man in desperate need of a job.

Bought by WJCT, PRX Remix, The Neighborhood, KUT, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 15:10
  • Purchases: 5
Autobiorama - To Drink or Not to Drink
From: WMNF
Series: Autobiorama
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first person stories on a theme

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Oct 25, 2005
  • Length: 28:50
  • 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
Handcrafting Mandolins
From: With Good Reason
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A visit to the workshop of master instrument-maker Gerald Anderson as he works alongside his luthier apprentice, award-winning musician Spencer Str...

Bought by KPVL and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 2
Who's Your Daddy?
From: Sean Cole
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This is a story about someone who asked the most beautiful man in the world for his sperm.

Bought by Room Tone Selects, HowSound, PRX Remix, SALTcast Podcast, KUT and more


  • Added: May 30, 2005
  • Length: 19:09
  • Purchases: 8
Home Planet: Going home
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Home. It's where we go for comfort, even when it no longer exists.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia Market Bulletin
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place: Third Season
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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
The Fall
From: Chris Ladd
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Skydiving can go wrong, terribly wrong, and that can even happen when the parachute opens. This piece chronicles the author's dive on assignment fo...

  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 21:55
Finding My Place
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A memoir piece about overcoming depression and finding hope

Bought by KVSC, KVSC, and KUT


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 22:00
  • Purchases: 3
Lesbian Couple Moving To Canada
From: Jim Williams
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A California lesbian couple has decided to leave the U.S. to try to find acceptance.

Bought by WGDR, KRCB 104.9, WBEZ, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2005
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 4
Little Gray Book Lecture: How to Communicate Without the Use of Wires
From: The Little Gray Book Lectures
Series: The Little Gray Book Lectures
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Lectures by Paul Tough and Starlee Kine, walkie-talkie banter and a song about NY ME host Soterios Johnson

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WVPE, WBEZ, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 21, 2005
  • Length: 57:27
  • Purchases: 4
Losing a Best Friend
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Short Features
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Producer Joe Bevilacqua chronicles the rise and fall of a longtime friendship.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:18
  • Purchases: 1
Coming Out Against the Odds
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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Coming Out Against the Odds ? stories of folks who put their lives and careers at risk to be gay.

Bought by North State Public Radio, KUT-HD, KQED, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 5
The eX Files
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2004
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The eX Files ? stories of gay divorce.

Bought by WCPN, KUT-HD, KQED, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 4
Listening at the Border
From: jay45 group
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Former audio spy recounts his activites and the price he paid.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, WETA, and WCFM


  • Added: Jan 06, 2005
  • Length: 16:38
  • Purchases: 4
Acoustic Blues Guitarist Andy Kimbel
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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Interview/Performance by Acoustic Blues Guitarist Andy Kimbel

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Dec 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:59:28
  • Purchases: 2
Every Day, on My Way to Work, Somebody Tries to Kill Me
From: Sarah Kobos
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Trade your car for a bicycle, and you learn a thing or two about people.

Bought by KZSC and BSR Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2004
  • Length: 11:47
  • Purchases: 2
SubwayLand
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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New York Times columnist Randy Kennedy finds his writing muse underground

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
In Search of the Mole People
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Film documentarians travel through the subway tunnels in search of the legendary Mole people

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
Missed Connections
From: WFUV
Series: Subculture Series
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Single commuters use mass transit for mass flirting

Bought by WKNO and GAUF


  • Added: Sep 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 2

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