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Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/1/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY SHINGLE IS A CANDY STICK...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/24/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHAT IS IT THAT'S CAUGHT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #15, Mike
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode fifteen takes us to the wilderness with former hotshot Mike Kennard. What's a hotshot? They're the folks on the front lines fighting forest...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Sidney Barnes has a Stone Cold Feeling
From: Ayana Contreras
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Old record albums are plastic testaments to dreams: sometimes distant, forgotten dreams of their makers. Sidney Barnes wrote a song called "Stone ...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:38
Obelisk In The Sky/Obama In The House: D.C.'s Monumental Myths
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
Caption: Why is the WaMo three different colors?, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Think you know why the White House flag is flying, and the Washington Monument is tri-colored? Then you might want to think again.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 1/23/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHAT ARE THE TEETH...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 05, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Burning Man and the Gift Economy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One of the most unusual economic structures in the world is the 'gift economy' at Burning Man. Larry Harvey, the festivals founders, tells us how ...

Bought by KSFR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Mikie Show #6 Skylar
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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A very interesting discussion with Skylar Kahn, certified master grapho-analyst and forensic document examiner. In other words, a handwriting analy...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 1
Gentrification on Logan Circle
From: Big Shed Audio
Caption: Logan Circle Neighborhood - Washington, DC, Credit: (Google Maps)
Profile of a DC neighborhood in transition by 8th grade students and teachers from The Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in Washington, DC.

Bought by KUT, YouthCast, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 18:56
  • Purchases: 3
Swing Free
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the hidden world of Swingers.

Bought by KUT, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
He'll Always Get the Last Word In
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Paul DiMatteo is the last in a long line of gravestone carvers.

Bought by WDBM, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 3
Besides Life Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes?

Bought by KPIK-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, WMPG and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 8
Cannibal Theme Park
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Fredy and his wall of postcards
Met any cannibals lately? Producer Carla Seidl has, and tells the tale in this engaging sound-rich documentary/personal narrative related to her an...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Darwin, Cyborgs, and the Future of Humanity
From: Lacy Roberts
Caption: check out mondolithic.com, Credit: Kenn Brown via mondolithic.com
Lacy Roberts and Charles Darwin muse on what's in store.

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
Scared
From: John Biewen
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A (very) short story of love and anxiety. A child grows to age 13 in three minutes while a father muses on parental fears.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KFAI Minneapolis, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 16
Motorcycle Diaries: Alaska
From: Scott Burton
Caption: Razz
Steve Rasmussen has been at the center of a prolific motorcycle culture in Alaska for decades.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
Movie Critics: Endangered Species?
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mainstream media movie critics are being laid off. Consequences?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:01
OTL: The Obama Mobile
From: OTL HQ
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President-elect Barack Obama's old Dodge Neon

  • Added: Nov 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:47
Dialog in the Dark
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visually impaired guides lead sighted visitors through the dark

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Four Eggs
From: Carla Seidl
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When invited to be a lunch guest in an Azerbaijani home, be prepared for cultural difference and great hospitality.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:05
Gender in Azerbaijan
From: Carla Seidl
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Local perspectives on gender and the rights and role of women in Azerbaijan

  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 21:47
When the Market Comes Home to Roost
From: Ted Magnuson
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Laugh at your economic problems, everyone else does?

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KFAI Minneapolis, WGDR, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 6
The Wild Gatherer
From: Marianne Gardner
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Marianne goes with the Wild Gatherer to gather mushrooms.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1

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