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Kohn
From: Andy Mills
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A radio story about the peculiar life and voice of Kohn Ashmore, told by Andy Mills with the sounds of Hudson Branch.

Bought by KCUR, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT, KUOW, HowSound and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 6
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, July 6, 1971
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Armstrong was born in Storyville, a redlight district of New Orleans, 1901. His father left and his mother was probably a prostitute. He first lear...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
The Pigeon Race
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pigeon racers across New England get out their lawn chairs and wait for their birds. The flocks are released 150 miles away from home. The pigeons ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
100 Years of Whiffenpoofs
From: Gretta Cohn
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Every year at Yale, 14 male seniors are tapped to sing in an elite a cappella group called the Whiffenpoofs. Their repertoire ranges from Cole Port...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
The Big Idea: How to Make Texas A Better Place
From: KUT
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A special report from KUT Austin and "Texas Monthly" based on May ideas issue. Ideas to change the world.

  • Added: May 08, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
"Not Fade Away"- Buddy Holly Anniversary Special
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Buddy Holly
A ninety minute documentary about Buddy Holly and the Crickets, celebrating his life & music, on the anniversary of "The day The Music Died".

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:24:23
  • Purchases: 4
WWOZ Street Talk-6t9 Halloween Parade
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a city where many houses are blighted and crime is high trick-or-treating is not always possible

  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:49
Interview with songwriter Doc Pomus and his brother, Raoul Felder, Part 1
From: Louis Erlanger
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Interview with Brill Building songwriter Doc Pomus and members of his family

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 01:04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Gold, Frankenstein and Myrrh: A Six-Year-Old's Christmas Story
From: Erica Heilman
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From the Saviour's conception to offerings of gold, frankenstein and myrrh, six year old Erin Magill of Moretown, Vermont tells her version of the ...

Bought by KZYX, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX, KZYX, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 12
The Pumpkin Pie Show
From: Dan Kramer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
exploring the world on stage with Clay McLeod Chapman

  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 09:00
Phish: The Final Curtain
From: Vermont Public
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A one-hour documentary on the fan culture of the jam band Phish, told as the band broke up and played its final weekend concert festival in Vermont.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD, KGLT, and KUCB


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
"My name is Ellie, it used to be Elliot"
From: Sarah Yahm
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ellie Castillo, a transgendered street performer in Provincetown, talks about her previous life as a Baptist minister.

Bought by WBHM and WFUV


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
A Shortcut Through 2005
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A year end retrospective of 2005

Bought by WMBR and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 2
Visions at (New) Scotland Yard; "The "Black" Museum / '999' / Dickie Dill"
From: Herb Malsman
Series: Visions...A Series Of Visits To (Almost) Everywhere!
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Visions visits (New) Scotland Yard's "Black" Museum

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Antarctic Tapes: "The Landings of 14 / 15 November '94"
From: Herb Malsman
Series: Visions...A Series Of Visits To (Almost) Everywhere!
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We're all aboard...as Visions sets sail for Deception Island, Antarctica.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 01:25:16
  • Purchases: 2
Pimp my PC! Portrait of a LAN Party
From: Aaron Henkin
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This story answers the burning question "What's it like to hang out with a bunch of guys at a fourteen-hour video game marathon?"

Bought by WZBC, Audible, Public Radio East, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2004
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 4