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Showmen's Rest
From: Shannon Heffernan
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A tragic train crash, a memorial to circus folk, and a graveyard haunted by elephants.

Bought by WMPG, WRIR, KBRP Community Radio, KSRQ, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 13
Astrology Songs: Harvey Sid Fisher Speaks
From: Ken Cormier
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Harvey Sid Fisher talks about how the Astrology Songs made him a cult hero.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2007
  • Length: 11:55
Compact Discoveries 116: Cartoon Classics
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Classical music as used in Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Bought by KPVL, Eclectic 89.1 WBCX, KUCO, KENW, KAMU and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2006
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 20
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
Beware of Shortcuts!
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A Classic Halloween Special recorded and mixed on a two track machine and spliced together by hand--"from the bodies I took from graveyards..."

Bought by KMUN, KMUN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KUT and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2006
  • Length: 54:37
  • Purchases: 16
The Pumpkin Pie Show
From: Dan Kramer
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exploring the world on stage with Clay McLeod Chapman

  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 09:00
Ralph White: Always an Outsider
From: KUT
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profile of experimental folk musician Ralph White, who may not have a wide audience, but has come to symbolize the uncompromising artist

  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 08:05
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
Vampire
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A stream-of-consciousness recitation of facts from an imagined horror film including Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, with spooky music followed by a ra...

Bought by WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Administrator and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7
Safeway Cindy
From: Claudia Cragg
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The tale of an unsung hometown celebrity

Bought by PRX Remix and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Apr 22, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
"My name is Ellie, it used to be Elliot"
From: Sarah Yahm
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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
RN Documentary: Indian Courtesans
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the surprising roots of the rich tradition of Indian classical vocal music.

Bought by WCOM


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Bob Saget and Me: Adventures In Space
From: KBOO Youth Collective
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A love story.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
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
Shakespeare in prison
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
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Low-functioning inmates gain self-esteem through a performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:11
Buster & SpongeBob in Love
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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there's power in pride

  • Added: Feb 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:10
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
The Sopranos in the West Wing
From: Jonathan Mitchell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tony Soprano stars as the President of the United States

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
Terminally Blonde
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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Reese Witherspoon falls for the Terminator

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, PRX, WBEZ, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 7
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
The Book
From: Hans Anderson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Suspense story about my creepy pantry

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Boise State Public Radio, KUER, PRX Remix, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2004
  • Length: 11:38
  • Purchases: 16
Arkansas
From: Jeff Brown
Series: The American State Songbook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Do you know your state song?

  • Added: Feb 12, 2004
  • Length: 03:27
Carvings
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You're never alone in a hotel.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2004
  • Length: 03:03
The Basement
From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Living in the basement, and the nature of ghosts.

Bought by WZBC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2004
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1

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