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A Modern Thanksgiving
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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While the American mythology of Thanksgiving is about peace, in Shanaya Pudumjee’s house, it’s anything but peaceful. Find out how one woman pulled...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WKSU, KSTK, 'The Sea', WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 7
Going the Distance: Gelato Artisan Matthew Lee
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2015 O Henry Middle School Stories
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Matthew Lee tells the story of how he came to make world-class gelato.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:26
Sound Skirmish Presents its Modern jazz Compositions on New Year's Night
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Sound Skirmish, Credit: Kelle Green
Sound Skirmish is a group of Twin Cities young people who have been playing serious jazz for years, and with a heavy composing emphasis. Levi Schwa...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
His Escape
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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A random bike ride leads Eliot to a glorious hidden park. He just has to be sure not to go there too often, so that he never really knows how to ge...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:34
The Speed of Sound: TV On the Radio
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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You’ve probably heard by now that TV On the Radio almost gave it all up before deciding to forge ahead, eventually resulting in last year’s Seeds, ...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 3
WoodSongs 815: Spinney Brothers & Roy Book Binder
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Silas Powell from Salem, WV performs on the broadcast.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes Canadian bluegrass from the Spinney Brothers plus folk blues master Roy B...

Bought by KENW, KBRW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WETS, WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
#28 MIW Susan Mernit - Executive Director of Hack the Hood
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Susan Mernit on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
On this episode of Making It Work we will chat with Susan Mernit about her latest non-profit organization, Hack the Hood, and how they are making a...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 24:25
WoodSongs 797: T. Graham Brown and The Reverend Peyton’s Damn Band
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: The Reverend Peyton on the WoodStage Stage.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes country soul vocalist T. Graham Brown plus high energy country blues trio...

Bought by KENW, Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , RadioFreePalmer, WLIW and more


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 7
WoodSongs 796: Exile and The Local Honeys
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Series: WoodSongs
Caption: WoodSongs Kid Alex Miller gets a little help from Exile on his tribute to Hank Sr.
On this week's WoodSongs broadcast, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes country supergroup Exile plus Appalachian trio The Local Honeys.

Bought by KENW, RadioFreePalmer, WLIW, KCMJ Community Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 7
StoryCorps: Noah McQueen and Barack Obama
From: StoryCorps
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Just a few years ago, 18-year-old Noah McQueen was struggling in school, had been arrested multiple times, and spent time in juvenile detention. Bu...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Brothers From Another
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Brothers From Another
Brothers From Another are an exciting new hip hop duo emerging from Seattle, WA. In this interview we talk about influences, how they got started, ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:10
Pet Rat and Running Changes Teenager's Life
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Rachel Toor talks about and reads from her YA novel, 'On The Road To Find Out.'

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
MIW #10 Cristy Johnston-Limon - Destiny Arts Center Executive Director
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Cristy Johnston-Limon on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Radio Season 1-Episode 10 with Cristy Johnston-Limon, Destiney Arts Center Executive Director

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 20:07
The Egyptian Roller Derby Players
From: Angus Mackay
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No-Fear-Teti of Egypt's Cairollers discusses Women's Roller Derby in post-revolutionary Egypt.

  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 41:06
Would children change something about themselves given the chance?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Are our kids happy with who they are? Do they want to change something about themselves even at the young age of 5? Listen to the answers of kids...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
Brow Anxiety (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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During the 1910s and 1920s, the question of whether one was “highbrow” or “lowbrow” became a concern in the minds of modernist Americans. Brooks He...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Beyond the Books (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In this last episode of our 10-part series on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education, we looked beyond traditional classrooms,...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Where Would A 5-Year-Old Want To Go?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Follow Rachel as she interviews kids ages 5-18 and asks them a simple, yet thought-provoking question. "If you could travel anywhere, where would y...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:03
Ballet
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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A generational discussion about Ballet

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Centerstage Minnesota: Erika Kooda talks to the Half-Eaten Burritos
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: The Half-Eaten Burritos
Filling in at the helm for this edition of Centerstage Minnesota is Northern Community Radio's intern from Grand Rapids High School, Erika Kooda. J...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Turning Teens Into Budget Experts
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Students compare their budgets on iPads, Credit: jaorswwa.org
A look into a new state-of-the-art financial literacy program for teens.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:42
Teen Summer Status
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Series: Teen Summer Status
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Makalah gives some tips on how to beat the heat! For Boredom Prevention she tests your memory with some fun trivia!

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 04:15
Tinkering
From: Phil Mariage
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A generational discussion about 'tinkering' over the decades.

  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Beyond the Beats
From: Emile Greer
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A look into the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) culture through an EDM producer.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
Wumbers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
This is 1DERFUL!: Wumbers. The new children's book by Amy Kruse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. The idea is to take words that contain numbers, an...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 22:19