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Chapter 3 - Life Leaves Grooves on Windowsills
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
The tenement windowsill is the instrument of social interaction between neighbors and the social control of children on the street. The front wind...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 03, 2013
  • Length: 16:11
  • Purchases: 1
UnFictional: The Couple in 303
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Boston Irish mob boss "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent 15 years hiding out in Santa Monica. Residents say the most wanted man in America wa...

Bought by KMUZ, WFMU, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with Stanley Nelson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Stanley Nelson discusses his award-winning documentary Freedom Riders. [29:39]

Bought by WNJR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 2
History: Mark Twain in the West (without host lede)
From: KALW
Caption: Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens. Photo by Albert Bigelow Paine (1906), courtesy of the Mark Twain Project.
David Ross tells the tale of Mark Twain in this original documentary.

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 23:13
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Norman Corwin: Renowned Writer and Director from Radio’s Golden Age
From: KUOW
Caption: Norman Corwin with producer Katy Sewall, Credit: Corwin's staff
You’re probably familiar with Jack Benny and Orsen Wells - but do you know Norman Corwin? The widely acclaimed writer, director, and producer from ...

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 50:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Ghost of Heffron Hall with Patrick Marek Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
Caption: Heffron Hall at St. Mary's University
In part two of our visit with Patrick Marek on the Ghost of Heffron Hall we learn of haunted happenings at the location itself. We also get to hear...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 24:34
Holocaust Voices
From: WHRV
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5 Survivors of the Holocaust share thier stories

Bought by WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KREV-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 10
RN Documentary: The First Newcomers
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Immigration to the Dutch Republic in the 17th century.

  • Added: Nov 23, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
Lee Strasberg
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Moments of America
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Acting teacher Lee Strasberg reflects on the creative nature of acting. (1959)

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 06, 2005
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: A Diary of War and Liberation
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An 80- year-old Dutchman opens up the diary he kept as a teenager during the German occupation of Holland and the liberation by Canadian troops fo...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 30:26
  • Purchases: 1
Chasing Love
From: Miguel Macias
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A poetic and creative exploration of the notion of romantic love, and the way it drives lives and societies.

Bought by KMUD, KUT, PRX to iTunes, KCUR, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 11
Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
From: Susan Stone
Caption: San Francisco, Marina district, October 17, 1989
Earthquake stories from around the Pacific Rim

Bought by KPIK-LP, WUAL, KMXT, KWMR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 11
Broadway Memories
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
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From a riot in 1849 to today’s regulars at Barrymore’s Bar, how a street became the universal symbol of live theater.

Bought by PRX Remix, Audible, and WFUV


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 3
Little Odessa in Brooklyn
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One hundred years of Brighton Beach memoirs.

Bought by KUER, KFCF FM, Radio Catskill, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KVSC and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 12
The Maypole at Merrymount
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A long-forgotten conflict between the Pilgrim Fathers and a freethinking fur trader resonates with today's moral concerns.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WRPI, KTNA, Yellowstone Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 8