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Standing on the Shoulders of the Royal Chicano Airforce
From: Anne Hoffman
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The Chicano movement changed California forever in the 1960s and 70s, and its legacy continues in the form of a Sacramento arts center for kids of ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:51
Still Rooted in Potatoes
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In Aroostook County, life still revolves around the potato harvest even though few family potato farms are left.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:16
Conservation Gamification
From: Denis Du Bois
Caption: UW students pose for photos at a kickoff event for the 2014 Campus Conservation Nationals, Credit: Energy Priorities
Earth Day 2014 -- The University of Washington is participating in a national competition to conserve energy and water on campus this month. The c...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Old Sturbridge Village
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At Old Sturbridge Village, a rotating cast of men and women don period clothes while performing 19th century roles for the public. Emily Kwong take...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 1
Sticking a thermometer in a dinosaur's mouth
From: Laurence Yeung
Series: Measure Twice, Cut Once
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Today, we measure the body temperature of something that's been dead for 170 million years. Our guest is Dr. Robert Eagle, a researcher at UCLA.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:16
History of music therapy
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is the first of a 3-part documentary examining the history of music therapy and it's applications.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 07:54
Extra Innings # 2 - The Luckiest Man On The Face Of The Earth
From: Thom Butler
Series: Extra Innings
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Lou Gehrig's retirement speech from baseball is one of the most poignant and meaningful moments in all of American sport.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 03:58
Digging up the West Coast's first fraternity
From: Becky Palmstrom
Caption: Photograph of the first fraternity on the West Coast.
It turns out fraternities are not just popular in pop culture, but are as old as America itself. Dr Laurie Wilkie and Dr Grahaeme Hesp offer a hist...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
A Reason for the Purpose
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Maybe you know where your food comes from. But have you seen and heard about farming through a 13-year-old boy’s eyes? Colby Perron shares his thou...

Bought by KRZA and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Schooled: Teens' Stories About American Public Education
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
Caption: Claudia Villa with her high school diploma
Teens talk about standards, inequality, and getting out of public high school in America. Schooled is one hour of some of the best youth radio st...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, KMXT, KGOU, WSKG and more


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 55:59
  • Purchases: 32
All Around Giving
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRGY, WRIR, Raven Radio, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 11
Sacred Fire: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
From: Jerry Kenney
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One quiet autumn morning the United States was suddenly attacked by a small band of determined men inspired by a charismatic religious fanatic. The...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Rolanda Scott, The Art of Transformation, pt. 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Rolanda Scott is a glass sculptor. But she also molds young minds as an art instructor. About eight years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:20
Schools: Ancient and Modern
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Villa La Pietra, Credit: Walter Murch
It is time for an Old Girls reunion at St. Catherine's School before heading to Villa La Pietra and New York University, Abroad

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 1
Nothing To Cheer About
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A town is divided when presented with the idea of changing the school mascot.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KWIS 88.3 FM, KUOW, KRUA and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 6
A Local Texas School with a Global Focus
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Caption: Teacher Kevin Gillion gives Spanish lessons, Credit: Ruxandra Guidi
Against a backdrop of failing public schools throughout the state of Texas, there is a new program at Austin High School showing new initiative. It...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 2
A Natural Playground
From: Willa Kammerer
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Gone are the swings, monkey bars and spiral slides. A new type of playground takes a more low-tech approach.

  • Added: Nov 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:53
Hunting for Ants
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
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Adam Lazarus is a myrmecologist who spends most days in the woods loking for ants, even though it leaves him feeling a little guilty.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 2
Audio Postcard from Azerbaijan
From: Carla Seidl
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Sound collage from a small village in the north of Azerbaijan

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 2
Graduation
From: kitty felde
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio portrait of everyman's graduation day.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:36
Tibetan Kids Keep Their Culture Alive in LA
From: The Tibet Connection
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Tibetan children from 6 to 14 years share their thoughts on their identity in a Tibetan language and culture class in the heart of Los Angeles

  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:12
Heard Fresh with Fred Hersch
From: Murray Street Productions
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Fred Hersch, the acclaimed jazz pianist, composer and educator in spontanesous and informed encounters with some of the day's liveliest musicians.

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: May 01, 2008
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscovering Religion at U.C. Berkeley
From: Berkeley J-School
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The Black Christian Ministry offers some UC Berkeley students a needed spiritual community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 20, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
A Rajasthani Jagrata
From: Catherine 'Cat' Vibert
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A Hindu family from Rajasthan holds a Jagrata and haircutting ritual in honor of their son's second birthday.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
What Cheer Brigade? Plays Recess (narrated)
From: Megan Hall
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Our best gig ever: What Cheer? Brigade marching band performs at local elementary schools

Bought by KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 3