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Father Spirit
From: With Good Reason
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When Jonathan Dickinson’s father was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease--a fatal neurodegenerative disorder--Jonathan decided to take him on an ep...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Sounds of New Zealand
From: WNJR
Series: WNJR in New Zealand 2011
Caption: Julia and Ingrid host the show while Lindsay and Stephanie manage the audio., Credit: Anthony Fleury
Presentation and discussion of student documentaries, broadcast on WNJR 28 January 2011.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 59:45
Because Kiwi's Are Ccrraazzyy!
From: WNJR
Series: WNJR in New Zealand 2011
Caption: Jo, about to jump!
Describes the whole bungy jumping experience from the history to interviews and even a quick recap helping to relive the gigantic leap.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:00
The Rural Teacher
From: clay scott
Series: Mountain West Voices
Caption: children playing at bynum school, Credit: clay scott
"The Rural Teacher" profiles a teacher - and a school - in a tiny community along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. A century ago, there were more t...

Bought by KZYX, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Greg Mortenson: Stones into Schools
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with best-selling author and the director of the Central Asia Institute.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2010
  • Length: 11:48
The Hackney Podcast: Night
From: Francesca Panetta
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This program won Gold in the general catagory for the New York Festivals in 2010. The show spends the night in London's district of Hackney where f...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 33:42
  • Purchases: 1
The Hackney Podcast: Water
From: Francesca Panetta
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This Sony Award-winning programme looks at water and how it fits into the lives of people in the district of Hackney, London in England

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 21:24
  • Purchases: 1
Portland, Oregon
From: Stan Bindell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is about a piece the Hopi High radio class trip to Portland to a radio and journalism conference.

  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
Commentator Guido on Brushes with the Law
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Don't take away Guido's plastic cap-gun or he'll just use a hammer and then go to a peace march...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 05:07
Global Guru - Aboriginal Boomerangs
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru wades through tourist kitsch to find authentic aboriginal boomerangs.

Bought by WABE, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 3
Global Guru-Tanzania's Barbershops
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores why there are so many barbershops -- sometimes a dozen in a single block -- in Tanzania.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
International Travel For Peace: Peace Talks Radio (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Rick Steves in Iran, Credit: www.ricksteves.com
Travel writer Rick Steves and Servas International members Daryl and Phyllis Chinn talk about how international travel can be a catalyst for a more...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Dec 20, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
International Travel For Peace: Peace Talks Radio (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Rick Steves in Iran, Credit: www.ricksteves.com
Travel writer Rick Steves and Servas International members Daryl and Phyllis Chinn talk with host Suzanne Kryder about how international travel ca...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
First Hand Account in Getting a DUI
From: Vince Workman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A brief interview with someone who experienced what its like getting a DUI early in life.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:52
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
Glaciers
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Get your earbones popped with the almost religious sound of glaciers calving as you go for a paddle in a kayak with host Richard Nelson on this epi...

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, WMNF, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 5
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
Should Seatbelts Be Mandatory?
From: The humble Farmer
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Why would many drivers rather pay a fine than buckle up?

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:15
Bigger and Better in America
From: The humble Farmer
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No matter what they have in Europe, we can top it in America

  • Added: May 03, 2008
  • Length: 02:06
Cheese by Hand visits Jasper Hill Farm
From: Michael Claypool
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Cheese by Hand visits Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont

  • Added: Jan 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:14
Universe Cities
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at deciding whether to attend college in the U.S. or abroad.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:31
  • Purchases: 2
WWOZ Street Talk-The Feel Good Tour
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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Bill and Al decided to collect donated musical instruments and drive south to New Orleans.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2007
  • Length: 06:05
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
Booker T Washington National Monument Hardy Virginia
From: Patricia Lawrence
Series: 400 Years of History across Virginia
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We are exploring the Booker T Washington National Monument in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2007
  • Length: 12:39
Buckstaff Planetarium
From: Jon Stricklin
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Attempting to learn Astronomy while locked out of the building

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Mar 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 2