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Encounters Humpback Whale
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Beware of stinky whale breathe as you get mighty close to these gentle giants with a permitted whale biologist and host Richard Nelson

Bought by KMXT, KDUR, KMXT, and KHNS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Antioch Alumni Gather For Reunion When College Needs Them Most
From: NPR Economic Training Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Alumni of Antioch are being asked to carry the torch to reopen the College.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2009
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
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
Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students (54:00 and 59:00)
From: Nancy Solomon
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This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...

Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 40
Virtue-OSITY
From: WHJE
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A glimpse into the 2009 Carmel HS Marching Band

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
Italians Study New England Food Culture
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Frank Reinhold, owner of Flag Hill Winery, addresses the students, as Annalisa Sivieri and Paolo Camozzi look on., Credit: Avishay Artsy
Italian eco-gastronomy students learn about sustainable agriculture and eco-tourism in New England.

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 1
Jennie Lois Windle: Tribute to My Piano Teacher
From: Elizabeth Chur
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tribute to piano teacher Jennie Lois Windle, in music and stories.

  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 12:05
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
Rare Wood Turtles: Ecology & Conservation
From: Laurie Sanders
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First half of story takes place in field. Nice & sound rich. Depopulation due to human behaviors like mowing are addressed.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2009
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
International Women's Day, Los Angeles
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
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Hundreds rallied in West Los Angeles in support of International Women's Day.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:42
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
Dialog in the Dark
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visually impaired guides lead sighted visitors through the dark

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
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
A Shortcut Back To Dallas (1963)
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas. This pro...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KVMR, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 29:14
  • Purchases: 3
Fake City, Real Dreams
From: Zak Rosen
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A fake city comes to life to prove that dialogue and ideas can transform a region.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Louisville Public Media, PRX Remix, KUT, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2008
  • Length: 17:51
  • Purchases: 6
Improving Islamic schools, increasing possibilities for Nepalese girls
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Improving Islamic schools, increasing possibilities for Nepalese girls

  • Added: Aug 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:06
Fashion Forward
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece examines teens, fashion and mandatory school uniforms.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Graduation
From: kitty felde
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio portrait of everyman's graduation day.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:36
People Find the Drum Who Need to Find the Drum
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Powwow music brings a community of Stanford students together around one common drum.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 22:59
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
High Tech versus High Touch: Printmaking in the Digital Age
From: Nicole Pietrantoni
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The digital is expanding the definition of the print and creating a complex relationship between artists, their work, and the tools they use to cre...

  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 17:30

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