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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
The Phenology Show with John Latimer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 17:21
Winnipeg Folk Festival Day 3 Hour 2
From: KVSC
Series: KVSC at the Winnipeg Folk Festival
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With help from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, KVSC has sent Wayne Bergerson, host of Frets on Saturday mornings, and long-time KVSC d...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
  • Length: 55:47
That Barbershop Chord
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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They have no band. No backup. No room for error. In a barbershop quartet the only instrument is the vocal chords.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly Part 1
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
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Interview with Roame, who is a founding member of MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly about the history of the group.

Bought by WJAB


  • Added: Mar 18, 2010
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
St. Cloud Area Open Mics
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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KVSC has been your source for local music for over four decades now. One of the biggest and most obvious reasons for this is that St. Cloud and th...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 29:15
Skaneateles Chamber Music Festival
From: Mariel Fiedler
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This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 07:29
Spontaneous Hooplas
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Tracy Tingley is a hula hooper in Portland, Maine. She found hooping just before leaving her job as a financial advisor.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 4
The Great Stephan
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Steven Cornish loves magic. He goes by “The Great Stephan,” and he performs as a magician in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Dolly Parton
From: Joyride Media
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Dolly Parton and friends talk about her history, songwriting, business savvy and philanthropy.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, Prairie Public, Troy Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Music Box Healer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of one of the last music box technicians.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 3
kowtow - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "kowtow"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:40
AARON NEVILLE: BRING ON THE SOUL
From: Tres Hombres Productions
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New one-hour music intensive radio special features Aaron Neville performing classics songs by the all-time great R&B artists who have inspired Aar...

Bought by WUFT, WUFT, KCMJ Community Radio, KMUW, WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2006
  • Length: 56:39
  • Purchases: 11
Promo - Happy Birthday Stan Freberg
From: Jeff Brown
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Promo for Stan Freberg radio special

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WCQS, KUSP, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 6
Andrew's Mix
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Trading mix tapes with strangers is a work of passion with members of Esther's Mix Tape Collective.

Bought by WBHM, KTNA, WMPG, WILL, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 5
Chess On Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
Um
From: paul overton
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The "cutting room floor" yields a musical montage.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:30
Stepped on by an AT-AT Walker
From: Aaron Henkin
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John Morton landed the role of Dak, Luke Skywalker's ill-fated gunner in the 1980 blockbuster, The Empire Strikes Back. His life has never been th...

Bought by WHQR


  • Added: May 13, 2005
  • Length: 15:15
  • Purchases: 1
Slots of Fun
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Who knew racing four inch "slot cars" could be so much fun?

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 1
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
RN documentary: At the Circus
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A rediscovery of a child's delight at the circus and an adults exploration of the life of circus performers

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WETA, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 13, 2004
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 3
Spam-o-Rama!
From: John Basile
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SquareToes Restaurant patrons in Kennebunk, ME pay their annual homage to the processed meat product. Spam-o-Rama '04 is THIS WEEKEND! (3/13/04)

Bought by KPIK-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2004
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Allure of Karaoke Singing
From: Scott Gurian
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Regular singers describe what attracts them to karaoke

Bought by WABE, KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, and PRX


  • Added: Mar 06, 2004
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 5
8 Minute Soulmate
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Rich find his soulmate in eight minutes?

Bought by PRX Lovesick Stream


  • Added: Feb 18, 2004
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 1
Tango!
From: Evan Roberts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There once was a woman who loved the tango so much, she married it.

Bought by WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Feb 17, 2004
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 5