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Dance Until the World Ends
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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A look at the odd trend of "doomsday" music that took over the pop charts leading up to the Mayan end date.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: An essay from Erika Kooda previewing some TV and movies that might keep you cozy this winter
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Last Word on Superstitions
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg on superstitions.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
Sounds Familiar #5: Sex, Death and Morals in Horror.
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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In 1980, during a “very special episode” of Siskel & Ebert, Roger Ebert made a provocative claim about the emerging genre of “slasher” horror films...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 17:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sounds Familiar #4: The Rule of Threes
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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Is three really the magic number?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sounds Familiar #3: The Loudness War
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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Why is music getting louder? And why is it bad? Is it bad?

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 13:06
Trapped in a Small Space
From: Blake Cooper
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From Archie Bunker to Murphy Brown, TV characters have been getting trapped in elevators, freezers and all other manner of small spaces for decades...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
From The National Press Club: Harvey Levin
From: National Press Club
Caption: Harvey Levin, Credit: NPC
The founder of TMZ, Harvey Levin, talks to the National Press Club about his website, and of the business of celebrity news.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
Igor's Halloween Jazz Party
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Holiday Classics
Caption: Philly Joe Jones - Blues for Dracula , Credit: Fantasy Records
Hey! It's Halloween, it's Jazz and it's a party! Join Igor as he presents Halloween Jazz classics from John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Lambert Hendrick...

Bought by KHNS, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, Delmarva Public Media, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 12
Say No to Christmas Zombies
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Christmas Shoppers Alert: Beware of those popular personal audio players that are turning people into near-zombies living in their own electronica...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:46
We've Lost America's Team
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on how we're losing what has been in effect the hometown baseball team of millions of Americans.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:34
WNYC's Fishko Files: Pre-Dean Teens
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Fishko Files
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Sara Fishko finds the root of the teen movie, in this edition of the Fishko Files.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 07, 2007
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
AD REVIEW -- Orbit Gum Dirty Mouth.
From: SCAD Radio
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Review of a currently Airing Commercial

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Science Fiction Friction
From: Jonathan Ellis
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Tongue-in-cheek conflict of nerds vs geeks

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 5
AD Review- COMCAST'S SLOWSKYS COMMERCIALS
From: SCAD Radio
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Review of Currently Airing Commercial

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 02:04
AD Review- SONIC'S "DUMB GUY" SERIES
From: SCAD Radio
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Review of Currently Airing Commercial

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 1
Lost ... Recovering
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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Lost returned last night - with best episode since first season

  • Added: Feb 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:42
2006: A Look Back
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ian Shoales tackles a potpourri of foolishness from 2006.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:39
So Very Sorry
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
2006: Kerry, Richards, Gibson, Etc. Watching the Sorry Parade.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:02
Oprah Spins a Yarn
From: Ken Cormier
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Commentary on the Oprah Winfrey/James Frey controversy

  • Added: Mar 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:27
Local News Sucks
From: KBOO Youth Collective
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a pice on how and why local news SUCKS

Bought by WXLV-FM and KOOP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 07:57
  • Purchases: 2