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StoryCorps Griot: Rob Maiden and Daniel Jacob
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daniel Jacob and Rob Maiden at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, TX in 2014., Credit: Liyna Anwar for StoryCorps.
Rob Maiden tells his friend and fellow Mavs ManiAACs performer, Daniel Jacob, about what led him to join their hip--hop dance group of self--procla...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Seattle's Secret Talents
From: Clare McGrane
Caption: Basic step of the Lindy Hop, on Capitol Hill's sidewalk, Credit: Steve Bernacki on Flickr
We all have our secret talents— like that poem you memorized in high school, or your ability to burp the alphabet. This podcast explores three extr...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 26:34
Pumpkin Chuckin'
From: JP Davidson
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Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Hot dog! It's the Wiener Nationals
From: KALW
Caption: Flickr photo by Arlette. http://www.flickr.com/photos/arlette/4712343729/
This story has all the excitement of a day at the races: ladies in fancy hats, frazzled handlers, strutting owners, and surly gamblers. But the ani...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
Extreme Biking: dangerous, dirty and tons of fun
From: KALW
Caption: Extreme cyclists gather before the race, Credit: Dara Kerr
Cutting your gas bill, your carbon footprint, or your waistline: these are some of the reasons to bike more. And in San Francisco, biking has incre...

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Swashbucklers go public in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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A secret society of swordsmen revealed their talents and charitable aspirations to their home community of Bemidji at the Swashbucklers' Guild Equi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 1
Sounds of Arena League Football in LA
From: Ben Markus
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Arena League Football in LA

  • Added: Jul 13, 2007
  • Length: 03:10
Chamber Music at Gleason's Gym?
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America: In the red corner, a cello. In the blue corner, an alpine horn. A new chamber music series has been launched at a famous New ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
'The Mad Russian': Reflections of a Cold War Wrestling Villain
From: Aaron Henkin
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Pro wrestler Nikolai Volkoff used to infuriate Cold War crowds with his singing of the Soviet National Anthem --- now he's a 55-year-old grandfathe...

Bought by WXDU and WMPG


  • Added: Mar 29, 2006
  • Length: 15:28
  • Purchases: 2
All Nations Cup 2005
From: WCFM
Caption: PRX default Piece image
All Nations Cup celebrates soccer and community

  • Added: Jul 26, 2005
  • Length: 03:31
Catfish Noodling in Oklahoma
From: Scott Gurian
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An introduction to the tradition of noodling, the sport of catching giant catfish with your bare hands

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, KTNA, KRCC-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 8
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
Olympic Puppeter
From: WHYY
Series: Olympics
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Philadelphian and puppeter, Matthew Hart, is taking part in the production of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR) and WHQR


  • Added: Aug 12, 2004
  • Length: 05:15
  • Purchases: 2
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5