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Reel Discovery: McFarland, USA
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin jogs along with Kevin Costner in Disney's McFarland, USA.

Bought by KKRN and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
HAPPY VALLEY -- Amir Bar-Lev Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Amir Bar-Lev, San Francisco, CA 12/1/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Amir Bar-Lev talks projection, respecting the audience, and changing the world.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 21:04
Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Steve Almond
You've heard part of this story on two NPR shows. Here is an extended interview: Football is not good for us, Steve Almond concludes, it’s not goo...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading Episode 2
From: Kaylee Kenz
Series: The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading
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The Levels of All-Star Cheerleading is an independent radio show breaking the stereotype the average person assumes about cheerleaders in general.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:28
The Decline of Football, Data and Reality
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In Part 3 of our series on the decline of football, we talk to experts, examine new studies and try to answer the question, will football survive, ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 37:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Decline of Football and Boxing
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In Part 2, we look at the rise and fall of boxing in America. At one time boxing rivaled baseball as the country's most popular sport, but then it ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Decline of Football and Gladiators
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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In part 1 of our series on the decline of football in America, we look at the importance of football in America, and we also examine the rise and f...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 15:00
99% Invisible #77- Game Changer (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The two tweaks to basketball that made it the sports juggernaut it is today.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Gould Brothers: Exhibition Shooters
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Some people call it trick shooting others call it exhibition shooting its pretty fantastic to watch. If you haven’t ever heard of the sport before,...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 19:18
The Business of Sports Entertainment
From: Nancy Lin
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Thanks to the growing Hispanic population, soccer’s popularity continues to climb in the US. In addition, it now ranks as the second favorite spor...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 45:52
The Voice of Sports: Author Frank Deford
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Frank has a 50-year sports writing career dating back to the beginnings of Sports Illustrated, and his NPR program, Sweetness and Light, has aired ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 3
Home Runs
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jerry Stiller
In I'M WITH YA, DUKE, by Tony winner Herb Gardner, Jerry Stiller plays a fruit vendor dreaming of the good old days when Duke Snider played for the...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Oregon Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 09, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Olympics
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Catch Olympic Fever with Dr. Burns and Chad P. as this week's show features music and facts relating to the Olympics.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
Stadium Anthems
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Songs you will hear played during big sporting events, sporting telecasts, and just anything football!

  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
UnFictional: The Ballad of Dock Ellis
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMXT, Louisville Public Media, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
Mike Eisenberg on "Stitches"
From: Matt Fagerholm
Series: Indie Outlook
Caption: Host Matt Fagerholm, Credit: Matt Fagerholm
Mike Eisenberg of Tall Tale Productions joins host Matt Fagerholm to discuss his acclaimed short film, "Stitches," as well as the work of various f...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 30:25
King Kelly
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Baseball star in the late 1800's sets the standard for sport celebrity pop culture in the subsequent 20th and 21st centuries. To hear the show, c...

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
Mays, Memory and Myth
From: Richard Stull
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A ten-year-old's memory of a day at the ballpark with his dad.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
King of Clubs
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the “Great Golf Marathon of 1938,” an eccentric Chicago stockbroker attracted international attention by wagering he could play 33 rounds of gol...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: May 31, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Film Review: A League of Their Own (1992)
From: Richard Stull
Series: Doc Stull's Sports Today and in the Day
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Penny Marshall's film brings awareness and respect for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943-1954.

Bought by KSLU


  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Gridiron Greats 12-05
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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We take to the gridiron this week.

Bought by WCRI, KPVL, WCPN, WUAL, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dynamic Ticketing
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Dynamic ticketing, where the price of admission fluctuates, is now gaining popularity among professional sports teams. They’re following the lead o...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
MONEYBALL -- Jonah Hill
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jonah Hill, San Francisco, CA 9/16/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jonah Hill talks comedy, drama, and animation.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 11:53