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The Crane and the Straitjacket
From: KUOW
Caption: Joey Pipia , Credit: Frank Ross
A struggling magician, struck with crippling osteoarthritis, decides to risk everything for the stunt of his life--escaping from a straitjacket whi...

Bought by WEZU, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 3
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
Maine's Survivor Bob
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Bob Crowley calls himself a typical Mainer, but there’s nothing typical about becoming a reality TV star at age 57.

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 2
Cartoon Carnival #25
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Lengenary puppeteer, children's show host and voice actor Chuck McCann, Credit: TVparty.com
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with Craig Marin, Chuck McCann, June Foray, Bill Scott, "Dudley DooRight," a new "Sgt. P...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2010
  • Length: 56:44
My Mother vs. The Streets
From: Radio Rookies
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In the past, hanging out with boys has gotten Jacuyra into trouble. But as a 16-year-old who doesn't often think about the consequences of her acti...

Bought by KUT, KVNF, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 5
Texas Nuggets: Three Chords and a Station Wagon
From: KUT
Series: Texas Music Matters
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The incredible story of a lost chapter of music history...and the equally incredible songs now rediscovered.

Bought by KGLT, Marfa Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2010
  • Length: 56:34
  • Purchases: 3
Cartoon Carnival #12
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Jay Ward's "Rocky and Bullwinkle" are featured on the 12th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with June Foray, Bill Scott, Roy Rogers, rare Bugs Bunny and Huckleberry Hound.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 53:34
Cartoon Carnival #11
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Jay Ward's "Peabody and Sherman" are featured on the 11th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with June Foray, Bill Scott, Paul Frees, rare Huckleberry Hound.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 52:33
Cartoon Carnival #8
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: "Finststones" Jazz from Hoyt Curtin on the 8th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with Hoyt Curtin, rare Top Cat audio and Flintstones Jazz.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 53:30
The Theater of War
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Jason Robards, Jr. in THE DISENCHANTED on Broadway
In which David Pressman goes to war, suffers the consequences, and comes home to direct a hit play.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
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
Life Between Two Worlds: The Culture of Online Gaming
From: Nathan Bender
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A medium length audio documentary that discusses the impact of online gaming on today's society through a 'This American Life' style of storytelling.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
  • Length: 21:39
Swing Free
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the hidden world of Swingers.

Bought by KUT, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Venice Beach Freak Show
From: Briana O'Higgins
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A look into the contemporary Freak Show

Bought by WILL and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription Dose #6
From: J. Duck
Series: Dr. Ducks Guitar Prescription
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The Most Incredibly Awesome Guitar Music in the World ! - Back to Back ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 58:00
From Moonshine to Armadillos: The Birth of the Austin Music Scene
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
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Rare archival recordings of Janis Joplin and Willie Nelson highlight this documentary.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 14, 2007
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Changing Face of Amazonia, a love story.
From: Anton Foek
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The Amazon region is changing rapidly. Experience a different change.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2007
  • Length: 05:20
genial - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
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The story behind the word "genial"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
Shodekeh: The Human Beat Box
From: Aaron Henkin
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An audio portrait of Shodekeh, master of vocal poly-rhythms

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, KGOU, KCUR, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Oct 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 5
Mind Control: Neural Rhythms and the Beat of the Brain
From: Aaron Henkin
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An exploration of the therapeutic technique of neurofeedback and its goal of recalibrating the rhythms of the brain

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 29, 2006
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 3
Phish: The Final Curtain
From: Vermont Public
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A one-hour documentary on the fan culture of the jam band Phish, told as the band broke up and played its final weekend concert festival in Vermont.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT-HD, KGLT, and KUCB


  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
'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
Keeping Secrets
From: Aaron Henkin
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A story about what happens when we hold on to secrets, and what can happen when we let them go...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, Spokane Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 17:15
  • Purchases: 4
Elvis Presley's Passion for Peas
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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The lowly garden pea has many fans, including Elvis Presley and NASA.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
A Disturbance in the Force
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An internet video game addict loses all bearing on the boundary between fantasy and reality.

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Audible and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2004
  • Length: 16:00
  • Purchases: 7