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Since November
From: Daniel Gross
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Just after Thanksgiving, one of the members of the band Girlyman was diagnosed with leukemia. It shaped their lives and their music. Here's their s...

  • Added: May 28, 2012
  • Length: 12:35
Stories from a Christmas Stocking
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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This holiday stocking is overflowing with a bounty of winter sounds and seasonal stories.

Bought by KREV-LP and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 49:20
  • Purchases: 2
Lean & Hungry Theater Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream
From: Lean & Hungry Theater
Caption: Original Broadcast Promotional Art, Credit: Aaron Hansen
A radio drama adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," set in the Prohibition Era, with live sound effects and some of the finest S...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KREV-LP, KUT, WMNF, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 57:49
  • Purchases: 5
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
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
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
"Dunkle's Old Jalopy"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Caption: Illustration for "Dunkle's Old Jalopy," published in the book UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, Credit: Joe Bevilacqua
A funny fable written by Daws Butler, performed by Joe Bevilacqua, published in the book and audio book: UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, by BearManor Medi...

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 14:05
  • Purchases: 1
"Helpful the Dwarf"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Caption: Illustration for "Helpful the Dwarf," published in the book UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, Credit: Joe Bevilacqua
A funny fable written by Daws Butler, performed by Joe Bevilacqua, published in the book and audio book: UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, by BearManor Medi...

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
"The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
Caption: "Be My Valentine Charlie Brown" is among the many tributes to love on “The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special”, Credit: Charles Schultz
“The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special," hosted by real-life husband and wife Joe Bev. and Lorie Kellogg present cartoon audio and comedy about LO...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 53:48
Sgt. Preston of the Yukon - "A Call From the Storm "
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! THE NEW STORIES OF OLD-TIME RADIO
Caption: The first NEW Sgt Preston of the Yukon show since the 1950s!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A brand new radio theater featuring characters from the classic radio and TV show, Sgt. Preston of the Yukon!

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 46:58
The Clyde Beatty Show - "Perils of the Tiger Barn"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! THE NEW STORIES OF OLD-TIME RADIO
Caption: The first NEW Clyde Beatty show since the 1950s!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A brand new radio theater featuring characters from the classic radio show, The Clyde Betty Show!

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 21:53
The Green Lama - "The Case Of The Bashful Spider"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN! THE NEW STORIES OF OLD-TIME RADIO
Caption: The first NEW Green Lama show since the 1950s!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A brand new radio theater featuring characters from the classic radio show, The Green Lama!

  • Added: Jan 29, 2010
  • Length: 46:33
Harmonic Healing
From: Diane Lee
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This is a sneak peek into the harmonica culture of senior citizens from Gulfport Senior Citizens' Harmonica Club.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
A Musician's Life: The Bacon Brothers
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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On this edition of "A Musician's Life" Tracey Tanenbaum speaks with The Bacon Brothers. The Bacon Brothers are screen actor Kevin Bacon and his br...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Justin Townes Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Justin Townes Earle talks about his childhood as the son of songwriter Steve Earle, his teenage infatuation with drugs and alcohol and why he prefe...

Bought by WGDR and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Liam Finn
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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In New Zealand Liam Finn's dad Neil Finn (of Split Enz and Crowded House) is royalty. Both in the U.S. and at home Liam is trying to establish him...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Sam Phillips
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Most people confuse Sam Phillips with the man who discovered Elvis Presley and Jonny Cash. But the Sam Phillps on this edition of the feature was ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KXOT Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
Cable Car Caroling - San Francisco Style
From: Sindya N. Bhanoo
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of a 21 year long San Francisco tradition - Cable Car Caroling.

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Arts on the Air - Diane Sloan
From: Vanessa Finney
Series: Arts on the Air
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Interview with classical singer Diane Sloan

  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:48
Steam Engine Days 2006
From: Benji Nichols
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A short narrative on a unique annual fall festival celebrating the Steam Engine.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:00
The 18th Annual Seagull Calling Festival
From: KUOW
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Uncanny seagull impressions make for good family fun on the Puget Sound.

Bought by WSHU and KZSC


  • Added: Aug 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 2
Flat Footing
From: With Good Reason
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For Brenda Joyce, flatfooting is a family affair... and an award-winning one at that.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:30
RN Documentary: Games Afoot
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Light-hearted documentary about board games; the history and cultural impact of old ones and the invention and production of new ones.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KRZA, and WFUV


  • Added: Dec 23, 2004
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
The life of mushing
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Jim guides us through his personel journey, into a world few of us will ever know.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2004
  • Length: 20:09
The Fair
From: Jason Rayles
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The fair is bright and nice and happy, and then the sun goes down....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, WNIJ, WBEZ, WZBC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2004
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 7