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PROLOGUE - BURNING MAN meets THE INTERSECTION
From: David Boyer
Series: THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man
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The city is temporary and the intersections are conceptual. Are you ready to experience Burning Man — deep in the Nevada desert?

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 04:37
Frontier Music
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: The Wind
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Western Films as America’s origin story, and why they sound the way they do. Featuring Gary Farmer, Rion Amilcar Scott, Jeff Grace and Kathryn Kali...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 50:00
The Keepers: Archiving the Now with Host Frances McDormand
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Keepers
Caption: Host, Frances McDormand, Credit: Alison Rosa
The Keepers: Archiving the Now — a new hour-long special from The Kitchen Sisters and PRX with host, Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand. Storie...

Bought by Prairie Public, WJCT, WABE, WNMU-FM, WCQS and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 70
Campfire Nightmares
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
Caption: DESERT ORACLE RADIO
Remember campfires? We sure do. Standing around a campfire telling stories and socializing used to be a big part of the Desert Oracle "workflow," a...

  • Added: May 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
Searching for Devil's Club in the Tongass National Forest
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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In the Fall, I harvest a Devil's Club stalk from the woods. It serves as a protection, a reminder to be mindful.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Fishing with Delton
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Born and raised in Compton. It was big to come out here and see something different.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Life Aboard
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If the winds are right, I could be in the Bahamas in 10 days. It's nice to have the option.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 1
Water is Life: Tradition and transition in the Navajo Nation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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About 30% of residents of the Navajo Nation don't have access to running water, and even for those who do, much of the water is contaminated with u...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WDBM


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 21:55
  • Purchases: 2
Smackdown: City Hall vs Big Oil
From: Claire Schoen
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Richmond California is a working class town that grew up in the shadow of a Chevron refinery. The company ran both the economy – and the local gove...

Bought by KUOW, KUNM, WFAE, WAMU, WUTC and more


  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
Nether
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I love my city, and I rep it to the death. But at the same time, I’m a white boy in a black neighborhood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Thirsty Planet
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.
Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
Inka Milewski
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: Inka Milewski, at home in Miramichi, NB, Credit: David Kattenburg
Profile of New Brunswick, Canada researcher and environmental health advocate Inka Milewski

  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:42
OUR DESIRED FUTURE
From: Sharlene Leurig
Series: Our Desired Future
Caption: Inspiring Texans to keep water flowing for future generations.
Our Desired Future is a 30 minute radio documentary designed for public radio to educate Texans on the interdependence of our groundwater, springs ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KWBU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 2
700 Fathoms under the Sea
From: David Schulman
Caption: Scientists discovered the "sound channel" in 1944. Whales use it to communicate across oceans — and during the Cold War the Navy secretly used it to track nuclear subs. This 1948 graphic shows sound traveling on an axis 700 fathoms down in the Atlantic., Credit: Maurice Ewing and J. Lamar Worzel
Something unusual happens about a half mile under the sea. Ocean physics create a special zone where sound travels for hundreds, even thousands of ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, American Voices, Hark!, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:11
  • Purchases: 11
Pete Seeger-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Pete Seeger
Tribute to legendary singer-songwriter, political activist and environmentalist Pete Seeger featuring interviews, music and stories from a life far...

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, RadioFreePalmer, and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 59:18
  • Purchases: 4
A Simple Life: Swinomish Story
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: At the Canoe Journey, Credit: Photos courtesy of Jack Storm, used with permission. Jack Storms/StormsPhoto.com
In the Pacific Northwest, Native Americans honor their cultural heritage by participating in an annual canoe journey. A Swinomish elder shares his ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
Sandy in Gowanus
From: Jamie Courville
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Hurricane Sandy was nearly one year ago. Days after the storm, one woman described seeing the storm surge cause a flood of the extremely toxic wate...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:22
Digging Deeper: The Miner Details of a Major Industry
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Mining provides the resources for many products we use every day, but it's more than just a big corporate enterprise. Listen in for a look at some ...

  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:34
EarthTones
From: Claire Schoen
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Sound is a vital though invisible aspect of human existence. “EarthTones” gives its audience the opportunity to experience the natural world throug...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 1
Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Culture of Conservation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Part documentary, part sound-collage, this special explores Costa Rica, considered one of the "greenest" countries in the world, and its national e...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 21:19
A Shortcut through 2012: Tributes
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Russell Means
Additional tribute mix of more incredible people who left us in 2012--legacies that will continue to inspire...part two of A Shortcut through 2012

  • Added: Dec 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:26
The Living Fossil
From: Veronica Simmonds
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Every drug we take is tested with crab blood. And it all started with a walk on a beach.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
Life By The Drop: Drought, Water and the Future of Texas
From: KUT
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Life By the Drop is a close look at the state of water and drought in Texas, looking both to the past and the future for answers on how the state c...

Bought by WZEN.org, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KUHF


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WHRV, WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20