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Spooky Shearwaters
From: BirdNote
Caption: Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Credit: Duncan Wright
Some early sailors, visiting remote Pacific islands, surely feared that the ungodly wailing on shore meant they had been tricked to the gates of He...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
99% Invisible #85- Noble Effort
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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The man behind the most famous desert landscapes of all time.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, and WJCT


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 16:46
  • Purchases: 3
99% Invisible #82- The Man of Tomorrow
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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A giant leap for radio. Flight for TV.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WJCT, KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, and KUT


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 11:14
  • Purchases: 5
Haints
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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A tornado that devastated Fayetteville, Tennessee the week author Clint McCown was born is the setting for his latest award-winning novel, Haints.

Bought by WJCT and KVLU


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
How Birds Talk
From: With Good Reason
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People used to think alarm calls made by birds just meant "danger, danger!" But it turns out, birds are more specific than that. They can even aler...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Beat Pedaler
From: vanessa lowe
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Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 24
Lionfish
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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The surging population of non-native lionfish off the atlantic coast has brought about new recipes, rivalries, and even rodeos.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Encounters Rain
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Don't worry if your clothes aren't waterproof, your ears definitely are!

Bought by KDUR, PRX Remix, and WMNF


  • Added: Oct 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Encounters Bear Safety
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Go to an area in Alaska that has one of the highest grizzly bear populations in the world and find out how humans can live near bears safely.

Bought by KCHU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 10
An Evening with Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Volume-1
From: Southwest Stages
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An Evening of Music and Interviews with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, recorded live at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, NM.

Bought by Prairie Public and KGOU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
An Evening with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Volume-2
From: Southwest Stages
Series: Southwest Stages
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The show features another hour of Music and Interviews with Big Head Todd & the Monsters, recorded live at the Historic Lensic Theater in Santa Fe,...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
Riches from Ditches
From: Grace Hood
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Access to water in Colorado has been an enduring challenge for miners, farmers and cities. But no matter how valuable this resource may be, it’s th...

  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 09:06
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
A Painting a Day
From: Lu Olkowski
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Profile of artist, Harry Orlyk, who has painted a landscape every day for the last 30 years.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 06:20
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: A Boat-trip through Borneo
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An on-location report about Orang Utans and the various threats to the peat bog forests of Kalimantan in Borneo.

Bought by KUER and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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
The Antarctic Tapes: "The Landings of 14 / 15 November '94"
From: Herb Malsman
Series: Visions...A Series Of Visits To (Almost) Everywhere!
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We're all aboard...as Visions sets sail for Deception Island, Antarctica.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 01:25:16
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Bites: The predatory nature of nature films
From: Guy Hand
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The predatory nature of nature films.

Bought by KVNF, KRCC-FM, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 12:45
  • Purchases: 3