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We've Been Here Before
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Building Brooklyn
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The story of Canarsie in reverse, from the racial unrest in the 1990s, to the anti-integration school boycotts in the 1960s, the community of Canar...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 26:41
The Ranger's Life
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What does it mean to be a ranger? It means you are married to the mission, a soldier for your planetary home, armed with a moral compass and a Smok...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oil Spills and Moldy Paper
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Preserving history is about more than battling mold and disintegration. We took a trip to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to learn about how an environmental ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 24:49
Look Toward The Dawn
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Today, we take a step back to imagine a world without a web of GPS satellites telling your smartphone where you are every second of the day. While ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 24:33
  • Purchases: 1
WTF is TFC?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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The myths and legend surrounding AMC's oldest trail crew, the TFC, aka Trail F*cking Crew.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 25:00
The Second Greatest Show on Earth
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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A group of 19th century pioneers lay claim to one of the world’s most inhospitable mountains and turn it into a premiere tourist destination.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 19:41
A Long Train
From: Andrew Poirier
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Reporter Andrew Poirier takes a ride on the A train from beginning to end and discovers that there is more to this train than meets the eye.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
A Salt Story: West Virginia Siblings Mine the Past to Build a Future (Gravy Ep. 22)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
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While West Virginia may be known for resources like coal, the country once turned to this mountain state for a culinary staple: salt. In this episo...

Bought by WMMT, WMMT, KVLU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WABE and more


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 23:22
  • Purchases: 6
PEI Cradle on the Waves Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Fields of sunflowers on PEI up near Souris., Credit: Charles McGuigan
The Mig Maw had a name for this place that means cradle on the waves. Which is exactly what Prince Edward Island—PEI as the people here call it—loo...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2015
  • Length: 26:31
Island Stories Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Moorings on Cobb Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan
Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. U...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 25:24
Civil defense sirens activated for severe weather
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Air raid sirens were designed to alert the public of incoming enemy attacks during World War II. But 50 years ago--during the worst tornado outbrea...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:52
Is the Bay Area home to the "last rustic town of metropolitan America"?
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
One of the attractions of living in the Bay Area is that you have the buzz and activity of towns located near impressive natural surroundings – eve...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:52
A day at Herring River
From: Ben Harden
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Every spring, river herring return to the rivers and ponds of Cape Cod to spawn. They are met by a group of volunteers who, come rain or shine, sho...

Bought by Radio Newark and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 07:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Bridge Guy
From: Amy Gastelum
Caption: John at the top of the north tower
John Mickiewicz maintains and operates the iconic WPA built Railroad Bridge that connects Cape Cod to the mainland over the Cape Cod Canal. He love...

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 26, 2012
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 2
Detroit's Floating Post Office
From: Zak Rosen
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On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code. Since 1...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Forgotten River
From: Aengus Anderson
Caption: Trash collects in the bed of the Santa Cruz, Credit: Aengus Anderson
Tucson, Arizona would have never existed without the Santa Cruz river. Yet Tucson’s success has transformed the Santa Cruz from an intermittent st...

Bought by WRIR, KVSC, KUT, and KVNF


  • Added: Feb 13, 2011
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 4
Newmarket: Birthplace of American horseracing faces threat to 350-year tradition
From: Liz Ruskin
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Stand on a street corner at dawn in Newmarket, England and you'll see a spectacle unique in the world: 3,000 racehorses parade through town every d...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:38
Park Stories: Bandelier's Caretakers of Cultural History
From: Jim Williams
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The National Park Service continues its battle to fight graffiti at Bandelier National Monument's centuries-old cliff dwellings

  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:40
Last Chance for Oysters
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America, a day on the river with one of southern Maryland's last working oystermen

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Ice Cutting in Vermont
From: Sarah Yahm
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a small community in Vermont revitalizes the old New England tradition of ice cutting and in the process talks about sustainability, communal livin...

Bought by CKMO and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
Winter Caretaker (Summer Mix)
From: Jesse Dukes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Peter Mattox alone in the woods, contemplates wilderness in America.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:36
Nuclear Plowshares
From: Gabriel Spitzer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What if the government wanted to blow up thermonuclear bombs near your house -- and forgot to tell you about it.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPFA, and KSUT


  • Added: Jun 25, 2006
  • Length: 14:33
  • Purchases: 4
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
Rip, Rift, and Panic: Earthquake Stories of Life and Death Along the Faultlines
From: Susan Stone
Caption: San Francisco, Marina district, October 17, 1989
Earthquake stories from around the Pacific Rim

Bought by KPIK-LP, WUAL, KMXT, KWMR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:22
  • Purchases: 11
The Art and Craft of Blacksmithing with Lewis Meyer
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: Kentucky Works
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the day in the life of a Kentucky blacksmith

  • Added: Mar 29, 2004
  • Length: 09:00