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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
99% Invisible #164 -The Post-Billiards Age (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The ivory trade and the dawn of plastics

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 18
Deliverance on a Canoe
From: Michael May
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In Austin, Texas a movie theater called the Alamo Drafthouse has figured out a dreamy summertime way to screen its movies — an all-day canoe ride. ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
Hum...
From: Terrascope Radio
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A short, evocative audio postcard made while visiting power-generation facilities in northern California.

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 02:22
Sounds of Lake Ice
From: Rick O'Neal
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The chance to hear these sounds lasts only a few days a year.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:59
LOVE THY NATURE -- Sylvie Rokab Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Sylvie Rokab, San Francisco, CA 4/14/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sylvie Rokab talks unexpected relatives, the hidden dangers of city life, and dancing with Liam Neeson.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 20:50
BP Five Years Later: Deepwater Horizon and the Cost of Oil
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Louisiania bayou
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, not everyone is “back to normal.” On this edition, we follow BP’s trail fro...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How to be a Plastivist
From: Ali Lightfoot
Caption: Sampled water from the north pacific garbage patch, Credit: Dale Selvam
Billions of pounds of plastic can now be found on about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. In this radio documentary, KVNF's Ali Lightfoot...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:04
  • Purchases: 1
Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Climate change is here affecting weather conditions and sea levels. In India it's also having a more surprising influence on the country's tigers. ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #151- La Mascotte (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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What's under the suit.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 21
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
99% Invisible #150- Under the Moonlight (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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How the city of Austin bought the moon.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KVNF, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 21
Death Valley Wilderness
From: Untrammeled!
Series: Untrammeled!
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Imagine a landscape dressed in trees, dressed in grass, dressed in water. Now what if you could pull that all away? What would remain? In this show...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 27:18
99% Invisible #145- Octothorpe (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The surprisingly long history of the "#"- whatever it's called.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, KHNS, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 23
The Caprice Saxophone Quartet Features Minimalism in its Next Show
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: The Caprice Saxophone Quartet, Credit: Alison Bents
The Caprice Saxophone Quartet is an accomplished group playing a varied and challenging group of pieces in a Studio Z Saint Paul concert on March 7...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eating Like A Pig: How Beer Byproducts Transform Into Chow For Sows
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Pigs at Rocklands Farm go hog wild over spent grain., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
The growth of the craft beer industry is proving to be a win-win: both for brewers, and for pigs.

Bought by WABE and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
GUEST: Bernie Krause (Great Animal Orchestra) + 3D AUDIO Insight Treks (chapter 2)
From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 59:07
Episode 1: Landscapes are inhabited even when they're empty
From: Don Hill
Series: Insight Treks > 3D SOUND
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3D audio trips to 'special places' on the land; supernatural spots with unusual acoustics and extraordinary sounds.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 11:02
99% Invisible #148- The Sizzle (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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They don't sell the steak. They sell the sizzle.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 20
99% Invisible #144- There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A lightbulb that's been on for over a hundred years.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #142- And The Winner Is (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A trip to the factory where the Oscars are made.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 19
Body of Water
From: Veronica Simmonds
Caption: http://bodyofwater.ca/, Credit: Rebecca Roher
An ode to urban lake swimming

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 27, 2015
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 1
Green Fashion Designers
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Aarti with a dress by Chrissy Wai-Ching
In Seattle, some in the fashion industry are going green. Aarti Chandorkar finds out how two young designers - Chrissy Wai-Ching and Renee Corrick ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 2
The Tragic End Of Summer Soundwave
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
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Hosts Molly and Zoe are too busy coping with the tragic end of Summer Soundwave to fabricate a theme from two very different stories. First, we hea...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 17:23
In Defense of Childhood
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Kids from The Bike Shop on a Saturday ride, Credit: Used with permission from Matt Velguth
Matt Velguth runs The Bike Shop, an after-school program for low-income kids, because he wants to empower them and help them mature into independen...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:22

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