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From This Point On
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
Unplugging during the holidays
From: Lesley Nase
Caption: The meeting of two rivers, Credit: Lesley Nase
An essay on how to unplug and gain balance during the holiday season by watching classic holiday films.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 12:26
Episode 1: Stealth in School
From: Callum Angus
Series: Transwaves
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Join hosts Devon and Cal for this first episode that follows the emotional journey of Female-to-Male transsexual Kyle Smith and his mother, Leslie,...

Bought by Wild Planet Radio


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 20:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Behavior Code
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Dr. Nancy Rappaport
About 10-percent of kids in school – approximately 9 to 13 million students – struggle with mental health problems. Whether they’re running out of ...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 17:25
Santa's Greatest Hits
From: Fred Flaxman
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Steve Jencks hosts this trip down Memory Lane featuring Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Eartha Kitt, Perry Como, Elvis Presley, Tommy Dorsey, ...

Bought by KDUR, Wyoming Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KSLU, KUCO and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 40
Coming Home
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
Community Caring
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Sunday Father's Day Supper, Credit: Walter Murch
How do women share and care for each other through their ages.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 13:43
Make Love, Not Debt
From: Robin Amer
Caption: Debt Ledger, Credit: Jenny Bauman
"Him" and "Her" are an anonymous couple who used to have a LOT of debt. They write about getting out of it at their relationship finance blog, Make...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 1
Facts about the new street drug Spice or K2: synthetic cannabinoids
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Spice packet, Credit: Wikimedia
Jahan Marcu is one of the few cannabinoid scientists in America. Chris Goldstein interviews him on the substances containing synthetic cannabinoids.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2010
  • Length: 14:13
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
NJ man with MS faces marijuana charges, supporters demonstrate
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: supporters at the Somerset County Courthouse 12/14/09, Credit: Chris Goldstein
John Wilson faces first degree felony charges usually used against cocaine kingpins. Now he faces up to 35 years in state prison for having 17 mari...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
Cookus Interruptus I: Orange Glazed Salmon Kebobs (Jane's Band Gets a Gig)
From: KUOW
Series: Cookus Interruptus
Caption: Cynthia Lair, Credit: Brad Huskinson
Cynthia prepares salmon kebobs while her adult daughter, Jane, mooches the car for a band gig in Pasco, Washington.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Length: 07:54
Astrology and Mythology
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
This week we consider the influence of astrology and mythology on music.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 26:29
  • Purchases: 1
A Conscious Effort To Build Community
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a co-housing development in Maine.

Bought by KUNM and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Tom Niemisto
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What happens when kids spend too much time indoors?

  • Added: Nov 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:49
A Letter from the Seventies
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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A retrospective museum exhibit take us back to the seventies

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:28
The Coast Starlight Train
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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A train ride from Northern California to Portland Oregon

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 1
Duffy's Ark
From: Stephen Grant
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the wake of the recent historic floods hitting the Midwest many families have been left homeless. For one Iowa family, the nightmare that landed...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
Pancake Breakfasts
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Pancake breakfasts are part of the fabric of America,

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 09:03
Unleavened Alaska: Passover in the Last Frontier
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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When it comes to Passover, why is this state different from all other states?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPIK-LP, Louisville Public Media, KZYX and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 6
Parenting All Over Again: Adopting the Grandkids
From: Rebecca Sheir
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The number of grandfamilies is on the rise; meet one of the newest.

Bought by The Neighborhood and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 2
Thanksgiving in Vancouver
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Traveling to Vancouver for Thanksgiving

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 24, 2007
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Co-Housing - a new model of housing development
From: Mandy Walker
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This is an informational guide to co-housing

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 2
The End of Homework
From: Deb Krumholz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Discussion with author and educator Etta Kravolec about her research on the effects of homework on children

  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 26:32
Over-the-top birthday parties for children
From: Deb Krumholz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Leading researcher talks about the ratcheting up of children's birthday parties

  • Added: Aug 16, 2007
  • Length: 26:49