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From: Eoghan Hanlon
Caption: Sheila Hayes, holding two of 208 babies that she fostered.
This is a radio documentary - my first radio project - that I produced in 2011. It tells the story of my grandmother in Ireland, who fostered over ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Modern-Day Homesteaders
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY profiles two families who live the DIY lifestyle every day by growing and making most of what they need.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Christi & Christopher: A Mother and Son Story
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Christi was a pregnant teenager who gave up her baby for adoption and then changed her mind. The story from there goes places no one saw coming. Pr...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:28
Lucas' Mama
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A young mother’s role in guiding her deaf son toward hearing and speaking.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 3
The Decisions Project - 4 - Letting Go
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A mother talks about the decision to put her mentally handicapped daughter in a group home.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 03:29
When the Poop is No Longer a Gift
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
Caption: William in the NICU, Credit: Matt Clark
A newborn turns blue, is rushed to the NICU, and his parents deal with going home while the baby remains in the hospital, hooked up to machines.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 1
Your Singing Really Interferes With My Going-To-Sleep Process
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
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A music teacher tries to stop her newborn’s crying with lullabies. Turns out it’s the worst thing she can do.

Bought by WABE, KPIK-LP, KALW, The Story, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 07:45
  • Purchases: 6
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
Flatline Days
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of being bipolar and being a mom.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 5
A Welcome Home
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a Maine foster mother who's taken in dozens of kids over the years.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Underwater Birth of Francis Henri
From: Chris Bolton
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of my a young couple having their baby at home

  • Added: Sep 13, 2008
  • Length: 09:15
Into a Million Pieces
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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John Halligan talks about the loss of his son to suicide.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 3
Going Back to College
From: Littleglobe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The influence of my childhood experience with college on my current desire for a degree.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and WQJC


  • Added: Mar 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
KidTales: Wind in the Willows Ch. 2
From: KTNA
Series: KidTales: The Wind in the Willows
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A creative reading from the children's classic, read by Jessica Stevens.

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2007
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Getting Raised (Hour long program with 5 or 3 min. newshole)
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
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Teens tell us what it's like to live with parents...or without them

Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, KSFR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 19
Speaking to My Heart
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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When Nikki became a mother of two at the age of seventeen she promised to leave her life of drugs and crime behind. It was a promise she couldn't k...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 4
Elijah Haunt
From: Carolina Wheat
Caption: Elijah's Fan Dance, Credit: Ulla Johnson
A mother asks her 8yr old son what kind of ghost he would be if he were to suddenly die.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
Welcome Baby Max
From: B-Side Radio
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Getting to the birth of baby Max took Sarah Baughn on a surprising journey.

Bought by XRAY.fm and WFUV


  • Added: Nov 28, 2004
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 2
Dia's Diary: My Mother
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A transgender woman tells how she came out to her mother

Bought by KRZA, KUOW, Vocalo.org, KGLT, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2003
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 8