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Juan's Diary, Part 2: Back to Mexico
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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In Juan’s second audio diary, he travels back to Mexico to visit his dying grandfather. This is his first time back since he immigrated to the Unit...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 25:51
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "My Mother Is Now Earth" by Mark Anthony Rolo
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "My Mother Is Now Earth" by Mark Anthony Rolo
Dan Sinykin is pursuing a Ph.D. in literature and currently lives in Bemidji. Dan recently read and reviewed Mark Anthony Rolo’s new memoir “My Mot...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
UnFictional: After You Left
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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On this episode there are mysteries to solve, sudden appearances and unexpected disappearances. Two stories about searching for something that does...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KOSU, Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Up All Night with an Elderly Parent
From: Emily Berman
Caption: Jane Beard, of Silver Spring, Maryland
Now that her kids are grown up, it's not them keeping Jane up at night—it's her father.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
Dizzy
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Reporter and producer Christopher Johnson describes his frustrating year-and-a-half-long struggle to diagnose his chronic and sometimes painful diz...

Bought by XRAY.fm, Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Crimson Cries, Blue Echoes
From: Mary T. Diorio Schilling
Caption: Crimson Cries, Blue Echoes
In Key West, Florida,a neighborhood rooster's cries awaken a woman mourning her mother's recent death.

  • Added: May 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:59
I Don't Call Her Mom
From: City High Radio
Caption: my mom--one of the only photos I have
Fifteen-year-old Ashley hasn't seen her mom in a long time.

  • Added: May 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
Tales from the South: 073 Strangers in a Strange Land
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week, our writers are all strangers in a strange land, whether it's familiar, foreign, or in their own backyard. All stories are true and told...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Taking Mom to the Movies
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
Caption: Dave White
After his mother has a massive stroke, writer Dave White describes the quick thinking and problem solving necessary for a simple trip to the movies.

Bought by WCNY, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 3
Dingmantics: The Taxi Tapes #11-Sandra From Avenue Z
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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In the latest installment of The Taxi Tapes, Sam recalls the unexpected consequences of a voyage to the strange environs of Avenue Z in Brooklyn, w...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 15:07
Tales from the South 066: Having a Bad Day
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week's stories are all about having a bad day-- sometimes, things go from bad to worse. Stories by Bruce Trice, Phillip Taylor, and Taylor Eub...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Moving Out/On
From: Shannon Geis
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Producer Shannon Geis deals with moving out of her childhood home in Nebraska for good and the memories of her father that still haunt the property.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 20:22
Lambs to the Slaughter - Radcliffe Royds
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
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A true story told live in London. Radcliffe lost his home, his job and his wife in 24 hours. An uplifting tale on drug addiction and redemption, fr...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 13:42
  • Purchases: 1
Last Train from Bedford Falls
From: Sean Dillman
Caption: Seneca Falls welcomes Karolyn Grimes, who played Zsu Zsu Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"
A small town may be losing part of it's unique holiday tradition: New, "radio-friendly" 3-minute version!

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: When kids confess
From: KALW
Caption: Vickie Feldstein and Bernie Feldstein spoke at the the StoryCorps booth in San Francisco
There are a lot of different ways to raise kids, and while you can prepare yourself, a lot of the job, you just learn on the fly. Early in his par...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 1
I'll Heal in Time by Jillian Suarez of Radio Rookies
From: YouthCast
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches this week, a lot of people feel a sense of fatigue--some just aren’t interested in looking back. And one...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 1
From Elephant Toys to Elephant Gods and Back
From: WHJE
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In a school of 4600 kids, it’s hard not to get your browns confused, but when you’re the only Indian on staff, “Where’s Waldo?” just got a whole lo...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: An affair to remember
From: KALW
Caption: Vera Gonzalez and Gladys Ng, Credit: StoryCorps
Vera Gonzalez didn’t have much growing up – but she did have a passion for the piano. She would sneak into her school’s music room to teach herself...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
Best Couple by Vikky Cruz of Radio Rookies
From: YouthCast
Caption: Deoine and Vikky
YouthCast features a love story in honor of civil unions between same sex couples being recognized in the state of Illinois and the marriages of co...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WGXC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco Stories from KALW and StoryCorps: StoryCorps: The unbreakable bond between mother and daughter
From: KALW
Caption: Gloria Arrieta-Sherman and her daughter Michaela Arrieta Nave., Credit: Photo courtesy of StoryCorps
Gloria Arrieta-Sherman never thought she would have kids – but at 36 she unexpectedly got pregnant, and nine months later Michaela was born. Gloria...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: Remembering the loss of a husband and father
From: KALW
Caption: Judy Brady and daughter Jillian Gustafson, Credit: Photo courtesy of StoryCorps
Dealing with death on a daily basis can be draining, but when the death affects your own family, well, that’s a different story altogether. Jillian...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:27
The Penis Graffiti of San Marin
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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On Apparitions and Male Members in Suburbia

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: A tale of two dresses
From: KALW
Caption: Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson
Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson have been married for 22 years; their first ceremony occurred in 1988. But their same-sex marriage was not acce...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 4
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: How a 12-year-old foiled the FBI
From: KALW
Caption: Robert Tsutakawa spoke with his daughter Susan Tsutakawa in the San Francisco StoryCorps booth
It’s the year 1942. The United States has just joined the war in the Pacific. On the home front, the FBI is investigating and interning Japanese-Am...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: Improvised perfection
From: KALW
Caption: Denise Woodward with her Aunt Rita
Denise Woodward is a lifelong musician. As a young classical guitarist, she strove for perfection, often waking up at 4:30 in the morning to practi...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2

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