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John & Annie Glenn: A Love That Defied Gravity
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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John and Annie Glenn's life story is one small step for a man and one giant leap for love!

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 14:53
#metoo, part 4
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Terry Menefee Gau, Kathi Shiff, Didi Tremblay, Mary Carpenter and Melissa Gray. , Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
We continue with the stories of five brave women—Terry Menefee Gau, Melissa Gray, Kathi Shiff, Mary Carpenter and Didi Tremblay—who like so many ot...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:31
A Nation of Immigrants, Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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A Nation of Immigrants is what we are, always have been, and always will be, as long as we remain the United States of America. Bans on immigrants ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
Pittsburgh’s Somali Bantu Students
From: Youth Express
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During the industrial revolution, Pittsburgh welcomed thousands of immigrants to southwestern Pennsylvania. The city remains welcoming to families ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:54
E03 / The Dog with 3½ Names
From: Sarah Hoyles
Series: Pet Sounds
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She didn't start with her name or with me. We trace the pure bred mutt's story back to the beginning, or as best we can.

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2015
  • Length: 14:29
  • Purchases: 1
Love Syndrome
From: Israel Story
Caption: Avichai and Kirin Ben Baruch
Israel Story's Valentine's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching love affair you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCPN, KUER, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Cobblestones: Jim Henson from A to Zoe
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Five-time Emmy Award winner Fran Brill, the first woman hired by Jim Henson for Sesame Street (seen here with Zoe) is retiring after 42 years , Credit: Jim Henson Legacy
Cobblestones: Jim Henson from A to Zoe is a sound rich special that includes original interviews, clips, music, and new skits with many of the orig...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 55:05
  • Purchases: 1
Her Speech
From: Jamie Courville
Series: Squirrels Stories
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Victoria is trying to get her life back after the removal of a brain tumor. She is getting a little better every day.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 06:58
The Urge to Travel
From: Mark Kwak
Series: Lights On
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A guy backpacks through 50 countries in 5 years. We hear his story.

Bought by KQED


  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:03
  • 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
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Crossing the Rio Bravo.
At just sixteen Victor left his home in Guadalajara and crossed the river into Texas only to be picked up by immigration agents and returned to Mex...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:06
Episode 1: Stealth in School
From: Callum Angus
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An interview with Female-to-Male teen Kyle Smith about his experience as a transgender high school student.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:30
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
Not a Foamer
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Griffin Bourassa possesses many traits of a typical 15 year old boy, but there is one facet of his life that is not normal.

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 2
DIY Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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We depend on all kinds of secular and spiritual rituals to mark the ends and beginnings of things. Sometimes this means following a long-standing t...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WYSO, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Zibia and Clyde
From: Jesse Newcomb
Caption: PRX default Piece image
6-year-old Zibia can be sweet and thoughtful, but she also has a wild temper. She can be mean and she knows it. This is a story about a clash bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
Food on the Table
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In today’s economy, you don’t hear too many success stories – let alone an unlikely one. Guy and Stella Hernandez went from designing buildings to ...

Bought by WMPG, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 3
After the Forgetting
From: Erica Heilman
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This is a story about a Vermont family's experience living with an elderly member's progressive dementia. What happens to love when there is no mem...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 24:49
  • Purchases: 1
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
WWOZ Street Talk-The American Dream
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is the story of how, NHS a non-profit organization, helped the Venerable and other low income families become homeowners.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 07:56
The Art of Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jon Joyce, an artist with down syndrome, offers support and love to his 94 year old mother.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Sit With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Twelve year old Cameron Ledoux talks with his father about his dad's depression.

Bought by HowSound, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
The Green Family
From: Sáša Woodruff
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lifelong residents of New Orleans, the Green family shows the resilience and strength of those who lived through Hurricane Katrina.

Bought by WMNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2006
  • Length: 08:08
  • Purchases: 3
Mea, Me, Mine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mea Tavares was born female. He’s spent the rest of his life redefining what it means to be male.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 08:49
  • Purchases: 1
I've Seen That
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Blind teen Alex Hall shows us around his life.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WKMS, WXLV-FM, and PRX


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 4