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Chalupa y Buenas
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door
Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez
“Chalupa y Buenas” is a podcast recorded along the United States and Mexico border. We'll explore inter-generational family traditions along the R...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2023
  • Length: 12:22
MN Reads “So Surprised to Find You Here” by Bart Sutter
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Poet Bart Sutter talks about his new book “So Surprised to Find You Here”

  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 10:56
StoryCorps Griot: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on May 30th, 2021 for StoryCorps.
Cousins Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker reflect on their strict upbringing and remember one afternoon when they decided to break the rules.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - The Lap and Sus
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A story from Kim Weitkamp, recorded live in the Apple Seed studio, for anyone who needs to know how precious they are to someone else, no matter what.

Bought by KTXK, KKRN, WVPE, KSJE, and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Thanksgiving with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special episode of The Apple Seed that will help you celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll share stories of things we’re thankful for, stories about grea...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KTNA, KKRN, WVPE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps Historias: Juan Pablo Encinias and Isabel Encinias
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Miguel Encinias crouched beneath a F105 aircraft in 1967., Credit: Courtesy of the Encinias family
Isabel and Juan Pablo Encinias remember their father, Lt. Col. Miguel Encinias, a Hispanic combat pilot that served in the U.S. Air Force during Wo...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:15
Childhood Wildhood
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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This episode is a reminiscence sparked by some old photos. I’m pretty sure my father took the photos, because I can’t remember him ever being witho...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 04:42
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
From: Avery Thompson
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Unhappy with contemporary America, Avery Thompson travels to Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult the man responsible for bringing his family to thes...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Untold Story of the Untold Stories from the St. Cloud State University LGBT Resource Center: The Story Project
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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It’s called The Story Project and its mission is just as straightforward as its name, to documents the stories of students, faculty, staff, and alu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 26:32
Folktale of Fatherhood
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Fatherhood, Credit: Julia Meek
This week's edition of Folktales declares 'hats off'' to all the Paters, Pops and Patriarchs we know, with a world of good music!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, GCR (Global Community Radio), WNMU-FM, WFIU and more


  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 15
Dancing to Save a Life
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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More and more students are taking part in fundraisers where they pledge not just to stand on their feet for long periods of time, but dance. Their ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Straddling Borders
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rafael Contreras business card., Credit: Image provided by Ingrid Rojas Contreras.
Whether it’s understanding a shaman grandfather, or deepening love via another tongue. These stories from around the world are about personal histo...

Bought by KQED, KSFR, and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sanjay's Super Team
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Sanjay's Super Team, Credit: Pixar
Sanjay’s Super Team -- the first Pixar film directed by a person of Indian heritage. The first Pixar film with a central character who is a person ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Teenage Perspective on Breakfast
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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The most important meal of the day - breakfast - is no longer a priority among teenagers. Why can't they find the time for golden waffles doused in...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:33
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"Mama just always said, ‘you be what you are and you don’t have to worry about nothing.’" - Dolly Parton in a previously unheard interview from 1978.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KVNF, WMMT and more


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 6
Mimi & Linda
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories from Deep in the Vault: Summer Institute Edition
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A mother & daughter recollect moving to Austin from Vietnam. This story was produced by Ana Kolendo, Linda O’Neal, and Lindsey Shirack during the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
TSR14-17 Pert Near Sandstone
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Minneapolis speed-grass band Pert Near Sandstone joins us for an evening on the Big Top Stage!

Bought by WRNC-LP, WDSE, Wisconsin Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 6
BookTalk December 2013
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Chérie Newman, Barbara Theroux, and Zed talk about recently-published books written by authors from the western U.S. -- fiction, nonfiction, and po...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Holiday Adventures of Amahl + Me
From: Liz Massey
Caption: Liz Massey, Credit: Photo courtesy of Liz Massey
Liz Massey's family only had 3 holiday record albums when she was growing up. In this story, she explains her role as an unlikely evangelist for on...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 08:22
From Rivals to Teammates
From: Todd LeVeck
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The 50th meeting of two middle school football teams is more than a great football matchup but a lesson in the changes involved with growing up.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2012
  • Length: 04:14
JazzStories: Jonathan Batiste
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"I felt like I had to do more in order for people to think of what they would think of another musician—about the level of intellect or artistry of...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and WNCU


  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 17:44
  • Purchases: 3
Ruth Ellis: We Just Were Happy
From: Dan Heidt
Series: Living Histories
Caption: Ruth Ellis displaying her award-winning Feed Sack Quilt, Credit: Reuben Ellis
Surrounded by three generations of her family, 92-year-old Ruth Ellis reflects upon 70 years of marriage to her 94-year-old husband, Paul, learning...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 09:24
Making Contact: How We Survive: The Currency of Giving (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A look into how struggling communities around the U.S. are meeting each others needs, without charity, or even exchanging a dollar.

Bought by WCSU-FM and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Liverpool Rummy
From: Sue Mell
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There?s just something about summer nights and playing cards.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
It Happened at the Wisconsin State Fair (w/Music)
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Practical Perspecitves
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Interesting events that happened at a state fair.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2006
  • Length: 05:35