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First Generation Americans in the Kitchen
From: Sabrina Farhi
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First generation Americans often try to reconcile two clashing cultural identities - their identity as Americans and their cultural/ethnic identity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
Merry Christmas Miracle Maker!
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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This year's Christmas special is entirely devoted to the one but for whom there would be no Christmas...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:58:41
A Christmas Carol
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge and company -- and several spirits -- tell a tale of redemption...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:51:09
The Christmas Gift That's Been in the Workshop for Three Years Too Many
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Anne Berardi says a lot has changed after the storm as she overlooks her neighborhood from her balcony., Credit: Colleen Callander
Hurricane Sandy did more than just destroy this family's home -- it swept away three years worth of holly jolly Christmases. Since October 29, 2012...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Butterbird Christmas
From: Meg DeMakas
Caption: Butterbird Christmas Radio Play Presentation in Gary, IN 12-4-14, Credit: Family Folklore Foundation, Inc.
This radio play is a family romp at Christmas during the 50's in the Midwest.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 40:45
TSR15-25 Blue Canvas Christmas
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Join Big Top Chautauqua and the Blue Canvas Orchestra in this special holiday performance.

Bought by WDSE, KMSU, KPIP-LP, WTIP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 10
Thanksgiving and Family Relationships: How to have an uplifting experience
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Enjoy your Thanksgiving
The show is about being smart about what to talk at the dinner table and how to discuss controversial subjects with one or two relatives that may b...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 53:12
Culture Clique Presents "Farming The Ridge" (Part Two)
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Art Beat, we continue our coverage of Winona Poet Laureate, Ken McCullough’s collection of recent work entitled “Farming The Rid...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 33:49
Fatherhood Changes a Man
From: Kenneth Flowe
Caption: Go Kenneth Jr!, Credit: YMCA Flag Football
This is a voxpop that explores how Fatherhood had changed the prospective of dads across the world.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
We'll Be Here All Night
From: Tablet Magazine
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Stories for Passover about family, slavery, food, and... well, lice.

Bought by KZYX, Troy Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WFDD, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 41
StoryCorps: Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Terri Van Keuren Shoup (L), Richard Shoup (M), Pamela Farrell Shoup (R)
Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell remember how their father, Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, started the holiday tradition of track...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Marfa Public Radio, WOUB, New Hampshire Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 6
The Christmas That Almost Never Was
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A classic OTR from the voice of Yogi Bear!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A classic old time radio play by Daws Butler.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT, KRPS, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 4
Holiday Rules for Getting Rich
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The last of the turkey's in the soup, and Black Friday weekend is behind us. We're now into a full-on month of shop-till-you-drop.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
A Shanghaied Thanksgiving
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Well after the (wild) turkey
Michael Kelly's humorous look back at childhood Thanksgiving celebrations from long ago and the first turkey day he will spend far and away in Shan...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WTIP, WHRV, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 5
On Being Thankful - with Cancer and a Cat
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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Cancer survivor and NY tImes bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy recounts two related tales of giving thanks - one from her cancer recovery, a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #33 - The Hardest Time: Moms In Prison and an interview with Piper Kerman
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Mother’s Day is the one day of the year we set aside to honor mothers. Some do it with flowers and cards. For women who are in prison and their chi...

Bought by KVNF and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 24:57
  • Purchases: 2
Anonymous and Diana
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Eid
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Eid, an Islamic,a twice annual celebration is a favorite holiday of many Islamic students. Farhan, of the Luxton after-school program, contributes ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Anticipation - "There's No Dishonesty In Reveling In the Anticipation of An Impossibly Ache, Pain, and Problem Free Future."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
Julian's Dinosaurs
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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How does a family function when living out of a hospital during a young child's illness?

  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 14:26
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Anticipation - "Thousands of Years. Literal Bloodletting, to Figurative, Economic Bloodletting, to Sunscreen."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Sugar and The Brain
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? Well, it turns out it has less to do with the creamy but...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Psychologist's advice: This holiday season, shoot for being present rather than perfect
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Dick Swanson chatted recently with Dr. Mary Doheny, clinical psychologist at The Family Institute at Northwestern University in Chicago, abo...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2013
  • Length: 16:40
Making old traditions new again
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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How do you slow down your life to spend more quality time with your family? Can family traditions and religious beliefs help to ground you and your...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:54

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