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Harold
From: Josh Hernandez
Caption: Father's Day
Reflections on a life well lived.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
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
Cobblestones: Going Gonzo for Jim Henson
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Dave Goelz on set, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Dave Goelz
A one hour special featuring performers, writers, and puppeteers who worked with Jim Henson from the beginning. The program includes interviews, o...

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KWMR, WNIN, KZYX, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps: Sarah and Joshua Littman
From: StoryCorps
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Sarah Littman interviews her son, Joshua, who has Asperger's syndrome, about his first semester at college.

Bought by WEZU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Kelly Krieg-Sigman and Michael Sigman
From: StoryCorps
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Kelly Krieg-Sigman and her husband, Michael, talk about how they met.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Al-Bahadli and Diana Klatte
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Majid Al-Bahadli and his wife, Diana Klatte, remember how they met.

Bought by KUER, WEZU, KUOW, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Nest
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It's one thing to make it to living in your nineties, and another to get to that age and still live independently at home. Bob and Terry Rohe have ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:54
  • Purchases: 4
'Til Death: Love, Marriage and Valentine Sweethearts
From: Rosemary Langford
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Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2
The Auntie Song
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Folk song based on "Hush, Little Baby" without the hushing.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:09
Miss Moose Meat
From: Roy Trumbull
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A college student who is the older sister of our narrator won a contest in Alaska and won't let go of it.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
Floy Bradford
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What's For Breakfast
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We talk with KAXE member Floy Bradford. Her kids decide what she eats, so she had the delicious combination of toast with cream cheese, sausage an...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 06:51
Call Your Mother!
From: John Dennison
Caption: It's Mother's Day!, Credit: Bridgette & Mike @ Earmark
We all have Mothers who like to call and chat, but sometimes you just have to let the answering machine take care of her.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:50
"Helpful the Dwarf"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Caption: Illustration for "Helpful the Dwarf," published in the book UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, Credit: Joe Bevilacqua
A funny fable written by Daws Butler, performed by Joe Bevilacqua, published in the book and audio book: UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, by BearManor Medi...

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
Grandfather
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a piece about an unexpected recording from the past. My grandfather taped hours of his thoughts for me when I was two - sitting in his sel...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WSLR, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Big Ship Radio
From: Alan Goldberg
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A particularly inept crew tries to turn a former warship into a luxury cruise liner.

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2008
  • Length: 21:13
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Jon Carroll
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Newspaper columnist Jon Carroll believes one of the keys to success comes from accepting your failures.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KFAI Minneapolis, Remix Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
What Would Scarlet Do?
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An old prom dress sparks memories of a departed stepmother and her different take on the world.

Bought by KISU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2005
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 2
Loser
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Zinkoff's classmates have branded him a loser...but he just may show everyone that any name can someday become "hero."

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 04, 2005
  • Length: 28:44
  • Purchases: 1
Sonata #1 For Riley Red
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Rachel and her friends believe rescuing a circus elephant will be the "one great deed" that will right their world.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 03, 2005
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Tale of Despereaux
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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He was a mouse deeply in love with a human princess named Pea, which presents some serious problems but makes for a great story!

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KTNA, and KUHB


  • Added: Apr 08, 2005
  • Length: 28:17
  • Purchases: 5