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UnFictional: Me and the Holy See
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Imagine having all the power and moral authority of the Catholic Church focused on one person… you.

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


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Helene Newberg's Marathon journey
From: Amina Chaudary
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When tragedy strikes a 16-year-old Muslim girl, her neighbor, Helene Newberg, is inspired to run in this year’s Boston marathon for her. And like e...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:46
Sex and Marriage
From: Brooklyn College Radio
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Is sex and marriage an oxymoron? and are the two mutually exclusives? Let's listen to the real stories of couples who knows the answers best on exp...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 08:35
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Nathan Bergstedt : " Mere synapses firing? I think not."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Nathan Bergstedt is a writer from Grand Rapids. He is the Art and Education Editor for the Grand Rapids Herald Review. He is also responsible for T...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Chapter 25 - Starting a New Chapter
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:40
Chapter 10 - A Turn in the Road
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard is caught between two philosophies of life: his father’s hard work ethic, which saw Richard’s responsibility to help meet the immediate exp...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 15:48
Bob Boxley
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detail of Bob Boxley's portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B. Klein
Monsters? Attempted suicide? The "second hand smoke" of insanity? Bob will be the 1st to admit that clinical psychology requires a bit of a split-...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
Chapter 7 - Getting Religion on the East Side
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard's mother enrolls him in Good Will Sunday School, an East Side mission of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. At Good Will, Richard lear...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 21:38
Sonic Ghoul
From: Karen Michel
Caption: Mingus RIP, Credit: Robert Vye
For years I've been obsessed with death, asking people about living, dying, killing (www.livediekill.org) but really getting into the dying. For ev...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
StoryCorps Griot: Reverend Eric Williams and Jannette Berkley-Patton
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Reverend Eric Williams tells his co-worker Jannette Berkley-Patton about his first experience with AIDS.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Heidi Holtan talks with Jessica Leigh Johnson about her book "Do You Trust Me? Allowing Hope to Triumph Over Tragedy"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Do You Trust Me? Allowing Hope to Triumph Over Tragedy" by Jessica Leigh Johnson
Heidi Holtan talks with Jessica Leigh Johnson about her book "Do You Trust Me? Allowing Hope to Triumph Over Tragedy," in this Real Good Words int...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Nov 29, 2012
  • Length: 25:32
  • Purchases: 2
Mandy's Diary: God is my Guy
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Mandy attends an evangelical Christian church. Every Sunday, she arrives at least an hour early for services, because that’s one of the things you...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 12:20
Ricky's Diary: What if God...
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Ricky’s father is an atheist activist. These days, Ricky is beginning his own search for God, and something to believe in. This story is part of th...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:25
  • Purchases: 3
Walker Church: a gathering place for worship, community and social justice
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Walker Community United Methodist Church was built in 1909 in south Minneapolis at 31st Street and 16th Avenue South. Named after Thomas Barlow Wal...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
Two diverse faiths: Minnesota's Mindekirken and Tibetan Buddhism
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
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Religion and language shape culture, so for immigrants coming to the United States, foreign tongues and unfamiliar worship services can be daunting...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSRQ, and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:39
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Surinder and Rupinder Singh
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Surinder Singh (L) and his son Rupinder (R) talk about their lives as Sikhs in the U.S. and Canada.

Bought by KALW, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 3
Culturology: "Shunning Sarah" by Julie Kramer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Shunning Sarah by Julie Kramer
National Bestselling Author Julie Kramer is back with her newest book titled "Shunning Sarah." In this Real Good Words interview Heidi Holtan inter...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 17:37
  • Purchases: 1
Religion
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Religion or no religion?

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:34
Midwiving Death
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mainers take matters of death into their own hands.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 1
Leaving
From: Whitney Jones
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Whitney Jones tells his story of losing faith and finding new ways to connect with the world around him.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KFAI Minneapolis, HowSound, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 14:10
  • Purchases: 5
Interview with a Grandfather by Chelsey Russell of Youth Radio Vermont
From: YouthCast
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Chelsey Russell interviews her grandfather about his struggle with alcoholism, and the faith he has put in Jesus to help in recover.

Bought by WGXC and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Nov 03, 2011
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
Halloween through the eyes of a spirit medium
From: KALW
Caption: Sarah Belanger is a self-described “spirit medium.” , Credit: Priscilla Yuki Wilson
For many of us, Halloween is a day we get to depart from reality. But for Sandra Belanger, ghosts, the afterlife, and death are part of everyday li...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1
Kay and the Terror of the Smurfs
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On our Fear Factor show Kay Little described the sole fear of as a young man, being shunned by his conservative Christian community.

Bought by KRUA and KUT


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 2
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
Daily Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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People observe all sorts of small rituals, sometimes on a daily basis. But what separates these activities from daily routines, like brushing your ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:37

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