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Any Other Name
From: Will Dean
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Names are important signifers, but they are also very mutable. This piece focuses on the slipperiness of names: how their meanings can change, why ...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:44
Reflections of a Former Tough Guy
From: Mason Sand
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A personal audio essay detailing one former tough-guy's transition into fatherhood. A humorous, reflective piece about moving through life with th...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
Hungry in Winter: The Literary Julia Child
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
Caption: Julia Child
Julia Child wanted to be a novelist, or to write for The New Yorker. "They weren't interested in me, for some reason." So she just kept reading. An...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 49:35
Salty Lou’s Local Lobster
From: JP Davidson
Caption: Rob Martin, Cape Cod lobsterman, Credit: JP Davidson
A lobsterman and his girlfriend try to build the market for locally caught and processed lobster, in an increasingly global industry.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 5
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
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
Collective Living
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: The 25th St. House owned by Portland Collective Housing, Credit: Portland Collective Housing (PCH)
What happens when a group of friends get together to buy a house? That's what some people did in Portland, Oregon in 2003. The house is still owned...

Bought by Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 08:51
  • 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
Portland Fruit Tree Project
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Shiro plums picked by the Portland Fruit Tree Project (after this photo was taken), Credit: Portland Fruit Tree Project
The Portland Fruit Tree Project harvests fruit that would otherwise go to waste and gives it to area food banks, where fresh produce is scarce.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 1
Walking a Labyrinth
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
Adoption Ritual
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When Katie Perkins adopted 10-year-old Tajenae out of foster care, they created a ritual to mark the occasion.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 29 - Asking for Help
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A veteran of 25 years witnesses a fellow soldier kill an eight year-old girl. Upon returning home, he develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and f...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
It's Amore: Karlin
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Karlin does his best to win over a girl at Princeton Seminary with a fly rod and a healthy sense of confidence.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Aug 06, 2011
  • Length: 09:28
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 8/6/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY GRANDPA'S FACE IS BRILLIANT ORANGE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 025
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
Caption: Madelyn Young reads "Good Intentions"
This week's stories are about words, and the silences between sentences. Madelyn Young reaches out to one of her students, Robin Satterfield strugg...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Tales from the South 023
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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This week's stories are about changes that can happen in moments, years, or even lifetimes. Anne Perry is pulled into a bloody predicament, Rod Lor...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Decisions Project - 25 - Cold Feet
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A young man proposes to his girlfriend... and then reconsiders.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 24 - Leaving it All
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man gets in his car and leaves his life behind.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:15
The Decisions Project - 23 - Marriage Before Deployment
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A single mom decides to marry her best friend before his deployment to Iraq.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
The Decisions Project - 22 - Accepting Gay Father
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A teenage girl talks about learning that her father is gay and her subsequent decision to stay with him.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Life of Mattie River
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Mattie River
Mattie River looked like a puppy when we first found her. She was small and frightened, could barely stand on her own paws. Her wants seemed so ins...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 25:56
The Decisions Project - 21 - A Job Offer in Afghanistan
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man in his early forties decides to take a job in Afghanistan.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
Tales from the South 34: Father Show
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Paulette Mehta witnesses a painful goodbye, Frank Thurmond travels around the world to meet his father for the first time, and Judy Stokley copes w...

Bought by WUTC and WEKU


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 20 - Leaving Kids for a Year
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A father decides to take a transcontinental motorcycle trip and leave his children for a year.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:29
The Decisions Project - 19 - Mental Illness in a Parent
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A woman shares her decision to stop trying to help her mentally ill mother.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:27

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