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Ken McCoy interviews boxer Bryant Theodile
From: Ken McCoy
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Boxer Bryant Theodile fights Dec 6th at the MGM

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
Wheelchair Racer (poem)
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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Profile/Poem of a Man

  • Added: Jun 17, 2008
  • Length: :59
Enter Night Audio Montage
From: Deanna Neil
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A collection of stories, dreams, nightmares and lullabies

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 04:55
Dock Ellis Pitches a No-No
From: Neille Ilel
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An Alternate Take on Drugs and Baseball

Bought by KCRW, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 3
Surrounded by Lights
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend a day with Amy, a single mother, as she works to fulfill the promise she made to her daughter two years ago.

Bought by KGLT and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
Saying Goodbye. . . Again
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A collection of the voices and sounds from the display of the AIDS Quilt in Portland, ME during National AIDS Day.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
Unintended Detours Episode 6: Derailed
From: Sue Mell
Series: Unintended Detours
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Four interwoven stories of lives derailed by serious illness or accident.

Bought by PRX Remix and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2008
  • Length: 27:13
  • Purchases: 2
Ode to Dishes
From: Briana O'Higgins
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Character driven documentary

  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 06:42
The Second Mom
From: Radio Rookies
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Teenager Sara Martinez has to look after her younger brother, who is autistic, and serve as a translator for her parents, who speak limited English.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WJCT, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2007
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 8
enlightenment by shotgun: coping with ALS
From: Aaron Henkin
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one man's accelerated perspective on life...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2007
  • Length: 20:00
We Are Still Here: Voices of HIV+ Youth
From: Julia Applegate
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Voices of HIV+ Youth

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRUA, KLCC, 90.5 WSNC, and WFUV


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 5
Love, War, and PTSD
From: Karen Brown
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A young couple tells the story of married life after war -- and it's not pretty.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
The Three Furies: Poverty, Addiction, and Mental Illness
From: Dawn Dreyer
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Producer Dawn Dreyer explores the "three furies" of poverty, addiction, and mental illness through her own struggles with bipolar disorder. "The T...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2007
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Person I Admire the Most
From: Jake Warga
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Following my best friend to Ethiopia

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 3
Jason Peacemaker
From: Teresa Goff
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Jason Peacemaker tells a personal story about HIV and addiction.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
The Ground We Lived On
From: Sound Portraits
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Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality and loss in recordings she made during the last months of her father's life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 12
Finding Out
From: Susan Goldberg
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Susan's mother died of breast cancer on Mother's Day in 2004. She carried a genetic mutation that made her susceptible to the disease. After years ...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 20:11
We Are Strong Women
From: Julia Applegate
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Interviews with HIV+ Women

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 90.5 WSNC, and KUGS Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 08, 2006
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Home Sweet Home Birth
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the Dutch tradition of home births and what the future has in store for his practice.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
A Lion in the House -
From: Aileen LeBlanc
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A look behind the scenes of the new PBS documentary about families living with kids who have cancer. A Lion in the House airs on PBS June 21st, 22nd.

Bought by WYSO, WYSO, and WMUB


  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 28:12
  • Purchases: 3
Thembi's AIDS Diary
From: Radio Diaries
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A year in the life of a South African teenager.

Bought by WUTC, Remix Radio, PRX to iTunes, WRNC-LP, KPFA and more


  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Length: 27:09
  • Purchases: 17
Patrick's Loyalties
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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Patrick's Loyalties

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: The Walker
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A documentary about walking; its benefits and cultural history.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Eating Close to Home
From: Atlantic Public Media
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Bill McKibben decides to eat only food grown locally. In the winter. In Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, KISU, KUT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 10
Becoming Visible
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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A cane helps Gloria Troyer keep her balance but she has mixed feelings about signalling her disability.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 13:02