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The Opera, the Acequia and the WPA: Stories from Santa Fe Living Treasures
From: nancy udell
Caption: Gillian Wethey McHugh
Excerpts from the oral histories collected by the Santa Fe Living Treasures' committee as part of its work honoring community elders.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 27:43
The Olsen House and Christina's World
From: jessica lockhart
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The Olson House in Cushing Maine is the farmhouse depicted in Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. The painting has become an icon in American art. Th...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Adeline Roccko and Zachariah Fike
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Army National Guard Capt. Zachariah Fike speaks with Adeline Rockko about returning her brother's lost Purple Heart medal.

Bought by WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 06, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 4
Moments with Jazz Master Sheila Jordan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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5 Moments with vocalist and NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 10
Peggy and Hugh: An Oral History
From: Laura Herberg
Caption: Peggy and Hugh, then and now.
Peggy grew up on the Canadian prairie listening to big band on the radio. Hugh grew up in Seattle and tried to stay out of trouble from his Welsh ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 17:18
A Rodgers and Hart Valentine's
From: Fred Flaxman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The best of Rodgers and Hart's love songs as interpreted by some of the most famous American male and female vocalists.

Bought by WNMU-FM and KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
SITPE # 1139
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Some blues and lots of 1967.

Bought by KWMR, KMXT, KKRN, KPVL, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 6
Ice Cream Socials
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: Sea Side Hall, Swan's Island, Maine, Credit: Swan's Island Memory Project
Of course ice cream is a treat at any time for anyone, but it was awfully difficult to stock in any island store in the 1930’s. Marguerite Staples...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
History of music therapy
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is the first of a 3-part documentary examining the history of music therapy and it's applications.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 07:54
A Conversation with Amy Tan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Author Amy Tan talks about her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, her relationship with her mother, and the art of writing.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 27:50
JazzStories: Duduka Da Fonseca and Bossa Nova Sounds
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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Brazilian musicians Duduka Da Fonseca, Helio Alves, and Maucha Adnet discuss Samba Jazz and the Bossa Nova.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WNCU, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 09:09
  • Purchases: 4
I Didn't Know That (A Short People's History of the United States)
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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A young rendering of an old story. All contributors between the ages of five and eight.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Polar Prom
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Award Winning Radio Programs
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The first prom in the history of a small isolated Arctic town in Nunavut, northern Canada. 'Polar Prom' won a Bronze Medal at the 2010 New York Fes...

Bought by WRPI and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: 21:59
  • Purchases: 2
I Didn't Know That (A Short People's History of the United States)
From: Stephanie Coleman
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A young rendering of an old story. All contributors between the ages of five and eight.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KSRQ, KHNS, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 8
Garrett Park: Small Town America in the Big City
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In 1898, a small group of citizens in Maryland faced a devil of crisis. Indoor plumbing! They quickly banded together and sped to Annapolis and in ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:25
The Parks of the City of St. Cloud
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Summer in St. Cloud means getting outdoors for fun, frolick, and festivals. From the foliage of the Beaver Island Trails and the Clemens/Munsinger...

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 26:07
Happy One hundredth Birthday
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Arthur and Aggie, Credit: Walter Murch
The Santa Monica Pier and Arthur Lessac turned 100 years old on September 9th

  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 11:20
Virginia Beavert
From: KLCC
Caption: Virginia Beavert
A profile of Yakama elder Virginia Beavert, who is studying linguistics and teaching her native language, Sahaptin, at the University of Oregon.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 2
Virtuoso Voices - Bach Mix "Bach Beyond Music"
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: J.S. Bach
Three Bach playing pianists talk about a possible spiritual presence in music by Bach. Use this 59 second "Mix" for Bach's Birthday (March 21) or ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: :44
Bach Mix "Bach on the Inside"
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Classical Music in 60 Seconds(tm)
Caption: JS Bach
Three musical giants reflect on what they feel when they play and hear Bach. For any format, the 60 second drop-in is ideal for Bach's Birthday (Ma...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
My Dad the World Champion
From: Laura Spero
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Just before the opening of the 2008 Bejing Olympics, Don Spero tells his daughter, for the billionth time, of the epic rivalry he once had with gre...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
Mitchell Playground
From: David Green
Series: North Shore Names
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Learn about retired head of Buildings and Grounds, Mr. Mitchell, and the playground named in his honor.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Love on the Wing
From: Linda Jay Geldens
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Original unproduced 1944 romantic fantasy, with orchestral score

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
Quinceanera
From: Littleglobe
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A latino Sweet 16

Bought by WQJC, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
Emma Lazarus vox
From: Julie Subrin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What people know about the woman who wrote "give me your tired..."

  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:28