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Mill Town 2.0
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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What's next for Millinocket, Maine

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 1
Is Virginia Really For Lovers?
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The original Virginia Is For Lovers slogan/logo, created by Martin & Woltz (now The Martin Agency) in 1968., Credit: The Martin Agency
The real story behind one of the most famous tourism slogans of all time.

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


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 3
Red Wing Stoneware with Larry Peterson
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on "Don't Cha Know" we get to know more about Larry Peterson of Red Wing MN. Larry is an avid collector of Red Wing Stoneware - and is quite ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 27:34
144: Maritime Museums and the Future
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: This traveling exhibition of photographs of children working in the textile and canning industries of the early 1900's is at the Creative Photographic Arts Center in Lewiston through mid-March, 782-1369. The Center and the Quoddy Maritime Museum in Eastpo, Credit: Lewis Hine: The Maine Child Labor Photographs
In this episode we'll outline a number of ideas for discovering new ways for maritime museums to connect with visitors beyond the boats and technol...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:47
Edward Stephenson
From: Mara Zepeda
Caption: A tobacco auction from 1959, Credit: WHTJ Charlottesville
A third-generation tobacco auctioneer reflects on the end of live auctioneering in Durham, North Carolina. Co-produced by Kate Waters and Mara Zepe...

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Detroit's Floating Post Office
From: Zak Rosen
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On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code. Since 1...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Forensic Architect
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Chris Carley, Forensic Architect
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Broken, Not Broke: The Economy According to Richard Wolff
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Richard Wolff, Credit: http://www.rdwolff.com/
An exclusive interview with economist Richard Wolff, who explains how failed ‘trickle down economics’ theories are being recycled under a different...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Secret Advisor
From: WNYC
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The names of many of Reverend Martin Luther King Junior’s associates are well known: Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young. But one of his m...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KLCC, Prairie Public, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:38
  • Purchases: 28
Winona as The Stained Glass Capitol of the World
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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In 1946 James E. Hauser saw a business opportunity for repairing stained glass windows during a rationing of materials due to World War II. Today t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 14:28
How 'Quality of Life' turned Homeless New Yorkers into Criminals
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Rents have always been high in New York; but since 1994, so called ‘Quality of Life’ policing, and business friendly development strategies have de...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 17:01
Debtors' Prison, Why Creditors Don't Care if You Repay Your Debt, and Bankruptcy
From: Steve Rhode
Series: Get Out of Debt Guy Show
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On today's show I talk with Dr. Louis Hyman, an expert in the history of debt. Not only was it great talking with him but we chatted just as long o...

Bought by KZYX and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Rich Are Getting Richer
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
While the middle class in the US is struggling to survive, the rich keep getting richer.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:01
African-American landmark turns 100, needs help
From: Jeanne Bonner
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The Herndon Home is facing financial uncertainty just as it's celebrating its centennial year. The imposing two-story brick mansion sits largely un...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
You Can Live On Less
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can live on less. Others can't.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:48
Vanishing Craftsmen: The Blacksmith
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Caption: Blacksmith Bill Scheer holds several crafted harpoon points, Credit: Patrick Skahill
Technology and a lack of demand changed blacksmithing into a specialized trade.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:05
An Exploration in Sound: Market Basket
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Market Basket love Xmas
An accelerated trip to this insanely active grocery store in Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
An Exploration in Sound: Commercial Environments within Union Square
From: Justin Grotelueschen
Caption: Union Square, Somerville MA, Credit: Christina Pazzanese For The Boston Globe
An edited analysis of nine indoor businesses in the heart of Union Square, Somerville, MA.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Return of Fine Cider
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: Steve Wood, owner of Poverty Lane Orchards., Credit: Scott McIntyre
A fine cider revival could provide a lifeline to struggling New Hampshire apple growers.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2009
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
Ten Cents a Dance
From: With Good Reason
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During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry was working overtime. Listen to some of the gems and the stories behind them.

Bought by KUER, WGBH Radio Boston, KFAI Minneapolis, and WRPI


  • Added: Jul 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 4
Between Civil War and Civil Rights - 5: White Protestant Nation (1915-25)
From: Alan Lipke
Series: Between Civil War and Civil Rights
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An exploration of American racism as cultural and commercial mass-phenomenon, covering the "reincarnation" of the Klan as a fraternal movement whic...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Business of Shock
From: Business Matters
Series: Business Matters
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This week, Business Matters will explore how the lame-duck Bush Administration and the Federal Reserve are applying a kind shock therapy to the eco...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
Creating An Intellectual Heritage
From: The humble Farmer
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Myth blends in with facts to create history

  • Added: Oct 18, 2008
  • Length: :47
D.C.'s Shrinking Chinablock: A Two Part Series
From: Kristen Balagtas
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One ethnic enclave tries to obtain a cultural identity in a struggling economy

  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:48

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