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151: At the Fishhouses
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Abandoned Fish House January 2009, Credit: Carrie Whittier, Little_DogPhotography at Flickr
Each year during the holidays, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen above all oth...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 05:13
Eggnog, or the Egg n' Grogg
From: Brad Dunn
Series: What's The Juice?
Caption: Created, Written and Produced by Brad Dunn
A 'Quick Sip' brought to you by What's The Juice? - America's Source For Wine Talk Radio. Topics include: Lady Macbeth, George Washington, and low...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
Stories from a Christmas Stocking
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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This holiday stocking is overflowing with a bounty of winter sounds and seasonal stories.

Bought by KREV-LP and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 49:20
  • Purchases: 2
What You Don't Know About Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Pilgrims, Credit: turtlemom4bacon
Just who were the Pilgrims and what did they want?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 46:15
  • Purchases: 2
Halloween Seeds of Sound
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by, Matt Callow, Flickr
Do you know why you celebrate Halloween? In this special Halloween Seeds of Sound, Gabriel Rima asks listeners to question this tradition and celeb...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KRZA, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
Hannibal Hamlin (First Lincoln V.P.) July 4, 1891
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Hannibal who? The story of an all-but-forgotten man who WOULD HAVE BEEN President after Lincoln's assassination, likely changing our lives.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
To The Fallen: Memorial Day - Part 1
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Memorial Day Poster, Credit: Beverly & Pack
Part one of a two-hour remembrance for Memorial Day... Since the ending of the Civil War in 1865, America has lost over 700,000 soldiers. For Memor...

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 44:32
  • Purchases: 1
Here's to You, Mom
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Song, poetry, and prose for our moms on Mother's Day.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 47:59
Erin go Bragh (1 hr.)
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with this edition of Kaleidoscope. From Mose the Firefighter to terminology and Irish practices, here is a look at th...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 47:56
  • Purchases: 1
Erin go Bragh: St. Patrick's Day
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Dedicated to the late broadcaster, J.P. McCarthy—Detroit's #1 Irishman—here is a two-hour celebration for St. Patrick's Day. In song, poetry, and p...

Bought by KHEN-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:33:41
  • Purchases: 2
Be My Valentine
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Traditions, trivia, and history of St. Valentine's Day. Also included is a brief story by Charles Westcott about a little girl and her homemade val...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 50:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Days After Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings o...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WRNC-LP, KRPS, KUHF, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 47:59
  • Purchases: 6
In The Spirit of Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Merry Christmas, Credit: Vincent Lock
Mike Whorf's "Kaleidoscope" guides us into the Christmas mood with a few musings on the spirit of the season.

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 48:22
  • Purchases: 1
A Christmas Masterpiece
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Hallelujah Chorus, Credit: Paulo Ordoveza
An account of the life and works of George Frederick Handel, most notably the writing of "Messiah."

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 45:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Great Adventure
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Mayflower II, Credit: joiseyshowaa, Keith Tyler
Our Pilgrim Fathers & Mothers—Mike Whorf details the first few years of the Plymouth colony and the natives they befriended.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 44:09
I Remember Radio #7: Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Jack Benny, Flamingo, 1958, Credit: Dan Perry
Great names and great memories—Thanksgiving with Stan Freberg, Jack Benny, and Eve Arden.

Bought by KMXT, KRCB 104.9, KMXT, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 45:13
  • Purchases: 4
Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Patterns in Music
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For “Patterns in Music,” Mike Whorf presents this special program of music, poetry, and thought-provoking reflection.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, 'The Sea', KKWE Niijii Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:07:36
  • Purchases: 4
The True Glory: Veteran's Day
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Chronicle
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Remembering both the fallen and the survivors.

Bought by WVIA, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KHNS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 53:45
  • Purchases: 4
One Last Word: Signs
From: Mark Blackmon
Series: One Last Word
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Signs. They’re everywhere, but do we ever stop to examine them? Probably not, unless there’s something about them that one finds funny. Or weird. O...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
Elvis is alive on the August anniversary of his death!
From: Jill Marcus
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August, 16, 2010 is the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. "He's Alive!" follows the formative years of a young lady growing up in the...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
Life and Hope
From: World Vision Report
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Author William Powers spent two years in Liberia during that country’s civil war. He directed relief programs for an aid group operating there. P...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 03:03
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: The Carol of the Bells
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The Salvation Army bell ringer, bundled up to stay warm in weather that has turned brutal overnight, stands just beside the front door of the busy ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:01
OUR CASTLE IN SPAIN
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We found our castle in Spain -- and celebrated Thanksgiving there.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
LABOR DAY: SAFETY FIRST
From: Dick Meister
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Unions are marking Labor Day with high hopes that the Obama administration will move to finally lessen the severe on-the-job hazards facing U.S. wo...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 04:20

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