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Merry Montoos
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Montoo at the oven, Credit: Sandip Roy
It’s hardly Santaland but as Christmas approaches Montoo’s bakery, in a dingy lane in central Kolkata, is one of the city's hottest addresses.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Episode Two: Tools for Smart Giving
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark Guide to Good Giving
Caption: Chronicle of Philanthropy Editor, Stacy Palmer, Credit: Stacy Palmer
In part two of Tiny Spark's Guide to Good Giving, we speak with Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She offers advice on vetting...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KALW, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 01, 2015
  • Length: 14:17
  • Purchases: 3
Episode One: Is it Better to Give Locally or Globally?
From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark Guide to Good Giving
Caption: Charlie Bresler (Courtesy of Bresler)
In this first episode of Tiny Spark’s Guide to Good Giving, we explore effective altruism, which urges donors to stretch their charitable dollars a...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 13:17
  • Purchases: 2
Diwali Bang Bang!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Diwali Sweets
It’s like saying "I don’t like Christmas." But Sandip Roy has never been particularly fond of Diwali.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Let's Go Fly a Kite
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy never learned how to fly a kite, and he regrets it every September.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Boisakh (or just have some fried food)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Calcutta food festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
Contrary to popular belief, Diwali or the Festival of Lights is not New Year everywhere in India. Some celebrate their New Year during Holi the fes...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
The Spiritual Edge: Bay Area Jews head to the desert to reclaim their Biblical roots
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - The Spiritual Edge
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Berkeley-based Wilderness Torah is one group that’s trying to bring new meaning to the old tradition. Intrigued, I tagged along this past spring fo...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 11:58
Irma Thompson, Thanksgiving Special
From: Sidewalk Radio
Series: Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
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Every year here at Sidewalk Radio we love putting together our Thanksgiving Special. It’s our chance to have great conversations focused on what w...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 14:53
Diwali Crackers
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy tries to hear through the noise and get to the heart of Diwali.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
CREATING CHRISTMAS: COKE & A SMILE
From: Sidewalk Radio
Series: Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
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This month, we celebrate the ho, ho, holidays with Atlanta’s very own, Coca-Cola. Coke is the world’s most recognized brand, one of America’s most...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 26:36
Stephen Kellogg "Thanksgiving" Interview Segment
From: Michael Krumper
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Canned interview segment with singer/songwriter Stephen Kellogg about his song "Thanksgiving" from his recent solo release Blunderstone Rookery.

Bought by KRZA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 16:15
  • Purchases: 3
Sandip Roy is haunted by boots!
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Jewelry Box movie poster
"Ghosts" in India are different in more than just their name.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Middle Ground Pilot 1
From: Middle Ground
Series: Middle Ground
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The first pilot for Middle Ground, a show focusing on news, politics and culture from middle America

Bought by NPR Illinois and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
MN Church Celebrates Easter in Cabaret After Tragic Fire
From: Radio K
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On a Sunday in April, cheery faces populate the groundbreaking of a new church construction project in South Minneapolis. Almost a year earlier, th...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 20
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Our New York Christmas Show!!!

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
A Multicultural Christmas Table
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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There’s a lot of talk this time of year about the “holiday season,” but the holidays mean something different to every family. One scholar uses her...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, KUER, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 4
A Word of Mouth Christmas
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour-long magazine program featuring interviews and sound-rich pieces on a variety of seasonal themes, including the science of giving, the deba...

Bought by WBEZ and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
Foraging for Holiday Cocktails
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Making cordials, aperitifs, and digestifs from wild plants ...and, a multicultural holiday table.

Bought by KUHB, WJCT, WSGE, KQAL, Aspen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
food for the holidays part 4
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
in this segment we sit down with cook and author Anna Teresa Callen, Paolo Vanini and Executive Vice President & Dean Emeritus of the international...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:20
food for the holiday part 3
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We sit down with cook and author Anna Teresa Callen, Paolo Vanini and Executive Vice President & Dean Emeritus of the international culinary center...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
From Farm to Fork: Cranberries
From: Marian Daniells
Caption: Organic cranberries in Ocranics' facility have been sorted and labeled prior to being packaged for delivery., Credit: Marian Daniells
(Holiday themed) I trace cranberries back from my fork to the farm where they originated.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:46
WVR Show 382 - Mexico special (One hour to air week of May 7, 2011)
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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You can spend an hour in Mexico this week without ever leaving home. It's all on The World Vision Report. From immigration issues to a plate full ...

Bought by WDSE and WBEZ


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 2
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special Half Hour
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report: giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: 28:00
WVR Show 363 Holiday Special
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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It's all about giving this week on the World Vision Report – giving time, talents, and resources to help others around the world. From dolls going ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • 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