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Caption: David Cross, San Francisco, CA 2/5/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
David Cross talks being too funny, finding the right balance, and using fresh eyes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 16:24
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John Wilson talks hubris, madness, and going public.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 31:26
Caption: George Burns and Gracie Allen
The famous duo of radio, television and film – George Burns and Gracie Allen – were married for 38 years. We look back at how their relationship a...

Bought by WMMT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 3
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We are always adjusting the way we sound. It especially depends on the social situation we are in. Linguists call it "code switching," a term origi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: In the stacks at Oddball Film and Video.
Ever wonder what happens to films too bizarre for the big, or even small screen? Many of them end up at Oddball Film and Video, a stock footage com...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
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If you look beyond the new restaurants, cafés and boutique shops, on Valencia Street there are hints of what gave this neighborhood the reputation ...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 08:24
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The third Simmer episode features the first part of the documentary "Telling Our Own Stories" introduced by anecdotes about democracy from Seidl's ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The fourth Simmer episode features the second part of the documentary "Telling Our Own Stories: Wally Bowen on Creating a Democratic Media," plus a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
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In 1999, most of America’s tech hysteria centered around Y2K. But at that same time, a teenager in Canada was messing around in chat rooms, meeting...

Bought by KALH and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 16:26
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Luke Skywalker action figure, Credit: Eric Molinsky
What makes a great origin story -- for superheroes or regular people going on a job interview?

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 15:21
  • Purchases: 3
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Stepping inside the Taurus Bookbindery is kind of like stepping back in time.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
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In August 2014, we lost a man who inspired laughter in the Bay Area and all around the world – Robin Williams. Robin Williams was a local, and actu...

Bought by KZYX and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
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Richie Ramone is an American drummer who was a member of the punk band, The Ramones

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 21:57
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Bern Nadette Stanis is an American actress and author. She graduated from Juilliard School in New York City. Her most notable role is from the CBS ...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 22:52
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Gil Parris is an American Grammy-nominated rock, blues, jazz and pop guitarist. He has toured with band, Blood, Sweat & Tears.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 20:57
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Pia Zadora is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role in the 1982 film, Butterfly.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 20:23
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Joey Sykes is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and vocalist.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 21:01
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Douglas Lieblein is an actor, writer, and producer, best known for writing and producing television comedy shows including Hannah Montana and Life ...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 20:59
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Stephen Furst is a character actor, actor, and director. He was in the science fiction series, Babylon, St. Elsewhere, and National Lampoon's Anima...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 42:29
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Craig Goldy is an American guitarist, most notably of the band, Dio.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 42:30
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Michael "Mike" Levine is the bassist and keyboardist for the Canadian band, Triumph.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 42:02
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Robert Funaro is an American film and television actor best known for the role of Eugene Pontecorvo in the television show,The Sopranos.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 41:44
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Jay Johnson is a ventriloquist, known for his role on the television show Soap.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 43:06
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Kevin O'Hare was the producer of the television shows, "Soupy Sales" and "Wonderama".

  • Added: Nov 27, 2014
  • Length: 42:26