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Maine's Survivor Bob
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Bob Crowley calls himself a typical Mainer, but there’s nothing typical about becoming a reality TV star at age 57.

Bought by WMPG and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 2
Toiling Away In Secret
From: Jacob Anderson
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Daniel Knox is a self-taught musician and songwriter who works as a film projectionist at Chicago's historic Music Box theater. After years of proj...

Bought by Vocalo.org, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Future Sucks
From: Jamie Courville
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I felt nervous about changes in technology and unsure of where the future was heading. I knew I was not the only one. Was I the only one?

Bought by XRAY.fm and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: 14:50
  • Purchases: 2
Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Brooks Laich takes the ice, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play" explores what it takes to make it in professional hockey. In the 2008-09 season, we thought a rookie and a veteran ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Tyler Sloan in the Washington Capitals locker room, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season" documents a journey through the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals' NHL season. The story is told through the eyes a...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Probando
From: Jesse Ricke
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This piece is made wholly of interviews and field recordings I captured while in Peru in the summer of 2010. The recordings are blended and produc...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 10:00
Lost on Lost
From: Justin McLachlan
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Justin McLachlan talked with some Lost superfans waiting to watch the series finale about all the things he didn't know he didn't know about the show.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Restoring Old New York
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: A still from the 1920 film "Manhatta."
The early American experimental film "Manhatta" gets a much-needed facelift.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
It’s Jazz, Charlie Brown: The Vince Guaraldi Story
From: WFIU
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An hourlong program featuring the music and life of Peanuts composer and jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. A great special around the holiday season......

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WDCB, WICR, WJAB, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
You Can't Rap From Your Throat
From: Benjamin Stark
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Introducing rapper-turned-chef Sam Terrell. Produced by Shawn Wen.

  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 07:57
Bass/Super(sonic) Structure
From: Daniel Makagon
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Audio documentary explores the uses of loud car stereo systems.

  • Added: May 12, 2010
  • Length: 14:49
Spam: Drugs All Half Price And Legal
From: Van Gunter
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Where does Spam email come from? Why won't it stop? Why does the text read like the author was hit on the head with a baseball bat?

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
CHICK/LIT
From: Inez Tan
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This feature explores the global subculture of Slash fiction, a genre of fan fiction where pop culture/media fans write stories about their favouri...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 31:38
SaveTheLibrary.Org: Shannon Salmon's Quest
From: Ben May
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The libraries of Los Angeles might shut down in a few years, unless the people of the city rally and write letters, demanding they stay open. Plans...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 59:40
Humankind: Tucker Stilley / Managing Pain
From: Humankind
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This documentary tells the moving story of Tucker Stilley, a remarkable spirit who, in his early forties, was diagnosed with ALS (known as Lou Gehr...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 28, 2010
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 1
Silenced
From: War News Radio
Caption: An Iraqi man reads a newspaper in Baghdad., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Jan 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Tribute to Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
Caption: Marc Wojno (standing) with (L to R); Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Bob Schieffer and Daniel Schorr., Credit: Michael Foley
Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Dan Schorr, and Moderator Marvin Kalb reflect on their personal and professional friendships with Walter Cronkite and Do...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2010
  • Length: 54:01
Low Power Max
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Somewhere near Portland, Maine a man -- known here as Max -- is likely be found breaking the law almost 24 hours a day... from his attic.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Cleaning Up Pigtown
From: Towson University EMF
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Sebastian Sassi, Dan Cosgrove and the Washington Village Development association are cleaning up the crime and grime in Pigtown, Baltimore.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2009
  • Length: 07:43
(i.e.) NPR in Other Words: Premiere
From: NPR Intern Edition
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An experiment in the unexpected.

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 29:48
  • Purchases: 1
From the National Press Club: Deborah Hersman
From: Sarah Williams
Caption: Deborah Hersman
The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board discusses controversies at her agency.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
Mr. Murdacity
From: Scott Thiry
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Audio documentary- A young white rapper out of North Side Minneapolis.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 05:08
Life Between Two Worlds: The Culture of Online Gaming
From: Nathan Bender
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A medium length audio documentary that discusses the impact of online gaming on today's society through a 'This American Life' style of storytelling.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
  • Length: 21:39
John Fogerty Rides Again
From: Andy Cahn
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One-hour radio special from Tres Hombres set to premiere September 2009 celebrates the release of John Fogerty’s new album BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES...

Bought by Prairie Public, WGZS, Prairie Public, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KGLT and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2009
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 7
Active Voice Radio: Rick Steves PBS Travel Host speaks about Marijuana
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Rick Steves at NORML 2007, Credit: NORML Foundation
Rick Steves is a popular PBS Travel Host and has authored dozens of travel guides. Here he speaks passionately about marijuana reform at the NORML ...

Bought by KSFR and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2

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