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The Dentist’s Tooth Concerto
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Tooth be told, it’s the symphony you don’t want to hear. Ever. All too often, we take our modern lives for granted. Is the air conditioning broken...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2022
  • Length: 07:38
Red, White, and Blue: German Russians Remember Independence Day
From: Prairie Public
Series: Germans from Russia Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
German Russians recall memories of the fourth of July

  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:58
Episode 7: A fruity guy
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive
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Fruit brings Richard joy, especially papaya. But the fruit cup at Richard’s senior living residence leaves something to be desired. Richard must wo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2021
  • Length: 10:16
Episode 30: Cheers
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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In June of 2020, a 72-year-old man in the UK named Gerald Stratford posted a photograph of himself in his garden on Twitter. He wrote, “Just giving...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 25:11
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: Poms
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin recaptures her youth with the retirement community cheerleaders of Poms.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Harford Community Radio, KKRN, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4
Centenary Celebration
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Centenarians are on Sandip Roy's mind as Lawerence Ferlinghetti turns 100

  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 7
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded...

Bought by KSTK and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
RDD: Capturing Rock with Rockwood
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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When The Rough Draft Diaries contacted John Rockwood he was feeling a little under the weather... a lil too under the weather for a face-to-face in...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:31
Shaping Up Your Personal Finances
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: On The Money Minute
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Quick, one minute financial tips that everyone can use to live their one best financial life.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WETD, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Dark Side of Personal Finance/ Twist to the Lindbergh Murder Case/ When to (not) Trust Your Gut/ Literally Becoming the Big Cheese
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Helaine Olen/finance Segment 2&3: Robert Zorn/lindbergh baby Segment 4: Mary Ellen O'Toole/FBI Profiler Segment 5: Tom Flournoy/cheesema...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Feb 28, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
When Genius Strikes / Hidden Income / Decorating Facelift! / Harry Potter in the Real World / Winter Blue
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Jason Padgett/Struck By Genius Segment 2: Steven Rosenbush/hidden income in your home Segment 3: Jamie Merida/decorator Segment 4: David...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Il Barbiere di Madison
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Freeman “Buzzy” Buzzell has been a barber in Madison, Maine for the past fifty-five years, and he keeps at it because he loves his customers.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 2
India's kite makers and kite fighters
From: Adi Narayan
Caption: Kite maker Abdul Rauf (center) with Dilip Kapadia (right) flying a kite on a Mumbai rooftop, Credit: Adi Narayan
A profile of two old men who've bonded over the last three decades by their love for kites. One lovingly makes them, while the other flies them in ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
Secrets of a Long Life
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Lillian Vogel, Ph.D., author of “What's My Secret? One Hundred Years of Memories and Reflections,” a mem...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
StoryCorps: Patrick Haggerty and Robin Bolland
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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70-year-old Patrick Haggerty tells his daughter, Robin, about the day he first had a conversation with his father about being gay.

Bought by KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCQS, WEZU, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 6
My Mystery Magnum of Wine
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Quahog Poets
From: Alison Byrne
Caption: The Quahog Poets in 2013
The Falmouth, Massachusetts, Senior Center poetry group hosted a public event to read their work. But it turned out to be less about sharing their ...

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


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Puerto Rican Skier
From: Fritzi Bodenheimer
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Jennifer Bentley is 67 years old, has lived in Puerto Rico for more than 40 years, and hates the cold. So how did she end up skiing down a Maine m...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:00
Retiring in Belgium: A Guide for Expats
From: Alison Turner
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Members of the group called 'The BRATS' (Brussels Retired Expats) joined Alison Turner to discuss their book, "Retiring in Belgium: A Guide for Ex...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 27:01
Inez Mostue Norwegian folk art creator
From: KSRQ
Series: Happy Talk
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Inez Mostue creates delightful Norwegian Trolls and Nisser which are the stuff of Scandinavian folk tales. According to folk legends the Trolls cre...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 23:09
Chapter 4 - The Games We Played
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Friendships on New York City streets are made and solidified by the games young Richard plays after school and on Saturdays. Which game is played d...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 18:01
  • Purchases: 1
"Survivors" Rock the Senior Circuit
From: Catie Talarski
Caption: Jules Bashkin, Credit: Catie Talarski
An old timer band rocks the senior living circuit

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


  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 3
At 99 Years Old, A Musical Prodigy Rediscovers her Piano Passion
From: Emily Berman
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Ruth Antine began piano lessons when she was 7 years old, and has hardly missed a day since. Now, 92 years later, she tells the story of her days a...

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


  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Pigeon Race
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pigeon racers across New England get out their lawn chairs and wait for their birds. The flocks are released 150 miles away from home. The pigeons ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
Restful, Shady Places
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2008 Third Coast ShortDocs: Radio Ephemera
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The authors of "Trailer Ahoy!" and "Trees as Good Citizens" enjoy a written correspondence relating to their books' proximity in the library.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1