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From the National Press Club: Makeup Artist Lillian Brown
From: National Press Club
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A former makeup artists to presidents and network anchors, Lillian Brown describes her career in getting public figures ready for their closeups.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Lou, the Crossing Guide
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Lou takes a break., Credit: photograph by David Foster
Portrait of Lou Alexander, a crossing guide in Portland, Maine

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 06:56
It's Right For Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Alice Loesch has lived through a century that has seen some of history’s most sweeping changes in the lives of women.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, KSFR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 10
Flea Market Moxie
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A profile of a flea market vendor in Maine.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 06:32
Goat Auction in North Carolina
From: Alix Blair
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Curtis Ring sells off all his goats: this story presents an intimate look at what is happening to farmers across the country

Bought by Remix Radio and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering...The D-Day Spirit
From: Ted Magnuson
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Patriotic recollections

  • Added: Nov 22, 2007
  • Length: 08:49
Patriots
From: Laura Spero
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In May 2002, seniors compare the post 9/11 world to Pearl Harbor and World War II.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 26:44
  • Purchases: 1
Voler
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Myonne Lee has wanted to fly since she was a child. Some eighty years later, she?s finally learning.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Ground We Lived On
From: Sound Portraits
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Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality and loss in recordings she made during the last months of her father's life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 12
Muriel's Message
From: mira burt-wintonick
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Radio Portrait of a Grandma

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, PRX to iTunes, Remix Radio, WYBC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2006
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Esther and Abuelita
From: Radio Rookies
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A young woman and senior citizen learn from each other about dealing with loss.

Bought by KVNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
"Eat Your Eggs" Grandma and Alzheimer’s
From: Jake Warga
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A portrait of Grandma and Alzheimer’s http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4948418

Bought by PRX Remix, HCC Radio The Dragon, KXOT Public Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 4
Mom's Good Move
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Waiting it Out Series
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Peg Collison documents her move from San Mateo, California - where she'd lived for almost 35 years - to a retirement community in Davis, California...

Bought by WCBU and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 03, 2004
  • Length: 37:09
  • Purchases: 2
Fran Rehfeld--Almost 100 years old in NYC
From: Mona Iskander
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An extraordinary New Yorker who lives alone as her 100th birthday approaches

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Jul 09, 2004
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 1