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Tricks or Treat
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A grown-up version of Halloween includes winning at Pimlico Racetrack

Bought by PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
Smoking is a Pleasure
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A chain smoker anticipates his next cigarette.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
Kirk Douglas
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A schoolyard encounter with Kirk Douglas.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:16
Saddle Kate, She Cried
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The recounting of an imagined classic Western movie

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:08
Eggs
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A march through a dozen ways to enjoy an egg.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
We Need More Teachers Like This
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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David Orosco left school after third grade to work supporting his family. Here he recalls the importance of his elementary school teacher.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:44
Growing Old In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An audio version of David Greenberger?s Duplex Planet magazine, Growing Old In East L.A., offers a look into the lives of elderly Mexican-Americans...

Bought by KGLT, KPFA, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Ruth Kamps
From: This I Believe
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Listener Ruth Kamps now finds her beliefs to be as firmly rooted as the pine tree that gives her inspiration.

Bought by WHRV


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
After the Dumpster
From: Elizabeth Chur
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Drowning in stuff, a hoarder discovers how to let go of some objects.

Bought by KVMR, WDBM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 7
Portraits of our Elders
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2003
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Stories of growing old with grace.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WGDR, and KWCW


  • Added: May 27, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Crossword Puzzle Masters: Will Shortz and Stanley Newman
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz joins the world?s fastest crossword solver Stanley Newman in a meeting of the puzzle masters. Then, sma...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Aging Eye
From: Ron Kauffman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Marc Winnick, MD talks about the recent medical advances in senior eye care

  • Added: Apr 30, 2006
  • Length: 39:36
Boxcar Poet
From: Adam Allington
Caption: PRX default Piece image
93-year-old Clive Haswell is a poet who spent his youth riding the rails and playing poker

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Success and Shortcomings of the new Prescription Drug Plan - Medicare Part D
From: Ron Kauffman
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This piece is an interview with Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security about the new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan

  • Added: Apr 26, 2006
  • Length: 16:10
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
Rosalynn Carter on Caregiving // John Feinstein on the Big Dance
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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The former first lady talks about life after the White House and her decades-long commitment to helping those who help others. Then, sportswriter J...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 14, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:06
  • Purchases: 1
Long Term Care, the Aussie Way
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Dr. Bill Thomas talks about innovative long term care communities he visited in Australia. Then, after three decades, Ruth Sacks Caplin?s screenpla...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 06, 2006
  • Length: 01:00:08
  • Purchases: 1
Easy Does It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Welcome Good Time Lanes. Grab a ball, some shoes, and some friends. Let's bowl!

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:26
Mom's Good Move II
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: Waiting it Out Series
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An update of the Long Haul Production's series "Mom's Good Move."

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 10:52
  • Purchases: 1
Marissa's Grandma
From: Youth Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Marissa's ode to her Grandma

Bought by KVNF, WGXC, and PRX


  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Russian: Alona on Archie Moore
From: Alona Suvórova
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Alona on this famous boxer

  • Added: Dec 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:56
Man in the Bed
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Series: What's in a Song
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Songwriter Dave Alvin describes his song "Man in the Bed" which tells the story of the last day of his father's life.

Bought by KZYX, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, Hearing Voices and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2005
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 8
"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
EuroQuest Segment: Scientist Says Dutch Anti Flooding System Is a Mistake
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Living With Water
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Environmental experts claim the Delta Works have exorbitant maintenance costs, damage the environment, and promote a false sense of security. Liesb...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2005
  • Length: 04:16
Pueblo Produce Program
From: KRCC-FM
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Seniors receive produce from local farmers

  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:38

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