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The Lesser Known Heart of Collegiate Rowing
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Tens of Universities around the country have high-level competition rowing. The teams are made of many standout scholarship athletes, but what make...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Balancing Denial
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Qualia
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Cindy Gagnon was betrayed by her friends for a very common reason. And you'd do the same.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 16:55
World Cup Kolkata
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Football fans in a Kolkata market, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sandip Roy takes in the World Cup festivities and reflects on Russia’s influence on Calcutta.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Risk
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Qualia
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In this IMMERSIVE episode, our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that pulled and pushed you to alternatively feel risk-seeking and risk-averse.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2018
  • Length: 25:58
NFL, Free Speech and a New Thing called a 'Book'
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Take a knee, and try to understand the politics of sports...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:20:18
Dancing Underwater While Trying Not To Drown
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Members of the Subversive Sirens synchronised swim team., Credit: Erin Sharkey
The Subversive Sirens are a Minnesota synchronized swim team that blends art, activism, and a deep love of Prince. KFAI’s Nancy Rosenbaum produced ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes' waters
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Julie Cataldo prepared to be lifted from her wheelchair into an accessible kayak on the Erie Canal., Credit: Veronica Volk
The Great Lakes region provides recreational opportunities all year – whether it’s hiking in the fall, ice fishing in the winter, or boating in the...

Bought by KSKA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Interlochen Public Radio, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 7
American Muy Thai
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
Caption: Aurora Raiten, fighter at American Muy Thai, Credit: Wendel Patrick
a visit with Jesse and Aurora at American Muy Thai

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Manipuri Polo
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Manipur’s court records talk about a game back in the 1st century AD and what’s different about polo in Manipur is that this not just a game for po...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Motor Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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We improve our movements. This is called motor learning and it is a very subconscious activity. Hear about the subconscious subverting the consciou...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: 15:54
Don't Cheer For Me Argentina
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Sam won’t tell you this, but he’s a really great athlete. He has another secret, too. There’s this photo of him leading a ski race, and it’s plaste...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 17:19
  • Purchases: 1
Season 2 Ep. 5: Ties That Bind
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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For alpinist Ben Clark, scaling the world’s toughest mountains is a source of pride and peace; for his mom and dad it is a source of constant worry...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 1
Season 2 Ep. 4: There's No "I" In Team
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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This week's hour long radio episode takes you from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, to the trails that snake through the White Mountains, an...

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


  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 2
Season 2 Ep. 3: Fighting the Odds
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Two stories about people fighting and overcoming tough odds: First, the tale of Tony Bosco, who camped in the woods around Rutgers University for m...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 1
Season 2 Ep. 2: Go Big or Go Home
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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The rise and fall of the Keene Pumpkin Festival, a quaint New England tradition that took a dark turn when riots broke out in 2014. Plus, the calme...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 1
Eat The Invaders: Lionfish
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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This is Eat The Invaders - our occasional segment where we take a bite out of invasive species populations. On the menu today, one of the scariest,...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 16:07
  • Purchases: 1
Running With Springs
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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Running hasn't always been popular and neither has its research. A small group of biomechanists rethought the way we use our bodies to run and it's...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 3
Season 2 Ep. 1: Take the Reins
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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When a Harvard professor accidentally let Gypsy Moths loose in the 1860s, he didn't release he was unleashing a scourge that would plague New Engla...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 1
Season 1 Ep. 5: Stake Your Claim
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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There used to be a time when you could strike out into the vast unexplored wilderness and stake your claim – but not anymore. Today, the story of ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:27
Season 1 Ep. 4: Living Fossils
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Technology advances at breakneck speed, so why hasn’t the electric grid changed in 60 years? This week’s episode explores things, that for one rea...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:28
Season 1 Ep. 3: Nature vs. Nurture
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
Caption: Ep 3 title card, Credit: Greta Rybus
Tyler Armstrong is 12-years-old. He loves video games, laser tag, and he wants to become the youngest person to summit Mount Everest. In this episo...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
Season 1 Ep. 2: On The Hunt
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
Caption: Episode 2 title card, Credit: Greta Rybus
Ever since becoming a reporter, Sam has heard stories about a secret hunting reserve in New Hampshire, stocked with elk and 200-pound wild boar. I...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:28
Season 1 Ep. 1: Let's Take This Outside
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
Caption: Title card, Credit: Greta Rybus
How do you define wilderness? Why are humans drawn to summits? Will the cold-hardy kiwi save a struggling local economy, or will it destroy a nativ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 56:29
Automatic Athlete
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sport
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The best athletes are experts at automatizing their movements. When monitored correctly, they experience peak performances. Hear psychologists and ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2016
  • Length: 12:55
WTF is TFC?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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The myths and legend surrounding AMC's oldest trail crew, the TFC, aka Trail F*cking Crew.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 25:00

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