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He didn't float like a butterfly or sting like a bee, but Scott LeDoux was Minnesota's heavyweight boxer. In the 1970s and 80s, the native of Crosb...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:15
Caption: Dani Menken, San Francisco, CA 7/21/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Dani Menkin talks specific goals, long odds, and the role of cake in destiny.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 14:11
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Barry Forbes talks about hunting, trapping, and a life lived on Route 116.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 13:51
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I am discovering not sports but the power of sports as a social glue, to bring a city together.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Sue Jaye Johnson, San Francisco, CA 5/4/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sue Jay Johnson talks charisma, working fast, and fighting cultural stereotypes.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 14:15
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Four women (Steph Branchaud, Chelsea Froemke, Tessa Larson & Whitney Vogel) set out May 29 from Seagull Lake, at the end of the Gunflint Trail, to ...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 19:55
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This episode we discuss concussions, the sequelae that happen as a result of concussions, and the long term effects of repeated head trauma.

Bought by WART FM


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 35:23
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Charles Fountain about his book, "The Betrayal: the 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball."

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Examining the heavy New York influence on the Syracuse University lacrosse program, and the deep roots of lacrosse in the state of New York.

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 04:15
Caption: Dan McCoy skating for Team USA, Credit: USA Hockey
Disabled people from all around the world find fun, competitive action, and an escape within the game of sled hockey.

  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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For the past 15 years, youth participation in baseball has been in a steep decline. Many baseball organizations across the country are working to c...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Christina Lee should have been having the time of her life. Instead, she was stressed and lonely. Until she decided to run away from the rat race…a...

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 17:24
  • Purchases: 2
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Interview with Award-winning former Wall Street Journal reporter John Fialka about his latest book, Car Wars. The resurgence of the electric car in...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 23:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ideas Books: Jeremy Taylor
Interview with author Jeremy Taylor about his book, Body By Darwin. Jeremy Taylor argues in Body by Darwin, that we can trace the roots of many med...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 16, 2016
  • Length: 33:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Tye about his book about the baseball legend, Satchel Paige.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
Caption: Dave Harrington with Jim Gallagher
Producer Jim Gallagher talks with Dave Harrington about paddling the Big Fork River.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 1
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When we think of college, we think of sports: of the big 10, of the NCAA, of the draft. Yet, the more money college sports earns and the more profe...

Bought by KPOV, WMUU-LP, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Paddle MN producer Jim Gallagher from the center of Canada, Credit: Jim Gallagher
Paddle Minnesota producer Jim Gallagher shares an audio postcard from a canoe trip he took during the summer of 2015 in the barren lands at the cen...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 07:39
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With miles of beautiful beaches, the sound of ocean waves often touch a deep part of California residents. For some, it’s not about the physical wa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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On any given day, Ava’s cross-country teammates can look at Ava and expect a smile in return. Ava has autism. But that doesn’t stop her from runnin...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
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The 2016 NASCAR season kicks off next month, a sport that last year, drew, on average, more than 5 million viewers. For real fans of the sport, NA...

Bought by 'The Sea', KENW, and WABE


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
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An author says NASCAR reflects our culture, society, and values. Plus: Self driving cars are becoming a reality. And the molecular "fingerprints" o...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
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An author says NASCAR reflects our culture and society. Also: Self-driving cars are becoming a reality.

Bought by WJCT, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WFHB, KVSC, KRDP and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Wade Nygren has incredible athletic ability. Because of several exceptional performances during cross-country races at his middle school, his high ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 03:09
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The woods of Northern Minnesota tend to be thick and brushy. That makes Ojibwe-styled snowshoes ideal for these parts. Master woodworker John Beltm...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Jan 07, 2016
  • Length: 12:32
  • Purchases: 2