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Working a Shift with a Veteran Lifeguard
From: Emily Berman
Caption: Devin Rudnick in the chair., Credit: Emily Friedman
At 20 years old, Devin Rudnick is practically a veteran lifeguard. He's been doing his job day after day, through crippling heat and the weirdest o...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
StoryCorps: C.J. Maestas, Frank Maestas and Frank Barela
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Frank Barela and Frank Maestas talk to their grandson C.J. Maestas about his gymnastics career.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
The Great Limerick Run Fundraisers
From: Alison Turner
Caption: Runners line up at the start of the Great Limerick Run 2012
In May 2012, over 8000 people took part in the Great Limerick Run in south west Ireland. Alison Turner ran the 6 mile race to raise funds for char...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:31
Almost Perfect
From: Andrew Norton
Caption: Tim “T-Mike” Eaton and his Dad, Tim Eaton bowling together at the Trade Center Bowl in Falmouth, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton
In bowling, a “perfect game” is three hundred points. Lots of good bowlers never get one. But Tim Eaton and his son have over a dozen between them...

Bought by iPondr, WJCT, KPIK-LP, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: May 29, 2012
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 8
Jamie Lee reports on ice skating, from rinks to lakes, and from learning with her father to being a woman in her fifties on skates
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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From JFK Elementary in Babbitt, Minnesota as child to Pike Bay on Cass Lake, Minnesota, long after her father's passing, Jamie Lee is still held up...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 2
Woody Allen vs. Mean Joe Green
From: Graham Shelby
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A man-sized teenager believes joining the football team will help him feel big on the inside.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 38: Summer Season 2011 Kickoff
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
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This kickoff show is steeped in Southern heat as the writers take us back to childhood summers. Sarah Mattingly takes a vacation to meet family, Sa...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Marat and Leon Kogut
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Leon Kogut talks with his son, Marat Kogut, an NBA referee.

Bought by WEZU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
"We're All Giants": the story of the SF Giants’ 2010 World Series victory
From: KALW
Caption: Civic Center in orange lights for World Series, Credit: Martina Castro
This is the story of the underdog team that was always pushing the envelope when it came to fashion, to nicknames and to hairstyles … on their face...

Bought by North State Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Giants baseball drew a family together
From: KALW
Caption: Producer Max Jacobs with the World Series trophy
At KALW News, we're still celebrating the San Francisco Giants' 2010 World Series victory. As part of it, we created an hour-long documentary all a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Word on The Hot Stove League
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The pickup game.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Aaron Brown and the Hot Stove League
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Aaron Brown digresses to trash talk for his essay about sports :)

  • Added: Feb 22, 2011
  • Length: 02:50
The Women of Roller Derby
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby has exploded across northern MN, with the Babe City Rollers in Bemidji, and the Iron Range Maidens. Derby is a very...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMSU


  • Added: Jan 31, 2011
  • Length: 35:15
  • Purchases: 2
Kelly Slater on His Not-So-Perfect Life
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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Champion Surfer Kelly Slater: "My life was getting worse, not better, and it should have been getting better, because I’ve done all the things, met...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Written Word Meets the Dirt Track: Team Weaver Racing
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Will Weaver, Bemidji-area author of books like “Sweet Land,” is also deep into the young-adult writing business. His current entry in that field i...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Early Bird Fishing Guide
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Conversation with our early bird fishing guide Jeff Sundin. July 22nd, 2010.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2010
  • Length: 12:13
Addiction: The View From Hazeldon
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Addiction: the view from Hazeldon and baseball’s field of dreams … this week on Prime Time Radio.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 59:53
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Robert Saxton on Being a Hockey Dad
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Regular KAXE contributor Robert Saxton is a writer and is often referred to as "the minivan man," here's his essay about being a Hockey Dad (fyi: t...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2010
  • Length: 06:52
Something Left To Give
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 4
Family, Derby and Nothing Else
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Maine Roller Derby skated into Portland, Maine and called the city home in 2006. Roller derby is a fast-paced full-contact sport played on skates.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Ten Girlfriends
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you are a famous married man who keeps 10 or 20 girlfriends on the side to take up the slack, sooner or later everyone in the world is going to ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 1
Adam
From: Alexander Yellen
Series: Tell Me Your Story
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Adam used to want to be just like his father...but not anymore

  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 02:31
The Unexpected Can Kill
From: The humble Farmer
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Never surprise your spouse

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side: Summer Fun
From: B-Side Radio
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A cure for the dog days of summer, this edition of B-Side bring you the best of the season of watermelon and warm nights.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KISU, KSJD, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2008
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 10
Baseball - My First Love
From: Jacob C. Norman
Series: Remembering Remus
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Summer Baseball League in Small Town Michigan

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 08:10