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Crowd-sourcing Biological Solutions Through Gaming
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Fold.It screen shot
A web-based video game called FoldIt uses crowd-sourcing in the hopes of solving some very big -- er, tiny -- biological problems.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 5
All You Need is a Microwave
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds
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Sometimes interviews take strange turns - especially when the interviewee is a nine-year-old boxer with an inventive imagination.

Bought by The Story and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Brain Vitamin: doing the math on the electric car
From: KALW
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Ian Wright is one of the original founders of Tesla, and now the owner of Wrightspeed, a clean energy transportation company based in San Jose. He ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:02
Clever Apes: Sense abilities
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: www.wbez.org/cleverapes
In this episode, host Gabriel Spitzer explores the realm of the senses, finding out how cochlear implants are opening up a world of sound for the h...

Bought by KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 3
Mike Doughty Talks Social Media, Addiction, and Songwriting
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Mike Doughty, Credit: Deborah Lopez
Producer Rebecca Lavoie talks with singer-songwriter Mike Doughty about his unusually interactive presence on social media sites, the new narrative...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:06
Exploring Mars
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Mars Exploration Rover , Credit: Courtesy of National Air and Space Museum
Forget about Mary- there’s something about Mars. From its distant ice caps to volcanoes that rise twenty kilometers into Mars’ thin air… and, of c...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
The Orchestrion: Pat Metheny's One-Man Band
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat Metheny plugs to the Orchestrion, a massive instrument based on the old player piano orchestrations of yore.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Low Power Max
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Somewhere near Portland, Maine a man -- known here as Max -- is likely be found breaking the law almost 24 hours a day... from his attic.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Matisyahu on the World's Stage
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Matisyahu, Credit: Run4Change.com
Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew from White Plains, New York has built personal relationships online that have propelled him all the way to the Winter Olym...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
Ben Neill: Mutantrumpet Ninja
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Ben Neill is the sole player of an instrument called the mutantrumpet. It has three different bells, two sets of valves, a mini-trombone slide and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Promethean Science -- Groks Science Show 2009-08-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Doug Richards discussed the Prometheus Project

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Memories of Moog
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Robert Moog
On what would have been his 75th Birthday, we remember Robert Moog, creator of the Moog synthesizer with Roger O’Donnell, former keyboardist with T...

Bought by WMNF


  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Greener Lawn Mower
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember mowing your grandparent’s lawn with a push mower? Back then, the older generation had push mowers. Everyone else was into power.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Cow Pie Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Howland Cultural Center - Geothermal System
From: Clearwater Moment
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The Howland Cultural Center is a beautiful performance space, gallery, and host to cultural events in the Hudson Valley. The historic building rec...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Kosher Meets Capitalism: The Business of Shabbat
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Making the Sabbath more friendly... one innovation at a time.

Bought by Remix Radio, KUOW, WFUV, Interfaith Voices, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 5
CSI Meets MFA: The Science of Detecting Forged Art
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Crime Scene Investigation in the world of fine art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Remix Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 3
A Virtual Dinner Party
From: Zak Rosen
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An exploration into why one of America's most respected art institutions decided to challenge visitors to re-think thei way they perceive art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 1
A Postcard from Paris: Getting from A to B
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
Public transportation in Paris has been transformed

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 01, 2008
  • Length: 09:23
  • Purchases: 1
Sunshine Van Powers Up
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Now here's a ride Little Miss Sunshine and her eccentric family would have appreciated...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Super Mileage Car
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Evan McMullen's car holds the Guinness World Record for gas mileage--376 miles per gallon. Krak

Bought by KVMR and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 2
Desirable Streetcars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar -- it's making a comeback worldwide.

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Catching the Wave: The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
From: Rebecca Sheir
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A visit to one of America's two tsunami warning centers... and a lesson that just might save your life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18