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Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline (short version)
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:27
Shedding Light On Height: The Truth About D.C.'s Skyline
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Getting to the bottom of why Washington, D.C.'s building tops... are so low.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 3
UP IN THE AIR -- Anna Kendrick interviewed by Andrea Chase
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
UP IN THE AIR co-star Anna Kendrick talks to Andrea Chase about suiting up, being prepared, and why we won't be seeing George Clooney in a space suit.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 11:27
Rawfaith
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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George McKay had the fantastic dream to build a tall ship that’s wheel chair accessible.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 1
Shell Game
From: Sam Greenspan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On a road trip, Mario Kart inspires a complex methodology for determining who gets control of the music.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
An Orchestra of Bicycles
From: Rene Gutel
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Bicycles as gamelan music.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Hike to George
From: Brad Horn
Caption: Backcountry Ranger George Durkee
The story of a hike to interview Backcountry Ranger George Durkee about his life in the middle of a national park.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, The Nature Podcast, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
Traveling Light
From: With Good Reason
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If you take a bus ride this holiday season, it's probably just to get where you need to go. But when Kath Weston travels on buses, it's usually pa...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
Audio Postcard from Azerbaijan
From: Carla Seidl
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Sound collage from a small village in the north of Azerbaijan

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 2
Adirondack Election Views
From: Brad Horn
Caption: Downtown Tupper Lake
What do people in the Adirondacks of New York think about the upcoming election?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
No Big Deal
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Photographer John Burcham's tale of traversing the Alaska Range on foot with friends and the perils of loneliness

  • Added: Apr 07, 2008
  • Length: 22:05
Mapping the Himalayas
From: Kamla Bhatt
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ever wondered how the Himalayas got mapped? What is the connection between Rudyard Kipling's Kim and the the group that mapped the Himalayas?

  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 26:28
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
Portland, Maine - Audio Postcard
From: Jen Nathan
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Spend a snowy afternoon in Portland, Maine

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 1
A Brief Moment in a Beautiful Place
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Two friends recount their story of traveling in Laos and one spectacularly bad idea, building a bamboo raft.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2008
  • Length: 24:24
"Lee the Horselogger"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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Joe Bevilaqcua meets a man who set out in a covered wagon in 2006 to find his childhood sweetheart and fell in love with America instead.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
1000 words
From: Fitz Cahall
Series: The Dirtbag Diaries
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Photographer Corey Rich tells us his favorite stories behind his photographs

  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 25:42
Fred the Walker
From: Ben Markus
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Fred Knutson walks Alaska

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Dec 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Secret Canyon of West Texas
From: Marfa Public Radio
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On the hunt of a rare spider into a little-known "geographic wonder."

Bought by XRAY.fm and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 2
Arts on the air - Cathleen Calkins
From: Vanessa Finney
Series: Arts on the Air
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with freelance photographer Cathleen Calkins

  • Added: Oct 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:54
New York's Sculptured Sky
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
Changing scenes in New York, on the ground and in the sky

  • Added: Sep 27, 2007
  • Length: 09:30
Alaska in Da Bronx
From: Rebecca Sheir
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5,000 Alaskan tchotchkes can't be wrong.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:58
The joys of bad motels.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What Ian looks for in a cheap motel.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:39
Muni Miles
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: A Broad at Home, Credit: Walter Murch
Riding the muni on a Sunny day

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 09:23
B-Side: Clues
From: B-Side Radio
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B-Side's Tamara Keith plays "Clue" with a couple of friends as we explore mysteries and clues.

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 29:00