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Newmarket: Birthplace of American horseracing faces threat to 350-year tradition
From: Liz Ruskin
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Stand on a street corner at dawn in Newmarket, England and you'll see a spectacle unique in the world: 3,000 racehorses parade through town every d...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:38
Backyard Culture Shock
From: Benjamin Diego
Series: A Voice Among Many
Caption: Baiz's exterior is moldering and dull, but inside, it is a conclave for a myriad of cultures and traditions., Credit: Mr. K
You don't have to travel far to experience different cultures.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:53
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
Sea King -- Groks Science Show 2010-01-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Brad Matsen discussed the life and work of the famed Sea King.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
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
Goodbye Bell's Amusement Park
From: Michael Paul Mason
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New York has its Coney Island; Tulsa had its Bell’s Amusement Park. Founded in 1951, Bell’s rapidly became the city’s must-visit attraction--but to...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
Gifting in Mali and India-a Way of Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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In Mali, the practice of 'Dama" is one example of how gift giving is an important part of cultures, throughout West Africa, India, and beyond.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
Cultural Linguistics -- Groks Science Show 2009-12-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Daniel Everett discussed linguistics, the Piraha, and religion in Don't Sleep There are Snakes.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2009
  • Length: 30:19
  • Purchases: 1
Founding Farmers Markets In Scotland
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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As part of a series of ‘Radio Curious on tour in Scotland’ we interview Jim Fairlie, the organizer of Farmers Markets in Scotland. Jim is a farmer...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:20
Sounds Of Scotland
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Fiddle and Cello have a strong tradition in Scottish, 18th Century Music. In a reinvention of the classic musical marriage between big and small fi...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 57:52
Ghost Tour through former prison in Tasmania
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Church at Port Arthur, Credit: Jake Warga
A night time ghost hunt through Port Arthur, Tasmania

Bought by KUT, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 3
Jumping Parties: Principles or Pragmatism
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Senator Specter is now a Democrat. Was his decision to switch parties principled, pragmatic, or just expedient?

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
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
Cannibal Theme Park
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Fredy and his wall of postcards
Met any cannibals lately? Producer Carla Seidl has, and tells the tale in this engaging sound-rich documentary/personal narrative related to her an...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
DRP: A Wedding in Nyala, Darfur, Sudan
From: Sudan Radio Project
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From the Darfur Radio Project: we hear the story of one Sudanese family who recently took a trip to Darfur to attend an old friend's wedding.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:42
The Guardian of the Murder House
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: The Villisca Axe Murder House
A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

Bought by KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Marfa Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 10
"Shift"
From: MayCope Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This audio essay is based upon a near accident during a winter weekend drive from Boston to New York City.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 04:47
Laredo: The River Runs Through
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Crossing the Border: a story or two

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
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
Sparrow Quartet
From: Georgia Public Broadcasting
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn talk about their music

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling Companions
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Traveling companions are a joy and a curiosity

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2008
  • Length: 09:25
  • Purchases: 1
redline
From: Andy Sewell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
an audio journey on Chicago's Red Line elevated train

  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 28:42
Sagebrush to Steppe(short)
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Music bridges the language barrier as a group of cowboy musicians trek across the Mongolian steppe on horseback, making friends & singing songs wit...

Bought by KUOW and KVNF


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 13:54
  • Purchases: 2
INTO THE HEART OF TIBET: Interview with explorer IAN BAKER
From: The Tibet Connection
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Explorer, Tibet scholar and author Ian Baker talks about his life's work, experiencing the fabled 'hidden lands' of Tibet, which are considered by ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 16:00
Making Room For Shenandoah National Park
From: Jesse Dukes
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500 families were displaced from their homes to make space for the Shenandoah National Park

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2008
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 6

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