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A Dream Job
From: Daniel Wanschura
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What exactly is a dream job? Is it one that pays a lot of money? One where you don’t have to do much work? Is it one that makes you famous? …Or, is...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:58
Love, DIY Style
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A meditation on relationships as DIY projects: The great thing — and the scary thing — about relationships is that you get to make it all up as you...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 23, 2014
  • Length: 19:34
  • Purchases: 1
A Dying Friendship
From: University of Montana Journalism
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Kathy and Diana became friends while Kathy’s mom, Kay, was dying. Diana volunteered as a hospice worker every Wednesday during the years Kay was si...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Aging Voices Read “The Road Not Taken”
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Inspired by Frost’s focus on the choices we make throughout our lives, Sarah Milad has recorded voices from progressive ages to read his poem. The ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
Author Jenny Bowen, “Wish You Happy Forever"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Though she identifies herself as just an ordinary person with a dream, au contraire, Jenny’s accomplishments are stunning. She is an American who...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Sherrie Maricle
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Sherrie Maricle and Diva, Credit: Shaun Mader
Sherrie Maricle has played with Jazz legends, leads an all-woman big band, and forges new roads for woman in jazz.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
OOC2: Chris Taylor
From: Jake Harper
Series: Out of Context
Caption: Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor , Credit: Jake Harper
State Rep. Chris Taylor tells the story of her difficult second pregnancy.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 17:40
Running Through Heartbreak
From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: Heartbreak Stories: The Other Side of Valentines Day
Caption: Gina Brown, right, and her daughter., Credit: contributed photo
"Heartbreak feels like a punch to the stomach." In 2010, Gina Brown's daughter suffered a seizure and died. Two weeks later, she went on a run. Wha...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:43
Country Fried Rock Interviews Caitlin Cary of NC Music Love Army #1339
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: We Are Not For Sale: Songs Of Protest, Credit: Skillet Gilmore
Caitlin Cary and Jon Lindsay formed the NC Music Love Army after a long phone conversation inspired by a song quickly written and posted on YouTube...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
Caitlin Cary of NC Music Love Army PODCAST/No Music
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock PODCASTS
Caption: NC Music Love Army We Are Not For Sale, Credit: Skillet Gilmore
Caitlin Cary may be known for her days in Whiskeytown, but the songwriter has forged strong bonds in North Carolina and recently joined with a scor...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 17:21
Country Fried Rock Interviews The Whiskey Gentry
From: Sloane Spencer
Series: Country Fried Rock
Caption: Album Cover
Lauren Staley fronts The Whiskey Gentry, a roots band from Atlanta that draws heavily from bluegrass and traditional country storytelling. With a ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, KRPS, WSLR, WLPR , KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Single Parent By Choice
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Cindi Swingen chose to take on parenthood by herself. Her two children have the same father — a man none them know who donated sperm at a local cli...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 16:40
  • Purchases: 1
Making Do
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producers spoke to senior citizens about self-sufficiency and "making do" in tough times. These folks had lots of wisdom to share o...

Bought by KVNF and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 2
Beautiful Business
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Judy Wicks
Judy Wicks founded the White dog Café on the first floor of her house in West Philadelphia. After helping to save her block from demolition, Judy g...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
From This Point On
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Captain
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...

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


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
You Are An Authority
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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This episode covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: ple...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Women in Combat
From: War News Radio
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On January 24, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles in the military. War News Radio reporter Amy DiPie...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
March 1: Tituba
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Tituba
Tituba (March 1, 1692): A 17th-century slave. She is one of the first to be accused of practicing witchcraft during the Salem Witch trials in 1692.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
March 2: Elizabeth Veale Macarthur
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Elizabeth Veale Macarthur
Elizabeth Veale Macarthur (March 2, 1795): Perhaps one of the greatest figures of Australia’s history. Her husband is known as “the father of Aust...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
March 3: Sarah Kemple Knight
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Sarah Kemple Knight
Sarah Kemple Knight (March 3, 1705): Since its publication in 1825, Knight's journal, composed as an account of her round trip journey from Boston ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KISU, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 02, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
March 4: Wetamo and Mary Rowlandson
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Mary Rowlandson
Wetamo and Mary Rowlandson (March 4, 1676): Mary, a Puritan minister's wife, was captured during the war in an Indian raid on Lancaster, Massachuse...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KISU, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
March 5: Abigail Stoneman
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Abigail Stoneman
Abigail Stoneman (March 5, 1770): Newport Rhode Island's first woman Inn owner and a remarkably ambitious and versatile business person for her day...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 3
March 6: Pauline Leon
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Pauline Leon
Pauline Leon (March 6, 1792): She addressed the National Assembly on behalf of Parisian women, suggesting that a female militia be formed so that ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, KMXT, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 4
March 7: Marie Dorion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: The Uppity Women in History
Caption: Marie Dorion
Marie Dorion (March 7, 1814): the only female member of the Astor Expedition, also known as the Wilson Price Hunt Expedition. Dorion was a member ...

Bought by KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Prairie Public, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 4