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Old Memories And New Beginnings
From: WTIP
Series: Magnetic North
Caption: Nellie - the Bourbon Red turkey, Credit: Carah Thomas
For Vicki, the blustery winds of winter on the North Shore stir old memories of getting the farm ready for winter and the holidays with her husband...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
Melissa's Diary, Part 2: Raising Issaiah
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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This is Melissa’s second audio diary. Her son Issaiah is now one-year-old. “I’m a really selfish person…I want to be treated as the baby. I want t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:37
  • Purchases: 1
Hoofie The Deer
From: Bring Your Own
Series: Bring Your Own
Caption: Storyteller Elizabeth Steeby
This Story was told on July 10th, 2012 at Aubrey's Place in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. Here, Elizabeth Steeby reminisces on the horrify...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 07:00
Teen Contender
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
Caption: Claressa Shields, Credit: Sue Jaye Johnson
Boxing has been an Olympic sport since the time of the ancient Greeks. But only men have taken part. This year, that changes. For the first time ev...

Bought by WXDU, KUOW, PRX Remix, KGOU, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 15:53
  • Purchases: 7
Baring It All: My First Time At A Nudist Resort
From: Chion Wolf
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WNPR producer Chion ("khy-own") Wolf visited Solair Family Nudist Resort in Woodstock, Connecticut to fully experience, for the first time, life as...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 2
Why I'm Over 40 and Still Single
From: Randy Ross
Series: The Bitter Single's Guide to Love
Caption: Randy Ross writes from the Loneliest Planet
A never-married guy comes clean.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
Syria's YouTube Revolution
From: Latitude News
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As the Syrian revolution unfolded over the last year, Syrian-Americans have been glued to YouTube - the primary source of information from the war ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:29
  • Purchases: 1
Dingmantics: Ruination Vacation
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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Starting off on my quest to generate a new piece based on the Moth's weekly storytelling themes. This week's theme is vacation, so here is a tale ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 11:12
Dingmantics: The Taxi Tapes #11-Sandra From Avenue Z
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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In the latest installment of The Taxi Tapes, Sam recalls the unexpected consequences of a voyage to the strange environs of Avenue Z in Brooklyn, w...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 15:07
Gloria's Glow
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: Gloria Lowe, Credit: Amanda Le Claire
How one woman is re-imagining the possibilities of living, working, and building a sustainable Detroit

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 2
Kaitlin and the Wand
From: Kaitlin Prest
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Kaitlin's personal introduction to the world's most famous vibrator.

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 03:11
Margaret's Golden Birthday
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Margaret & Danae
Danae wanted to get Margaret something very, very special for her golden birthday. So she planned an elaborate surprise for her. But Margaret doesn...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hair Rollers, Religion And Growing Up
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Storyteller Jennifer Munro shares a childhood memory about her father and an overzealous neighbor.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
A Quiet Life: The Cork Poor Clares
From: Conor O'Toole
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A portrait of a hermetic way of life in modern Ireland, as told from behind monastery walls.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 58:19
Talking With The Wind: The Mystery of Opal Whiteley
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Caption: Opal Whiteley, Credit: Cottage Grove Historical Society
"Talking With The Wind: The Mystery of Opal Whiteley," a half-hour documentary about Opal Whiteley who caused an international scandal in 1920 whe...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Prairie Public, KSUT and more


  • Added: May 06, 2010
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 10
Self Portrait, Turning 30 - Edited Version
From: Kelsey Dilts McGregor
Series: Self Portrait
Caption: Kelsey Dilts McGregor, Credit: Kelsey Dilts McGregor
A self portrait through the lens of family & friends

  • Added: Mar 06, 2010
  • Length: 08:24
Self Portrait, Turning 30
From: Kelsey Dilts McGregor
Series: Self Portrait
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A 'self' portrait through the lens of family & friends

  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
Surprise Guest
From: World Vision Report
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In India recently, a large gathering of women welcomed reporter Will Everett to a special celebration. But Will wasn’t happy about it. In fact, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Paying for Grades
From: UNICEF
Series: Digital Diaries: Liberian Youth Voices
Caption: Lorinah, 17, from Liberia, was a participant in a youth radio workshop sponsored by UNICEF. Lorinah filed a report about students and teachers who bribe each other for grades with money and – sometimes – sex., Credit: © UNICEF/Liberia/Gordon
Lorinah Kolleh, 17, from Kakata, Liberia, talks about students and teachers who bribe each other for grades.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 04, 2010
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
On the frontlines of the non-profit world
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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Taking a first job at an inner city non-profit can be horrifying. But there's a lot of perks too ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 1
18-year-old Lydia talks about growing up female in Liberia
From: UNICEF
Series: Digital Diaries: Liberian Youth Voices
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Digital diarist Lydia, from Ganta, Liberia, talks about the pressures of being an 18-year-old female in Liberia.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 06:14
Narmin: In Her Own Words
From: World Vision Report
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Azerbaijan is a country that sits at the crossroads of East and West. And it’s reflected in the culture. Most of the people there are Muslim, but...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 02:38
Esperanza Sings
From: World Vision Report
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The entire housekeeping staff at Hyatt hotels in the Boston area was fired recently. Temporary workers making half their hourly wage replaced them...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:07
Kumba Kamara
From: World Vision Report
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Health care is a hot topic right now. And not just in the United States. A report just out from Amnesty International says healthcare in Sierra Le...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2009
  • Length: 02:20
Churning Milk in Nepal
From: Laura Spero
Series: What's Cooking
Caption: Reporter Laura Spero looks for giu while Aamaa watches in the background...with a smile., Credit: Laura Spero
Let's talk about locally produced food--you've never had milk like this. In the village of Kaskikot, Nepal, Aamaa shows reporter Laura Spero how t...

Bought by WBEZ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3

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