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Look in a Mirror. Up Your Game. #526
From: Teosson Wells
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Slothfully inclined and vanity deficient? Less is more ... dress better!

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 09:10
Reel Discovery: Bad Moms
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin enjoys a girls' night out with Bad Moms.

Bought by KKRN, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Sharon Long and Steve Sutter
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Enrolling in college at 40 to study art, Sharon Long had no idea an anthropology class would put her on a path to a career as a forensic artist.

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin heads to Wall Street for Maureen Sherry's Opening Belle.

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reel Discovery: How to Be Single
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin goes out on the town with How to Be Single.

Bought by WSGE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Lisa Loeb
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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So you say you haven’t been paying attention to Lisa Loeb since the 90s? Why not? She’s kept things interesting with her own TV shows, her own li...

Bought by KUCB, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Reel Discovery: Difret
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin joins the fight for freedom with the Ethiopian women of Difret.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
Reel Discovery: He Named Me Malala
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin follows a young girl's quest for educational equality in He Named Me Malala.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten: An Unlikely Folk Hero
From: Matthew Cochran
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotton’s “Freight Train” was the unofficial anthem of the 1960’s folk music revival. Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, and Jerry Ga...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 1
Shelf Discovery: Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin commiserates with another tired mama in Stefanie Wilder-Taylor's Gummi Bears Should Not Be Organic.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Harford Community Radio, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Teen Girl Loves Computer Science, But Struggles To Fit In
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: 16-year-old Ifrah Abshir says she is in a committed relationship with Computer Science. But she still struggles to fit into the tech industry. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Ahlaam Ibraahim
Sixteen year old Ifrah Abshir had a rocky start with computer science, but she eventually fell in love with it. The tech industry has been trying t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Love in the Time of Aqua Net and Crushed Cherries - Irasema Gonzalez
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Irasema Gonzalez talks about coming of age as a young Latina in 1990s Chicago, and how her definitions of love and womanhood shifted with the passi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
Lilian Alfonso, Metal Scrapper
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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At USA Recycling in East LA, a two-story yellow crane smashes cars, refrigerators and stoves into neat piles of wreckage all day. The mistress of t...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
28 and Single
From: kim fox
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In Egypt, family, marriage and love all mix together in an unexpected way, especially when it comes to arranged marriages. The American University ...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:31
  • Purchases: 1
Intricate Design: The Life and Times of an Egyptian Fashion Designer
From: kim fox
Caption: Deana Shaaban's The Fortitudo Collection, Credit: Deana Shaaban
This audio documentary aims to show the journey of a young woman in Egypt who gave up on the corporate world to follow her dream. Join Deana Shaaba...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 10:24
Taste Florence
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Antoinette Mazzaglia of Taste Florence in the Sant’Ambrogio market describes various salami that her tour group will sample. , Credit: Luigi Fraboni
Italy, particularly Florence, is a popular vacation destination. They come with an appetite, eager to sample Italy’s renowned cuisine, yet they’re...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
Beach-read favorite Dorothea Benton Frank and “The Last Original Wife”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the only first wife remaining among her husband’s tight-knit group of friends in Atlanta. The author talks about Lesli...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
Garage Pop Forever: The Needlecraft Story
From: Ruth Eddy
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Mikki Lunda and Hana Zimorino are easy to spot walking down the street. The ladies are sharp dressers rarely caught without lipstick and their sign...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 07:22
What it Means to be a Woman
From: Littleglobe
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Chloe Espinosa interviews students, teachers, friends and family members about what it means to be a woman.

Bought by KSFR, KZYX, KUER, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 8
A Fish Tale
From: Emily Hsiao
Caption: Taxidermist Janet Messineo in her basement workshop, Credit: Emily Hsiao
Janet Messineo is a taxidermist on Martha's Vineyard. But you won't find any deer heads or bears in her workshop--just lots and lots of fish.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KUT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Loving Charcoal
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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A portrait of Anna, who lives one floor below me, and her hamster.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
HYSTERIA -- Director Tanya Wexler interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Tanya Wexler, San Francisco, CA 5/1/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Tanya Wexler talks standing ovations, double-entendres, and setting the mood.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:04
Would you CHEAT on a Playmate?
From: Bryan Cox
Series: Hey Get Off My Lawn
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Julie McCullough, Comedian/Playboy Playmate/Actor answers that question

  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:43
Long Distance Theater
From: Shannon Geis
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A performer and long distance runner combines theater and marathon running in an interactive show.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:59
Drawing from Nightlife
From: Thomas Dodson
Series: Champs Not Chumps
Caption: Bunnies posing at Dr. Sketchy's, Credit: Justin Moore
Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School is not your typical drawing session. It’s held in a bar, for starters, and features models ranging from circus perfor...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 03, 2011
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1