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Into the Woods
From: Marita Murphy
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It’s not everyday that family pets and enthusiastic retirees get together to find dead bodies—unless you belong to Maine Search and Rescue Dogs.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1
Into the Woods
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It’s not everyday that family pets and enthusiastic retirees get together to find dead bodies—unless you belong to Maine Search and Rescue Dogs.

  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: Dancing with the ladies in line
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
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On a wide street full of work spaces, lined with cars and no trees in sight is the Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center. It’s the one building on the ...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
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
Maggie Kuhn
From: KSLU
Series: In Your Face Women
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Maggie Kuhn left no stone unturned to leave the world in a better state than she found it. No topic was off limits. In fact, she even talked about ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: "All My Elders Are Gone: Fabulous Crone" an essay by Anne Dunn
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Anne Dunn
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Not Too Late Basketball Camp
From: jessica lockhart
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Women have been playing competitive basketball for over a century. Although before 1971, women played by modified rules that allowed play in only h...

Bought by KPVL, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 3
Anna Halprin and the Planetary Dance
From: KALW
Caption: Anna Halprin explaining the Planetary Dance, Credit: Photo by photo by John Kokoska
Anna Halprin has influenced generations of dancers and artists with her unique integration of dance and healing work, as well as her use of perform...

  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 08:42
Versions of Love
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Life is long and love is complicated.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 3
Cyclist Pat Williams' ride up the Mississippi
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Cyclist, gardener, and senior citizen Pat Williams of Jacobson, Minnesota tells about the greatest of her journeys, a six-week trek along the Missi...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Garden Ladies of Elwell Farms
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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For a group of retired women in Maine, a garden grows more than just plants.

Bought by KZYX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 2
You May Approach The Bench Press
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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Former state Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland started lifting weights to help with chronic back pain. She was drawn to the power-lifters at he...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:07
This I Believe Pledge Spot - Life's Changes
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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This I Believe essayist Amy Wilson and her mother discuss how their relationship deepened following the death of Amy's father.

Bought by WEZU, WEKU, New England Public Media, and KJZZ


  • Added: Sep 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 4
Voler
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Myonne Lee has wanted to fly since she was a child. Some eighty years later, she?s finally learning.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Third Coast International Audio Festival


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 2
Spirit and Body Willing: Sex Over Age 70
From: Todd Melby
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Does getting older spell the end of sexuality? Not always.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2004
  • Length: 27:46
  • Purchases: 3
Polly Thayer Starr and a Student Drawing
From: Jackson Braider
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An artist remembers an early piece of work

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 12, 2004
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1