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The Demise of the Gen X Male in the Household
From: Cam Marston
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who's replaced him? The Gen X Female. She's the boss. The's pulling the strings.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
Dad's Birthday
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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A group of tough men sung my father Happy Birthday well before dawn at the Bradford Store at the crossroads of Dickenson, Alabama.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
College Interviews
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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I was asked to screen candidates for early admission to my alma mater. What they did, and didn't do, taught me a lot.

Bought by KXCR and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Conrad and Thomas
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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Two neighborhood kids came to my door Sunday afternoon and asked to wash my daughter's car.

Bought by KXCR


  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
The Dynamics of Sisters
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Having a difficult relationship with her own sister, Katia Hauser wondered what were the dynamics of other sister relationships. What made these re...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
TSR15-02 Rusted Root
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Having collaborated with one another for two decades, Rusted Root, has honed the perfect combination of musical intuition, freedom and virtuosity, ...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KALH, KMSU, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 8
TSR15-01 New First Night
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
Caption: Tent Show Radio
New First Night ~ the official kick-off of the Big Top tent season featuring host Michael Perry and Big Top Chautauqua's Blue Canvas Orchestra and ...

Bought by WRNC-LP, WRNC-LP, KALH, WDSE, WUMB and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
JazzStories: The Three Cohens
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"We have a mixture of many elements from the world. The classical music from Europe- the sense of melody and deep harmonic sense- and on the other ...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media and KREV-LP


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat : Ryan Vine - "Psalm at Last Call"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Real Holidays
From: WHJE
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Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, or Kwanza we all have to go through the ritual of celebrating the Holidays. But does anyone honestly...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Hyles Files
From: WVAS
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A short commentary that gives a serious yet satirical side on opinions and topics about life in general that an audience can relate to.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 11:12
Do What They Say
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The secret for a happy marriage

  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:15
Does Marriage Approximate Real Life?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
An observation on marital bliss

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Brushes with the Law
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Aaron says that driving really fast requires less planning than better time management...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
Commentator Aaron Brown on Acting Happy
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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There's a difference between "a smile" and an actual smile, Aaron calls it his "work smile" or a "strategic deployment of teeth."

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:43
Fave Five Blues
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Fave Five: the dark side of communication

  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
Having Some Fun
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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Having Some Fun

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:00
For the Love of Spam
From: Rene Gutel
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A Couple Discovers a Rift over Breakfast

  • Added: Nov 03, 2007
  • Length: 04:07
I Wonder...
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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TBubbaTalks! - I Wonder

  • Added: Sep 28, 2007
  • Length: 02:38
I'm Gonna Be a Bear
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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I'm Gonna Be a Bear

  • Added: Sep 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:58
Bubba's Boots
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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Kids are wonderful... and trying...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
Bastille Day Commentary: "Mercy Buckets"
From: Diana Epstein
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Commentary on growing up with a French mother. Very funny

Bought by KUT and WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
The New New Las Vegas
From: Merle Kessler
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Family-friendly Las Vegas bites the dust, goes back to old tricks.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet:A Naked Thanksgiving by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Talking turkey about the birds and the bees.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KRZA, Delta College Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 20