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Under the skin at the Museum of Verterbrate Zoology
From: Nathanael Johnson
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An stroll through the gory depths of a UC Berkeley Museum preparation lab -- the place where animals are skinned and stuffed for posterity -- in th...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 11:44
"On the afternoon of July 12, 1960..."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Can the memories evoked by a forgotten perfume change a life?

Bought by KUNM and WMNF


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 2
Michael and the Fighting Dog
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fishing scout from the west of Ireland, tried to preserve the memory of his fighting dog, but with surprising consequences.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
Michael and the DTs
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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A celebrated Dublin surgeon learns how to diagnose the DTs (the Delirium Tremors) from a local scout.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 02:57
How Records Are Made
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A pop song in the classic sense with a quirky monologue of implausible facts about how records are made.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:29
Growing Old In East L.A.
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
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An audio version of David Greenberger?s Duplex Planet magazine, Growing Old In East L.A., offers a look into the lives of elderly Mexican-Americans...

Bought by KGLT, KPFA, KGLT, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 53:31
  • Purchases: 4
The World of 'Weekday'
From: KUOW
Series: Spring 2006 Fundraising Spots
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"You just hypnotized an alligator!"

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Apr 05, 2006
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1
How to Observe Presidents' Day, Observed
From: The Little Gray Book Lectures
Series: The Little Gray Book Lectures
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Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman and Joshuah Bearman on Presidents' Day, along with a fifteen-piece marching band and a new song about all forty-three pr...

Bought by KWIT, Nevada Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2006
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 13
Let's Talk About Sex
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Blunt Presents: Youth and Sex
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Johanna Greenberg says parents, including her own, are falling down on the job when it comes to "the talk." So she makes the first move.

Bought by KZYX, PRX to iTunes, and YouthCast


  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 3
Red Cross Disaster Training Post Katrina in Florida
From: Heidi Aspen Rhoades
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Floridians at a Red Cross diasaster training class post Katrina.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:46
A Cook's Notebook: The Trouble with Cereal
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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the cereal aisle is the scariest of all

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Web animation: a new genre of family entertainment
From: Nathanael Johnson
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Web animators whose art lands in the intersection of cute and ironic are drawing unbelievable numbers of fans.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2005
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 2
The Crystal Palace: A Tale From the Gold Country
From: Abongold Books
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"Bubbles, wishes and daydreams carry three children from their home in California's gold country to the Crystal Palace in the Kingdom of the Aurora...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2005
  • Length: 16:44
Thrift Town
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio’s Lauryn Silverman spends her shopping days wandering the aisles of Thrift Town, where she can express herself in a unique way.

Bought by KSFR, WXLV-FM, and YouthCast


  • Added: Mar 18, 2005
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 3
How Long Do You Keep a Polluting Heap?
From: The Environment Report
Series: Your Choice; Your Planet series
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What to do when you're the biggest polluter you know.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KTNA


  • Added: Feb 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Souffle
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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She wasn't afraid to whip it.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side: Fiction
From: B-Side Radio
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They say truth is stranger than fiction. Sometimes, it's hard to tell one from the other.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2004
  • Length: 29:01
Alaska Beckons
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Disillusioned with their teaching jobs in California, Ray takes a job at a one room school house in Alaska and their adventure begins.

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Yacht Club Chewies
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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young summer angst in the yacht club kitchen

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 27, 2004
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 3
A Cook's Notebook: Esta's Potatoes
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Esta knows when Spring is coming.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jul 14, 2004
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
The Zildjian Cymbal Tester
From: Jackson Braider
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Leon Cippini wanted to be a great drummer; he became a great cymbal tester instead.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 20, 2004
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Naked Barbies and Deflated Basketballs: A look inside the world of collectors
From: paul overton
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A day in the life of collectors.

Bought by KVMR, WUNC, KUOW, and WZBC


  • Added: Apr 13, 2004
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 4
Polly's Boa
From: Jackson Braider
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Who knew the riverbanks of Boston catered to such diverse wildlife?

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Mar 04, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Blue Eggs, Home Food, No Sunday
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Ernie and Maria find gold in their chickens

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2