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The Decisions Project - 3 - Being Alone
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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In this conversation, a man talks about his decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada... at night and alone.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
The Decisions Project - 2 - Coming Out
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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In this conversation, a man discusses his decision to accept his homosexuality.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 1 - Pressing Charges
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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During the summer of 2010, producer Aengus Anderson rode his motorcycle around North America and interviewed 220 people about the hardest decisions...

Bought by KSKQ and KUT


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 2
Thanksgiving
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producer Rochelle Smith gets to the real meaning of Thanksgiving with her family. Produced at LBJ High School in Austin, Texas, as a part of...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
Pete Seeger on "We Shall Overcome"
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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Folk music legend Pete Seeger explains the history behind the civil rights anthem, "We Shall Overcome", and why this famous song has many brothers ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, KWEMradio.com/KWEM LP and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 17
Sing and I Will Hear You
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In early 2010, Elaine McGillicuddy lost her husband to bone cancer. Elaine has created her own grieving process rooted in daily rituals. She is e...

Bought by WMPG, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Interfaith Voices, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:58
  • Purchases: 5
Jane Bown - a portrait
From: Jack King
Caption: Samuel Beckett, Credit: Jane Bown
A glimpse into the world of highly acclaimed photographer Jane Bown. Jane discusses balancing her career with her family, her two identities, Jane ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Make It Count
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Language and songwriting are bringing teenagers together from all over the world. The Young Writers and Leaders Program is the latest project from ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, KUOW, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
  • Purchases: 5
Piece of My Heart: The Story of Janis Joplin
From: KUT
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Winner of the Grand Trophy 2011, International Radio Festivals! An intimate reconsideration of Janis' journey from a tiny Texas refinery town to t...

Bought by KCNP, Prairie Public, WRGY, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2010
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 20
Handsworth Evolution
From: Robin Valk
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Calypso, Reggae, Rap, Soul, Asian Rap and Sound Systems in Birmingham, England, in the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 50:12
  • Purchases: 1
54 Years
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The nation's last sardine cannery in Gouldsboro, Maine closed its doors in April 2010. Lela Anderson worked at the cannery for fifty-four years.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 07:46
The Theater of War
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Jason Robards, Jr. in THE DISENCHANTED on Broadway
In which David Pressman goes to war, suffers the consequences, and comes home to direct a hit play.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1
Only I Can Now
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Deb Dunn’s second love, after her husband, was teaching marine biology. But about five years ago, she had to give it up.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
Always Been With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Amy has battled bipolar disorder all her life. She’s tried 25 different medications, but nothing has been able to stabilize her mood.

Bought by KPVL and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 2
Citizen Synforose
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Maine has one of the most diverse immigrant populations of any state in the country. Synforose Rugema came to America as a refugee from the Congo i...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 3
It's Right For Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Alice Loesch has lived through a century that has seen some of history’s most sweeping changes in the lives of women.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, KSFR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 10
Lindsay Ess, Becoming Whole, Pt. 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lindsay Ess was a fashion model, a designer, a stunning beauty. And then at the age of twenty-four, just two years ago, doctors had to cut off both...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2010
  • Length: 27:39
A Full Moon Night
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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One pagan’s ritual for the spring equinox.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Flatline Days
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of being bipolar and being a mom.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 5
From Out Of The Blues
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A profile of a blues musician in Maine.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
Khadija's Dream Routine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Khadija Hussein is fourteen, and a Somali refugee living in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 1
Julie and the Snails
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Julie Keene harvests snails for a living, but she's had to give that up to fight against a major corporation.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 4
Love Triangle
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A portrait of a couple dealing with a long-held secret.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, WNIN, Vocalo.org and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 6
Writing, War and Fictitious Creatures
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With tenacious willpower, 24 year-old Brad Watts writes short stories to help him cope with stress.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 06:27
The Simple Life
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Toure Weaver, Credit: Kelly Creedon courtesy of the Salt archive
A profile of a young man trying to find his purpose.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1