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Lady and The Tramp: Love Unleashed
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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The untold and surprising behind-the-scenes history of Walt Disney's Lady and The Tramp.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Stories Part 3 An Incident on Grace Street
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: C.F. Sauer sign,
A modern-day nativity story that takes place in a garage on Suitcase Alley in Richmond, Virginia's Fan District.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 24:24
Christmas Stories Part 2 A Christmas Carol on Wheels
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Mark Lerman
A hundred years before Frank Kapra ever dreamed up a wonderful life, Charles Dickens had already penned the seminal Christmas classic. For the past...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2019
  • Length: 27:05
Friendly and Not-So-Friendly Ghosts in Richmond, Virginia
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Beth and Chris Houlihan
Beth Houlihan and her husband Chris own and operate Haunts of Richmond. And for a city this this size, Richmond has an abundance of ghoulies and gh...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 26:58
Lester Blackiston: The Pirate of Shockoe Bottom, Part 6
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Lester Blackiston
Pirates love the water. It’s their sustenance, it’s their highway, it’s their haven. Lester Blackiston loved the water. As a matter of fact, I didn...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 27:08
Lester Blackiston: The Pirate of Shockoe Bottom, Part 5
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Lester Blackiston
Blackbeard the pirate may have had as many as 14 wives, the last one being a 16 year old girl who he gave to his crew after he deflowered her. It w...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 25:45
The Dive
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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My brother Thomas recounts a diving accident he lived through early in his career as a commercial diver.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 08:51
Detroit As Backdrop For Shakespeare
From: Rendered
Caption: Shakespeare In Detroit's Romeo & Juliet, Credit: courtesy of Shakespeare in Detroit
Sam White saw potential in the drama of a struggling city — a perfect setting for Shakespeare's plays.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:51
Natrese Thomas, Police Dispatcher
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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Behind drawn shades in a brightly lit room downtown, dispatchers for the Los Angeles Police Department answer 9-1-1 calls and send officers to thei...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Moving Beyond
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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"I am a Christian, I am a mom, a wife, a homemaker, a leader, a knitter, a quilter… I’m lots of things. Accepting the label felon was really hard."

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 2
Missing Kim
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Dick Moreau has hung over 50,000 posters of his daughter around the area of Jay, Maine. This is the story of one family's 26-year quest for answers.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
Bruised
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately - with soldiers and sports heroes suffering from acquired brain injuries, science and the public ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 4
The Captain
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...

Bought by KALW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Changing on the Inside
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The US has the highest per capita incarceration rate of any country. At the Maine State Prison, inmates are being taught skills to care for their ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 2
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
A Pirate Looks At Forty
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A profile of a young fisherman in Maine.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 1
Swing Free
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A look into the hidden world of Swingers.

Bought by KUT, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Out of Sight
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Blindness helps a man rediscover a dream.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Gangster of Matinicus
From: Courtney Stein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Revenge comes to an island in the form of raccoons.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Break Up Project Performance
From: Megan Hall
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recording of a live mix of Providence break-up stories

  • Added: Feb 15, 2007
  • Length: 49:00
Hello Dolly - The Song That Got Away
From: Amber Edwards
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Carol Channing and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman explain how a song from a musical took on a life of its own.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
On The Line: Union Actors In New York
From: Eevin Hartsough
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New York actors face ridiculous odds trying to get work, but persevere nonetheless

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMNF, Marfa Public Radio, Public Interactive, and WHQR


  • Added: Apr 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 5