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Territorial Bands of the 1920s
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Edythe Turnham & her Band
The early history of  jazz often leaves out some very talented musicians simply because they didn’t move to Chicago or New York.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

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


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
3 Great American Voices
From: Leet and Litwin
Caption: Julia Child
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Willa Cather, John Steinbeck, and Julia Child: All loved to eat. Here's a Cather story about a priest who loved his food more t...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WXXI Rochester, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 55:08
  • Purchases: 6
Cougar
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 3
Debtors' Prison, Why Creditors Don't Care if You Repay Your Debt, and Bankruptcy
From: Steve Rhode
Series: Get Out of Debt Guy Show
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On today's show I talk with Dr. Louis Hyman, an expert in the history of debt. Not only was it great talking with him but we chatted just as long o...

Bought by KZYX and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dam Radio Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
Going Local: The Ins And Outs Of "Washingtonian-ness"
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Paris has its Parisians, Boston its Bostonians. What does it take to be/become a Washingtonian?

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
Obelisk In The Sky/Obama In The House: D.C.'s Monumental Myths
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
Caption: Why is the WaMo three different colors?, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
Think you know why the White House flag is flying, and the Washington Monument is tri-colored? Then you might want to think again.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Reenacting Like They're Related
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Confederate Civil War reenactors in Maine? The 15th Alabama is the largest Confederate Civil War reenacting group in the state.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
J Street, Traffic Circles & The Swamp That Never Was
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Was DC really built on a swamp? Why does the grid system have no J Street? And what's up with all those crazy traffic circles?

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 3
Poet Robert Pinsky takes on another poet, King David of the Bible - and of the Psalms - in his "Life of David."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky tackles King David of the Bible - the shepherd, poet, warrior and adulterer - in his "Life of David."

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 1
Wayne C. Henderson: How Guitar Making Saved His Life
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Wayne C. Henderson, Credit: http://www.waynehenderson.org/
In this edition, we travel to the homeland of American bluegrass to visit the workshop of guitar builder Wayne C. Henderson. His instruments are co...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Forget-Me-Not (No Matter How Hard You Try)
From: Rebecca Sheir
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It's tough... aggressive... and only a few inches tall.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Boston Bandits: The outlaws of the Marathon community
From: Kris Carter
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The story of one unregistered Boston Marathon runner contrasted with Race Director, Dave McGillivray's thoughts of breaking the rules.

  • Added: Apr 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a... Fugo Balloon?
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Up, up and away with Japan's littlest-known WWII weapon

  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:41
Mom, I'm taking that house
From: Megan Hall
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Annalise was determined to live in the oldest home in Rhode Island

  • Added: Jul 29, 2007
  • Length: 05:17
Turn TV Off April 23-29, Please!
From: paul sullivan
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A timely rant about 24/7 TV

  • Added: Apr 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
Kasper Hauser: Phone Call to the 14th Century
From: Jesse Thorn
Series: Comedy From Kasper Hauser
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Comedy Sketch from Kasper Hauser

Bought by Radio Newark, KUT, KRCC-FM, The PRX Podcast, KUSP and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 6
The Soda Fountain of Youth
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The soda fountain was once an important neighborhood fixture.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
Minerals and Moon
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An unconventional and wrong-headed telling of European history (Napoleon and Hitler) and the space race.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Dinosaurs
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A bombastic but friendly, fictional history of dinosaurs.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:28
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
The Unfashionable Boys of Summer
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A commentary on today's dreadfully tacky Major League Baseball uniforms.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:33
Visitor Center Fever: Catch It!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visitor Centers Replace Museums. Discuss.

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:51