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S5 EP1: Serendipity in Shutdown
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
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OB/GYN Jackie Howitt and pediatrician Gretchen Volk bring us into the deserted airport where they first met in April 2020 on their way to offer COV...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 53:32
The Stories We Killed
From: Israel Story
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When people know you’re in the storytelling business, everyone has a story for you. Our producers get countless pitches — from their friends, from ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 18:44
The Untold Story of the Veranda Variety Hour
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits with members of a surprising institution in t...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Episode 19 October 1st to 16th 1997 The Very Metal Diary Of Cleo Howard
From: Sarah Tipper
Series: The Very Metal Diary Of Cleo Howard 1997
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English teenager obsessed with boys and heavy metal lets you listen to her deepest thoughts.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2017
  • Length: 19:16
99: Mortified, Interrupted
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A complex and touching episode featuring two stories about teenagers who kept diaries while inside a mental health hospital — with entries ranging ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 32:15
96 Jesse: My Two Moms
From: The Mortified Podcast
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What happens when you live in fear of everyone in school finding out your moms are gay? The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from ...

  • Added: May 07, 2017
  • Length: 20:05
Ray Davies: Americana
From: Joyride Media
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Veteran rocker Ray Davies reflects on his love/hate relationship with America.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KSRQ, KHNS and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
47 Will: I Was A Teenage Media Mogul
From: The Mortified Podcast
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This special episode of Mortified features the story of a closeted teenager who escapes the bullies at school and retreats into his bedroom where h...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2016
  • Length: 34:43
Albert Maysles - on how childhood experiences shape our art
From: Susan Doran
Caption: Al Maysles and me at The Maysles Institute, Harlem NY
Brief excerpt of a 4.5 hour conversation had with Albert Maysles before our interview for the radio documentary I'm producing, "The Night Before Al...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 05:44
Behind the Scenes of KVSC'S 36th Annual Trivia Weekend: Game of Trivia, Quest for Futile Facts PART 2
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack continues with Part 2 of KVSC’s 36th Annual Trivia Weekend, Game of Trivia: A Quest for Futile Fac...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 32:03
  • Purchases: 1
Landlocked
From: Nina Feldman
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Three Peace Corps Volunteers in rural Paraguay struggle to get work done, be themselves and most importantly, keep from going insane.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 1
24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
Caption: Eric Jones works as a custodian at LA's New Hope Baptist Church., Credit: Jerome Campbell
In this special report, twelve workers who might otherwise go unnoticed – including a stripper, deli waitress, bus driver, metal scrapper and bathr...

Bought by KQED, KFAI Minneapolis, KSFR, Spokane Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2014
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 24
NEA Jazz Moments with Eddie Palmieri [second installment]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three more short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. In this batch, we learn about Eddie's exposure to mambo at a young age; ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, Harford Community Radio, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 14
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Eating Out" in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Hilda Baumol (left) and Monte Malach (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall a bygone era of NYC when eating out was a rare luxury, and eateries that vanished long ago -- automats, Nedick's (hot d...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
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
UnFictional: Why I Ride the Bus
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Every waking moment of his life Carl Kozlowski is in a struggle just to stay awake. He's fighting narcolepsy, that chronic disorder rendering the s...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KOSU, Aspen Public Radio, KGNU Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Manohar and Vera, a Love Story; or, Bus 390
From: Mark Munger
Caption: Manohar and Vera, Credit: Kathryn Munger
Manohar, from Agra, and Vera, from Sao Paulo, meet on a mysterious bus when a lady falls on M. The rest is slight distrust and love.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
Daily Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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People observe all sorts of small rituals, sometimes on a daily basis. But what separates these activities from daily routines, like brushing your ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:37
Your Long Journey
From: Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland
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The story of the unique bond between a father and son - Danny and Connor Hughes in County Louth who run two shops side by side...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 33:05
Journey of the Asian Carp
From: Long Haul Productions
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The impact on the Asian Carp on people living in rural Illinois and plans to stop it.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Louisville Public Media, PRX Remix, and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 18:42
  • Purchases: 4
CHICK/LIT
From: Inez Tan
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This feature explores the global subculture of Slash fiction, a genre of fan fiction where pop culture/media fans write stories about their favouri...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2010
  • Length: 31:38
Escape from Burton Island
From: David Maxon
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On a late summer camping trip, a couple finds that a little seclusion can sometimes go a long way.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Sense of Belonging: Life at Northwestern's MOSAIC Co-Op
From: Zach Spear
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13 members of a Northwestern University-area co-op talk about living green, living together

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 12, 2008
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 1
Pick Up 101
From: Berkeley J-School
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pick-up artists on how getting lucky isn't about luck

  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
  • Length: 04:31
The Reunion
From: Barbara Bernstein
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6 years ago producer Barbara Bernstein attended the 40th reunion of her sixth grade class. Not sure what to expect, she brought along a microphone ...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jun 20, 2007
  • Length: 20:17
  • Purchases: 1