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Rowing Through Cancer, Injury & Trauma: Three Body Odysseys at 2022 Head of the Charles
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: My Body Odyssey
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“I plan to row till my last breath” is a strong endorsement for any sport. Yet we heard this sentiment numerous times at the 2022 Head of the Charl...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:42
Giddy-Up
From: Israel Story
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In this piece we take you to Vered HaGalil, a remote ‘dude ranch’ on a gorgeous hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. There, we speak to head traine...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2020
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
Upton Boxing Center
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some guys come in and think you can turn pro next week, but once they come in here and find out what you have to go through, it’s like a wake-up ca...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
The Fly Fishing Show Part 2
From: Tom Howell
Series: The 2018 Fly Fishing Show
Caption: CD Clarke, Credit: Tom Howell
In the second part of the two part series on Fly Fishing, Tom continues his conversations at the Fly Fishing Show. He talks to expert fly tier Rob...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:03:02
The Secret Basketball Game That Desegregated Louisiana High School Sports
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: The Purple Knights pose on the court; Harold Sylvester is kneeling next to his coach., Credit: HAROLD SYLVESTER / AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER
In this episode, Laine Kaplan-Levenson discusses the first integrated high school sports contest in Louisiana between St. Aug and Jesuit--and talks...

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 11:26
  • Purchases: 1
Bill Schweider, fishing guide, Cass Lake, MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Call of the Wild
Caption: Tippy, Credit: Karen Oothoudt
Milt Lee talks with Bill Schweider, fisherman for life, conservationist, and former teacher.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1
More Than A Game
From: Jimmy Gutierrez
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There’s a picture that’s usually painted while working with at-risk youth. The success story. But things are usually far more complicated. Jimmy Gu...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 08:15
Joking
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week on State of the Human we’re investigating how people use joking to create new realities for themselves and the people around them.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:18
  • Purchases: 2
Failure is Not an Option
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Is playing basketball worth the sacrifices this high school student he has to make?

  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:45
Waiting for Jim
From: Annie McEwen
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Jim is a young man who has everything in the world but direction.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 17:10
The Lacrosse Life Style
From: Brendan Yelnats
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The documentary talks about my thoughts on lacrosse and a couple other peoples thoughts on the sport.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:49
The Great Race
From: Emma de Campo
Caption: Pete Stringer, approaching the finish of his 212th marathon. , Credit: Photo-Chambers
Pete Stringer loves to run. Really long distance. Since he began a running log in 1976, he's run over 80,000 miles in competitions and training. Th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Frankie’s Diary, Part 2: Football
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Frankie’s second Teenage Diary follows his season playing running back for the Valley Head Tigers. Recorded in 1997, Frankie documents his life as ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 16:24
  • Purchases: 1
Go For It: Life Lessons From Girl Boxers
From: WNYC
Caption: Claressa Shields at the Olympic Trials. , Credit: Sue Jaye Johnson
This year women will enter the Olympic boxing ring for the first time. Hosted by actor Rosie Perez and producer Marianne McCune, "Go for It" expl...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WBEZ, Delta College Public Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WAMU and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 38
Palestinian Hoop Dreams
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: spaceameoba, Flicker.com
“Palestinian Hoop Dreams” is a thoughtful story by Ahmed Hemeid, a Palestinian student at United World College. Ahmed’s tells us an amazing story t...

Bought by PRX Remix and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Brooks Laich takes the ice, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: Ready To Play" explores what it takes to make it in professional hockey. In the 2008-09 season, we thought a rookie and a veteran ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 01:00:00
Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season
From: mediachameleon
Caption: Tyler Sloan in the Washington Capitals locker room, Credit: Chris Nelson/mediachameleon
"Hockey Diaries: The Almost Season" documents a journey through the 2009-2010 Washington Capitals' NHL season. The story is told through the eyes a...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
Girls on the Gridiron: Life with the Chicago Force
From: Robin Amer
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Four members of Chicago's all female tackle football team describe what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s game.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 20:16
  • Purchases: 1
Baseball Is...
From: Alexander Yellen
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A celebration of the game of baseball and its place in American Culture.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KCUR


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 2
Ken McCoy interviews boxer Bryant Theodile
From: Ken McCoy
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Boxer Bryant Theodile fights Dec 6th at the MGM

  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 17:07
WWOZ Street Talk- Yoga In The Lower Ninth Ward
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Michelle Baker wanted to bring yoga to the ninth ward but she wasnt sure how.

  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: 05:48
WWOZ Street Talk-The Edward A. Kattengell Rec. Center
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
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In the absence of govenrment in the rebuilding process organizations like operation blessing have stepped in to rebuild.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2007
  • Length: 05:59
Alter Ego
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Inside and outside the wrestling ring, Keith Dinsmore gets knocked down and back up, again and again.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 05:04
She's An Ironman
From: James Mills
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A first-year Ironman triathlete compares the event to being pregnant

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Championship Buck
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Hunter and farmer Roy Hines talks about an 'old big buck' he'll never forget

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1