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A Box of Photographs
From: Paula Nelson
Caption: The negatives reveal the truth beyond the memory., Credit: Paula Nelson
A rich, intimate story of family, childhood memories, and rediscovering old photographs and the stories that connect them.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 16:36
  • Purchases: 1
The Quest
From: Marc Maximov
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After seeing ads for home DNA tests on TV, John decided to give it a try. Just spit into a cup—what did he have to lose… or gain?

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 13:23
Making Her Bed
From: Matthew Simonson
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19 million Americans are affected by hoarding. Cape Cod resident Maryanne found help through Clutterer's Anonymous. She is dedicated to improving h...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
I Do (Again)
From: Nora Ritchie
Caption: Lynne and Gary Brennan at a college winter formal in 1974. This photo was taken a few days after they were engaged.
In sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live. We’ve all heard wedding vows before. They are the promise that we will commit to our spou...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 1
True Love Waits
From: Jessica Ripka
Caption: Dave Ripka with two of his favorite stuffed animals, Credit: Deanna Kay
EVEN WITH THE RISE OF ONLINE DATING WEBSITES AND WAYS TO CONNECT, THERE IS STILL A LARGE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THEY HAVE YET TO HELP. FROM GLEN BURNIE,...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:16
Being Black In Blue: A Profile Of A Police Officer
From: Emily Corwin
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Nashua, NH Police Sergeant, Lakeisha Phelps is one of two black police officers on a force with 176 police officers, in one of New Hampshire’s most...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #86: Winter of Love
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: John and Stuart celebrate after legally marrying in 2008., Credit: Bella Pictures
Marrying the person you love is the ideal, right? So what happens when you finally get to do that, only to have the government tell you, never mind...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Jul 06, 2016
  • Length: 31:17
  • Purchases: 1
Of Numbers and Names
From: Israel Story
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For Yom HaShoah, stories of Israeli encounters with the Holocaust in the years and decades after it ended.

  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 48:42
Blind Artist Lisa Fittipaldi
From: Michael May
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Lisa Fittipaldi was an accountant before she went blind in the early 90s. After she lost her sight, she also lost her job and became depressed. In ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 19, 2015
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 1
Mammary Lane
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: Rosemary and David
Mammary Lane: A Breast Cancer Survivor Sketches Her Battle.

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:45
Michael and Leah
From: Israel Story
Caption: Michael and Leah.
Michael and Leah have been together for 37 years, living in a counter-cultural religious community that follows the teachings of “The Singing Rabbi...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 06:21
Jack and Rose
From: Emma Miller
Caption: Gloria and Rose
Sassy and sagacious Gloria, 85, shares stories of being in both a conventional heterosexual marriage and a long-time same-sex relationship.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 2
Every Time You Leave
From: David Green
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Berlin, Germany - 1972. An American teenager tries to come to terms with what she sees and what she feels on both sides of the Wall while secretly ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Parts of Speech
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Doug Harlow isn't afraid to use his voice. He works as reporter in Maine and churns out seven, sometimes eight, articles a week. Doug is a born com...

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


  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 4
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
American Heaven
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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18-year-old Radio Rookie Reporter, Danielle came from the Congo when she was 13 years old, leaving her mother and the life that she knew behind in ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
The Life of Mattie River
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Mattie River
Mattie River looked like a puppy when we first found her. She was small and frightened, could barely stand on her own paws. Her wants seemed so ins...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 25:56
Linda Contes and Evelyn Williams
From: Rachel Falcone
Series: Housing is a Human Right Storytelling Project Vol. 1
Caption: Ms Evelyn Williams, Credit: Michael Premo
Two first-person stories about the struggle for home. With mounting hospital bills, Linda Contes and her husband struggle to make mortgage payments...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 10, 2011
  • Length: 11:11
  • Purchases: 1
Visiting a Prison Nursery
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://www.timeontheoutside.com/, Credit: Shannon Heffernan
What happens when a women gives birth behind bars? Usually those babies are sent home with family members or put into foster care. But some prison...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 14:25
  • Purchases: 4
Brainhilda and I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Carole Starr was a dedicated violinist, until a brain injury left her with a rare hearing disorder. Suddenly the music Carole loved dearly became s...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Saying Goodbye. . . Again
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A collection of the voices and sounds from the display of the AIDS Quilt in Portland, ME during National AIDS Day.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
The Ground We Lived On
From: Sound Portraits
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Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality and loss in recordings she made during the last months of her father's life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 12
Valdivia: Stories of Survival
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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MIT Freshmen travel to Valdivia, Chile, and report on three stories of survival they have found there: ecological survival, cultural survival, and ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 23:26
Surviving a Tsunami: The story of Valdivians in 1960
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A college freshman travels to Chile and interviews survivors of the 1960 tsunami/earthquake.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1