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A story about the transformative power of loss. How one tiny life can become so large, that you begin to see it everywhere and in everything that y...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 20:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Being a soccer mom is harder than it looks.

Bought by KVSC and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 05, 2015
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 2
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A vignette of children’s perspectives on fireworks.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:04
Caption: Nicole Rocke and daughter., Credit: Leticia Miranda
This show takes a look at issues within the foster care system in the U.S. from the high rate of teen pregnancy to the alarming use of psychiatric ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 2
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This piece investigates the particular difficulties of struggling with addiction as a mother.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
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The Spirit of Harmony Foundation was formed under the direction of Rock Star Todd Rundgren and his associates in order to promote the enduring impo...

  • Added: May 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:48:17
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For the past year, KBIA has been working on an investigative story about a place in Northeast Missouri called Heartland. It’s a story with threads ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
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On any given night in Minnesota, more than 4,000 youth and young adults are homeless and on their own. Avenues for Homeless Youth is a safe place t...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
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Israel Story's Mother's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching tale you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are now avai...

Bought by WYSO, WVPE, WZEN.org, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WNYC


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Lady E, Credit: John MacLellan
Lady E lost just about everything that gave her life meaning and then she found something else inside her. Her voice.And now Lady E sings the blues...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 27:23
Caption: Journey Under the Sea was the second book in the series.
We dig into the history of the beloved Choose Your Own Adventure series and the interactive stories kids are reading today.

Bought by WABE, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 16:16
  • Purchases: 3
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Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: Melvin Major, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Fathers and Children is about a man named Melvin Major who became father to hundreds of young people. But he has no offspring.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 27:40
Caption: AIDS awareness painting in Chimoio, Mozambique. , Credit: Courtesy of Flickr user Ton Rulkens.
Thirty years ago an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, sophisticated drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 38:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Miss Joanne, Credit: Olivia Polischeck
Even after 13 years, Olivia remembers the influence her preschool teacher, Miss Joanne, had on her in Room 1. Wanting to know more about Miss Joann...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 03:50
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
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How do you save an important piece of your past while building your future?

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
Caption: Orphans in Romania., Credit: Mike Carroll for Harvard University
What makes some people able to cope with life's challenges better than others? A growing field of science is peering into the brain to find an answer.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 2
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Hayden goes to an awful beach in Thunder City

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 07:26
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Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Caption: Rolanda Scott, Credit: John MacLellan
Art teacher and glass sculptor Rolanda Scott was first diagnosed with breast cancer years ago, but she kept teaching and for the longest while surv...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:20
Caption: Rolanda Scott , Credit: John MacLellan
Sometimes art can ease your pain, maybe even save your life. And the medium you started working in sometimes becomes another form all together. Rol...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:30
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High adventure does not scare this 4-year old! Bikes, and boating are just part of his life. However, listen to find out the one thing that’s even ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
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29 year old Kate hasn't eaten for six months. She has been hospitalised 11 times this year. She's had an eating disorder since she was a teenager. ...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 51:41
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A night of recollections, moments and new memories.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1