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Caption: Alison Young walks along the shore of Lake Superior, Credit: Alison Young
One particularly boisterous and sonorous spring, podcaster and long-distance hiker Alison Young chose to walk the entirety of the Superior Hiking T...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The last episode, where Haley wraps up the past 8 years (and this series) in 8 min.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
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The episode where we talk about God.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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We hear a familiar phrase, “2021 was not a good year for me,” and it’s true. 2021 was not a good year for Haley.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 07:58
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La Hora Mágica has been the heart of Sunset Park’s storytime programming for a decade now, highlighting songs and stories in Spanish and English fo...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 10:56
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
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Belle da Costa Greene and Nella Larsen are two librarians of color, one who is white passing, and the other of mixed heritage who wrote famously ab...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 32:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
To ring in the new year, take a dive into the stories of the Coney Island Polar Bear club. We hear from voices from across New York City—a cop spea...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 10:48
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Online search engines are basically universal, so questions at the library reference desk are changing. We follow the story of one question, “I wan...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 20:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dr. Julie Bailey
A mom and veterinarian politely asks Santa not to bring her children the item that tops their Christmas lists: a puppy. With love and detail, Dr. ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
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4th graders in Austin explore the relationship of art and sports through their own hobbies.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 08:25
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Do you remember what your dream job was? Austin elementary school students explore what it's like to see your dreams change.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
Caption: Ruined sheepcote, Credit: F. Rheannon
Radio producer and writer Francesca Rheannon tells a story about one New Year’s Day in a tiny village in Provence, where past, present and future c...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2016
  • Length: 10:41
Caption: Sean and Sam Hurley on Welch Mountain., Credit: Sean Hurley
This is a parenting story and a story about time. I've been hiking with my son Sam since he was born. In this story, I contrast recordings I made...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
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
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A closer look at cultural identity.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2016
  • Length: 15:45
Caption: Alexis Diao's Father's Family in the Philippines.
When Alexis Diao’s father arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, he couldn’t even find coconut milk—let alone many other ingredients to make the Filipino...

Bought by KVLU, WJCT, and WABE


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 26:13
  • Purchases: 3
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Every week, Cracker Barrel provides 4 million Americans with a studied version of down-home Southern food and hospitality. The dumplins and the chi...

Bought by WJCT and WABE


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 26:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Tippy, Credit: Karen Oothoudt
Milt Lee talks with Bill Smith of Bemidji, physicist turned soapmaker of A.M. Soap Company.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 1
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The powerful multi-media exhibit, What's Left: Lives Touched By Suicide, organized by Northern Community Radio's John Bauer, opened at the MacRosti...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:55
Caption: The street where the two neighbors live., Credit: Jake J. Smith
Neighborhood present sits down with neighborhood past.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 1
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Ben Kweller sits down with his neighbors, a local middle school student and her parents, to talk about his own family and life path.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
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Jim Conally reflects on his musical career, life journeys, and the sea.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 02:58
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China Smith and her students share their perspectives on the dance world, and describe how they created their own world in Ballet Afrique.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2016
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: These eyes won't cry., Credit: Damian FitzPatrick
An homage to crying, originally aired on Radiotonic.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:26
  • Purchases: 1