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The Return of King Ludd
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Winter Solstice is coming and the Luddites are celebrating on their flip-phones. That's all we've got to say about it. Listen on your radio in Josh...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Sleigh - A 'Clausable' Prequel
From: Brian Schwartz
Caption: The Sleigh, Credit: Daniel Logan
Told through the eyes of his twelve-year-old brother, the older boy makes a discovery that allows him to become a beloved symbol of giving througho...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 04:02
Remembering Thanksgiving
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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In a post-pandemic-still-in-a-pandemic world Sandip remembers a homey thanksgiving, even if it was in a land foreign to the concept.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Saraswati's Wisdom
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Worshipers with a figure of Saraswati, Credit: Sandip Roy
A childhood goddess that was once asked for help with math takes on a new significance in adulthood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas at Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: A heavy sea crossing the deck of the Parma (1902) , Credit: Alan John Villiers, 1933 © National Maritime Museum Collections
This week on World Ocean Radio we have a special reading of "Christmas at Sea", an evocative poem by Robert Louis Stevenson written in 1883. Steven...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 24, 2019
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
White Solstice / Burnt Devil
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Well we wound up burning the devil, here in Joshua Tree. It's the kind of winter-holiday fun you can expect up here in the High Desert. And Jason P...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
At the Fishhouses (The Holiday Episode)
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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At the end of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads the poem "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This perennial favorite is chos...

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


  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Mahisasur Mardini of Durga Puja
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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I don’t know how many shoes this old radio program sells. But it can never feel the same as hearing those voices, most of them long dead, bring a c...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2016
  • Length: 05:59
Tapestry of Summer
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Summer (Creative Pulse 2015)
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An Elaine George poem, From My Porch, is woven in among a tapestry of sounds and activities of summer. Recorded in Missoula, Montana, Summer 2015.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 1
A Shanghaied Thanksgiving
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Well after the (wild) turkey
Michael Kelly's humorous look back at childhood Thanksgiving celebrations from long ago and the first turkey day he will spend far and away in Shan...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WTIP, WHRV, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 5
Acoustic Stories: Mary Finch - Christmas Tree
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota. In this piece, Finch explains the role of a Christmas t...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Santa Claus Was My Father
From: Margaret Agard
Series: Christmas
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A fire truck in the driveway, 20 at the table for meals and buying by the dozens (the better for sharing) my father believed in being Santa Claus y...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2012
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 1
What are you doing for New Year's?
From: Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
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A conversation from three folks on the rituals they've created to mark the first of the year.

  • Added: Dec 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:28
151: At the Fishhouses
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Abandoned Fish House January 2009, Credit: Carrie Whittier, Little_DogPhotography at Flickr
Each year during the holidays, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen above all oth...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 05:13
Stories from a Christmas Stocking
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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This holiday stocking is overflowing with a bounty of winter sounds and seasonal stories.

Bought by KREV-LP and KHNS


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 49:20
  • Purchases: 2
Here's to You, Mom
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Song, poetry, and prose for our moms on Mother's Day.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 47:59
Be My Valentine
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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Traditions, trivia, and history of St. Valentine's Day. Also included is a brief story by Charles Westcott about a little girl and her homemade val...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Length: 50:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Days After Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
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An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings o...

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WRNC-LP, KRPS, KUHF, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 47:59
  • Purchases: 6
In The Spirit of Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Merry Christmas, Credit: Vincent Lock
Mike Whorf's "Kaleidoscope" guides us into the Christmas mood with a few musings on the spirit of the season.

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 48:22
  • Purchases: 1
The True Glory: Veteran's Day
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Chronicle
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Remembering both the fallen and the survivors.

Bought by WVIA, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KHNS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 53:45
  • Purchases: 4
Elvis is alive on the August anniversary of his death!
From: Jill Marcus
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August, 16, 2010 is the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. "He's Alive!" follows the formative years of a young lady growing up in the...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 07:19
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: Valentine's Day
From: Spokane Public Radio
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
New Years: A Reflection
From: Western Folklife Center Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A meditation on New Years as a time of reflection and healing.

Bought by Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, WNMU-FM, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 57:03
  • Purchases: 55