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Whose Memento Is It?
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: The memento that spawned a podcast, Credit: Steve Nelson
Mementos Podcast pilot: How did an old dusty box in the back of a garage spawn a burst of grief, a period of reflection about a mother and daughter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 29, 2019
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
Action Figureland
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: A sculptor at NECA works on a Heath Ledger/Joker action figure., Credit: Eric Molinsky
Action figure collectables for adults is booming, even when kids are loosing interest in little plastic guys.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 3
Zombie Therapy
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Dr. Steven Schlozman, zombified, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Zombies. I hate them the way Indiana Jones hates snakes. As part of my series Imaginary Worlds, I confront my biggest phobia with the help of a zom...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 3
Pain and Glory
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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In his latest and most personal film, Pedro Almodóvar contemplates aging, regret, the need to make films, and life as a gay man in Spain.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:07
Motherless Brooklyn
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Edward Norton is the director and lead actor of this entertaining detective mystery set in 1950s Brooklyn, a story that features political corrupti...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:05
Beethoven Was Deaf
From: Dale McGowan
Series: How Music Does That
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Yes, Beethoven composed while he was deaf. But more astonishing is the fact that he changed the course of Western music in the process.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2019
  • Length: 24:10
Bite-sized Goals Promote Success
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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Goals are important. The more important it is, the bigger and more daunting it tends to be. But the more daunting, the more likely I am to find an ...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
Non-Fiction
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Olivier Assayas portrays the complex and somewhat devious relationships of a group of Parisian literary types, in a film that poses questions about...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:38
Making Big Scary Decisions
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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Some decisions are terrifying to make, especially when they will have a big impact on my future. But if I can't face these decisions head on, I'll ...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Sep 23, 2019
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 1
Overwhelmed by Life Goals
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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I can't seem to do all the things I want. I feel overwhelmed and helpless when faced with the metaphorical mountain of goals I have yet to achieve....

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 06:14
I'm Not a Failure
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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I feel like a failure because I know I'm not "successful". I like like I know what success is, but do I really? By trying to define "being successf...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Stop Wasting Time
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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I wish I was more productive. I try, but I find it so hard to avoid things like TV and video games which soak up most of my time. I need to stop wa...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Stop Fighting Yourself
From: Daniel Lam
Series: Inner Monkey
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When I fight with myself or struggle with self-control, I'm really fighting with my inner monkey and struggling to control him.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
The Pride of a Hat
From: Jason Kladiva
Series: World Pieces
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National Park Rangers Karl Rand and Russ Taylor share their views on the most distinctive part of their uniform.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 05:10
An Introduction to Kenya
From: Jason Kladiva
Series: World Pieces
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Sumeiya- a young Kenyan woman going to university in England – teaches World Pieces host Jason Kladiva about Kenya and it’s differences to England ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2019
  • Length: 06:27
A Chicken In Your Backyard
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I revealed most of my personal chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control of my crazy love for chickens....

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Surviving California
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California
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A limited series podcast produced by graduate students at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Calif...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 01:15
June 2019 – Stonewall 50 and importance of knowing LGBTQ history
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about why it’s important for both LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people to have an awareness of LGBTQ history.

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Finding Our Fathers
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Eboni (left) and Raven (right)
Raven and Eboni are friends who look like each other. And there are not a lot of people who like they do at their college in Missoula, Montana. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Re:Work Radio: Trafficked, the Journey of Lester Ramos
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One of the most common forms of trafficking is labor trafficking. In this episode, Re:Work Radio brings you the story of Lester Ramos and his journ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Elena
From: Media Humboldt
Series: Immigrant Voices
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Elena from El Salvador was excited to come to the United States but found her predicament for her and her son difficult. Not knowing any English, s...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Blaire
From: Media Humboldt
Series: Immigrant Voices
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Blaire, a DACA a student at Humboldt State University and a long-time resident, speaks of her frustration of not having the same privileges as her ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Alejandro
From: Media Humboldt
Series: Immigrant Voices
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Meet Alejandro. He discusses why he came here, the difficulties of finding meaningful work, his involvement with his community and his love for his...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Yolanda
From: Media Humboldt
Series: Immigrant Voices
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Yolanda is a DACA student at HSU; she worries about being able to finish her schooling. She also went to Washington DC to lobby with Scholars Witho...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
March 2019 – Trans teen has bad doctor experience
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth participant Andrew
OutCaster Andrew talks about his experience with a doctor who was insensitive to the needs of her trans patient.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 06:26

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