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Take Your Seats, Class!
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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The inner secrets of a comma, a writer, a teacher.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:24
Home from the Inside Out
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
Caption: Tina Huang, actress
Home Watch

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:36
Laredo: The River Runs Through
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Crossing the Border: a story or two

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
The Staircase to Old Age
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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We climb the stairs to old age with two women & one man

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:54
Surviving the Depression and Segregation
From: KUT
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First-Person Oral History on surviving the Great Depression in a Segregated Society.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 07:09
How To Plan For Your Wedding
From: The humble Farmer
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There is nothing easier than planning a wedding

  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:48
"The Joe & Lorie Healthy Living Special" hour 2
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Documentaries
Caption: Joe Bevilacqua at home, camp Waterlogg, Napanoch, NY, Credit: Eddie Adams Workshop
Second of two hours about small business owners promoting healthy lifestyles.

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Aug 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:00:18
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Kim Phuc
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Kim Phuc, best known as the girl in the Vietnam War napalm-bombing picture, believes in forgiveness.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Brighton Earley
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Los Angeles high school student Brighton Earley believes being flexible is a valuable trait in life.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
Message from a Heretic
From: Cecily Hilleary
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This piece describes my conversion from one faith to another, and attempts to reconcile theology

  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
Destination DIY: Cycling
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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An exploration of human-powered transportation.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, XRAY.fm, KMXT, XRAY.fm, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2008
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 8
Can You Borrow a Sleep Apnea Machine?
From: The humble Farmer
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The machine brings new life to those who use it

  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: :46
Mondo's
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A portrait of a local Moab coffee shop as a reflection of community

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:26
Ultimate Christmas Gift
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A classic Christmas sentiment

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Haunters for Hooters: Fundraising for a Breast Cancer Survivor
From: Glenn McKnight
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Haunters for Hooters Cancer Benefit

  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 09:05
Grandfather
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a piece about an unexpected recording from the past. My grandfather taped hours of his thoughts for me when I was two - sitting in his sel...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WSLR, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Jay O'Callahan's "Politics" (Back Roads Radio)
From: Judy Goldberg
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World reknown storyteller Jay O'Callahan's relevant and comical story of his teenage thirst for connection and expression during the political camp...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
She Has All The Makings of a Good Husband
From: The humble Farmer
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The Title Covers It

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: :24
They Don't Make Things To Last
From: The humble Farmer
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Products are obsolete before you get them out of the wrapping paper

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
Manifestations of a creative husband's love
From: The humble Farmer
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A creative husband can manifest his love in many unique and wonderful ways

  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: :31
This I Believe - Sara Miles
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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By expanding her idea of communion, writer Sara Miles has found new ways to share food with others.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Donald Rosenstein
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Watching his autistic son helped Dr. Donald Rosenstein learn to embrace the possibilities in life.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KZYX


  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 3
Art in Strange Places
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A documentary exploring the benefits and challenges of showing art in unusual spaces and walking the line between vandalism and public art.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUER


  • Added: Apr 19, 2008
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
Sisters by Camea Osborn
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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Her first year in the competition, Camea says this piece is about encouraging young women to love themselves and succeed beyond adversity. Camea O...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Look! by Nate Marshall
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2008
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His sixth year in the competition, Nate says this piece is about poetry, the Slam, and the positive impact it can have on youth. Nate Marshall is ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:26