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Joe Bianco speaks with his son Peter Bianco about working together and carrying on the family business of tool sharpening in Brooklyn, NY.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
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Will Rogers had friends in big business, but that did not make them immune from his criticism.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
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When it comes to a certain kind of bourbon, it doesn’t matter who you are or how much money you have—you can’t get it unless you’re exceptionally l...

Bought by KVLU and WABE


  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 26:50
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 04:15
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Bob Farrell sold more than ice cream to his customers. He sold them what they wanted. And if they wanted it, he would "Give 'em the Pickle." Her...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:31
Caption: Ben Gross' personal video discs and player. , Credit: Photograph by Mariel Carr.
Some technologies flash in the pan so quickly they hardly leave a trace (Google Glass anyone?); while others seem to stick around long past their u...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 38:38
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: David Scott-McDougal on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Radio Season 1-Episode 5 with David Scott-McDougal, Film Maker and TV Producer

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 20:37
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Everyone's familiar with local laws that don't seem to make sense. In Tennessee, it’s illegal for grocery stores to sell wine, but legal to ride in...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 15:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Comedian Carlos Mencia is notorious for stealing other comics’ jokes. But he’s never been sued—in fact, there are almost no lawsuits in comedy. On ...

Bought by KVSC and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 18:43
  • Purchases: 2
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Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:05
Caption: You bet this story is about fish.
American cod fishermen are broke. Norwegian cod fishermen make $100,000/year. What's up with that?

Bought by KUOW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 10:50
  • Purchases: 2
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Here's the amazing Mark Lash. Mark has created jewellery for Celine Dion, Drake, Shania Twain, Naya Rivera, Cee Lo Green, Taylor Hicks, Jayde Nicol...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:02
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John Wilson talks the good, the bad, and the ugly.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Length: 21:23
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When a neighborhood newspaper folds, the publisher creates a unique ritual to mark its passing.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:42
Caption: Dave Gio, Credit: Emily Reddy
Dave Gio added barbecue sales to his roadside gas station/convenience store a few years ago. Now ribs and pork are where he makes most of his prof...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Ali Jaffri, Credit: Alex Stonehill
Jessica Partnow takes us through a night in the life of Ali Jaffri, a professional telemarketer in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KCRW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 3
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We speak with Ed Hartman. He’s perhaps one of America’s most thoughtful proponents of business ethics. Our discussion covers the basis for ethical ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
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And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 34:06
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A recent bat mitzvah bash at Sony Studios included a make-your-own-movie area, a video arcade and a studio tour; guests entered the soiree by walking down an Oscars-style red carpet.
The economic downturn is bringing outlandish bar and bat mitzvah parties back down to earth.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Interfaith Voices


  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
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Some flunky at a bank in France lost billions. How?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
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Laugh at your economic problems, everyone else does?

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
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Want to quit a bad habit? Put a contract out on yourself.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Anybody besides Ian have mixed feelings about Legos?

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 1