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Thinness and Salvation
From: Sarah Yahm
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a piece about the symbolic meaning of fat in our culture

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KUT-HD, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 07, 2008
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 5
The Disappearing Lake
From: Seattle Globalist
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Eastern Ethiopia's Lake Haramaya disappeared in less than 10 years.

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
Shelf Life Radio 1: America's Number One Vegetable
From: Amy Conger
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Taking a potato plant to McDonald's; what will they say?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
The Raw Life
From: Sarah Lange
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A small glimpse into the life of raw foodists

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
The Water Walker
From: Seattle Globalist
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A day in the life of an Ethiopian woman who walks hours each day fetching water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 3
Surrounded by Lights
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend a day with Amy, a single mother, as she works to fulfill the promise she made to her daughter two years ago.

Bought by KGLT and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
Two Weeks
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Laurie Williams (aka Crow) is preparing to die in the next two weeks.

Bought by HowSound, SALTcast Podcast, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:12
  • Purchases: 3
Saying Goodbye. . . Again
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A collection of the voices and sounds from the display of the AIDS Quilt in Portland, ME during National AIDS Day.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 1
Luck's No Lady
From: Libby Conn
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This half hour documentary examines a growing public health concern for women: pathological gambling.

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 31, 2008
  • Length: 29:36
  • Purchases: 2
Carol's Pub on the Chicago Smoking Ban
From: Melissa Townsend
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Folks at this Chicago honky-tonk, Carol's Pub, give their opinion on the Illinois smoking ban in effect 1-1-08.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:27
Get in Shape
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder waits until December to fulfill his New Year's Resolution

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City and Public Interactive


  • Added: Dec 10, 2007
  • Length: 05:34
  • Purchases: 2
We are the Canaries
From: Briana O'Higgins
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A Chronic Illness multi-narrative

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX to iTunes, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Dec 06, 2007
  • Length: 08:13
  • Purchases: 3
Women's group fights malnutrition with knowledge in San Pablo La Laguna, Guatemala
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! Women's group in San Pablo La Laguna on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala uses workshop trainings and community based education to lowe...

Bought by KZYX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Sep 20, 2007
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
enlightenment by shotgun: coping with ALS
From: Aaron Henkin
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one man's accelerated perspective on life...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2007
  • Length: 20:00
QUEST_The Science of Making Decisions
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Scientists use MRIs to study the neurology of shopping

Bought by KUOW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 2
Moms of Multiples Find Strength in Numbers
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Twin-birth rate is up 70% nationwide. We profile a group of women who share the singular experience of raising multiples

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
Saying Good Bye To Food
From: Radio Rookies
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Rocky takes listeners through the decision to have weight loss surgery and the aftermath

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Outer Voices, Hearing Voices, KGLT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2007
  • Length: 10:15
  • Purchases: 8
Rent-A-Pet
From: Adam Allington
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Who wants a three-legged one-eyed pittbull mix?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WFIU, and KZSC


  • Added: Mar 05, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
Valentine's Day at the Roxy
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of the annual Valentine's Day dance at the Roxy, a one-of-a-kind club that caters to the mentally ill and developmentally disabled.

  • Added: Feb 02, 2007
  • Length: 05:11
Sit With Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Twelve year old Cameron Ledoux talks with his father about his dad's depression.

Bought by HowSound, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
The Ground We Lived On
From: Sound Portraits
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Journalist Adrian Nicole LeBlanc faces mortality and loss in recordings she made during the last months of her father's life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., The Story, PRX Remix, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 11:33
  • Purchases: 12
David Berman Goes on Tour
From: Jesse Dukes
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David Berman, a songwriter, finally meets his fans.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:13
RN Documentary: Home Sweet Home Birth
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the Dutch tradition of home births and what the future has in store for his practice.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
After the Dumpster
From: Elizabeth Chur
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Drowning in stuff, a hoarder discovers how to let go of some objects.

Bought by KVMR, WDBM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2006
  • Length: 11:44
  • Purchases: 7