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Part Three: Molly McKenzie
From: Jason Klarl
Series: Guatemalan Connections
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Guatemalan Connections Part Three: Molly McKenzie was adopted from Guatemala in 1992 by her two moms, now retired navy captains who provided her wi...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2021
  • Length: 19:47
An Outlier
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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This moment in time is teaching us to find ways to be alone. That's what it's always been like for James.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
James Aunquoe
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I finally started connecting the dots about who I was inside.

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ayden
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some people on the sidewalk said they saw what happened, and they called security and the police. And I remember one woman telling me, ‘You can rep...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #108: Unequal Protection - Part 1
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: A photo of Warren McCleskey at his sister Betty Myers' house., Credit: Sarah Marshall
America is a country plagued by racism. Culturally, socially, economically. But what about in the courts? 30 years ago, Warren McCleskey, a black m...

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 56:32
Out of the Blocks: 200 W Saratoga (full version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
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200 W Saratoga: One block. Everybody's story.

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 48:30
Out of the Blocks: 6300 Reisterstown Road (mini version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
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6300 Reisterstown Road: One Block. Everybody's story.

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
This Moment is Worth It
From: Jonathan Hirsch
Series: ARRVLS
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When Thanksgiving arrived in 2008, Robert found himself struggling with a tangled mess of emotions. The economic crisis in the U.S., big changes at...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2015
  • Length: 31:20
Allusionist 15: Step Away
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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'Step-', as in stepparents or stepchildren, originated in grief. Family structures have evolved, but are stepmothers now so tainted by fairytale as...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 38:16
  • Purchases: 1
Waiting for Jim
From: Annie McEwen
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Jim is a young man who has everything in the world but direction.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 17:10
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Alzheimer’s sucks an entire life away, bit by bit at first, almost imperceptibly. By degrees memories--short-term, and then long-term--begin to fad...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 27:30
Walking a Labyrinth
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...

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


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
The Life of Mattie River
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Mattie River
Mattie River looked like a puppy when we first found her. She was small and frightened, could barely stand on her own paws. Her wants seemed so ins...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 25:56
Only For My King
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Benuel Esch grew up Amish in Lancaster Pennsylvania, but twenty years ago he started asking questions. Though he left to explore other paths, he fi...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, KUT, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 4
Something Left To Give
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 4
Security in a New Homeland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
John Yanga is a refugee from Sudan. He's trying to start a family farm in Maine, where he and his family of nine settled.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
El Ciclo (The Cycle)
From: Megan Martin
Series: Llegando de los Pueblos (Arriving from the Villages)
Caption: San Andrés Chicahuaxtla
A farmer's story; a mix of poetry, sound and interviews.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2008
  • Length: 09:30
Little Black Train
From: Nora Harrington
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Five Conversations on Death

  • Added: Dec 09, 2007
  • Length: 26:22
It's Not About You
From: Julie Subrin
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Jesse Green learns some important lessons at his son's bar mitzvah.

  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 12:42
Talk About It: The Jewish Mourning Process
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The End As Beginning: An Audio Exploration of the Jewish View of Death
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Grieving for the deceased... and comforting the living.

Bought by Iowa Public Radio and Audible


  • Added: Dec 13, 2006
  • Length: 18:03
  • Purchases: 2
Being in the Woods
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Hunters describe experiences they have with wildlife while hunting in the woods

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, and KTNA


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 3
Careful What You Shoot
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Two men tell stories about gun accidents and talk about the responsibility that comes with handling firearms

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Taking a Life
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this show, hunters talk about the experience of taking an animal's life

Bought by PRX Remix and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
It's Just A Job
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Veronica McNally reflects on life and work on her daily walk to her job at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WYBC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
Bringing The Work Into You
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mike Luce builds a casket for his deceased mother.

Bought by PRX Remix, WORLDcompass.org, SALTcast Podcast, and American Public Media


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 4