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Maria, from Mangalia to Europe
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Maria in Mangalia, Credit: Anton Foek
Maria is a young and vibrant woman from Mangalia in Romenia and doing her international studies about European integration in Maastricht, Holland.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2013
  • Length: 14:33
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Cooking In" in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner (left) and Debra Klaber (right)., Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Longtime New Yorkers recall cooking and food shopping in NYC's bygone era of milk and ice delivery men, ice boxes, horse-drawn fruit and vegetable ...

  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:18
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Well Yes We Have No Bananas Today!" -- Food Shopping in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner. , Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Paul J. Hintersteiner, of Washington Heights, Manhattan, describes food shopping and home cooking during his childhood in Yorkville's large German ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:14
The Beat: CarolAnn Russell - "Limoncello"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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CarolAnn Russell is a Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:50
Forgotten Foods of NYC: Soda Fountain Memories
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Monte Malach. , Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Monte Malach, 85, of Battery Park City, Manhattan, remembers a time when soda fountains occupied any busy street corner in New York City.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
04: Thankful for Sound
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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In honor of Thanksgiving, Craig, George, and a number of their guests share why they are thankful for sounds.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 1
Latitude News Podcast #3 - Black in China
From: Latitude News
Caption: Jo Bai and her fellow English teachers in Yuyao, China.
Jo is African American. Jo lives in Yuyao, China. Jo gets a lot of attention.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 13:14
  • Purchases: 1
Sleep Depravity in College Students
From: Chuck Harris
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WRVG's Chuck Harris looks into how college students spend their precious sleep time.

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
Native Sounds: Steve Wood of Northern Cree and Derek & Melonie Mathews
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
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Eric Martin speaks with Steve Wood of Northern Cree and Aden Marshall speaks with Melonie and Derek Mathews.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
It's Always Christmas When You're Santa Claus
From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa
Caption: Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade, Credit: Erik Sear
My uncle - Chicago's Santa Claus - finds inspiration in the memory of his father; Santa Claus.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KUER, KRZA, WETD, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2009
  • Length: 09:00
  • Purchases: 12
"The Transatlantic Girls' " broadcast
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Kennedy
“The Transatlantic Girls'" broadcast is probably the first transatlantic interview between school girls from both sides of the Atlantic. Featuring...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Brother Purham: A Steelworker's Story
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: the Arcelor Mittal Steel Mill, East Chicago, IN. Formerly Inland Steel, Credit: Ayana Contreras
Recorded by fellow retired steelworker Joe Gutierrez, and produced by Ayana Contreras, this piece was created for Vocalo.org in conjunction with Th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
Seeking Peace on Earth: The Peace Talks Radio Special (2008) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Seeking Peace on Earth: The Peace Talks Radio Special reminds listeners that there ARE people who are actually pursuing peace and offering ideas ho...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, WGDR, KXOT Public Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
Hope in '08? What About Hope in '68?
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Why are so many sixties radicals so passionate about Obama?

Bought by WDCV, Jenka Soderberg, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
Inside the Capoeiristas' Circle
From: Aaron Henkin
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A profile of a centuries-old martial art with roots that go back to Angola, Africa

  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: 18:30
"Marion the Librarian"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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...in Marion's own words, set to the song "Marian the Librarian" from "The Music Man"

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 1
Thoughts in Sound Episode #1 Brian Eno: Architect of Ambience
From: John Diliberto
Series: Thoughts in Sound
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Rock's leading conceptualist ponders the meaning of sound and music

Bought by KGOU and KVMR


  • Added: Jan 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
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
Relief Work in Tanzania, Part 2
From: KJZZ
Series: Relief Work in Tanzania
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Ben helps with the health clinics in the Maasai villages.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 07:12
Relief Work in Tanzania, Part 1
From: KJZZ
Series: Relief Work in Tanzania
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Ben travels from Phoenix to Tanzania.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Bluma Shapiro: Portrait of a Holocaust Survivor
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Bluma Shapiro is a grandmother of four... and a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2007
  • Length: 15:25
Peace Talks Radio: Spoken Word for Peace (58:00 / 54:00 / or Three 29:00 programs)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Actors, storytellers and poets express their hope for peace with the spoken word.

Bought by WVTF, WXXI Rochester, KNCT FM, KWMR, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2007
  • Length: 57:46
  • Purchases: 20
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
RN Documentary: The Walker
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A documentary about walking; its benefits and cultural history.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Women Making Music: Candye Kane
From: WXPN
Series: Women Making Music
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Candye Kane muses about her love of music and how she was able to support her art and young son by working in the sex industry

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT, KVNF, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 16, 2006
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 4