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So Far From Care Episodes 1 & 2
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: So Far From Care
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In episode 1, "Don't Cut The Cord," you’ll get the lay of the land in the Big Bend— what it feels like to live in a place where getting care has al...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 53:30
StoryCorps Missoula 2022 - 01
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: MTPR Documentary Specials
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The first special to come from StoryCorps' mobile tour visit to Missoula in 2022. First aired on Montana Public Radio on January 22nd, 2023, this f...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Shame in Medicine: 10. Until We Meet Again
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest
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Over the last nine episodes, we’ve listened to dozens upon dozens of clinicians tell their stories about shame. For this last episode of Shame in M...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 34:26
Shame in Medicine: 8. In Hiding
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest
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At work, we often feel pressured to present a curated version of ourselves, which fits into a certain standard. But what are the side effects of hi...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 32:26
Recovery Point
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I started out in detox and worked my way up to the director's position.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Fishing with Delton
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Born and raised in Compton. It was big to come out here and see something different.

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
300 E Eager St: The release door of the Baltimore Jail
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My first experience with Baltimore City Jail, I think I was 17 years of age, and it just seems like it’s been repeatedly ever since. I’ve been in a...

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  • Added: Feb 18, 2019
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
One heart. One mind. One prayer.
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Our house was always getting raided because it was a drop-off point for the supply route that was going into Wounded Knee.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Derek Looks Twice, AKA Slim Mayne
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I think hip hop can speak to anybody who listens to it.

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Ronnie's Lunch at Northeast Market
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Since middle school, I helped my parents here. Each week, I would get $40, which is, like, a lot if you're a middle school student.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Lee at Vivid Nails
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My father was an American soldier in the Vietnam War. I don't know my dad at all.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kosher Bite
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I am doing everything. I am not just chef cook. I am Russian cook.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
El Merengue Restaurant
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I started cooking at 9 years old for my mother, my father, and 9 brothers and sisters.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
Clayton Williams
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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See all these blankets and quilts and stuff? I got enough in here to keep me warm.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Vander Pearson
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I've been here through the good times and the bad times. At one time, I was the only business on this block.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
Tayvon & Paul
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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"Love never dies, and neither do my flowers."

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Out of the Blocks: 600 Deepdene (full version)
From: Out of the Blocks
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600 Deepdene: One block. Everybody's story.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 48:30
Out of the Blocks: 600 Deepdene (mini version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
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600 Deepdene: One Block. Everybody's story.

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  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Diary of A Bad Year: A War Correspondent's Dilemma
From: Atlantic Public Media
Series: The Transom Radio Specials
Caption: Kelly McEvers, Credit: Glen Carey
NPR's Kelly McEvers' unprecedented and intimate portrait of the sacrifices reporters and their families make to tell untold stories -- and the some...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Prairie Public, KSUT, RadioFreePalmer, WYSO and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 58:19
  • Purchases: 81
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
No Rules: The Life & Music of Esteban 'Steve' Jordan
From: KUT
Caption: Esteban 'Steve' Jordan, Credit: www.estebanjordan.com
Music-Rich Hour-long Radio Documentary on Latino Accordion Legend Esteban 'Steve' Jordan

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KMUN, WNMU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, KPVL and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
To peddle pleasure
From: Ryan White
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Voices of those who bring joy to those in need

  • Added: Aug 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:09
Musical Abilities
From: WFUV
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A documentary exploring the lives and music of disabled performers, including singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.

Bought by KVNF, KSFR, KVSC, WGDR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Mom's Good Move Special
From: Long Haul Productions
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An hour-long special about starting over late in life.

Bought by KUNM, WSKG, PRX Remix, Marfa Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
Louis Romanos - New Orleans Musician Afloat after Katrina
From: Andrew Reissiger
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Mainstay New Orleans drummer/producer/teacher - a personal story of hurricane parties, performing at Jazzfest, teaching, and evacuating New Orleans...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 59:32
  • Purchases: 1