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The Amazing Brain Carnival
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
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Graduate students Lerman-Sinkoff and Tyler Schlichenmeyer share their excitement about the brain and explain why science should be shared.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 10:09
A Recipe is a Story: Heid E. Erdrich
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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Hide Erdrich is an author of poetry and recently, a cookbook entitled Original Local: Indigenous Foods Stories and Recipes from the Upper Midwest. ...

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 50:26
Mothers about Mothers
From: Sedge Thomson
Series: West Coast Live
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About NOT Being My Mother - Ruth Reichl talks about her book; Marilyn Yalom on the History of the Breast, Anne Lamott about her daily life; Tillie ...

  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 01:59:00
#29 Suzy Favor-Hamilton
From: How To Be Amazing
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Suzy Favor-Hamilton went from being a three-time Olympian to a high class escort in Vegas. She tells her fascinating story, and how she got contro...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:28
A Bow To Prince: An Appreciation of The Artist
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles hosts an hour of music and reflections by his friends and fans of music legend Prince who died April 21, 2016.

Bought by WDDE, WUTC, KRCB 104.9, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 39
Norman's House
From: Jonathan Hirsch
Series: ARRVLS
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A story of three friends, a disease, and the opera.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 20:25
Peaceful Meditation For School Kids
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Some schools are trying programs that teach their students meditation techniques as a way to help them deal with stress in their lives. The result...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Allegheny Front Earth Day Special
From: The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment
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A 29-minute special including interviews, sound-rich features and historical clips about the history of Earth Day.

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Coming of Age
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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Anton Disclafani discusses the writing process behind her acclaimed debut novel, The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 13:33
A Life in Verse
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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Poet Carl Phillips explores how life influences the creation of his poetry. Professor Timothy Moore then takes us back to ancient Greece and how an...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:05
The Ghost in the Machine
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Retellings
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Is there an invisible thread that connects humans to all life around us? Novelist Kathryn Davis explores how the fantastical world in her novel, Du...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 20:51
CHOICE/LESS 101: Candice
From: Jennifer Stanley
Series: CHOICE/LESS
Caption: Candice Russell in her home in Irving, Texas. , Credit: (Jenn Stanley//RH Reality Check)
In this first episode of CHOICE/LESS, we hear from Candice, an activist, Texan, and Latina who will argue in front of the Supreme Court on March 2 ...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 21:50
Umbaywesinin Restaurant: Frybread at its Finest...
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
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Niijii Radio had an opportunity to live broadcast from the Reztuaurant on their last day serving the White Earth Reservation. We chat with Kathy a...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2016
  • Length: 22:37
Ten More From David: A David Bowie Appreciation (Part 2)
From: Paul Ingles
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Paul Ingles is joined by music writers Holly George-Warren and Richie Unterberger to further consider the musical legacy of David Bowie. Bowie die...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KRCB 104.9, Prairie Public, WSKG, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 57:58
  • Purchases: 7
Anishinaabenaajimon: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Anton Treuer wrote the book “Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask.” People have questions, he says, but feel uncomfor...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
Political Junkie 2015 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2015 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by KZYX, WVPE, WCQS, WBEZ, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 14
He's Kicking Out Doubt and Scoring Big
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Peyton Sefick plays weekly on the local CNY United Power Soccer Team for extra practice for the 2017 World Cup, Credit: © 2015 Elissa Candiotti
One young man in Syracuse is preparing to embark on a journey across the world all for the love of a game. In 2017, Peyton Sefick will compete in t...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:54
Fallen Heroes of 2015
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Juan Evans
Thousands of local social justice organizers passed away this year. People doing crucial work in their communities, whose deaths didn t make the he...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Slime Style
From: Todd Whitney
Caption: Mike hitting a boardslide, Credit: Josh Chapman
Mike Riordan and Josh Chapman commemorate their friendship and stave off drug addiction by creating skateboarding videos. Listen and meet an artist...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KALW


  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie 2015 Remembrances Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE -- Please purchase and download the program files from the PRX piece linked in the description below.

Bought by WCQS and KISU


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Rodney Learns to Fly
From: Ari Daniel
Caption: Mr. Hoots is a Eurasian eagle owl, and one of Rodney Stotts' favorite raptors., Credit: Ari Daniel
Rodney grew up selling dope and guns. But he's always loved caring for birds. The drugs landed him in jail. The birds helped set him free.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 4
RDD: Art, Death, and Things of That Nature (Part 1)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
Caption: Dani at home, Credit: Haley Taylor
We meet Dani Herrera, a local artist whose artistic journey has been just as unusual as the art she creates.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
Elvis Presley: If I Can Dream
From: Joyride Media
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Elvis Presley loved the big sound of a symphony orchestra, but never got to perform with one - until now.

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KPIK-LP, KTRL, KPIP-LP, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 16
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - A Song Story
From: Will Heron
Series: Song Stories
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Law student and former go-go dancer, Armando Torres' Song Story recalls a time when he was a god above all, transmitting his energy from a box in t...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2015
  • Length: 06:15
Todd Harper and His Jazz Originals
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Todd Harper, Credit: Carl Allen
Todd Harper turned his life around when he decided to play jazz piano full time. He talked to Phil Nusbaum about his life in jazz, and about his mu...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:39

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