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Mountain gorillas save researchers from militia gunfire
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Silverback Kabirizi, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Fewer than 800 Mountain Gorillas remain making them one the world's most endangered species. For more than 20 years people around the world have be...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:06
Yasmine's Song
From: Latitude News
Caption: Yasmine Gustafsson
Bullying isn't an American phenomenon. In Sweden, a federally-appointed bullying ombudsman will sue a school district for not sheltering students f...

Bought by Listenwise, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 3
Students for Palestine
From: Audrey Ann Lavallee
Caption: PRX default Piece image
UNC students, Palestinians and non-Palestinians, discuss ways in which they raise awareness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus and be...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 10:10
Rosanne Cash: Live from Zone C
From: Joyride Media
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Intimate acoustic set by Rosanne Cash and her husband, John Leventhal in their living room (aka Zone C). Includes exclusive live recordings of son...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KOSU, NPR Illinois, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Help for veterans returning home Part 2
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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“One of the things that you can do for a member of the military who is currently serving is to help take care of their family. That happened for us...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
  • Length: 28:28
JazzStories: Regina Carter
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: JazzStories
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"Well, growing up in Detroit I was exposed to a lot of different music, a lot of different cultures at a very young age without ever having to leav...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC, WNCU and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
The Cavalier and Their Ponies: An Historical Allegory on Public Radio Managment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Why scientists love Germany
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a specially extended show, we visit the European Space Agency's operations centre, and get a taste of some of the most exciting research being c...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 57:33
  • Purchases: 1
Maggots are our friends
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Mass of maggots
One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
Barbès Podcast, Episode No. 3, Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra (NY's Best Lounge Music)
From: Adam Pogoff
Series: Barbès Podcast
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NYC’s best lounge band performing the New American Songbook

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 16:13
Barbès Podcast, Episode No. 1, Alex Meixner (accordion)
From: Adam Pogoff
Series: Barbès Podcast
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Alex Meixner: Acclaimed accordionist playing jazz, Bulgarian dance music, Cleveland-style polkas and more.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 19:49
Go-Karting
From: WHJE
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Vroom, vroom, vroom...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:59
Lipstick from a bug
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Cochineal Bug
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:37
4.5 million Expats & the Dilemma to Vote McCain or Obama or The Choice.
From: Anton Foek
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Between 4 and 6 million of American do not live in the U.S.A. Voters among them can play a decisive role in the upcoming elections.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 15:47
Dutch Dykes in Louisiana
From: Anton Foek
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10 centuries of battling the sea gave the Dutch an added value inhelping to build levees

Bought by KWIT


  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 1
Starter - Crowd Mingling - UN event - Photo Exhibit Opening Ceremony - 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
From: Lys Anzia
Caption: PRX default Piece image
starter - crowd mingling sound file

  • Added: Apr 23, 2006
  • Length: 39:31
Keeping the Peace: the Winter Olympics are not just for sport
From: Barbara Simmons
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This feature takes the listener to the city of Torino, Italy, to get a better understanding of the Olympic Truce and how an organziation uses sport...

Bought by WFIU


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 07:29
  • Purchases: 1
Earthjustice calls to save the Endangered Species Act
From: Philippe Boucher
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Interview with Montana's Earthjustice advocate Tim Preso

  • Added: Jan 23, 2006
  • Length: 07:50
Seekers of the Truth: The Veterans' Sangha
From: Meg O'Shaughnessy
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Timeless and true, these powerful narratives, passionately delivered by Vietnam Veterans, convey the grief, guilt and rage that can endure in the w...

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: Nov 10, 2004
  • Length: 57:04
  • Purchases: 1