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Bringing Peace to the American City
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best of "How Change Happens"
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We know. You've never heard of Sam Vaughn or Devone Boggan. But they are just the people to listen to now, as we consider how to bring peace into...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Maine Public Radio, WHYY, and WUFT


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 4
Accepting Our Bodies As They Are
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best of "How Change Happens"
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No mother of a teen is not at least a little afraid of eating disorders. Here's a therapist and a patient talking openly about triggers and recove...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 21: What's the point of college?, 2/7/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Between Tara Westover (Educated) and Kelly's daughter Georgia talking about how college changes a person, this would be worth your time. Add an MI...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WUFT, and Ohm Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 22: The Single Most Effective Way to Change Everything, 2/14/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly digs in with Melinda Gates about how global change happens, a topic she understands as well as anyone on the planet. after decades of travel...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WCMU Michigan, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 26: Grief: Anna Quindlen, Anna Sale and Kelly share readings and thoughts on family life., 3/14/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly asks Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen and award winning podcaster Anna Sale about what and how they have grieved in family life. Together,...

Bought by WHYY, WXXI Rochester, KCUR, WGBH Radio Boston, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 27: Forgiveness and Families: Kelly, Anna and Anna go Deep on Mistakes They Made and What They Learned , 3/21/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Grudges, overbearing "wisdom" and selfish behavior are all hallmarks of even the most functional families. Kelly asks Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale a...

Bought by WHYY, WXXI Rochester, WUFT, KCUR, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 28: Still Working: Things We'll Forever Be Working On, 3/28/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly concludes her series with Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale by reading and riffing on the joys and challenges of the work we're paid for and the wo...

Bought by WHYY, Maine Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WGBH Radio Boston, and WUFT


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 30: Margaret Atwood on Trading Regret for Happiness, 4/11/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly continues a series with writers on Human Nature with renowned Canadian poet, novelist and activist Margaret Atwood.

Bought by PRX Demo Station, KQED, WUFT, Maine Public Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
George Saunders on Virtue and Vice
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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In this new series on Human Nature, Kelly talks with celebrated author George Saunders about virtue, vice and the human condition.

Bought by WYAP, WHYY, Prairie Public, WYAP, WHYY and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 31: Jia Tolentino on Holding On To What's True in a Manipulative World, 4/18/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly continues her conversation with writers on Human Nature with New Yorker staff writer and intellectual phenom, Jia Tolentino.

Bought by WHYY, KQED, Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 32: Brit Bennett on Curiosity, Categorizing People and Finding Comfort in Old Friends, 4/25/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly talks with Brit Bennett, the brilliant mind behind the bestselling book The Vanishing Half.

Bought by WHYY, KQED, Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Misunderstood: Anna Quindlen, Anna Sale and Kelly share readings and thoughts on family life.
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly surrounds herself with podcaster Anna Sale and Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen to compare notes on family life.

Bought by WHYY, WYAP, Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
The Apple Seed - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Memorial Day can be filled with backyard barbeques and summer fun, but it can also be filled with remembrances that bring us closer to the ones we ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRWG, KCNP, KRVS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
Ma Rainey-a Celebration of the Blues and African American Performance
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Using "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" film now out on Netflix, we look at how she influenced the blues with selections from her, Sterling Brown, Bessie...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 56:40
The Garden
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Jakob Lewis and his wife Catherine transformed their front yard in Nashville into a garden. From conception to harvest, Jakob meditates on the less...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Amazing Gracie - Gracie's story, and "Forward" from the book.
From: Paul Messing
Caption: Amazing Gracie (cover)
The story behind the story of Three Dog Bakery, and how a dog with special needs brought all the elements together.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Love and Samosas: How a Massachusetts town backed a local general store owner
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Storefront of Sangar General Store, Credit: http://musingsinmass.blogspot.com
Sangar General Store, in Windsor, MA, is owned by Prem Sangar. Prem wasn't born in Windsor and doesn't quite fit the mold of the town, but the comm...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
Oh! What A Poetical War!
From: Sue Zizza
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Featuring the popular poetry of the time before and during the Great War: the Music Hall songs; the songs the soldiers sang; the poems that served ...

Bought by KAAD-LP, Prairie Public, and KAAD-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • 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...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
HumaNature: One Hour Special #5: Freedom Stories
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: journeys to freedom, on two legs…and four. Ten years ago, more than 50 pit bulls were discovered...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 4
Hundreds Shave Their Heads To Help Find A Cure For Childhood Cancer
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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All across the country, people are shaving their heads to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation in support of childhood cancer research.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Darkroom
From: Annie Sinsabaugh
Caption: Peter Simon and his archives
In Peter Simon’s 50-year career, he’s photographed The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, and so much more. Now, at age 69, he’s thin...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
There's More to Miami
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: College students on South Beach for Spring Break
Spring is a time where many college students walk the streets of South Beach. Many Miami residents aren't happy about their arrival and feel the co...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 03:53
Out of the Blocks: 4700 Eastern Ave (full version)
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks
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4700 Eastern Ave: One block. Everybody's story.

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 48:30
  • Purchases: 1