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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
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
The Other End of the Line: Profile of a 911 Operator
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a look at life on the phone at the Baltimore City Police Department's 911 call center

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
Crime and Redemption: A Wise Guy's Tale
From: Aaron Henkin
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A gangster-turned-informant reflects on his life of crime and his quest for redemption

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 49:36
  • Purchases: 1
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
My Mother's Story
From: Teresa Goff
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A group of Vancouver actors gets together to try and fit the lives of their mothers into 1000 words or less. The project is called My Mother's Sto...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WKSU


  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 21:10
  • Purchases: 2
VOICES FROM IRAQ
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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A Special Presentation of War News Radio

Bought by KGOU, WCPN, KUOW, KUT, and WKSU


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
In the Tractor Seat: Women Farmers Take the Steering Wheel
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Women's History Month Special
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Women Farmers Take the Steering Wheel

Bought by KSFR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KREV-LP, KRCB 104.9, KISU and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 13
Ani DiFranco Live from Joe's Pub
From: WFUV
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One hour concert and interview special

Bought by KHNS, KALW, KRCB 104.9, KSFR, WSKG and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
Interview with Moazzam Begg, a Guantanamo Bay Detainee
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Moazzam Begg is a British Muslim who became an Enemy Combatant detained at Guantanamo Bay.

Bought by WMPG and CKMO


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 27:33
  • Purchases: 2
Breaking Free
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2001
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Stories of emancipation from the past

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
Chasing After the Hurricane: A Personal Look Into the Life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - After the Movie.
From: N Lorde
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A personal insight into the life of former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter - his life after the blockbuster hit movie.

Bought by KSFR, KSJD, KZYX, 90.5 WSNC, and KSFR


  • Added: Jan 08, 2006
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 5
James Beard: An American Revolution [30 minute version]
From: Melissa Waldron Lehner
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A Reading of letters from the James Beard Collection

  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 29:36
The Enchanted Highway, Part II
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part III
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 2
The Enchanted Highway, Part I
From: Long Haul Productions
Series: The Enchanted Highway/3 part series
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A radio documentary profiling artist Gary Greff’s attempt to save his dying Great Plains hometown by building giant metal sculptures along a lonely...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and 2SER FM 107.3


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 2
James Beard: An American Revolution [1 hour version]
From: Melissa Waldron Lehner
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A Reading of Letters from the James Beard Collection

Bought by PRX to iTunes, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUOW, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 53:44
  • Purchases: 4
Post Environmentalism: The Next Wave
From: Meg O'Shaughnessy
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This panel discussion takes the pulse of the environmental community, Spring 2005.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 22, 2005
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
Keb Mo and his Musical Roots
From: WXPN
Series: Artists and their Musical Roots
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Blues man Keb Mo talks about his music and his inspirations.

Bought by KISU, KCUR, KZYX, and WMPG


  • Added: Feb 08, 2004
  • Length: 13:12
  • Purchases: 4
PAC Man
From: Sesh Kannan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Virginia Muslims form a Political Action Committee to raise civil rights awarness and political participation in the community

Bought by KPFA, WUAL, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 18, 2003
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 3

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