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Grateful Dead/The Dead parking lot (natural sound only)
From: Brad Horn
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A sound collage from the parking lot of The Dead's show in Albany, New York in April 17, 2009.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 03:28
Daran Kravanh
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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After experiencing the horror of the Khmer Rouge experience, Daran Kravanh credits an accordion that appeared on a stump in a forest with saving hi...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:59
Wilma Pang
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Wilma Pang, Professor at San Francisco City College, shares the influence of Chinese opera, a rapidly-disappearing art form, wherever she can. Pan...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:58
The Best of South by Southwest Music 2009
From: KUT
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From the Decemberists to the Heartless Bastards, from Department of Eagles and Vetiver to the Low Anthem, Asa and beyond...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KUNM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2009
  • Length: 55:04
  • Purchases: 6
Fastball -- a 'Secret Showcase'
From: KUT
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The Grammy-nominated kings of Austin-American powerpop reemerge at SXSW '09 with a new batch of instant classics.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2009
  • Length: 55:36
The Guardian of the Murder House
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: The Villisca Axe Murder House
A riveting and haunting journey into one of America's most sensational murder mysteries.

Bought by KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., Marfa Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2009
  • Length: 22:29
  • Purchases: 10
Darwin, Cyborgs, and the Future of Humanity
From: Lacy Roberts
Caption: check out mondolithic.com, Credit: Kenn Brown via mondolithic.com
Lacy Roberts and Charles Darwin muse on what's in store.

Bought by CKMO


  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
  • Length: 09:19
  • Purchases: 1
Crypto-Jews
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Hidden Jews of Mexico profile

Bought by WBEZ, WYSO, and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 3
Brother Purham: A Steelworker's Story
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: the Arcelor Mittal Steel Mill, East Chicago, IN. Formerly Inland Steel, Credit: Ayana Contreras
Recorded by fellow retired steelworker Joe Gutierrez, and produced by Ayana Contreras, this piece was created for Vocalo.org in conjunction with Th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
But a Single Branch: A Millennial Discovers His Parents
From: Dan Boyce
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Independent producer Dan Boyce explores the colorful, surprising, and inspirational past of his baby-boomer parents.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2009
  • Length: 41:59
Social Networking Goes Local
From: Elliot Ward
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Social Networking is taking on a new local flavor, and Oregon is participating in the change.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 06:10
Four Christmas Birds
From: Ruth Beasley
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Learning the Birds birdlady Ruth Beasley probes the lore and legend of Four Christmas Birds: doves, cardinals, partridges, and a mystery bird.

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6: Behind the Scenes: The Nutcracker
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Series: Ascending: Baltimore School for the Arts
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We drop in as some of the most talented teen dancers in the nation get ready for this holiday favorite: The Nutcracker.

Bought by KUT and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
Practicing Awareness
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Phil Nyokai James playing the shakuhachi
Students of the shakuhachi flute learn about music, listening, and presence in their daily lives.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 06:37
Thanksgiving- Gratitude
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Two words: Thank you. They sound simple enough. But there is always more to a topic, phrase, or ritual than one might think.

Bought by WABE, KOSU, Michigan Radio, KTSW 89.9, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
Seeking Peace on Earth: The Peace Talks Radio Special (2008) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Seeking Peace on Earth: The Peace Talks Radio Special reminds listeners that there ARE people who are actually pursuing peace and offering ideas ho...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, WGDR, KXOT Public Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
Still Fighting
From: War News Radio
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Features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Nov 14, 2008
  • Length: 30:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Obama Speech Suite [Obama 2008 Speech and Music Mix-28:00]
From: Paul Ingles
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Clips from Barack Obama's2008 victory speech are mixed with Obama campaign trail song favorites and others that underline his remarks.

Bought by PRX PromCom, WGBH Radio Boston, and WKMS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Alutiiq Masks - Sharing HIstory
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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details the long-sought return of the Alutiiq Masks from France to Kodiak. AK.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 06:09
Public Radio Goes Hollywood!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Program Directors at the '08 PRPD conference in Hollywood speak with ThoughtCast about reinventing the medium...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 07:10
The Hartville Flea Market
From: Matt Pryor
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A day at the Hartville Flea Market

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
Mothers and Sons
From: Marjorie Van Halteren
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a sonic memorial to the healing power of art

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUT, KTNA, NPR Illinois, KDNK and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2008
  • Length: 26:44
  • Purchases: 10
The List: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008 Preview
From: KUT
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A music-rich introduction to one of the year's biggest festivals

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 53:55
Love on the Wing
From: Linda Jay Geldens
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Original unproduced 1944 romantic fantasy, with orchestral score

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 1
Hope in '08? What About Hope in '68?
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Why are so many sixties radicals so passionate about Obama?

Bought by WDCV, Jenka Soderberg, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3

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