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NEA Jazz Moments with Club Owner/Advocate, Todd Barkan (round two)
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master and owner of the NEW Keystone Korner in Baltimore, Todd Barkan talks about starting Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at JALC, his latin jazz ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 8
Song Poems
From: Michael May
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A business designed to exploit amateur songwriters winds up making lots of them really happy.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
The PDX Carpet Love Story
From: Rendered
Series: Rendered
Caption: A genuine PDX carpet foot selfie, Credit: Julie Sabatier
The first official episode of Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) documents the unprecedented love Portlanders have for their airport carpet.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 14:07
  • Purchases: 1
Bring on The Bling
From: Andrew Davis
Series: Claim Your Fame
Caption: Sondra talking to photog, Credit: Sondra Celli
Gypsy bling, James Bond, Google Trends and brilliant business owners turn passion and personality into profit.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 20:03
Owning The Comedy Cellar
From: Chemda KATG
Series: What's My Name
Caption: Owner of the Comedy Cellar in NYC, Noam Dworman
Noam Dworman, owner of popular club The Comedy Cellar, chats about booking comics, dealing with hecklers, managing pop-ins by renowned comedians, a...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:11:24
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
LA’s Secret Headquarters
From: TurnStyle
Series: The Funnybook Business
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I’d heard of Silver Lake’s Secret Headquarters long before I’d ever set foot in the shop. A friend had described it as a “victorian drawing room fi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Doors of New Orleans
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Funtown
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Funtown/Splashtown USA is the largest family-run amusement park in the Northeast. Half a million people visit the park in Saco, Maine every summer.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 4
Burning Man and the Gift Economy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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One of the most unusual economic structures in the world is the 'gift economy' at Burning Man. Larry Harvey, the festivals founders, tells us how ...

Bought by KSFR, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 29, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 4
Virtual Goods Real People
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Virtual Goods (via Viximo.com homepage), Credit: Viximo.com
Why are real people paying real money for products that don’t exist? And can this monetize networking sites? Jim Cosco gets to the bottom of it wit...

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Flat is the new black.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
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
Selling the US, One Inch at a Time
From: Rebecca Sheir
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For a mere $3.95, you can own a piece of America.

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Jul 31, 2007
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 3
DC High Tech Prostitution
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The "oldest profession" goes high tech in the nation's capital.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 01, 2007
  • Length: 08:01
  • Purchases: 1
Coming Undone
From: Zak Rosen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Chose a random industry (zipper), found bloggers to talk about it

  • Added: Nov 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:24
Size Isn't Everything
From: Shea Shackelford
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Joel Eckhaus makes and plays ukuleles in South Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WBHM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 2
The Mascot
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
If you can't make it as a professional mascot, what's your back-up plan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, SALTcast Podcast, KZSC, and WUAL


  • Added: Feb 29, 2004
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 5