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4 Jul: Birth Of The Bikini
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Swimwear never made more of a splash than when designer Louis Réard unveiled his daring new two-piece at the Piscine Molitor in Paris on July 5th, ...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:47
RetroRanch Christmas
From: Mike Flanagan
Series: Professor Mikey's Old School
Caption: RetroRanch Christmas
A rootin' tootin' ride through the wild West winter in a snowstorm of cowboy Christmas songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s!

Bought by KMXT, KSRQ, KDUR, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 11
Christmas in Heaven
From: Mike Flanagan
Series: Professor Mikey's Old School
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Heaven is a busy place, especially at Christmas. An audio montage of a marshmallow stroll beyond the pearly gates.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2021
  • Length: 58:43
Up Close And Acoustic Holiday Season 2021
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Happy Holidays from Up Close And Acoustic, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
The Holiday season 2021 is upon Up Close And Acoustic. This year I have a bunch of new seasonal songs for you. One or two covers of classics, but m...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Thanksgiving with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special episode of The Apple Seed that will help you celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll share stories of things we’re thankful for, stories about grea...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KTNA, KKRN, WVPE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps: Bobby Huber and Fritzi Huber
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Fritzi and Bobby Huber remember the first time they celebrated Halloween and how their circus performing parents made it a night they neve...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
The Apple Seed - Labor Day 2021 Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Lisa Show - 2021 Labor Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Lisa and Richie discuss a new timeline of goal setting for moms with Christine Michel Carter, new ways to celebrate this Labor Day, and some exciti...

Bought by KTXK, KMXT, KUHF, and KUT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Lisa Show - Mother’s Day Special 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Mothers and Daughters; Topic 2 - Mother's Day Celebrations and Bargain Hunting; Topic 3 - Working Moms

Bought by KTXK and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Lisa Show Christmas Special - Feasts, Self Care and Christmas Stories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Christmas Feast, Topic 2 - Christmas Self Care, Topic 3 - Christmas Stories

Bought by KTXK, KVCR, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 3
Halloween Episode: Scary Sam
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special Halloween episode begins as if it’s going to be an hour of terror, until –PSYCH! It becomes, instead, an hour of exciting and funny stories.

Bought by KVCR, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
The Year of the Rat: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Commemorate Chinese New Year in 2020 through Music and Words.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WVTF


  • Added: Jan 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal pose after their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, GA in September 2018. , Credit: By Brenda Ford for StoryCorps.
This is a story about Santa Rick Rosenthal of Atlanta, Georgia -- who also happens to be Jewish (Modern Orthodox, to be precise).

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:20
The Holiday Songs That Drive Us Crazy!
From: A. Randall Wenner
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A survey by one of the country's top media research firms sheds light -- if not love -- on the holiday music we love to hate.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 4
RDD: The Rough Draft Diaries Valentine's Day Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Valentine's Day falls on a Wednesday this year and we just couldn't pass up the chance to share this holiday with all the lovers (and haters) of th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 06:07
Christmas Radio Show Paul Sannerud Interview
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat, we talk to Paul Sannerud, writer and director of Theatre du Mississippi’s 6th Annual Christmas Radio Show at the Black...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 22:10
The Holiday Season: Spreading Joy or Spreading Stress
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: A Christmas display, the one referred to in the audio piece, in a grocery store on October 27th. , Credit: Emma Henzes
It seems that the holiday season comes earlier and earlier every year. Some people love it, but many people find it stressful. Customers, small and...

Bought by KSFR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 2
Folklorist Moira Marsh Loves The Krampus
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Monsters descended on Bloomington's B-Line Trail Saturday evening.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Lynne and Greg Houston
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Greg Houston (left) and Lynne Houston (right)
Many StoryCorps conversations touch on love, work, and death. But when Lynne Houston and her husband, Greg, sat down for their interview, they cove...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
First Generation Americans in the Kitchen
From: Sabrina Farhi
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First generation Americans often try to reconcile two clashing cultural identities - their identity as Americans and their cultural/ethnic identity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Carol Miller and Marge Klindera
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Carol Miller (L) and Marge Klindera (R)
Marjorie Klindera and Carol Miller have spent the past 30 Thanksgivings answering phone calls about turkey troubles from panicked home cooks.

Bought by WTIP, WUTC, WHYY, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 4
Once Upon a Frightmare
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Autumn (MAR 210 Fall 2015)
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A trip to a haunted house.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
What Minnie Mouse Knows
From: Katie Klocksin
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Debby Wurster is having a ball at her new home in a retirement community. She's got a full calendar of activities, she's making new friends, and......

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
The History Behind Easter Traditions
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Courtesy of T. Demand, Credit: (cc) <a href=" http://www.faunaflorawallpaper.com/viewer/wallpaper.php?/rabbit/31680/rabbit-easter-eggs-ccbysa-Gerbil">T. Demand</a>
The stories behind popular Easter traditions like the Easter Bunny and decorating eggs.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 7
Happy Boisakh (or just have some fried food)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Calcutta food festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
Contrary to popular belief, Diwali or the Festival of Lights is not New Year everywhere in India. Some celebrate their New Year during Holi the fes...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00