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The Secret Art of Hair Replacement
From: Ellen Payne Smith
Caption: Women's Wig Display at Richard Theodore's Office
Hair loss is taboo and the measures people take to replace hair are rarely mentioned out loud, but for Richard Theodore on Cape Cod, hair replaceme...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 3
Jack and Rose
From: Emma Miller
Caption: Gloria and Rose
Sassy and sagacious Gloria, 85, shares stories of being in both a conventional heterosexual marriage and a long-time same-sex relationship.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:37
  • Purchases: 2
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Frances Hilary McGuigan, Credit: Doug Dobery
This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2013
  • Length: 54:59
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
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This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 27:22
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Alzheimer’s sucks an entire life away, bit by bit at first, almost imperceptibly. By degrees memories--short-term, and then long-term--begin to fad...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 27:30
Bury Me Deep
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Two hospice workers invite us into the world of death and dying.

Bought by WMPG, KUOW, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 31, 2011
  • Length: 11:36
  • Purchases: 3
Versions of Love
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Life is long and love is complicated.

Bought by XRAY.fm, WMPG, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 3
Sing and I Will Hear You
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In early 2010, Elaine McGillicuddy lost her husband to bone cancer. Elaine has created her own grieving process rooted in daily rituals. She is e...

Bought by WMPG, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Interfaith Voices, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 07:58
  • Purchases: 5
Jane Bown - a portrait
From: Jack King
Caption: Samuel Beckett, Credit: Jane Bown
A glimpse into the world of highly acclaimed photographer Jane Bown. Jane discusses balancing her career with her family, her two identities, Jane ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
Out of Sight
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Blindness helps a man rediscover a dream.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
From The Heart
From: Bill Slammon
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This is a story about dying well. It's my father's story.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:12
Dad's Tray
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Greenberger's monologue introduces his work with the Duplex Planet, interviews with the elderly that began at a Boston nursing home. Here he tells ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:09
No Firebugs and a Prayer
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Prayerfully murmured, introspective of a life circumscribed by the limits of the nursing home.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 05:16
Bruno
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tender reminiscence of a beloved dog.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:39
Keep Me Goin'
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A pair of dresses in a closet symbolize the death of Edna Wofford's son.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:12
Break
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Thoughts about the inevitable losses of old age and the value of a positive perspective in life.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
Two Strokes
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cornelia Richardson survives the sudden loss of her husband, moving on with life, and then faces recovery from her own stroke.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:15
A Condition of the Heart
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reflecting on aging, the illness and death of his wife, his own decline, then renewed social life by joining a retirement community.

Bought by WBEZ and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 2
Esther and Abuelita
From: Radio Rookies
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A young woman and senior citizen learn from each other about dealing with loss.

Bought by KVNF and YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 2
Jimmy & Jewel: A Love (?) Story [long version]
From: Jason Rayles
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A woman I had never met before handed me a rose at my grandfather's funeral.

Bought by KPFA


  • Added: May 04, 2004
  • Length: 15:58
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Chocolate Cake for Stanley
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Baking a cake for my father-in-law who has Alzheimer's

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Jennifer Cecil Moore


  • Added: Jan 21, 2004
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 4