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Lester Blackiston: The Pirate of Shockoe Bottom, Part 4
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Lester Blackiston
Pirates and their deeds become legend. Blackbeard, Lester’s personal favorite, did this thing with canon fuses, or so the legend goes. Just as his...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 26:15
The late Joe Wilson--the great friend of American folk culture
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Joe Wilson at the Henderson Festival, 2014, Credit: Ginger Correll
2001 National Heritage Fellow Joe Wilson weaves his storytelling spell into the history of Blue Ridge Mountain culture.

Bought by WNJR, WABE, WMMT, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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IN DECEMBER SEE HER NEST...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 11/26/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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DESPITE THEIR NAME...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 11/19/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FIRST I'M EMPTIED...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/15/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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OH TELL ME WHY HE BLINKS ONE EYE...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 9/17/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHERE DOES THE MOON GO? ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 8/20/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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AT TIMES I KEEP WHAT'S INSIDE IN...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 8/13/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I BITE AND AFTER BITING...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/23/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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ROWS AROSE AND RECEDED...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/9/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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HE'S NAMED FOR HIS TOES THOUGH HE HAS NONE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jul 06, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/25/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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A LANGUAGE SPOKEN...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/18/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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DOWN THE STAIRS RECOILING...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 6/11/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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NOW BLACKBIRDS PERCHED UPON THE HEAD...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jun 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/21/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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HOUSES MADE OF THESE WILL FALL...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Representing Yourself
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Representing Yourself is a DIY project we do in all kinds of ways — in job interviews, on stage, in court and through visual art such as self-portr...

Bought by WMMT, XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, KUT, WYSO and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Museum of Broken Relationships
From: Shannon Service
Caption: Prosthetic leg donated by broken hearted soldier, Credit: The Museum of Broken Relationships
When Paul Simon outlined "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" 35 years ago, it turns out he missed a few. There are well over 400, in fact, as bagged, tag...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, KFAI Minneapolis, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 9
Wicked Maine Limericks
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The limerick is a form of poetry that is short, rhyming and often of a sexual nature.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:10
  • Purchases: 1
Stick Poke Scrape Dump
From: Bill Palladino
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A rhythmic essay describing the producer's first job cleaning up a drive-in theater.

Bought by WDBM, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 08, 2006
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 3
Naked Barbies and Deflated Basketballs: A look inside the world of collectors
From: paul overton
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A day in the life of collectors.

Bought by KVMR, WUNC, KUOW, and WZBC


  • Added: Apr 13, 2004
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 4