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Look Me in the Eyes
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Billy Bouffard is a rugby player and a quadriplegic. Through the sport of quad rugby, he has made himself stronger than he ever imagined he could ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, SALTcast Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 4
A Jew Grows in Rockland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
A Square Meal, Regardless
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The American health care system offers few solutions for people who want to die at home, especially when family lives far away. This sound-rich st...

Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), Connecticut Public (WNPR), HowSound, The Story, SALTcast Podcast and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 7
Everything's Dandy
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Adrienne Damicis has been in and out of the hospital since birth. As she becomes a teenager, her parents struggle to learn the difference between k...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Mind over Stomach Matter
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Producer Anna Hamilton takes us stage-side of the first ever Burrito Eating Championship.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KFAI Minneapolis, WRVO Public Media, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
Jump for Joy - Duke Ellington's Celebratory Musical
From: WFIU
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Perfect for Black History Month (February), this one-hour special tells the story of Duke Ellington's musical "Jump for Joy"

Bought by WVIK, High Plains Public Radio, Wyoming Public Radio, KSUT, KCSM and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 37
From Cheddar to Art
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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A cheese maker with 130 years of family tradition becomes a genius in creating with milk

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 09:52
Anniversary Waltz In Marfa
From: Marfa Public Radio
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Musician Terry Allen celebrates his wedding anniversary in Marfa, Texas.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 58:02
Apple Harvest
From: Muriel Murch
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Picking, pressing and pouring Apples to cider

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Oct 03, 2007
  • Length: 19:44
  • Purchases: 1
MEETING MILAREPA
From: The Tibet Connection
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The life and legacy of Tibet's most celebrated yogi and spiritual bard is the subject of a new film. We find out more through interviews and song.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 14:15
  • Purchases: 1
A Rajasthani Jagrata
From: Catherine 'Cat' Vibert
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A Hindu family from Rajasthan holds a Jagrata and haircutting ritual in honor of their son's second birthday.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
GO FISH! An Ancient Buddhist Tradition Makes a Splash on LA's Westside
From: The Tibet Connection
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
"Virtual" Internment for Japanese Americans
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Portraits of Japanese-Americans Who "Stayed Behind" during World War II

  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 06:27
Take The Old Road, program four
From: Spokane Public Radio
Series: Take The Old Road
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A 4-part series about small towns in eastern Washington state.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2007
  • Length: 28:30
Take The Old Road, program one
From: Spokane Public Radio
Series: Take The Old Road
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A 4-part series about small towns in eastern Washington state.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2007
  • Length: 28:34
The Sounds of Change in Downey, California
From: David Kates
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In many areas of Southern California, the primary language at home is no longer English. David Kates looks at one such community and what a largel...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
Memorial Day: "Good Muslims, Great Americans"
From: Kyle Gassiott
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A story about Muslims in the American military-including a WWII vet who lobbied the government to designate Islam on military dogtags.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 06, 2007
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Abilities
From: WFUV
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A documentary exploring the lives and music of disabled performers, including singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt and Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen.

Bought by KVNF, KSFR, KVSC, WGDR, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
We Put Our Lives Into This Place
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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After 60 years in business, Moosehead Manufacturing Company is closing up shop because of overseas competition.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 08:19
  • Purchases: 1
Where You Least Expect It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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As a maintenance man at The Waynflete School and a working writer, Michael Macklin?s world is filled with sawdust, kids, and poetry.

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
A Different Take on Life
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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On the night before graduation, seventeen year old Chad O'Neil looks at the past and thinks about the future.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 2
Picking Up the Pieces
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the summer of 2006, Linda Boutaugh and Keri Fuchs were victims of a violent hate crime. Their home was destroyed, but their relationship survived.

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 2
The Art of Family
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Jon Joyce, an artist with down syndrome, offers support and love to his 94 year old mother.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
An Interview with Dan Hoyle
From: Leah Welborn
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Talking with Dan Hoyle, theatrical journalist and creator of 'Tings Dey Happen,' currently in its extended sold-out engagement in San Francisco.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2007
  • Length: 11:56
#2: The Rite of Spring, or when Lenny met Igor
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Stravinsky@125
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Few musical works have inspired so many stories as Stravinsky's 1913 hit, The Rite of Spring. These are just three or four of them.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPIK-LP, KGLT, KFAI Minneapolis, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2007
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 8

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