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The Mindful Path to Sustainability
From: Bill Baue
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Jose Serebrier (He’s No Square)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: José Serebrier
There are a few things you might want to know about Russian composer Alexander Glazunov: he was a child prodigy, and like Mozart, could compose an...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: :23
See-Saw
From: Clearwater Moment
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Pete Seeger shares a favorite parable about the impact of small acts in a movement

Bought by KZYX and Prairie Public


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
NEA Jazz Master Toots Thielemans and His First Night in the US
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Toots Thielemans on embracing New York City's 52nd Street

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WICR, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 10
Gees Bend Quilter
From: Tanya Ott
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one of the famous Gees Bend quilters talks about the tradition of quilting and their rise to international fame

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 29, 2008
  • Length: 09:02
  • Purchases: 1
From a Thimble to a Teacup (Politics & Me)
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Libby was never even remotely interested in politics. But a trip to the New Hampshire primary changed that.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
The Good, The Bad & The Junkie
From: WAMU
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This story examines abuse of the attention deficit disorder drug, Ritalin.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 05, 2008
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Anne-Marie McDermott (Gotta Dance)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There are several different, highly varied schools of thought when it comes to playing Bach. Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott prefers the Fred Astaire...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2008
  • Length: :22
Virtuoso Voices - Ivan Fischer (Touches a Nerve)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Gustav Mahler was, without question, a gifted melody writer with the ability to get every possible sound and color out of the orchestra. In additi...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: :32
Virtuoso Voices - David Russell (Air Guitar)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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There's a reason you hear some pieces of music everywhere - in elevators, hotel lobbies, while you're on hold with customer service and as the brid...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: :25
Evolution vs Creationism
From: Voices of Youth - Moab
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal essay on the subject and it's relationship to school.

  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:02
A Softer Voice
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Hillary's been playing music all her life and her gender never seemed to matter. But when she began composing things got more complicated.

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


  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 6
Virtuoso Voices - Orli Shaham (Peter and the Rainbow)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Sergei Prokofiev has no bigger fans than Gil and Orli Shaham. Though Prokofiev's place in musical history is guaranteed by a relatively small numb...

  • Added: May 31, 2008
  • Length: :24
John and Abigail Adams: Private Letters, Public Legacy (Modules)
From: Murray Street Productions
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Five Module pieces focusing on America's Second President

  • Added: May 02, 2008
  • Length: 44:10
Virtuoso Voices - Rolf Smedvig (Mind Blowing Haydn)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Trumpet players thank their lucky stars every day for Telemann and Purcell. In their day, they added dozens of new works to the repertoire. When ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: :23
Independent Minds: John Adams
From: Murray Street Productions
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One hour doc. focusing on the life of America's second president

Bought by KUOW, Marfa Public Radio, KUER, WSKG, and WPSU


  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 5
Accepting Me
From: City High Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Teen Sexuality in High School

  • Added: Apr 09, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
Unicef Digital diarist reports on Education in Nairobi Kenya
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Unicef Digital Diarist reports on Education in Nairobi Kenya

  • Added: Apr 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:30
Dave Brubeck on Russia and Jazz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Dave Brubeck reflects on the importance of jazz and foreign relations

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 20
Virtuoso Voices - Sarah Chang (Six Trillion Concertos)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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The cynical judgment often leveled against Vivaldi is he wrote the same concerto 100 times. Vivaldi fans respond to that charge with varying degre...

Bought by WEKU


  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: :22
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Emanuel Ax (Battling Brahms)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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Although musicians, critics and academics set high benchmarks for performing, most have come to terms with the fact that no performance will ever b...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2008
  • Length: :26
Blue Highways #1: Iraq's Forgotten Home Front (w/ news hole)
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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This on-the-road magazine special looks at the affects of the war on health care and families at home.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 23:01
  • Purchases: 1
Surrounded by Lights
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend a day with Amy, a single mother, as she works to fulfill the promise she made to her daughter two years ago.

Bought by KGLT and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 2
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

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