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Riddles from the Border Regions, 03/31/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I TALLY UP THE ALPHABET...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 02/18/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY GILLS DON'T FILTER WATER...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Desperately Seeking Steampunk
From: Teresa Chin
Caption: What would Jules Verne do? The Steampunk aesthetic combines elements of victorian fashion, sci-fi, and punk DIY., Credit: Photo by SoulStealer.co.uk
Steampunk is quickly moving from a quirky Victorian sci-fi subculture to a major inspiration for mainstream artists like Panic at the Disco and Rus...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 01/28/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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NUBBY SPIKE PULLED FROM THE GROUND...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 01/21/12
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THEY RING BUT NEVER MAKE A SOUND...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
People Without A Nation
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Assistant Chief Gene Adkins
There are eleven tribes of Indians who call Virginia home, among them the Chickahominy. And though they all now enjoy state recognition, the federa...

Bought by KVSC, Prairie Public, XRAY.fm, WRIR, KZYX and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 7
Roland Scott: The Art of Transformation
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Rolanda Scott can take a chunk of solid glass, drop it in a flower pot then super heat it in her kiln, turning it into liquid, which she then pours...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2011
  • Length: 53:46
The First Memorial Day
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We generally think that the first Memorial Day was held in the north. In fact, the very first Memorial Day was held at Blanford Church Cemetery 27 ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, WTIP, WRFA-LP, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 6
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/8/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHEN THE BULL RANGES FREE...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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
Sound & Vision: Why Deaf People See Differently
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The secret behind Gallaudet's circular classrooms lies in something called "visual attention.", Credit: Gallaudet University
Deaf people don't see better... they see differently.

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


  • Added: Jun 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 4
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
The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian
Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 1/22/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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FRUITS ARE TUMBLING...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Quander Quality
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Nellie Mae Quander (1880-1961), 1st international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the 1st Greek-lettered sorority established/incorporated by African-American college women., Credit: Quander Historical Society, Inc.
Meet the oldest African-American family in Washington, D.C. - and, perhaps, the United States.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WABE, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 6
Riddles from the Border Regions 12/4/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MY SOIL IS CLOTH...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
In The Prime: Washington's Meridian
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: D.C.'s Meridian Hill Park got its name from the Prime Meridian Thomas Jefferson proposed along 16th Street NW., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What if Washington, D.C., really were the middle of the world?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions 11/13/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I'M BORN AT FULL HEIGHT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 11, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Walter Breuning: World's Oldest Man
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Walter Breuning just days before his 114th birthday, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Walter Breuning is believed to be the world's oldest man. He was born in 1896...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF PHIL SPECTOR -- Filmmaker Vikram Jayanti on the interview 50 years in the making
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Vikram Jayanti, September 10, 2010, San Francisco, CA, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Vikram Jayanti on lies, truth, and Hollywood Babylon in his doc, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF PHIL SPECTOR

  • Added: Sep 13, 2010
  • Length: 21:01