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Trace Beaulieu (Mystery Science Theater 3000) – Under The Puppet #32
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Trace Beaulieu, Credit: Kathryn Beaulieu
Trace Beaulieu is a founding cast member of the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 where he originated the role of Crow T. Robot. In thi...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:39
Ronnie Le Drew (Zippy, Labyrinth, Muppet Christmas Carol) – Under The Puppet #31
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Ronnie Le Drew and Zippy, Credit: Ronnie Le Drew
This episode my guest is Ronnie Le Drew. He’s worked in puppetry for over 50 years, starting as a teen at The Little Angel Theatre in London. He we...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:48:19
Kathy Mullen (Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, The Muppet Show) – Under The Puppet #30
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Kathy Mullen on Fraggle Rock, Credit: The Jim Henson Company
This episode my guest is Kathy Mullen. Kathy worked on The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, puppeteered Yoda in Empire Strikes Back with Fank Oz, Ki...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:12:04
Jamie Shannon (Mr. Meaty, Nanalan, Big and Small) – Under The Puppet #29
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Mr. Meaty, Credit: Nickelodeon
This month I welcome Jamie Shannon to the show. He is the creator of Mr. Meaty, Nanalan, The Grogs and more. We talk about his beginnings, his wor...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 51:41
John Lovelady (Muppets, The Great Space Coaster) – Under The Puppet #28
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: John Lovelady, Credit: The Great Space Coaster
This episode, I sit down with puppeteer John Lovelady. John was chosen by Jim Henson to be a Muppeteer and received puppetry training from Frank O...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:06:56
Randal J. Metz (Storybook Puppet Theater at Children’s Fairyland) – Under The Puppet #27
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Under The Puppet
Caption: Randal J. Metz
This episode my guest is Randal J. Metz, the Director of the Storybook Puppet Theater at Children’s Fairyland, the longest, continually operating, ...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:10
Living the T1Dream
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Olivia was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2010. Three years later, her best friend, Allison, was diagnosed with the same disease. They talk to e...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
NYC Student Tackles the Last Test Standing Between Her and a High School Diploma
From: WNYC
Series: WNYC's Educating on the Edge
Caption: Danielle Motindabeka in the WNYC studio
When Radio Rookie Danielle Motindabeka came to the United States at age 13, she didn’t speak English. By the time she was in high school, Danielle ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
Learning to Laughing Through The Pain
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Since she was a little girl, Saphira's life has been structured around the limits of Cerebral Palsey. Pushing through physical and emotional pain, ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 1
One Step at a Time: Handling Loss
From: Open Orchard Productions
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How does a teenage boy handle loss? David must face his father's impending death from lung cancer while also maintaining his studies and athletics.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 2
Levon Helm Rambles Home: An Appreciation (58:00 / 53:00)
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Levon Helm
A one-hour music and commentary show about the late musician Levon Helm, drummer for the seminal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Band, and a r...

Bought by Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Radio Catskill, Prairie Public, CBC Inside the Music and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2012
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 35
Bayoji Akingbola - "The Victim of Circumstance"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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Meet Tulane graduate Bayoji Akingbola. On paper, he was the perfect Teach for America candidate. But even the best teacher needs support. Was Bayoj...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:11
Stuck
From: Radio Rookies
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Kaddeem Wright enjoys reading philosophy and arguing with his friends about history and politics. With his smarts and innate curiosity about the wo...

Bought by The Story, KUT, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 08:55
  • Purchases: 4
NEA Jazz Master George Benson On Miles Davis
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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George Benson on being mentored by Miles Davis.

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


  • Added: Apr 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 8
Quincy Dean's Radio Diary
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Quincy Dean is trying to decide whether she should quit being home-schooled.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 1
Black and African
From: Making Contact
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African immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the black population in the U.S. On this edition, we meet Mauton Akran, a Nigerian immigrant ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, XRAY.fm, WCSU-FM, and WNCU


  • Added: Aug 08, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
WWOZ Street Talk- The Kid Camera Project
From: David Weinberg
Series: WWOZ- Street Talk
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The kid camera project started with a single family in the ninth ward and some donated disposable cameras.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
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
El Americano Dream
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Latinos in the States and the many struggles they face and overcome.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:28
RN Documentary: A Boat-trip through Borneo
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An on-location report about Orang Utans and the various threats to the peat bog forests of Kalimantan in Borneo.

Bought by KUER and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 13, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2