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"This is how the story was told to me."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Feel free to get up and move about the cabin...or you might want to pay attention to the man in the window seat next to you; he has a story he'd li...

Bought by KUNM and WMNF


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
"On the afternoon of July 12, 1960..."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Can the memories evoked by a forgotten perfume change a life?

Bought by KUNM and WMNF


  • Added: Jul 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 2
Michael and the Silver Fox
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fisherman's gilly in the County Mayo, uses all his wits to get a rare pelt.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
Michael and the Fighting Dog
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fishing scout from the west of Ireland, tried to preserve the memory of his fighting dog, but with surprising consequences.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
RN Documentary: Dutch Cossack
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Dutch choir director Marcel Verhoeff is at the forefront of the Cossack choral music revival in and outside Russia.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 1
Hello Dolly - The Song That Got Away
From: Amber Edwards
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Carol Channing and composer/lyricist Jerry Herman explain how a song from a musical took on a life of its own.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Michael and the Mare
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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Michael, a fisherman's gilly in the County Mayo, discovers there's more than one way to skin a horse!

  • Added: Jun 26, 2006
  • Length: 09:07
American Soundways - Jacksonville, FL
From: Tripp Clarke
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at the past, present and emerging music in Jacksonville, FL w/ Derek Trucks interview

  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 59:02
American Soundways - Fort Worth, TX
From: Tripp Clarke
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A look at the past, present and emerging music in Fort Worth, TX w/ Delbert McClinton interview

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: May 29, 2006
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 1
American Soundways - Portland, OR
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging in Portland w/ Kelly Joe Phelps interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
American Soundways - Charlotte, NC
From: Tripp Clarke
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Looks at the music past, present and emerging from Charlotte w/ Jorma Kaukonen interview

  • Added: May 26, 2006
  • Length: 52:00
I Fought the Law
From: KUT
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a profile of songwriter Sonny Curtis, his song "I Fought the Law," and its influence on rock 'n roll

  • Added: May 11, 2006
  • Length: 05:50
The MySpace Phenomenon
From: KUT
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myspace gets obscure experimental band on the bill for coachella music festival

  • Added: Apr 28, 2006
  • Length: 07:24
Singing Legend Margaret Whiting part 2
From: KUOW
Series: Swing Ladies Swing
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with 1940s-50s singing star Margaret Whiting

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Apr 27, 2006
  • Length: 21:14
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: The Prince's Crazy Dream
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The Dutch Prince Claus had a dream to create an opera in the Sahel. Now some of the regions most talented musicians have come together to produce it.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Tribute to Ray Barretto
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Ray Barretto, who died today, left an incredible musical legacy

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY, WEKU, KGOU, and KCUR


  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 4
RN Documentary: Indian Courtesans
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the surprising roots of the rich tradition of Indian classical vocal music.

Bought by WCOM


  • Added: Feb 08, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The FIRST 'Boss' of Asbury Park
From: Amber Edwards
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The first, and biggest, musical superstar from Asbury Park was not Bruce Springsteen, and he didn't play rock & roll

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WFUV


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 2
RN Documentary: The Music Boat Man
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Reinier Sijpkens musician, magician, laughter collector talks to Dheera Sujan about his life?s goal to develop his soul.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 14, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 2
Chess On Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
Comfort Food
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this amusing piece Adrian Boyés plunges into the mysteries surrounding comfort food.

Bought by WXLV-FM, PRX, KUCB, WNKU, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 6
"The Woodpecker"
From: KCUR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Muskogee Creek Indian story called "The Woodpecker."

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of West Coast Jazz
From: Reese Erlich
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A musical exploration of this lyrical and controversial style of jazz

Bought by KMUW, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WDUQ, WILL and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2005
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 13
The Poetry of Vietnam
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Take an audio tour through Vietnam using poetry in Vietnamese and English and inspired by what they called, "The American War.

Bought by WYSO, KUT, and WEKU


  • Added: Aug 30, 2005
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 3
Slam: Literary Fad or Movement
From: Don McIver
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In the 80's Marc Smith invented the Poetry Slam, which has swept the country and created a spoken word revolution.

Bought by KRZA, Marfa Public Radio, KUT-HD, KUHB, WEKU and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2005
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 7

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