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Trapped on a Cruise With a Guy Named Funch
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Funch and Cheri
Producer Cheri Trusler's grandparents had a lot of cows to sell right around the time cattle prices in Montana were at their highest. That windfall...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:45
In Search of Shakespeare's Accent
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Off the coast of Virginia, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, lies a shrinking island called Tangier. Here, an unlikely adventurer docked his sai...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, WTJU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 30, 2015
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 4
THE WORLD MADE STRAIGHT -- David Burris Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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David Burris talks blood ties, the presence of the past, and where to get grits in South Africa.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 15:50
MIW #9 Trevor Jones - SF Creative and Burner
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Trevor Jones on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Radio Season 1-Episode 9, with Trevor Jones, San Francisco Creative and Burner

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 19:16
MIW #8 Megan Gebhart - Author of 52 Cups
From: Allegra Bandy
Series: Making It Work Radio
Caption: Megan Gebhart on MIW, Credit: Allegra Bandy
Making It Work Season 1-Episode 8 with Megan Gebhart, author of 52 Cups

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 24:26
55: Restaurant Sound Design
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Clark Wolf has consulted to restaurants, hotels, and just about every type of venue where people gather to enjoy food. Part of his job is to think ...

Bought by Radio New Zealand, WABE, PRX Remix, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:10
  • Purchases: 4
The "Ghost Church"
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Before the great speech maker Patrick Henry died, he credited a Presbyterian minister named Samuel Davies with “teaching me what an orator should b...

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Song Story S0.E7 - Gedeon Luke's "Gray" (pre-season sneak-peek)
From: Eric Ginsberg
Series: Song Story
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Song Story features songwriters telling the true stories behind their original songs. This pre-season sneak-peek features singer and songwriter, Ge...

  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:37
Fresh Talk: Janet Biggs
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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This episode of Fresh Talk features Cathy Byrd in conversation with Janet Biggs, a video artist whose work takes her to the ends of the earth.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 30:14
Running Marathons Late in Life (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Already a few weeks into the year, it might feel too late to make (or keep) resolutions—eat less sugar, watch less TV, or maybe, start running. Rep...

Bought by KENW, KSKA, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 3
Pam McKissick Without Reserve: Buford Population One
From: Auction Network Productions
Series: Pam McKissick Without Reserve
Caption: Pam McKissick Without Reserve
This episode goes inside the story of Buford, Wyoming, “The smallest town in America” – a story that has captured the imaginations of more than a b...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 44:15
The Last Amtrak
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
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From Los Angeles to Chicago, folk journalist Hank Rosenfeld finds Amtrak's Train #4, the Southwest Chief, full of adventure...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 11, 2014
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Paquita Williams and Laura Lane
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Paquita Williams (L) and Laura Lane (R)
New York City Subway Conductor Paquita Williams talks to one of her passengers, Laura Lane, about her job.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WEZU, and KMUD


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 3
Mexico Uncovered
From: Round Earth Media
Caption: Host, Daniel Hernandez
One hour special, taking listeners to the Mexico they don't know, untold stories rich in sound, place and humanity, with host Daniel Hernandez. Th...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KGOU, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 36
The Back Lot brengt film en cinema terug in Suriname
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Eddy Wijngaarde, Credit: unknown
In een exclusief gesprek met Hennah Draaibaar, een van de eigenaars van The Back Lot, een multi media bedrijf in Suriname, vertelt zij hoe samen me...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 20:09
Author Michael Benanav who crossed the Sahara on a camel
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In “Men of Salt” this adventurer and outdoorsman travels from Timbuktu to the salt mines deep in the Mali desert. He traveled eighteen hours daily ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 2
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Slow Wine
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Salvatore Angelica and Susanna Bianco of Gigi Bianco winery explain their various Slow Wines at a Rome tasting, Credit: Nancy Greenleese
The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
CRYSTAL FAIRY -- Michael Cera & Sebastian Silva Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael Cera & Sebastian Silva, San Francisco, CA 5/7/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael Cera and Sebastian Silva talk the creativity of improv, the excitement of failure, and being open to the moment.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 15:56
Why don't you choose your own adventure?
From: Taylor Tower
Caption: Taylor Tower at CKUT studios in Montreal, Canada
Edward Packard, the man behind the Choose Your Own Adventure books, talks about how he came up with the concept and what role adventure has played ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Around New England
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Caption: Round Church-Richmond, VT, Credit: Cheryl Willoughby
Classical New England's Cheryl Willoughby is your tour guide for a seasonal sleigh ride around the region, visiting the unique places where live Ch...

Bought by WMNR, WMPG, WUAL, KVNO, WVRU and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode # 33 - Castaway: John Mooney
From: Jeff Wax
Series: Desert Island Discs
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Popular Portland radio personality JOHN MOONEY became our 33rd castaway on November 19th, 2012. He's the host of "The Grooveyard Shift" on WMPG Ra...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:27:36
Poling Upstream
From: Kelley Libby
Caption: Andrew Shaw and crew poling upstream in a batteau on the James
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Marshall Expedition, an important event in the history of early American commerce. Recently, a group o...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
San Francisco Wave Organ
From: Noah Chandler
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The San Francisco Wave Organ remains one of the Bay Area's most unknown, misunderstood and yet beloved landmarks. After listening, I hope you'll wa...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN -- Ewan McGregor
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ewan McGregor, San Francisco, CA, 2/28/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ewan McGregor talks faith, travel, and transcendence.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 09:44

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