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KERA Commentary: Holiday Conflict
From: KERA
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The personal price we can pay at holiday time for our political opinions.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
The Danger of Mangos
From: Owen Egerton
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Paradise with a toddler is no paradise at all

  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Memoirs, Fathers and Oprah
From: KLCC
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Commentator Melissa Hart considers what sort of payback a memoir by her father might contain.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:39
Carpe Diem Today?
From: Jennifer Neeley
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As a society both structure or lives around work as well as derive meaning from it. My hope is to inspire thought about how we 'seize the day' -- o...

  • Added: May 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
Remembering My Father
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A son's rememberance of and tribute to his dad

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: (Christmas) Just in the nick of time
From: Spokane Public Radio
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By the time Christmas rolls around, I've lost the glow. I'm grouchier and meaner than the Grinch.

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Dec 16, 2006
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: On the move
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Moving forces you to take stock of what you have, what you want and what you need.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 02:40
Home Planet: The Dance
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Of all the tender moments I have shared with my children, I think I?ll remember the dancing the most.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Home Planet: On the move
From: Spokane Public Radio
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It isn't easy to pack up a life and move. But there are advantages. Moving gives you a chance to look at what you own and what owns you. Moving giv...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 02:39
Home Planet: Fly away home
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Watching a family of Swallows who have nested under the eaves brings a comparison to the drama in the human nest

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
Revelation and Reality: A Quest for Family Heritage
From: Katie Bausler
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A quest for family heritage on Prince Edward Island turns up unexpected results and revelations.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2006
  • Length: 10:51
Remembering Doris
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A remembrance of a special woman, my godmother

  • Added: Apr 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
Home Planet: Dana Reeve - What really matters.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, died March 6 at the age of 44.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:15
Home Planet: What I see in your eyes.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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One day, when my first child was just a toddler and I was holding her close, she stopped talking suddenly and leaned quite close to me. Capturing m...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Personal Thoughts about Global Warming: a commentary by Nanci Olesen
From: Nanci Olesen
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Nanci Olesen describes her attitude toward global warming. She's depressed, but she's still gonna grill chicken outside in February....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Real Love (To air Feb 13.)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I watched the old man and woman walk slowly down the sidewalk...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Growing Up in a Coal Community
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Caption: Natasha Watts interviewing community members., Credit: Rebecca O'Doherty, Youth Radio
Growing up in a coal community, mining is a part of your everyday life. In light of the recent SAGO mine disaster Natasha Watts reflects on what i...

Bought by WGXC, WGBH Radio Boston, WXLV-FM, The Nature Podcast, and PRX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 5
Son of a Coalminer
From: Appalachian Media Institute
Series: Living with Coal in Eastern Kentucky
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Josh Fleming grew up in a family of miners. In this piece he talks with his father about what being a coal miner has meant to his family and why h...

Bought by WGXC, WEKU, The Nature Podcast, WBEZ, WXLV-FM and more


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 6
Home Planet: Love or Something Like It. (Valentine's Day)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Love doesn't always come with balloons and words that rhyme. True love usually comes to us just like the groceries, mixed with the necessities and ...

Bought by KPIK-LP, NPR Station Showcase with PRX, and WKNO


  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, KUOW, and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
Nostalgia Pie is a Dish Best Not Eaten At All
From: KRCC-FM
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Commentary on food, holidays, and other stuff

Bought by Raven Radio and WILL


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: (Christmas) Silent Night
From: Spokane Public Radio
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We can't see magic at work. Sometimes, we have to be content with looking at where it's been.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 03:23
Home Planet: Dear Santa, Make it work again.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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A few minutes before midnight a little boy brings one of last year's gifts and places it under the tree. He wants to return it to Santa.

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WNIN


  • Added: Dec 03, 2005
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: None So Blind: A Thanksgiving Story
From: Spokane Public Radio
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A plate full of homemade food, the gift of a Thanksgiving meal, connects a lonely, blind, old woman and the shy little girl next door.

Bought by WTIP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WHRV, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2005
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 19