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The Fox Sisters and the “Great American Hoax”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Chanukah Tales
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Chanukah Tales
Writer Marilyn Kallet reads from her book, ONE FOR EACH NIGHT: CHANUKAH TALES AND RECIPES, a collection of eight food inspired tales that explain ...

Bought by WRKF, WVTF, Maine Public Radio, KMUN, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
New York State Poet Alicia Ostriker
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue our series on current State Poets Laureate with New York's Alicia Ostriker. The New York State Poet (2018-2020) is a feminist, critic, ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jim Dale
The beloved narrator of the Harry Potter audiobooks, Jim Dale stars in a wickedly clever whodunit from short play master David Ives.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:33
HOLY MOLY: Two short comedies by Alan Zweibel and David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Susie Essman of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jim Dale and Susie Essman star in HOLY MOLY, two short comedies by Alan Zweibel and David Ives. In PLAYING GOD, a divine comedy from SNL's Alan Zw...

Bought by KZYX, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Connecticut Public (WNPR), Prairie Public, and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Chanukah: The Good Stuff
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Chanukah, the eight-day Festival of Lights, arrives this week.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
What Do We Make of The Big Bang?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're clearing the deck to listen to wisdom of the physicists: where did we come from, what are we made of, what happens next, and why? And what do...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
A Musician's Life: Jace Everett
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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You may not know his name but if you're a fan of HBO's "True Blood" you know Jace Everett's baritone. Each week Jace's song "Bad Things" accompanie...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Crashing the Party
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: A recent bat mitzvah bash at Sony Studios included a make-your-own-movie area, a video arcade and a studio tour; guests entered the soiree by walking down an Oscars-style red carpet.
The economic downturn is bringing outlandish bar and bat mitzvah parties back down to earth.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Interfaith Voices


  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
A Jew Grows in Rockland
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 1
Roots of the Frozen Chosen
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Speed-kibitzing with the second Jewish baby ever born in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2006
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
On a Mission
From: Aimee Pomerleau
Caption: PRX default Piece image
2 gay former Mormons talk about their experiences coming out.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and CKMO


  • Added: Dec 22, 2004
  • Length: 29:13
  • Purchases: 2