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Of Parents and School Boards
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become the center of that political storm. ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:32
Episode 8: PT to the rescue!
From: Margaret Poethig
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Richard’s physical therapist Jennifer has saved his life…more than once! Jennifer keeps an eye on Richard and, with training, persistence, and inge...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2021
  • Length: 12:51
Marine Corps Military Spouse of the Year
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: Military Spouse of the Year
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Jolynn Lee, Marine Corp Spouse of the Year 2018, shares her journey of helping her husband and family live with PTSD.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:03
National Guard Military Spouse of the Year
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: Military Spouse of the Year
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Shelia Brookins, 2018 National Guard Military Spouse of the Year shares her military spouse journey of being a foster parent in the military.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 58:03
7 - Starving Times
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: Shabam!
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The kids decide to hit the road in search of food and safety. We find out how crazy our food supply is.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 32:57
  • Purchases: 1
6 - Drying Out
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: Shabam!
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The kids lose water. We find out why water is the key to survival.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
5 - Going Dark
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: Shabam!
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The kids are without power. We find out why we need electricity.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 30:43
  • Purchases: 1
4 - Getting The Message
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: Shabam!
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The Nox Virus spreads. We find out how much we rely on digital communication.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 1
Milk at Altitude: Exploring Health in the Himalayas
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Health & Healing
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How is human milk different in the Himalayan highlands than in the United States, and what can these differences reveal about what moms and babies ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 16:40
  • Purchases: 1
Life in Public Housing: Perception vs. Reality
From: Youth Express
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Diamen, Rosa and Javon interview Nate Brown (Family Resources) and Jason Harris, Taymar Fields, Tramell Perry and Aaqila Youngblood (public housing...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:16
Jessica, Luke and Pela Ivey: Music Brought Us Together
From: AIR
Series: Why Music Matters: Stories about the Power of Music
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A story about a really cute little girl and how music saved a marriage. Producer Anna Boiko-Weyrauch set out to discover how music intersected the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Chapter 13 - Reclaiming a Heritage
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
After his mother's death, Richard throws himself into his academic work, four jobs, and campus political and social activities. He earns a reputati...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:10
Yolanda Williams
From: You're U.S.
Series: You're U.S.
Caption: Detain of Yolanda's portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B Klein
Who could imagine overcoming a multi decade street life, fed by crack & prostitution, to care for a family that disowned you? Yolanda can, and did.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 13:25
What's What Radio: Go Out and Play
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
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Why is the parenting phrase "go out and play, kids!" becoming endangered? Meredith Grimm wanted to ask how parents avoid both hovering and neglect ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 35:25
  • Purchases: 1
Conversations
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Conversations with people who take a DIY approach to science and to life: DIY biologists working to democratize the lab, a single mom who says some...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUT, KUOW, WYSO, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
"Wrinkles" Episode Two "The Golden Roof"
From: Joan Chandler
Series: Mishoo miinwaa Noki ~ You, Me and Wrinkles
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Scams: A widow is cheated through a scam and no one can give her recompense or guidance.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
DIY Rituals
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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We depend on all kinds of secular and spiritual rituals to mark the ends and beginnings of things. Sometimes this means following a long-standing t...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRVO Public Media, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WYSO, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Easter Monday
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Chicks on the farm, Credit: Muriel Murch
From America's White House to the small farms and families in the country spring and new beginnings are in the air.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 08:21
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side Radio: Neighbors
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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B-Side's Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to some unconventional neighborhoods. Also, what happens when a fence falls down, o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WBEZ, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 29, 2009
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Imagination Station
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Honey Bees

  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
Pancake Breakfasts
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Pancake breakfasts are part of the fabric of America,

  • Added: May 23, 2008
  • Length: 09:03
Episode 13: The New York African Burial Ground
From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Series: Then I'll Be Free To Travel Home-the Legacy of the New York African Burial Ground
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The Battle to Preserve and Honor the New York African Burial Ground

Bought by WJAB, WDSE, and WNYC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
An Open Gate
From: Claire Schoen
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
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"An Open Gate" is an hour-long audio documentary exploring the repercussions of a Jewish/Christian intermarriage on faith, identity and the family....

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KTOO and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 20
B-Side: The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People and Clues
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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Kind of like the cool songs found on the back side of a vinyl 45, we've dug up stories about people who may seem ordinary at first. But, are any o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
B-Side: Food and Coping
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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How do you cope with a rough day? Perhaps some comfort food? This is B-Side and we're talking about food?and coping.

Bought by WLRH, WRVO Public Media, KXOT Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4