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41 Jackie: How Not To Be Grateful
From: The Mortified Podcast
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In honor of Thanksgiving, we present the story of an ungrateful teenager who starts a gratitude journal in the hope of becoming a better person and...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 20:02
Guess who's coming to dinner Part 2
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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SIPS Episode – Our survival guide of family gatherings, with more alcohol. Our experts have faced the same quandary of how to survive a family gath...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Art in the Sky
From: Talena Sanders
Series: On Summer (Creative Pulse 2015)
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A vignette of children’s perspectives on fireworks.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:04
Zhong Zi
From: Joy Yang
Series: Bite Bytes
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On this episode, we will discuss Duan Wu Jie, or the Dragon Boat Festival.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 15:29
Capitol Steps: Politics Takes a Holiday July 4 Edition 2015
From: Capitol Steps
Caption: Capitol Steps, Credit: Mike Reyna
This Independence Day, enjoy the Capitol Steps one-hour long special, “Politics Takes a Holiday!”

Bought by KUER, KMUN, KUT, WEKU, KSFR and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Amina on Ramadan: Fasting
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Ramadan decorations at the Al-Sadi home, Credit: Amina Al-Sadi
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. This year in the west, Ramadan lines up with the summ...

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 8
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Boisakh (or just have some fried food)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Calcutta food festival, Credit: Sandip Roy
Contrary to popular belief, Diwali or the Festival of Lights is not New Year everywhere in India. Some celebrate their New Year during Holi the fes...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Presidents Day
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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This Presidents Day, dip into your slush fund and head on down to Nixon's Ford dealership--our prices are unimpeachable!

  • Added: Feb 18, 2015
  • Length: 02:28
For Valentine's Day: Love on the New York Subway
From: Asa Merritt
Caption: It all went down in the 6th Ave tunnel.
A couple who fell in love during Hurricane Sandy shares how their romance blossomed on the platforms of New York City's subway.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:59
Cupid's Day: A Lovably Flawed Valentine's Day Alternative
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
Caption: BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN CD Art, Credit: Photo: Katie Weisberger
Hate Valentine's Day? Cupid, that flawed character from Roman Mythology, offers alternative reasons to love Feb. 14th.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Paradise in the Everglades
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Maureen and Lucky Cole, Credit: Charles McGuigan
Two of the only human inhabitants of the Everglades live just off Loop Road less than a mile before it links back up with Tamiani Trail. Their comp...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2014
  • Length: 26:16
StoryCorps: Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Terri Van Keuren Shoup (L), Richard Shoup (M), Pamela Farrell Shoup (R)
Terri Van Keuren, Richard Shoup and Pamela Farrell remember how their father, Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, started the holiday tradition of track...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Marfa Public Radio, WOUB, New Hampshire Public Radio, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 6
The Christmas That Almost Never Was
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
Caption: A classic OTR from the voice of Yogi Bear!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A classic old time radio play by Daws Butler.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KMXT, KRPS, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 29:52
  • Purchases: 4
The Asakawa Christmas Party
From: Graham Shelby
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Storyteller Graham Shelby is thinking about the WWII veterans in his family when he serves as guest of honor at an unusual Christmas party - one he...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 12:29
Off-Ramp Presents: Another Fake Holiday War - Canadian v American Thanksgiving
From: john rabe
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Off-Ramp contributor Collin Friesen takes a humorour look at the differences between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving.

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:38
Rapunzel
From: KUER
Series: Radio Hour
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KUER's RadioWest and Salt Lake City's Plan B Theatre Company present Rapunzel, adapted for radio from the Grimm Fairy Tale.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 21:52
Valentines--Inanimate Love
From: Kellie Hamilton
Caption: Men and women--a difference in heart, Credit: Zoe Hamilton
Reflections on Valentines Day, and the difference between the sexes. Interview with a girl, and a boy, and a story of a married couple.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
Caption: Love is in the Air on A Jazz-O-Rama Valentine!, Credit: Lorie Kellogg
A one hour Valentine's Day Special - vintage 78 RPM and vinyl record cuts about love, presented by Lorie Kellogg, filling in for host Joe Bev.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 1
Wiarton Willie, Canadian Groundhog
From: Bryan Ward
Caption: Fiberglass Wiarton Willie, Credit: Bryan Ward
Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
What is your definition of Love?
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
Caption: Folk Journalist/Teacher
For Valentine's Day folk journalist Hank Rosenfeld asked 5th graders about love.

Bought by KUER, KRZA, PRX Remix, KAOS, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Sound Opinions Holiday Spectacular: Rock 'n' Pop Christmas
From: Sound Opinions
Series: Sound Opinions Specials
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In this FREE one-hour program, Sound Opinions hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by avid music collector Andy Cirzan for the annual Holida...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KSYM, Harford Community Radio, KRPS and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Monroe Crossing Holiday Show at Bloomington Arts Center, Dec 20, 2013. Broadcast Dec 16-19, 2013,
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Monroe Crissing , Credit: Jamey Guy
We meet Mark and Lisa from Monroe Crossing and talk about the season and some of the group's songs.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 28, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tunes from the Crypt - Lucky 13
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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Listeners and trick-or-treaters alike will enjoy a mix of music and mayhem perfect for Halloween.

Bought by KNAU, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, WNMU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 01:55:51
  • Purchases: 5