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StoryCorps Military Voices: Daniel Moon and Laura Moon
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daniel Moon in Seoul, Korea 1948
Sergeant Daniel Moon came to StoryCorps with his daughter Laura Moon to reflect on his memories of the Korean War.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
#23-38 Gerald Finley Part 1
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: Played In Oregon
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Award winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley performs works by Schubert, Korngold and more.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Rhythm & News Service, KPOV, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Renee Branum
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Renee Branum discusses her brand new novel, "Defenestrate."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Jamie Harrison
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Jamie Harrison discusses her new book, "The Center of Everything."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
210103 The Covid Christmas
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: I purchased this Corona when I first read about the Corona Virus making it to the USA. My mom was inoculated with the Covid vaccine on December 31st, 2021. I will drink this Corona after I'm inoculated.
A touch of retrospection and melancholy as we live out our pandemic. Audio postcards of the first and hopefully the last Covid Christmas. (And...

Bought by KFCF FM and Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 02:57:51
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw #1728 (Hour 1 & 2) - 03/12/20120
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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A few new releases to open on the spot, brand spankin’ new is a prime recent live date from the late pianist Harold Mabern. Tributes continue with ...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, WEJP-LP 107.1, WVBI-LP, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:59
  • Purchases: 8
StoryCorps: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold at their StoryCorps interview in Portland, OR on March 27, 2019. , Credit: By Beth Duckles for StoryCorps.
Sylvia Grosvold was 5 and half years old when she lost her mother to suicide. A decade later, she came to StoryCorps with her dad Josh Weiner to ta...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:43
Mi Tía
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Fall 2019
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Hi, my name is Heidi and this is the story of my aunt Guadalupe Espinoza a Mexican immigrant who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Dec 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:36
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 21: Pain, Pain, Go Away
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Rapper P.O.S, Credit: Erin Cahanes
For some artists, sickness can fuel their creativity. But for others, illness can drain the inspiration right out of them. In this episode, musicia...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 17:21
StoryCorps Griot: Amanda and Craig Farrell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Amanda Farrell and Craig Farrell at their StoryCorps interview in Appleton, WI in July 2019., Credit: By Sylvie Lubow for StoryCorps
Amanda Farrell tells her husband Craig about how she lost -- and ultimately regained -- control of her mental health.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WDBM, and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Griot: Kathleen Payne and Corinthia Isom
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kathleen Payne and Corinthia Isom at their StoryCorps interview in New York City, New York on September 29, 2015., Credit: Carolina Escobar for StoryCorps
Corinthia Isom and Kathleen Payne remember Corinthia’s mother, DeSeane Isom, and how Kathleen took Corinthia in after DeSeane died from an AIDS-rel...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 02:43
My Sister in Profile
From: Elliott Rose
Series: Works of Love
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Julian struggles to read a piece about a woman visiting her sister who was admitted into a mental health hospital for being a danger to herself. Ho...

  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 22:26
Full Moon Hacksaw #1674 (Hour 1 & 2) - 02/28/2019
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Radio on the road this episode live and in the studio from the southwest corner of Arizona, KAWC Yuma and KAWP Parker, 88.9 FM, allowing us to get ...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WVBI-LP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
  • Length: 01:59:56
  • Purchases: 8
Syniya
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My advice for kids, for losing someone you love: Just remember the good times, and remember those big hugs and big kisses you always got.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Ed Roy and Mary Johnson-Roy
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to talk about her bond with the young man who killed her son. Years later, she married a man who ...

Bought by Public Radio for All


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bonjour Chanson Series 22, Episode 106
From: Charles Spira
Series: Bonjour Chanson Series 22
Caption: By Courtesy of Alice Hejna, Credit: Denis Moron
An intriguing and engaging selection of French Language songs are introduced in English. No French language skills are required to enjoy the show.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 26:42
  • Purchases: 1
The End of Travel by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Liv Rooth
In David Ives’ fantastical The End of Travel, a young woman seeks a travel agent and journeys to the end of the line. The play features Liv Rooth a...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 12:48
Melody in Isolation
From: renee wilde
Series: Women's Voices From The Dayton Correctional Institution
Caption: Dayton Correctional Institution, Credit: renee wilde
Melody William's spent the first 18 months of her life sentence in lock-down.

  • Added: May 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:55
Full Circle
From: renee wilde
Series: Women's Voices From The Dayton Correctional Institution
Caption: Dayton Correctional Institution, Credit: r wilde
An inmate talks about how her incarceration has brought her mother around in a full circle: remembering how her mother visited her father in prison...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
The Beat: Julia Klatt-Singer - "The Things In A Day That Cannot Be Stopped"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julia Klatt-Singer as described by her son is a long haired, wild eyed, sweater wearing poet and thief.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:17
The Beat: Susan Carol Hauser - "Sweeping"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Our friend, Susan Carol Hauser passed away recently - suddenly, and she will be missed by many. Susan was an award winning poet, essayist and natur...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:04
An Unofficial Embassy for Displaced Kurds
From: Bending Borders
Series: Between Homelands: Hope, Fear and Longing in America
Caption: Kurdish and United States flags fly at Niroj Kurdish Cuisine’s bar., Credit: Taylor Haney
Luqman Barwari abandoned his career to open a Kurdish restaurant in the U.S., a meeting place where immigrant Kurds can keep memories of home alive.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Erin Lynn Marsh - "The First Thing You Need To Know About Strawberrys"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:25
Triggers
From: Justine Thieriot
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This piece investigates the particular difficulties of struggling with addiction as a mother.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 34: Try And Stop Us
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Monthly Podcast
Caption: RadioActive's fall 2012 session graduates., Credit: Jason Pagano
This month RadioActive reporter Ellie Garcia takes on the challenge of hosting solo — a first for RadioActive!

  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 20:58