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Off Script: One Pharmacist's COVID Woes and Wins
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Dr Kelly Kent with patients.
A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy in Iowa shares what life is like nearly two years into the pandemic.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2022
  • Length: 17:28
Whatever Happened to the Ozone Hole?
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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An environmental success story.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 24:10
  • Purchases: 1
Cricket and the Goddess
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Author Devdutt Pattanaik, Credit: Sandip Roy
Now that the Indian Supreme Court has decriminalized homosexuality, the real battles begin. The battle over what is and isn’t “Indian."

  • Added: Sep 17, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Blues America 117 - Tail Dragger
From: Drew Verbis
Series: Blues America
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The Tail Dragger got his name from the Howlin' Wolf and is one of the most notorious singers on the Chicago blues scene over the past 35 years. He ...

Bought by KMUW, WLPR , WYAP, KRZA, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 10
Olympics Special: Sports and Spirituality
From: Interfaith Voices
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We trace the religious roots of the Olympic games, from Zeus to the Nazi Olympics, and on to the present day. And we profile 3 believers who find t...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
9-Man
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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If you think Asian-Amerian man, chances are you don’t think of sweaty guys pushing, shoving and shouting on a court. But that’s exactly what 9-Man ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
In The Big Easy, Food Vendors Create A Little Honduras
From: Laine Kaplan-Levenson
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Thanks to a quirk of history — and a love of bananas — New Orleans has had a Honduran population for more than a century. But that population explo...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 12:42
Stuck in the Bluff
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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WABE reporter Jim Burress takes us to ‘The Bluff’, a neighborhood in Atlanta where a needle exchange program has become a vital part of a strugglin...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
One Child at a Time: Custom Learning in the Digital Age
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Working a math problem at Mooresville Middle School in North Carolina, where each student gets a laptop., Credit: Stephen Smith
Learning with a personal tutor is one of the best ways to learn. But hiring a tutor for every student was never a realistic option, until now. Can ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, KMXT, KOSU, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Fabled George Cables
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
Caption: George Cables
Veteran pianist George Cables still wows audiences.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Nov 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Amid Theft, Ranchers Scramble to Locate Hay
From: Grace Hood
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One of ranching’s most basic materials is in high demand right now. With the price of hay doubling for some smaller operations along the Front Rang...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Aspen Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
This Week in Texas Music History: Lefty Frizzell
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the last week of March (3/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a legendary singer whose unusual voice almost kept h...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
This Week in Texas Music History: Mollie Bailey
From: KUT
Series: This Week in Texas Music History
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For the first week of October (10/2): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneering business woman whose life was a thre...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
Whitebark Pine, Grizzlies, and an Ecosystem on the Brink
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Yellowstone flyover 2, Credit: K. Gourlay
Whitebark pine trees, once a feature of the mountainous west, are under attack. Nearly two-thirds have died from beetle attacks and other causes, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Cave Conservation
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay
Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
Native Ancestors return to Deer Island
From: Katherine Perry
Caption: A mishoon lands on Deer Island
At the end of October, Native Americans from around Massachusetts gathered to memorialize the tragic events that passed at Deer Island, one of the ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WTIP


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2
A Musician's Life: Steve Earle
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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Steve Earle had a lot in common with his songwriting hero the late Townes Van Zandt. Both spent time in Houston, both played guitar and both had h...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Inside Europe
From: Helen Seeney
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Inside Europe is a one hour weekly news magazine that explores the topical issues shaping the continent.

Bought by WRIR and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shakespeare
From: Eric schaffer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Award-Winning Story on a University of Maryland Festival on the Bard

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): King Britt
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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A short profile of Philadelphia born DJ, remixer and record producer King James Britt

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Solomon Burke
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Soul Singer Solomon Burke has had something of a comeback since his days with Atlantic in the 1960's. Tracey Tanenbaum profiles "the King of Rock ...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month (Musicians from Philadelphia): Poet Ursula Rucker
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Poet Ursula Rucker sets her smooth voice and sharp tongue to dance-worthy music.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Black History Month: (Musicians from Philadelphia): Bassist Christian McBride
From: WXPN
Series: Black History Month: Musicians from Philadelphia
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Christian McBride is one of the jazz world's most sought after talents. He also leads his own band and is an ambassador for the music.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2007
  • Length: 05:28
Hair Cut Check Up
From: Tanya Ott
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African American women die of breast cancer at much higher rates than other women, but a unique program is turning African American hair dressers i...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 06, 2006
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 3
Sacred Harp
From: Tanya Ott
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a centuries-old, uniquely American music genre continues to thrive

Bought by KUT-HD


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 1