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Melvin Major Fathers and Children
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Melvin Major
Aristotle said it best: “Nature abhors a vacuum.” Whenever there is a void in our lives we fill it, consciously or otherwise. Too often, people tr...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 26:45
Crossing Over
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Master mason Victor Ayala, Credit: CharlesMcGuigan
When he was just a boy, Victor Ayala whose family was struggling in Guadalajara crossed the Rio Bravo on his own, only to be taken back to Mexico. ...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:06
Simmer 3: Democracy and Telling Our Own Stories
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The third Simmer episode features the first part of the documentary "Telling Our Own Stories" introduced by anecdotes about democracy from Seidl's ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Project Prom
From: Margaret Krauss
Series: What What Why: Stories of Life and Living
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
Between Two Buns
From: Andrew Norton
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For my sister, eating a hamburger is a sublime experience. And recently she tried to give them up.

Bought by XRAY.fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Reason for the Purpose
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Maybe you know where your food comes from. But have you seen and heard about farming through a 13-year-old boy’s eyes? Colby Perron shares his thou...

Bought by KRZA and WMPG


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 2
Adam's Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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From Bolduc Correctional Facility in Maine, Adam Weymouth reflects on the one huge mistake he made that ended his best friend's life.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:04
I Played D&D on Monday
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Brad Lessard has been playing Dungeons and Dragons since he was 19 years old. Now, aided by his ability to morph into new characters, he's recover...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 01, 2008
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
For the Love of Craft
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Eric Stockinger and MIchael Norgang embark on a 400 year old tradition of wooden boat building in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 1
Where You Least Expect It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As a maintenance man at The Waynflete School and a working writer, Michael Macklin?s world is filled with sawdust, kids, and poetry.

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: May 23, 2007
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Womyn Am I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Spend an evening with the 26-year old Feminist Spiritual Community in Portland, Maine.

Bought by WMPG and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 2
The Sonic World of Nancy Scott
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sound artist Nancy Scott's ears are tuned to the sounds most of us overlook.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
Trespassing and Other Crimes
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some eleven year-olds sell lemonade for extra cash. Jennifer Rubenstein uses extortion, sort of.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 05:55
King of Instruments
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What's better than one accordion player? Four accordion players and a percussionist. Meet The Maine Squeeze.

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Here and Now, and WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 3
Easy Does It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Welcome Good Time Lanes. Grab a ball, some shoes, and some friends. Let's bowl!

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:26
Just Be Funny and Funny
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Meet comedian Christine O'leary.com.

  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:19
Chess On Ice
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Spend some time on the ice... curling... in Belfast, Maine.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, XRAY.fm, and KERA


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 3
Buckets of Gold
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Linda Stanley is a sea glass fantatic.

Bought by PRX Remix, KXOT Public Radio, and Here and Now


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 06:17
  • Purchases: 3
Bringing In the Sheaves
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Reverend AJ Walker and his wife, Linda, minister to truck drivers along the highways of Maine.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 2
Sarah's Dream
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Up, up, and away with 10 year old, hot-air balloonist Sarah Nichols.

Bought by KSKA and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 2
Music If You Want It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Yvonne Adams soothes hospital patients with her violin.

Bought by KUOW, Iowa Public Radio, Here and Now, and WHQR


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 4