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Cheaters Never Prosper on the 4th of July
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: 4th of July on Swan's Island, late 1950s, Credit: courtesy of David Joyce (Swan's Island Memory Project)
Celebrate America's independence the Island way, with pranks, potato-spoon races, and pie eating. But remember, cheaters never prosper here.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WEZU, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 3
Ice Cream Socials
From: Meghan Vigeant
Series: Swan's Island Memory Project
Caption: Sea Side Hall, Swan's Island, Maine, Credit: Swan's Island Memory Project
Of course ice cream is a treat at any time for anyone, but it was awfully difficult to stock in any island store in the 1930’s. Marguerite Staples...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
StoryCorps: Marat and Leon Kogut
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Leon Kogut talks with his son, Marat Kogut, an NBA referee.

Bought by WEZU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Traditional Mexican Wedding
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers Anai Fuentes and Carla Roman describe the process of a traditional Mexican wedding, through interviews with their mothers. Produce...

Bought by KUER and KUT


  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 2
A Letter, Returning
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Curley Dog Cafe, Credit: Walter Murch
There is always looking when returning to a place that is loved for memories sake as well as what it means to us today

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 09:14
  • Purchases: 1
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
Blue Collar Babysitter
From: Eric Winick
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A portrait of Mike Butler: Irish-American tannery worker, avid gambler, and, in the eyes of three young boys growing up in suburban Massachusetts ...

Bought by The Story, KUT, and WILL


  • Added: Dec 16, 2009
  • Length: 11:35
  • Purchases: 3
SNAKE l audio portfolio
From: multimedia web agency SNAKE
Series: SNAKE l audio portfolio
Caption: SNAKE l audio portfolio
www.snake.ee

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:59:08
Transatlantic airplane & 3rd grade audio
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Kids of The Reinhardswald primary school in Berlin at the Radijojo offices
Transatlantic radio kids present a very entertaining Radio programme. The kids from the 3rd grade North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illin...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Berlin Chicago Kids Talk
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Richton Park school kids in Chicago interviewing Berlin Kids live
This segment clearly illustrates the virtually endless possibilities inherent in new forms of media and its impact on primary school children worl...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Neighbors
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Credit: Andrew Walsh
What makes a good neighbor? Should neighbors be friends? Who was the worst neighbor you ever had?

  • Added: Sep 12, 2009
  • Length: 02:10
Route 66 business owners keep the Mother Road alive
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new crop of Route 66 business owners give hope of a new life for America's favorite road.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Summer, Broken Air Conditioner
From: Rene Gutel
Caption: Russ Wichterman, an air conditioner service technician in Gilbert, Arizona on the rounds., Credit: Rene Gutel
It's 115 degrees and your air conditioner is busted. Who do you call?

Bought by KVMR and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Young Cherokees ride to remember
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: The 2009 "Remember the Removal" Cherokee riders, Credit: Remember the Removal, Cherokee Nation
This year, a group of young Cherokees set out on a journey to remember, on bicycle. It took them nearly 1,000 miles away from home--and back again...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
Audio Postcard from the Apollo
From: Tina Pamintuan
Caption: Adriane Anderson holds her copy of the "Thriller" single while waiting in line to attend the Michael Jackson Tribute at the Apollo Theater., Credit: Tina Pamintuan
Outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem, fans and well-wishers gathered to pay tribute to Michael Jackson.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:07
Generations: Cherokee language through art
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: A piece of artwork depicting the Cherokee character "ma.", Credit: Cherokee Heritage Center
The Cherokee Heritage Center is using art to help pass on the Cherokee language.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM, Yellowstone Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2009
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
Horned lizards of our nation's Air Force
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Texas Horned Lizards were found living at Tinker Air Force base, government biologists and private researchers began to study the animal. Pi...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, YouthCast, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
Chicagoans Consider Their Road Not Taken
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Robert Frost's famous poem helps us reflect on our own paths.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 2
Mixing Classics
From: Keliang Jiang
Series: Cultures of Modern Art
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When people feel classical music and electronic music should be segregated, they already doubt that contemporary music can be the classical music o...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
One Story of Disability Care in New Mexico
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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Interview with a single mom of two developmentally and physically challenged daughters on her struggles with the medical profession and the Childre...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2009
  • Length: 11:27
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Hike to George
From: Brad Horn
Caption: Backcountry Ranger George Durkee
The story of a hike to interview Backcountry Ranger George Durkee about his life in the middle of a national park.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, The Nature Podcast, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
Brother Purham: A Steelworker's Story
From: Ayana Contreras
Caption: the Arcelor Mittal Steel Mill, East Chicago, IN. Formerly Inland Steel, Credit: Ayana Contreras
Recorded by fellow retired steelworker Joe Gutierrez, and produced by Ayana Contreras, this piece was created for Vocalo.org in conjunction with Th...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2009
  • Length: 10:00
The Obama Speech Suite [Obama 2008 Speech and Music Mix-28:00]
From: Paul Ingles
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Clips from Barack Obama's2008 victory speech are mixed with Obama campaign trail song favorites and others that underline his remarks.

Bought by PRX PromCom, WGBH Radio Boston, and WKMS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2008
  • Length: 27:55
  • Purchases: 3
An Ordinary Day
From: ANITA PALLADINO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A concise recap of one day in the life of our heroine.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:03

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