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HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 22
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Time Bomb" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Brian Corliss just wanted to quench his thirst. But on a snowmobile outing, he grab...

Bought by KSTK and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
180304 Emile Griffith and My Shotgun
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Short Version - To the teenage me, boxing and hunting were both the (1) ideal types and (2) complete mysteries of male adulthood. When I learned ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2018
  • Length: 11:40
Two Sports, No Problems
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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In a world where specializing in one sport is becoming more and more common, Marisa Romeo bucks that trend. She uses her talents to play both lacro...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 1
38th Annual Eelpout Festival in Walker, MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: A Beast of a Pout! , Credit: North Country Guide Service
Some call it poor man’s lobster, others just call it ugly. At any rate, it’s usually a catch that leaves fishermen talking. The burbot, commonly...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 09:27
Muhammad Ali-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Muhammad Ali, Credit: Gordon Parks
"Float like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee...". This is my tribute to Muhammad Ali. An impressionistic mix of sound and music dedicated to "The Grea...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 1
Charles Fountain, author of "The Betrayal"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Charles Fountain about his book, "The Betrayal: the 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball."

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 20, 2016
  • Length: 30:31
  • Purchases: 1
Manage Your Investments Like An NFL Team
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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Manage Your Investments Like An NFL Team, 8 Major Mistakes People Make After Retirement, How This Year's Interest Rate Changes May Impact Your Life

Bought by KRZA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
What Your Financial Advisor Isn't Telling You
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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Manage Your Investments Like An NFL Team, 8 Major Mistakes People Make After Retirement, How This Year's Interest Rate Changes May Impact Your Life...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WETD, KRDP, WQCS, and WLRN


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Who Invented Modern Basketball?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO, DECEMBER 2015
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Teaser answer: He was a superb athlete but native to another country! Find out who as author Scott Ellsworth reads from The Secret Game: A Wartime ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Show #15: You Don't Have to be Rocket Scientist...
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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A sport for the twenty-first century? Two words: rocket racing. Ann Kane explores this real-life combination of NASA and NASCAR. Then, Lillian Warn...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:21
Who Has The Highest Career ON-BASE Record?
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: DECEMBER 2014
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Find out the astonishing answer as author James Baehler reads from his new book, Unbreakable: The 25 Most Unapproachable Records in Baseball. (Emai...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
No End in Sight
From: Peter Frick-Wright
Series: 30 Minutes West
Caption: Brian Bushway, Credit: Danny Zapalac
As a teenager, Brian Bushway lost his sight. But as he adapted to his blindness, he began exploring his world through sound...and took up extreme s...

Bought by KSJD and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 15:17
  • Purchases: 2
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Super Bowl Appetizers - "A Thorough Assessment of the 'Human Sports Eat Meeting."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:04
Street Racing
From: Brooklyn College Radio
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On the streets and freeways of New York City, you might run into a car street race.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:02
Strategy Not Strength
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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You never know who will pin you at an arm wrestling, or pulling, tournament.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 2
Don't Hate the Player
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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A charity basketball game pitting a team of little people against a team of law enforcement officers goes very wrong.

Bought by WCNY and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 15:24
  • Purchases: 2
The Pigeon Race
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Pigeon racers across New England get out their lawn chairs and wait for their birds. The flocks are released 150 miles away from home. The pigeons ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Decisions Project - 7 - Ending the Match
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A professional wrestling referee talks about the split-second decision to end a match, ruin a show, and go off the script.

  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
Searching for GEES (spirit) in the townships - A White South African confronts his fears to enjoy the World Cup in Unity
From: YENZA
Series: WORLD CUP ROOTS
Caption: Guy with his vuvuzela at Mzolis, Credit: Photo by Czerina Patel - Copyright Czerina Patel 2010
This weekend, Nelson Mandela celebrates his 92nd birthday. South Africa will celebrate his legacy which includes his role in helping to bring the r...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
Dissecting Afghanistan's Favorite Sport
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: Buzkashi in Kabul
In this moment of World Cup frenzy, the Global Guru takes us to Afghanistan, where we learn about buzkashi -- the country's favorite sport.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
Barefoot Running and the Boston Marathon
From: Emily Corwin
Caption: James Webber, Boston Marathon 2010, Credit: Emily Corwin
The recent publication of convincing scientific research has elevated barefoot running from the athletic fringe to a full-on fitness revolution. I...

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, KRUA, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 8
Surfs Up, Temperatures Are Down
From: Todd Bookman
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Technological advancements, weather patterns and fair bit of devotion are all helping winter surfing become one of New England's fastest growing sp...

Bought by KRUA and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 2
You May Approach The Bench Press
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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Former state Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland started lifting weights to help with chronic back pain. She was drawn to the power-lifters at he...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:07
The Rut
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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Listeners drop in on a conversation between father and son hunting partners, Rupe and Joe LaRock, who talk about the annual breeding cycle of male ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
The All-Time Epic Barbara Bush Racquetball Smackdown
From: Vermont Public
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Commentator Philip Baruth takes a real fundraising event as a jumping off point for a fictional encounter with a former first lady and the result i...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:16