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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by WKSU, WHRV, WGBH Radio Boston, KZYX, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Stoneagers In The Fast Lane: Health Promotion In The 50th Millennium.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Dr. S. Boyd Eaton explains why preagricultural man may have had a healthier diet than we do today.

Bought by Maine Public Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 59:46
  • Purchases: 1
Ovaltine: USA versus Canada
From: Shana Sheehy
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Old-time Ovaltine lovers, never fear! The Canadian variety is here... Just over the border, anyway

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Mingling Pen and Plow
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Chinmney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, has a rich literary history.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 2
St. Paul Island Social Life
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Anchorage's Kathryn Petros takes a look at the teen social life on St. Paul Island in the Pribilofs.

Bought by KUCB and KSUT


  • Added: May 23, 2005
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 2
Farming The Desert, Drought in Southern Utah, prt2
From: Ross Chambless
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Drought in Utah raises questions about the sensibility of farming in the dry country.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:42
  • Purchases: 1
Monticello Story, Drought in Southern Utah, prt1
From: Ross Chambless
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A small Utah town builds a golf course during a drought and almost goes the way of the Anasazi

  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 08:44
Ursula Le Guin's Riff on Writing
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
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Famed Author Ursula K. Le Guin talks about the art of writing.

Bought by KZYX, PRX Remix, KZYX, PRX to iTunes, KGLT and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2005
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 6
Praise and Profits in America's West
From: KUER
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Mormons returning from overseas missions with high-level language skills are helping Salt Lake City attract foreign business.

Bought by WGVU, WILL, WAER Syracuse, NY, and Public Radio Collaboration 2005


  • Added: Apr 18, 2005
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 4
Altoids, India Style
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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Interview with shopkeeper in Seattle's Pike Street Market reveals herbal etiquette following an Indian meal.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Jimmy Carter Builds a Tree House
From: Marion Owen
Series: The UpBeet Gardener Series
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President Jimmy Carter builds daughter Amy an environmentally-friendly tree house on the White House grounds.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Buster & SpongeBob in Love
From: Jonathan Mitchell
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there's power in pride

  • Added: Feb 18, 2005
  • Length: 01:10
National Poetry Month Commentary
From: Brian Beatty
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A humorous look at the rhyming, if not cruelest, month.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WKMS, and Public Interactive


  • Added: Feb 15, 2005
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 3
RN Documentary: Buffalo Nation
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: Buffalo Nation/Pow Wow Hour Special
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In the north central USA, Native North Americans are reviving their own culture and that of the buffalo, or bison.

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, The Nature Podcast, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
Visions at (New) Scotland Yard; "The "Black" Museum / '999' / Dickie Dill"
From: Herb Malsman
Series: Visions...A Series Of Visits To (Almost) Everywhere!
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Visions visits (New) Scotland Yard's "Black" Museum

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Antarctic Tapes: "The Landings of 14 / 15 November '94"
From: Herb Malsman
Series: Visions...A Series Of Visits To (Almost) Everywhere!
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We're all aboard...as Visions sets sail for Deception Island, Antarctica.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 01:25:16
  • Purchases: 2
The Sopranos in the West Wing
From: Jonathan Mitchell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tony Soprano stars as the President of the United States

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
Terminally Blonde
From: Jonathan Mitchell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reese Witherspoon falls for the Terminator

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, PRX, WBEZ, KUNM and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2005
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 7
Just Another Fish Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A small town in rural Maine recalls the impact of a beached whale on their community.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, HowSound, PRX Remix, The Story, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 21
Around the World in Six Years
From: David Barasoain
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Seattle man travels the world under his own power.

Bought by KZSC and BSR Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2004
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
A Memento of War
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lessons learned from a grotesque necklace of human teeth.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2004
  • Length: 03:19
Pimp my PC! Portrait of a LAN Party
From: Aaron Henkin
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This story answers the burning question "What's it like to hang out with a bunch of guys at a fourteen-hour video game marathon?"

Bought by WZBC, Audible, Public Radio East, and East Village Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2004
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 4
My Sentence
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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An experimental look at what it's like to be committed to the Long Creek Youth Development Center.

Bought by Remix Radio and East Village Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2004
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 2
My New Year's Eve LAN Party
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Delve deep into the world of teen geeks gone wild on energy drinks and networked gaming.

Bought by KRZA, WTJU, KGOU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KLCC and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2004
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 8
RN Documentary: The Winged Muse
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The swan as an inspiration for art, mythology, music and poetry, and its private life off-stage as a bird in nature.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV, and WHQR


  • Added: Sep 21, 2004
  • Length: 29:26
  • Purchases: 3

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