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Origin Story
From: Robert Prince
Series: Dark Winter Nights: True Stories from Alaska
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Dark Winter Nights Executive Producer Ryan Peterson tells the wild story of how he found his birth parents.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Will Loved Animals
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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This episode discusses Will's relationship with animals, particularly horses and dogs

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
WRM13 Will's Balance in Life
From: KRSC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Will Rogers knew how to balance work and life, something many people need more of today

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
Will and Lawyers
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will's jokes extended outside of politics to discuss other topics, like lawyers

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Will and Big Business
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers had friends in big business, but that did not make them immune from his criticism.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
WRM10 - Will and Congress
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers loved to poke fun at Congress. Now he keep an eternal eye on them.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Garbage Gourmets
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Climate conscious cooks turn discards into delicacies.

Bought by WFHB, WFHB, KICI Iowa City, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 64: 420
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The Colorado Department of Transportation says the 420 mile markers on the state’s highways were stolen so often, they had to replace them with 419...

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KUER, and CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2017
  • Length: 15:56
  • Purchases: 5
Life of the Law #41 - Who Owns That Joke?
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Comedian Carlos Mencia is notorious for stealing other comics’ jokes. But he’s never been sued—in fact, there are almost no lawsuits in comedy. On ...

Bought by KVSC and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 18:43
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 17 - The Comedy of Bob & Ray (including new interviews with Bob Elliott and Tom Lehrer)
From: Andy Moore
Series: Andy's Treasure Trove
Caption: Andy's Treasure Trove, Episode 17 - Bob & Ray, and Tom Lehrer
A salute to the pioneering comedy team of Bob & Ray, featuring a new interview with Bob Elliott, many excerpts from Bob & Ray recordings, and some ...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 48:44
Episode 39: Lynette Williams, Anacron - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Martini (left); Bobby Pickles (center); Lynette Williams (right)
Bobby and Martini podcast from Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, to cover a monthly musical event called TINTR (This Is Not The Radio). The showcase is o...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:23
Mom's Who Drink & Swear
From: Homefront Chronicles
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Among the many thousands of mommies in the blog-o-sphere writing about parenting-its troubles and its triumphs, how do you stand out from the rest?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
Sounds Familiar #7: Footsteps
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
Caption: Inside the studio at Footsteps
Foley artists are the unsung performers behind the Hollywood blockbusters. They design and perform the sounds you hear in the movies, from fistfigh...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 11:38
  • Purchases: 1
Great River Arts in Little Falls
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack heads up Highway 10 to Little Falls and the Great River Arts Association. Thi...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2012
  • Length: 24:12
Spam: Drugs All Half Price And Legal
From: Van Gunter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Where does Spam email come from? Why won't it stop? Why does the text read like the author was hit on the head with a baseball bat?

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
Cartoon Carnival #17
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Rare Daffy Duck (Mel Blanc) on the 17th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary, with Bud Abbott, Mel Blanc and rare Daffy Duck audio!

  • Added: Mar 09, 2010
  • Length: 53:40
Cartoon Carnival #6
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Cartoon Carnival with Joe Bev.
Caption: Tom Terrific in "Robinsnest Crusoe" on the 6th "Cartoon Carnival" with Joe Bev.
An hour of rare and classic cartoon audio, and documentary with Jerry Beck, June Foray, Steve Worth, Jack Mercer, Mae Questal, and Paul Frees.

  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 53:27
A '40s Radio Christmas
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
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A reminiscence of Christmas on the radio in the 1940's

Bought by KDUR, KUAT, KSLU, KRPS, WXPN and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 89
Hail To Thee Allan Sherman!
From: Jeff Brown
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A salute to the songs of Allan Sherman

Bought by WNMU-FM, WCQS, WBEZ, WGBH Radio Boston, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 7
Border Radio: The Big Jukebox in the Sky
From: Texas Folklife
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An hour-long music special on the story of Border Radio. Toe tapping music from hillbilly, western swing, Mexican conjunto and contemporary, rhythm...

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUN, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WTIP, KEOS and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2006
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 14
Oglala Lakota Sioux
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Focus: Worlds Apart
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Oglala Lakota Sioux: A Tour of the Great Plains

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KAAD-LP, WDSE, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2005
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 20
RN Documentary: Pow Wow at Porcupine
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: Buffalo Nation/Pow Wow Hour Special
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Hot summer fun in the US state of South Dakota: The pow wow in the town of Porcupine on Pine Ridge Reservation is alive with jokes, music and dance.

Bought by WGDR, WGBH Radio Boston, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and KSUT


  • Added: Feb 18, 2005
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 5