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Big and Little
From: Katz Laszlo
Caption: Bob and Ethan on their Boat
The unlikely, childless Bob Mailloux signs up to be a Big Brother and is changed forever. Mashpee, Massachusetts, September, 2019.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
137: Daaaaaad!!
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Celebrate Father's Day 2018 with tales that prove no matter what Dad does he is doomed to embarrass his kids. The Mortified Podcast is a proud mem...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2018
  • Length: 25:37
124: Saved by the Bo
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Just like a real-life Zach Morris, a teenager in the 90's writes his own episode of Saved By The Bell and tries to get it on the air.  Listen to th...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2018
  • Length: 20:07
Sick As A Dog
From: City High Radio
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Tyler spent a good chunk of his childhood so sick he couldn't even walk around the block. He ended up at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, where he was...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:12
Understanding the Role of the Local School Board
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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School Boards seem to have arisen alongside public schooling in general. In 1826 Massachusetts formally established the system of school committees...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 55:19
From Child Soldier to Stylist
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Lilly Pyle is a skilled hair stylist in Portland, but she's also skilled in combat training. She grew up in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and as ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 08:06
  • Purchases: 1
Stress: THIS is High School
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Does Hollywood accurately depict high school life? Any high schooler will tell you “No”! Diamond Naga Siu embarks on her ongoing series called “THI...

  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:18
What's What Radio: Go Out and Play
From: Paul McCarthy
Series: What's What Radio
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Why is the parenting phrase "go out and play, kids!" becoming endangered? Meredith Grimm wanted to ask how parents avoid both hovering and neglect ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 35:25
  • Purchases: 1
Kids Need the Same Teacher for More Than One Year
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Back to School stamp, Credit: iStock photo
In multi-year classrooms, teachers work with the same children for two years or longer. The result, according to founder and coordinator of Explora...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 18:42
Supermoms
From: Sarah Lawrence College Radio
Caption: Frimet Goldberger and her family
College can be tough but students who are also mothers have to balance work with real-life home work.

  • Added: Aug 01, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
Blind Parenting
From: Sterling Smalley
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Siblings Sterling and Maura Smalley talk to no one in particular about raising kids as blind parents.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 11:24
  • Purchases: 1
Adoption Ritual
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When Katie Perkins adopted 10-year-old Tajenae out of foster care, they created a ritual to mark the occasion.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 13 - Separation and Custody
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man decides to leave his unfaithful ex-girlfriend and their daughter.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 03:33
Growing Up, Getting By: A Radio Rookies Special
From: Radio Rookies
Caption: Radio Rookie Sunnie Hwang with Producer Czerina Patel
For the first time, Radio Rookies presents an hour-long special, “Growing Up, Getting By”, hosted by WNYC reporter and Radio Rookies founder Marian...

Bought by KSFR, WHRV, KUT, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Underwater Birth of Francis Henri
From: Chris Bolton
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of my a young couple having their baby at home

  • Added: Sep 13, 2008
  • Length: 09:15
Katrina Kitsch
From: Eve Troeh
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First person accounts of Hurricane Katrina cultural responses - humorous and kitschy

  • Added: Dec 12, 2006
  • Length: 09:21
Wonderful Life
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tale of a happy childhood, thinking like a cowboy and making inventions.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:25
Fling Flung Bing
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Childhood mischievousness and lessons learned the hard way.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:28
Buddy
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A tale of a beloved pet with a hat trick.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:53
Another Bruno
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A dog without a tail is ruined.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: :58
"Youth, Day, Old Age, & Night" by Walt Whitman, recited by 6-yr.-old Gareth
From: Aaron Sanders
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Six-year-old Gareth has a voice made for poetry. He recites Walt Whitman's "Youth, Day, Old Age & Night."

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, New Hampshire Public Radio, KRUA and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2006
  • Length: :48
  • Purchases: 6
"Little Boy Lost" by William Blake, recited by 6-yr.-old Gareth
From: Aaron Sanders
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Six-year-old Gareth has a voice made for poetry. He recites William Blake's "Little Boy Lost."

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KRUA, and KGLT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2006
  • Length: :28
  • Purchases: 3
Commentary: Going to School at Home
From: KRCC-FM
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Thoughts on the homeschooling movement

  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:43