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The Tale of the Missing RCAF Cap and it's Return
From: Glenn McKnight
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A touching story of a dutch girl during the war saving a RCAF Cap for 50 years and returning it the pilot

  • Added: Nov 11, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
B-Side: Summer Fun
From: B-Side Radio
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A cure for the dog days of summer, this edition of B-Side bring you the best of the season of watermelon and warm nights.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KISU, KSJD, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2008
  • Length: 23:00
  • Purchases: 10
Communityville (1st Grade Room)
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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Nine-year-old Madison looks back at the happy and creative days of first grade, when her class built an entire town in their classroom.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 2
Loose Tooth (1st Grade Room)
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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The incredible, true tale of William, who lost two teeth two days in a row!

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
"The Christmas I Saved Macy's"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
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This is a true story that happened to me Christmas of 1964 at Bamberger's in Newark, NJ, when I was five years old.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Here and Now, WGUC/ WVXU, KUT and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2007
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 7
Memoirs, Fathers and Oprah
From: KLCC
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Commentator Melissa Hart considers what sort of payback a memoir by her father might contain.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2007
  • Length: 03:39
Displaced with her family in northern Iraq, a girl dreams of education
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! A young girl living in a displaced persons camp in Iraq, talks about how she has never been able to go to school, and how life ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2007
  • Length: 05:15
Cheryl-Anne Millsap: (Christmas) The Naked Truth
From: Spokane Public Radio
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It's Christmas night. The kid is asleep. Two tired adults get naked under the tree for a little celebrating of their own. What could go wrong? Eve...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Delta College Public Radio, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Health workers reach remote villagers in Ethiopia with tetanus vaccine
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! UNICEF's Andrew Heavens reports on the delivery of tetanus vaccine to remote tribal villages in Ethiopia

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2006
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: The Dance
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Of all the tender moments I have shared with my children, I think I?ll remember the dancing the most.

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Home Planet: Fly away home
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Watching a family of Swallows who have nested under the eaves brings a comparison to the drama in the human nest

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
Crossing East: Jared Rehberg Music Feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Singer/Songwriter Jared Rehberg is perhaps the only transracial and international adoptee who sings about being an adoptee.

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Two teens, one from Israel, one from Lebanon, hash things out, Part 2
From: UNICEF
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This Story is free! A teenager from Lebanon has a conversation with a teenager from Israel about politics and life, Part 2

  • Added: Sep 20, 2006
  • Length: 06:48
This I Believe - Josh Rittenberg
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Despite of his parents' fears, teenager Josh Rittenberg believes his generation will see a better world.

Bought by WLRH, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 4
At the Children's World Water Forum, girls from Kenya and Nigeria shares her views
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Children come together to talk about water and sanitation: the girls' education ramifications

Bought by KWCW


  • Added: Mar 23, 2006
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: What I see in your eyes.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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One day, when my first child was just a toddler and I was holding her close, she stopped talking suddenly and leaned quite close to me. Capturing m...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:06
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: (New Year) Time in My Hands
From: Spokane Public Radio
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I don't have a lot to show for last year. I didn't lose a pound or gain an hour. I didn't save nearly enough time or money. I didn't turn over any ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Public Interactive, KUOW, and KZUM


  • Added: Dec 29, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 5
Young Man in Maldives tells story of life since Tsunami
From: UNICEF
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this Story is free! Young Man in Maldives Describes Day-to-Day Life in a Temporary Camp

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:46
Sri Lankan Boy Tells Story of Tsunami's Effect on his Life
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! Mohamed tells story of starting over after the Tsunami in Sri Lanka

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
Home Planet: A New (school) Year
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Essay by Cheryl-Anne Millsap. No matter what the calendar says, for some of us, the New Year begins in September.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2005
  • Length: 04:15
"I Still Love Him...Oh Well."
From: Curie Youth Radio
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The struggle to accept that your parent didn't put you first.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 2
Home Planet: Wanting the 'Firsts' to Last Forever
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Going to summer camp for the first time is a big milestone for a mother as well as a child.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:38
He Just Can't Help It
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: CBC Radio's Outfront
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According to 15 year old Marybeth Whalen, her younger brother has turned her life and the life of her family upside down.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 13:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Fair
From: Jason Rayles
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The fair is bright and nice and happy, and then the sun goes down....

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, WNIJ, WBEZ, WZBC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2004
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 7