PRX - Pieces for Topic: Holidays

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Disneyland's Haunted Mansion Has Not-So-Haunted History
From: Susan Valot
Caption: Disneyland's Haunted Mansion is decked out for Halloween and the holidays. , Credit: Susan Valot
A 43-year-old haunts the grounds of Disneyland, but it's not a ghost. Walt Disney himself oversaw the beginnings of the iconic Haunted Mansion rid...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, PRX Remix, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 6
Bob Nadkarni, Extraordinaire or Home in Rio
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Eric at the breakfast table, Credit: Anton F.
Bob Nakarni is a former broadcast [ BBC and NBC among others ] correspondent, producer, cameraman and reporter who turned into an Inn Keeper in Rio...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 17:08
What Happens in Vegas - Catherine Hall
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
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A true story told live in London. Catherine was a a self-confessed 'wild child.' She was eventually caught with cocaine by the police and told this...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2012
  • Length: 07:48
Last Train from Bedford Falls
From: Sean Dillman
Caption: Seneca Falls welcomes Karolyn Grimes, who played Zsu Zsu Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"
A small town may be losing part of it's unique holiday tradition: New, "radio-friendly" 3-minute version!

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
A Few Good Men
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Jacaranda is Spring time
Daily living in Buenos Aires is made better with the meeting of A Few Good Men

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 1
Letting Go Sensually and Spiritually
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: I Giullari di Piazza, Credit: Alessandra Belloni
We conclude our trip to Italian Carnevale with guests Alessandra Belloni, founder of I Giullari di Piazza; Charles Scicolone, wine consultant and w...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 09:35
Traditional Italian: Signature Dishes and Regional Tastes
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Food and wine in a typical Italian table, Credit: World Food and Wine
We continue this week's celebration of Carnevale with an exploration of Italian food and wine with guests Julia della Croce, award-winning author o...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2011
  • Length: 11:06
Masks, Confetti, and Dance: Carnevale!
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Carnival di Viareggio, Credit: Lexiophiles
Join us for this week's annual salute to Carnivale and the season of Lent in Italy with special guests Gianni Miradoli, president and CEO of Centra...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2011
  • Length: 11:40
The Last Word on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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There are really only two directions we can travel: back towards the familiar or out into the unknown.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido and Dodger used to travel all the time during the holidays, but shifted to heading South.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Holiday Travel
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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We tread along old roads to places we've been before. Only a few times in an average American's life do we change our Christmas venue...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
Summer Insects
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soothing sounds from the short lived singers of summer - cicadas, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
OUR CASTLE IN SPAIN
From: Dick Meister
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We found our castle in Spain -- and celebrated Thanksgiving there.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 02:54
The Bike Ride of '76
From: Hugh Duncan
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Two young children and their dad try to bike across the country before the Fourth of July.

Bought by KMUN, KUAF Public Radio, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KUER and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 16
David Bouchier Essay: Deep French
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David continues his linguistic and cultural education in France.

  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
Talking Turkey
From: Liner Notes
Series: LINER NOTES
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Explores how and where people celebrate Thanksgiving, what they cook, with whom they dine, how the literature they love captures the essence of foo...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WKSU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Postcard from Guatemala: No matter where you go...
From: Jake Warga
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No matter where you go, the past goes with you

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, HCC Radio The Dragon, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2008
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 4
Hiking in Australia
From: Jake Warga
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A travel writer gets lost in Australia's outback

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 1
"Lee the Horselogger"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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Joe Bevilaqcua meets a man who set out in a covered wagon in 2006 to find his childhood sweetheart and fell in love with America instead.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 1
December in New York City
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Visiting New York City in the snow

  • Added: Dec 07, 2007
  • Length: 09:23
Driving New England
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Driving through New England, seeing predudice out there and in myself

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:41
Everyday's Christmas at "Unclaimed Baggage"
From: Tanya Ott
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Got a little last minute holiday shopping to do? How about all that unclaimed airline baggage? It's a unique shopping experience!

Bought by Delta College Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 2
06 An Eco-Friendly Auto Club
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Planning your next vacation just got a lot greener.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
Santa Fe: Being Local in a Tourist Town
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Commentator Chris Goldstein reflects on Santa Fe and his transformation to a "local"

  • Added: Dec 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:16
Smells Like Camping
From: Sean O'Connor
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The author rhapsodizes about the multi-sensory joys of a camping trip.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1