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The Fun Part of Summer
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” welcomes summer with seasonal songs and shtick from around the Jewish world.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Roy Clark | Tent Show Radio | Episode 21:16
From: Tent Show Radio
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Roy Clark was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 t...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
144: The Tree that Owned Itself
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Col. William H Jackson had a favorite tree. So, somewhere around 1832, Colonel Jackson gave the white oak tree to itself (and the city of Athens, G...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
WRM36 - Will & Tourists
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers loved to travel, but he also loved to poke fun at his fellow tourists

  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
Episode 86: A Vegan’s Guide To Eating Chicken
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Muyambi loved biking, so when his friends asked him to plan a cycling trip across his home country of Uganda he was thrilled. But challenges arose ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 13:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Proposal
From: Diana Opong
Caption: Red bird in Ghana, Credit: Megan Schuyler Kennedy
A young American travels to Ghana, West Africa with friends, and talks about how a search for a bird lead to someone’s search for a wife.

  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
Episode 81: The Ghost Of Africa
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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South Africans Chris Diedericks and Anna Calitz wanted to go on a romantic getaway, but their adventure broke down before it even began.

Bought by WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 21:41
  • Purchases: 3
Holiday Travel Advice
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston
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After over three million airline travel miles I have thoughts on readying yourself for holiday travel.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2019
  • Length: 03:33
Tall Buildings and the Character of their Cities
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston
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Each city's tallest building reflects the character of that city, or so an old college professor once said.

Bought by KXCR


  • Added: Oct 01, 2019
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 9
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Finding Your Way Home In A Purple Canoe" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided t...

Bought by KSTK, Prairie Public, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
104: An Affair to Forget
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Tales of teenagers who try to shed their awkwardness while on vacation -- thinking it would lead to the fling of a lifetime. The Mortified Podcast ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:05
Consider This (normal voice)
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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Knower of all things, Lloyd Breckenridge (Gene Shay) answers all questions about Camels, in his normal voice :)

  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 02:22
The Cart Men of Catalina
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: A golf cart for towing golf carts, Credit: Alex Ward
Golf carts are the primary vehicles for residents in Avalon, CA. This is about the guys that make them go.

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
The Field Trip Podcast: Human-Powered Ferris Wheels
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: Mike Smith
This week Field Trip Correspondent Becky Palmstrom takes us to a festival in Taung Byone, Myanmar, where we learn how to run a ferris wheel … using...

Bought by KUER and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 2
Reflections on China's Bureaucracy: Standing in my Underwear in a Shanghai Supermarket
From: STephen ASma
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Humorous and philosophical essay about a brush with Chinese Security Guards in Shanghai

  • Added: Jun 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
Road Trips: Mariano
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mariano reflects on his road trips up and down the Alaska Canada Highway in a VW beetle that only he as a mechanic could appreciate.

Bought by KRUA


  • Added: Aug 06, 2011
  • Length: 09:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Love Boat
From: Matt Hill
Series: Spark - True Stories
Caption: Gigi at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London
A true love story for those who have loved, lost and then gone on a cruise to forget... if only she hadn't picked the same cruise as her ex.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 11:15
  • Purchases: 2
Snowbird Etiquette
From: Susan Gray
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Every January thousands of retirees from the north will migrate south to escape the cruelest months of winter. Minneapolis Producer Susan Gray spok...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Escape from Burton Island
From: David Maxon
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On a late summer camping trip, a couple finds that a little seclusion can sometimes go a long way.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Laurel & Hardy Festival
From: Philip Graitcer
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An unusual festival in Georgia celebrates Oliver Hardy's birthplace

  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:20
GPS Woman
From: Marianne Gardner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
My husband fell in love with the gps woman.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: :00
JW on Judd
From: Lisa Tharpe
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J.W. Clifford talks with the producer about art, perception, and Donald Judd.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2006
  • Length: 07:38
Anywhere But Now
From: Maria Bartholdi
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The story of a young woman's search for herself, complete with an embarassing visit to a psychic and a dash of a love for Wales.

Bought by Remix Radio, KUNM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 14:28
  • Purchases: 3
Adventures with Chickens
From: Shana S. Weber, Ph.D.
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Traveling with chickens while moving from coast to coast

  • Added: Sep 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
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