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Getting Home
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
It’s not an uncommon experience to be unstably housed in this country. From Brooklyn to San Francisco, communities often turn to public libraries f...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 24:46
  • Purchases: 2
E's Barbershop Lounge
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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This barbershop built my character. I started off sweeping floors. I own the shop now.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Therapy for a Therapist
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If you're a good listener, you'll probably be a damn good therapist

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Mexican Chefs at Zorba's Greek Restaurant
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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It's hard to come here as an immigrant. You leave everything behind.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Patapsco Mart
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I smile, even when it hurts.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
Certified Master Clock-Maker Mark Mitchell
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I try to avoid dropping things.

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  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Garland
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Painting, landscaping, demo work, dish washer... I'm available.

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
Tracey Brown
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I repossess autos, boats, motorcycles, things of that nature. It’s rough. I’m just the messenger.

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  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Now We Have Fire: A Tale of Two Bladesmiths
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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Two lives, two philosophies, and a History Channel special collide as a relationship is forged with Iron Age techniques.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 09:24
The Dive
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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My brother Thomas recounts a diving accident he lived through early in his career as a commercial diver.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 08:51
PEI Cradle on the Waves Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: The Jollimores raise mussels., Credit: Charles McGuigan
We return to Prince Edward Island where we’ll spend the next half hour with a father and daughter who produce what PEI has come to be known for the...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 27:06
Bio-hackers Grow Their Own Ink
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Biohackers grow their own ink from soil-dwelling bacteria., Credit: La Paillasse
What does it mean to live in a world where biotech is done for and by the people? How long might it be until we are all growing our own ink, laund...

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
Natrese Thomas, Police Dispatcher
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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Behind drawn shades in a brightly lit room downtown, dispatchers for the Los Angeles Police Department answer 9-1-1 calls and send officers to thei...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Eric Jones, Custodian
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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As dawn breaks, birds serenade Eric Jones, who crosses a church parking lot in his baggy jeans, jangling an oversized key ring. The plastic wheels ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Don Fidel
From: American Student Radio
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Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 16:26
It's Pizza Time
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A night with Tom Witkowski, “Pizza Time” delivery guy.

Bought by KPIK-LP, HowSound, The Story, YouthCast, KUT and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 7
The Milkman
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The travels of the last milkman in Portland, Maine.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:05
The Other End of the Line: Profile of a 911 Operator
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a look at life on the phone at the Baltimore City Police Department's 911 call center

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
"You talkin' to me?" - Conversation with a Cabbie
From: Aaron Henkin
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A veteran cab driver reflects on what it takes to do his job.

Bought by KUOW, Here and Now, and CKMO


  • Added: Oct 20, 2006
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 3
It's Just A Job
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Veronica McNally reflects on life and work on her daily walk to her job at Pantheon Guitars in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by PRX Remix, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WYBC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 06:24
  • Purchases: 3
Saul and Joshua
From: Seth Lind
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A portrait of a subway musican duo struggling to stay together

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 13, 2004
  • Length: 21:48
  • Purchases: 2
We see it all: life through the eyes of a photo developer
From: Aaron Henkin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A photo lab technician ponders our life as he sees it every day, through thousands of personal snapshots

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Audible, and WYSO


  • Added: Dec 10, 2004
  • Length: 12:43
  • Purchases: 3
Working the Night Shift
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Night shift workers share their perspective on life after dark, family obligations and the big question -- when do they sleep ?

Bought by KMSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KZYX, KFCF FM, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2004
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 32
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40
Late Night Action
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV news checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment, we catch up with a television film crew working ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:45