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Concerts at the White House
From: Richard Paul
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A look at concerts in the Kennedy White House, narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, Delmarva Public Media, WLPR , KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 13
The Manton Avenue Project
From: BSR Radio
Series: Off the Beat
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The Providence based Manton Avenue Project works to train young children in playwriting. The final result of the project is a full-fledged play pe...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 07:49
Rebuilding Art in Haiti
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and it’s been wracked with political turmoil. Even the recent elections were marred by allegat...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 1
Paramount Visual Arts Fall 2010
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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Have you ever wanted to get into the creation of art but don't know how? Have you ever wanted to learn the finer points of painting from a master ...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 31:03
The Art Student Union
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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What is it with kids today? It’s rhetorical, but everyone’s got an answer, including the innovative group of SCSU students who form the Art Studen...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 17, 2010
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
Veterans' Art
From: War News Radio
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From "Warrior Writers" 8/20/2010: War News Radio reports on the Warrior Writers program, which helps US veterans channel their feelings and experie...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 07:52
Warrior Writers
From: War News Radio
Caption: US veteran sharing his thoughts with Warrior Writers., Credit: Photo courtesy of Warrior Writers.
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
Peasant DaVincis
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Shanghai is host to the World Expo this summer, but it’s another exhibit in town that’s stealing the show. It’s a display of robots made from scra...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2010
  • Length: 04:20
Deborah Davis on her Bemidji Beaver 'Gaea'
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Arts
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We talk with Bemidji Art Beaver artist Deborah Davis on the controversy surrounding her beaver, Gaea.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2010
  • Length: 10:27
Fiber Art of Kristen Anderson
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Discussed in this piece are an Arctic map made partially of Arctic muskox fur, a venison-keeper made with materials from deer, and many more pieces...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and mnartists.org


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 06:12
  • Purchases: 2
Chatting AGAIN with the Central Minnesota Arts Board
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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It's the beginning of another fiscal year and the Central Minnesota Arts Board has been very, very busy. KVSC's Jeff Carmack sits down with CMAB E...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:02
Sunday X (your city)
From: Sunday X
Caption: Heinz Chapel University of Pittsburgh chancel
Stories of world faiths and their practice in your city

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:29:59
Haitian filmmaker and earthquake survivor Jean Bernard Bayard speaks about filming the earthquake’s aftermath in his hometown
From: UNICEF
Caption: 29-year-old filmmaker and Haitian earthquake survivor Jean Bernard Bayard in Jacmel, Haiti, where he is a second year student at the Cine Institute, Haiti’s only film school., Credit: Cine Institute
Haitian filmmaker and earthquake survivor Jean Bernard Bayard speaks about filming the earthquake’s aftermath in his hometown

  • Added: Jan 26, 2010
  • Length: 04:32
Miriam's Kitchen: Therapy and Community Through Art
From: NPR Intern Edition
Caption: Beadwork at Miriam's, Credit: Matt McLoone
A look into a soup kitchen that feeds the soul and the stomach.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Cut T-Shirt
From: BBC Americana
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An example of a PRX feature that BBC Americana bought in and tweaked for the play out on the programme. The piece came orginally from Jacob Fenston...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2009
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
Faceless Painter
From: World Vision Report
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In a speech at a US military base in South Korea this week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said “North Korea is a lethal and destabilizing force in...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2009
  • Length: 05:26
Hartbeat
From: World Vision Report
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US unemployment rates continue to rise. That’s keeping career advisors and social workers busy. In Hartford, Connecticut, a hometown theater ense...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2009
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Truck Decorator
From: World Vision Report
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A truck is a truck is a truck. Except in Pakistan. We’ll let reporter Jessica Partnow tell you about it. She sent us this story from Karachi.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Musician Tip No. 23 - Andy Hall
From: WAMU
Series: Musician Tips
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Tips about sound reinforcement from Andy Hall.

  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:09
Hong Kong Metal Worker
From: World Vision Report
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Craftsmen who work with metal to make small tools and kitchenware are dying off in Hong Kong. There are only about ten of them left. Judith Ritte...

  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 02:43
Stone Sculptors in Zimbabwe
From: World Vision Report
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Zimbabwe’s become known for many things in recent years: spiraling poverty and hunger, questionable elections, and out of control inflation. But l...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Apr 24, 2009
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
A Postcard from Paris: Obama Mania
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
Interest in the US Elections and in Barack Obama run high in Paris

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 23, 2008
  • Length: 10:51
  • Purchases: 1
Olympic Games Stamp Honors The Spirit Of The Games
From: Heidi Chang
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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new stamp to commemorate the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was designed by Clarence Lee, a graphic artist...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
Residents of Carnegie Towers Holding On
From: Jonah Engle
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Profile of artists in the famed Carnegie Towers fighting eviction

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2007
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 2
Shakespeare
From: Eric schaffer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Award-Winning Story on a University of Maryland Festival on the Bard

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1

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