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Constant Wonder - Mysterious Tattoo Reunites Korean Adoptee With Birth Family
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Korean adoptee Sara Jones went looking for her birth family, she wondered if a strange tattoo given to her in childhood could unlock any secrets.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 169: Going Deep with David Brooks on Connection , 12/3/2023
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Stop saying things. Start asking things.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Top of Mind - Owning a Home is the American Dream. At What Cost?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Owning a home is the American Dream. How has the decision to prioritize homeownership in the US shaped our communities, for better or worse?

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Lost in Politics: Finding Ways to Stay Engaged When Neither Party Fits
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How to stay engaged in democracy when neither major political party feels like home.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
StoryCorps: Tom Sullivan and Terry Sullivan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Tom and Terry Sullivan at their StoryCorps interview in Centennial, CO on July 9, 2022., Credit: Annie Russell for StoryCorp
Tom and Terry Sullivan share how they honor their son Alex, one of twelve people a mass shooter killed in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colorad...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.” , Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 18:40
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce - Two-Way
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.”, Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Elizabeth Hernandez and other tenants protest rent hike , Credit: Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment Action
While wages have flatlined for most working class people, rents have reached new highs, leaving most people struggling. But it’s not just in the US...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Sophia Lansky and Neil Kramer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky on February 9th, 2022 in Queens, New York. , Credit: Neil Kramer
Neil Kramer and his ex-wife, Sophia Lansky, talk about their unique quarantine experience together.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:46
StoryCorps: Suzanne and Jesus Valle
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jesus and Suzanne Valle reflect on their decision to take in children from families struggling with opioid addiction.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:52
Megabus announces desire to replace Greyhound Canada
From: Ray Samuels
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Greyhound Canada closed down as a result of the pandemic. Megabus seeks to now take its place with a new route operating between Toronto and Ottaw...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 12:05
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 04/20/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Just how high are the number of COVID-19 infections that happen inside compared to outside? So high that aerosol experts ar...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
Grassroots Storytelling Solutions To Systemic Conflicts
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, three conversations about community storytelling. If listening is an act of love, then storytelling could be...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio and WRGY


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Anxiety & Relief: Returning To Work After COVID
From: Christopher Beale
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After COVID-19 - a Palmdale couple grapple with completely different receptions upon returning to work.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2021
  • Length: 06:44
Episode 147: Kids on the Case
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The summer after Jessica Maple finished 6th grade, she found out that her great-grandmother’s house had been burglarized. So, 12-year-old Jessica g...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:54
The Home Clock
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
Series: A Better Life
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Beenish Ahmed’s journey from NYC to her Pakistani immigrant parents’ home in Ohio brings up questions of belonging and the meaning of family.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 26:47
  • Purchases: 1
Dogs and Fake News
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Who We Are With Dogs Is Who We Are as People. Topic 2: Fake News Isn’t Just Misleading. It Can Create False Memories.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:41
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Roberto Vargas, Xavier Vargas, and Susan Vargas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: During a remote StoryCorps conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced., Credit: the Vargas Family.
As the Director of Microbiology at a hospital in upstate New York, Dr. Roberto Vargas is regularly exposed to COVID-19. Here, he talks with his wif...

Bought by WERA-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Dan Flynn and Shannon Doty
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Shannon Doty (right) tells her father, Dan Flynn (left), in a remote StoryCorps conversation, that his dedication to help others inspired her goal to work in the medical field., Credit: Dan Flynn and Shannon Doty for StoryCorps.
Funeral Director Dan Flynn talks with his daughter Shannon about being a member of the national mortuary response team during COVID-19.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
Centenarians in Lockdown
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Hunker Down Diaries
Caption: Joe Newman and Anita Sampson, Credit: ABC Action News
Joe Newman is 107 years old. He was 5 during the flu pandemic of 1918. Today, he lives in a senior apartment complex in Sarasota, Florida with his ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 05:23
C-HIT The WorkUp: Lost Lives - Janet Rice
From: Lynne DeLucia
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is Lost Lives, a series of podcasts presented by the Connecticut Health I-Team's The Workup. Lost Lives examines the starkest health disparity...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 10:53
River of Blood
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Richard Cahan
The Works Progress Administration, what became better known as the WPA, was designed to provide jobs for unemployed Americas. One of their provoca...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Let’s Breathe ! Better pulmonary health and new lung treatment and Spire monitoring technology for COPD, Emphysema and Vaping related Illness with Pulmonary Expert Luis Pena MD
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Let’s Breathe ! Better pulmonary health and new lung treatment and Spire monitoring technology for COPD, Emphysema and Vaping related Illness wit...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Dec 15, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
C-HIT The WorkUp: Medical Homes
From: Lynne DeLucia
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Medical homes are producing better patient outcomes by a variety of measures. Patients seen in this environment get more primary and preventive car...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 06:08
StoryCorps: Alan Stepakoff and Josh Stepakoff
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Josh Stepakoff talks to his father, Alan, about surviving a shooting at a Jewish day camp when he was six years old.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2018
  • Length: 02:13