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Ticket to the Moon
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Future City
A Moonlight Serenade with celebrations of Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman and First Lady Roselynn Carter featuring music from Telephones And Rubber B...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:43
A Viral Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Safe Social Gathering, Credit: Facemask Meeting 1955
A thirty minute Pandemic overview featuring the latest information, health warnings and preventative measures, mixed with music from a variety of m...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:16
The Quest
From: Marc Maximov
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After seeing ads for home DNA tests on TV, John decided to give it a try. Just spit into a cup—what did he have to lose… or gain?

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 13:23
Christina Crosby talks about her sudden paralysis at age 50
From: Out of Bounds
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Professor Crosby talks candidly about her bicycle accident via her memoir “A Body Undone: Living on With Great Pain.”

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
The Open Door
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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When Brandy Gibson was pregnant the first time, she noticed that opening her freezer gave her an odd, pleasant feeling. But when she got pregnant a...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 2
Health Care Hackers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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When you’re sick, looking up symptoms online is not always the best idea. But if you have a disease that’s poorly understood and often overlooked b...

Bought by KSFR and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:15
  • Purchases: 2
Rewire
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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After nine concussions, artist Raphael Diluzio woke up one morning not knowing his own identity.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Alzheimer's: Slipping Away Part 1
From: Charles McGuigan
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This journey begins in the deepest recesses of the human brain--the hippocampus, and ends in the memory support unit of a retirement community. It'...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2013
  • Length: 27:22
Bruised
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately - with soldiers and sports heroes suffering from acquired brain injuries, science and the public ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 4
Just a Sample
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Questions surface about brain harvesting in Maine.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 3
Breathe Easier
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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A new outlook for Cystic Fibrosis

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 05:42
  • Purchases: 1
The D-Word
From: Ed Prosser
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Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:30
Brainhilda and I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Carole Starr was a dedicated violinist, until a brain injury left her with a rare hearing disorder. Suddenly the music Carole loved dearly became s...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
A Shortcut Back To 1969 -"The Lunar Module"
From: Peter Bochan
Caption: Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11
50th Anniversary Mix of man's trip to the moon which began on July 16th, 1969

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), and Louisville Public Media


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 12:13
  • Purchases: 4
A Crazy, Convoluted Journey: Getting Water to Tucson
From: Terrascope Radio
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Tucson, Arizona, lives on water from the Colorado River, which is hundreds of miles away and half a mile downhill. This is the story of how it gets...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, KDNK, WMPG, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Darwin Exhibit
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Profile of the American Museum Of Natural History in New York's Darwin Exhibit

  • Added: Dec 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:54