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Call Your Elders: Meet the Barraus
From: Feet in 2 Worlds
Series: A Better Life
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In our first Call Your Elders conversation, Haitian-American producer Florence Barrau-Adams checks in on her parents, Monique and Eric, to see how ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2020
  • Length: 14:18
  • Purchases: 1
Staying Alive: The Art and Science of Living to 100
From: Karen Brown
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An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:26
The Future of Retirement! / Spreading Island Fever / Bewitched! / Diabetes / Crazy Ants!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Dr. Joe Coughlin/AgeLab Segment 2: Edward Chamberlin/Islands Segment 3: Erin Murphy/Tabatha Segment 4: Dr. Osama Hamdy/diabetes Segme...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Episode 3: Beverly's Story
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
"We had a final discussion early in our marriage. ... He said, 'Are you sure?' I said, 'I am, my dear.' And we've never looked back." -Beverly, 72,...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
Forgotten Foods of NYC: "Well Yes We Have No Bananas Today!" -- Food Shopping in Old New York
From: Anne Noyes Saini
Series: Forgotten Foods of NYC
Caption: Paul J. Hintersteiner. , Credit: Photo by Emon Hassan, courtesy of Narratively.
Paul J. Hintersteiner, of Washington Heights, Manhattan, describes food shopping and home cooking during his childhood in Yorkville's large German ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:14
New York
From: Emma Miller
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City living proves less glamorous than anticipated to one wide-eyed newcomer -- but there are lessons about family to be learned.

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Dec 02, 2012
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 1
Mucho Car
From: Dick Meister
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After more than 30 years together, my beloved British sports car and I have parted. We've become too old to continue our exciting adventures together.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2011
  • Length: 05:47
'Til Death: Love, Marriage and Valentine Sweethearts
From: Rosemary Langford
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Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2
Coming Home
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
Car Sex
From: Rachel Bonham Carter
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The secret to feeling young and sensual...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 03:48
Snake in Pocket
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A gentle snake charmer always has one on hand to show.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: :58
Coconut Handyman
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A handyman at a girl's school is called upon for some unusual tasks.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2006
  • Length: 01:47
Wonderful Life
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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A tale of a happy childhood, thinking like a cowboy and making inventions.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 03:50