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Twin Cities' bike culture
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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With temperatures slowly warming, more and more people are prepping their bikes for the next riding season. KFAI producer Will Wright stopped by Fr...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Steve Downing : "Carrying Everything We Owned On Our Backs"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Letterboxing - Hide and seek for the young and not-so-young
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: The Hartigan family’s journal is full of stamps and memories of their letterboxing outings in Virginia, Ireland, the Pacific Northwest and other destinations. , Credit: Nancy Greenleese
There is a breed of modern day treasure hunters who need the Internet, a knack for orienting and solving puzzles, and a sense of adventure. They w...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Gelato Museum
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Gelato served from a Carpigiani-made gelato truck at the Bologna fair in 1958, Credit: Gelato Museum
I scream, you scream, we all scream for...gelato. The first museum dedicated to gelato has opened in Italy.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KLCC


  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 120: Ozark Music Show II
From: Paula Morell
Caption: Shannon Wurst
Our Second Annual Ozark Music Show, featuring singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst singing songs and telling tales. True stories told by the Southerners...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Homage to Jane
From: Liz Wason
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Rick Hoover’s wife passed away this year. Jane and Rick were high school sweethearts, together for over 20 years before she died. Here, Rick tells ...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 06:21
One year in sounds
From: Guisane Humeau
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One year of recordings of my own life and the lives of others.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 05:08
Culturology: Erika Kooda relives her 2012 summer experiences
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Erika Kooda
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year Erika Kooda will be checking in with essays reflecting on her senior ye...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Really, I'm Trying.
From: Shizue Roche Adachi
Caption: family photograph
A sister tries to reacquaint herself with her older brother during a cross country road trip only to realize it might not be so simple a task.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 102: Friends
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season
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This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Tales from the South 101: Great Expectations
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Summer Season
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On this week's show, our writers all grapple with expectations of others or themselves. Stories by Martin Ferguson, Anne Owings Wilson, and Richard...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Northome, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 3
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Effie, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Effie North Star Stampede and Rodeo, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 4
Life as an Elephant Nanny
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Mishak with one of his babies, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Mishak Nzimbi, of the Kamba tribe, is unique. He loves elephants. He has been an elephant keeper since he was 16 years old. He works at the David S...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 22:45
Do school start dates before Labor Day negatively affect tourism?
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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The U of MN Tourism Center conducted a study recently to look at how travel among households with school-aged children is affected when school star...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2012
  • Length: 14:52
The Wine-Dark Sea
From: Whitney Jones
Caption: The Sea
Homer's Odyssey re-imagined through my neighbors' experiences on the wine-dark sea.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 077: Grandmothers
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week's stories are all about the lasting impact of grandmothers, whether we like it or not. Stories by Jennifer Miller, Mary Button, and Carla...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
The lure of Paul Bunyan
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The tale of Paul Bunyan and friends has captivated Minnesotans for more than 100 years. Statues of the lumberjack pepper the state, in towns of Ack...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South: 076 The Power of Nature
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week our writers all experience the incredible power of Mother Nature, from crashing waves to lightning strikes to shooting stars. Stories by ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
The Commute by Northside College Prep
From: WBEZ
Series: Louder Than a Bomb 2012
Caption: Northside College Prep Slam Poetry Team
The Commute is a team piece performed by the poets of Northside College Prep Slam Poetry Team: seniors Ashley Gonzalez, 18, and Tyler Sauter, 18, a...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:53
Tales from the South: 073 Strangers in a Strange Land
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week, our writers are all strangers in a strange land, whether it's familiar, foreign, or in their own backyard. All stories are true and told...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Last Train from Bedford Falls
From: Sean Dillman
Caption: Seneca Falls welcomes Karolyn Grimes, who played Zsu Zsu Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"
A small town may be losing part of it's unique holiday tradition: New, "radio-friendly" 3-minute version!

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:20
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
A Veteran's Son Goes to Vietnam
From: Graham Shelby
Caption: Graham Shelby plays with Duy (in orange) and other kids at an orphanage in Vietnam in 1994.
Writer Graham Shelby grew up wondering what had happened to his father in Vietnam. Just after graduating from college in 1994, Graham went to find ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 3
The House Swap
From: Lisa Tuininga
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A family vacation with an unexpected result.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2011
  • Length: 24:05

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