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You never know who will pin you at an arm wrestling, or pulling, tournament.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 05:16
  • Purchases: 2
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In June of 1880, a series of extraordinary events began to unfold that sent a man most of the country agreed was completely unqualified to be presi...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 15:33
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When sea creatures get sick, there's one way to find out what's wrong: perform a necropsy.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 1
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Greg Auger's life was forever changed when he met the bat researching legend Don Griffin. This is the story of the two men, a pond, and what happen...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 08:05
Caption: Margaret and Mohammed discuss how Americans marginalize their religions. , Credit: Jesse Ellis
Islam and Mormonism — not exactly a perfect pair? Actually, these two religions have a striking similarity: both are marginalized in American socie...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 13:10
Caption: 2011 NYC Pride Parade, Credit: Cassidy Lerman
While walking with the Israeli delegation in the 2011 NYC Pride Parade I captured reactions from the crowd and others in the march about why they a...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 08:32
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It's a dreamlike visit to the U.S. Postal Service mail recovery center. Producer Samara Freemark finds her way there after she loses a package in t...

Bought by Vocalo.org and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:06
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jeff's first day out
Jeff's reputation as a bully was something of a legend in the coastal town where he grew up. Eight years later, and with a chance to start over ag...

Bought by Listen Edition, KUOW, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The 25th St. House owned by Portland Collective Housing, Credit: Portland Collective Housing (PCH)
What happens when a group of friends get together to buy a house? That's what some people did in Portland, Oregon in 2003. The house is still owned...

Bought by WFPL News


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 08:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Guided by science and science fiction, All In Time traverses the timeless mystery of time itself.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUT, WNPR, KFAI, KUT and more


  • Added: Jul 21, 2011
  • Length: 25:01
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Library of Dust, Canister 1454, Credit: David Maisel, photographer
Photographer David Maisel's project "Library of Dust" proves there is life after death, in vivid color.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Praying Hands at Oral Roberts University
In this controversial piece, attorney Gary Richardson recounts a run-in with the famous televangelist that has left him questioning ever since.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2010
  • Length: 06:58
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Every year at Yale, 14 male seniors are tapped to sing in an elite a cappella group called the Whiffenpoofs. Their repertoire ranges from Cole Port...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2009
  • Length: 05:22
Caption: Original Armory in Oswego, NY, Credit: Jasmyn Belcher
Once a year on Halloween, ghosts and ghouls get their day of recognition. But for one group of Central New Yorkers, the paranormal...is normal.

Bought by WAMC and KUT


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 2
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Ninety-four year-old Blues legend recalls his almost thirty years as a boxcar hobo and gambler.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
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A personal look at Traumatic Brain Injury.

Bought by KFAI, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 4
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A story of the surprising healing power of sound.

Bought by KGOU, SALTcast Podcast, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
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Explores deep connections among the Icelandic culture, landscape and fisheries

  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 27:30
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A portrait of the painter Mary Yntema.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2007
  • Length: 09:47
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
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From the Saviour's conception to offerings of gold, frankenstein and myrrh, six year old Erin Magill of Moretown, Vermont tells her version of the ...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KMXT, KUT, WAMC and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 10
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The story behind the word "gnome"

  • Added: Nov 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:48
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Listeners drop in on a conversation between father and son hunting partners, Rupe and Joe LaRock, who talk about the annual breeding cycle of male ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Maori group called 'Wai" blends traditions with a hip hop sound in New Zealand.

Bought by WNJR and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2