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Caption: Marble donut from Serres Donut Shop in Syracuse, NY, Credit: Anna O. Grant
One woman’s quest for an iconic donut that she remembers from childhood and what she learns about life while on her search.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 20:59
Caption: Harvey Barberg of Cokato Stands By the One-room Cabin Where Ancestors Spent Their First Winter
For the past year, Northern Community Radio has been running a mini-series on Minnesota Finns. This is our last segment and perhaps ironically -- o...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The White Dove Review
This week, we meet a rock star on our paper route.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM and KOSU


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lisa Zullig
Lisa Zullig and her team of dietitians at God's Love We Deliver provide nutritional assistance to a diverse clientele around the metro-New York Cit...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
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A guy backpacks through 50 countries in 5 years. We hear his story.

  • Added: May 12, 2013
  • Length: 29:03
Caption: Singer-songwriter Ramsay Midwood, Credit: Abby Wendle
This week, our heart is in a hole.

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM and KOSU


  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Get set for the twisted tale of Anna Marie Jarvis, the mother of Mother's Day. I'll warn you, it's not all hearts and flowers. While many of us kno...

  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
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Christi was a pregnant teenager who gave up her baby for adoption and then changed her mind. The story from there goes places no one saw coming. Pr...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:28
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Original documentary about teaching young children about homosexuality. *SHORTLISTED New York Festivals Radio Awards 2013*

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:58
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Dick Moreau has hung over 50,000 posters of his daughter around the area of Jay, Maine. This is the story of one family's 26-year quest for answers.

Bought by KFAI, New Hampshire Public Radio, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
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"We have a mixture of many elements from the world. The classical music from Europe- the sense of melody and deep harmonic sense- and on the other ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 14:45
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At just sixteen Victor left his home in Guadalajara and crossed the river into Texas only to be picked up by immigration agents and returned to Mex...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:06
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Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:12
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With jobs, chores, and family obligations, working mothers can lose themselves to their many commitments. A group of moms in Maine have a unique so...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
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Ray Penfold and his son Bill have been racing together for the past 40 years. Now 85 years old, Ray's health is failing and he can't race anymore.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 06:54
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Chuck Lakin has a unique hobby. He builds coffins. For living people.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Freddie Topete at Adult Transition Program, Credit: Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio
A one-hour documentary exploring what's happening twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates. Thousands of children are aging out of special e...

Bought by KZYX, KQED, WLRN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 24
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An interview with Female-to-Male teen Kyle Smith about his experience as a transgender high school student.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:30
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This show covers a variety of topics including medicine, music, an unconventional road trip and summer camp for grownups. Program Directors: please...

Bought by WRVO


  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:29:40
  • Purchases: 1
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This is not a fish story. This is a bear story. One bear hunt changes two men forever.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 11:17
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From the outside, it seemed like Michael had it all - parents who loved him, a supportive brother, an affluent home, and good grades. But, wanting...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 15:08
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Today's privacy concerns with cell phones seem trivial when we look back at the world of open telephone wires.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard and Eunice introduce each other to their families and begin plans for a June wedding. Richard finds a job and is ordained. Driving north ou...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:48
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:40
Caption: The Presbyterian church in Vardy, Tennessee, was a community center for some Melungeon families. , Credit: Mary Helen Miller
The Melungeons were a mixed-race group in southern Appalachia with an elusive history. Now some Melungeon descendants are looking to DNA testing fo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:23:22
  • Purchases: 1