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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
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
Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 1
In the small village of Stratton, Maine, a woman believes she's not the master of her own destiny - the spirit of a sea captain is preventing her f...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 07:20
- Purchases: 1
This is a story of a 1940's child's journal, set against the backdrop of WWII, that records the play life of a group of boys reenacting war games i...
- Added: Mar 23, 2013
- Length: 52:58
Vietnamese fishing communities are still finding themselves grounded by the BP oil spill, one of the largest environmental disasters of the century...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 10:20
What do we really know about death row in California? When we don’t know we create, we imagine.
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 27:37
Red Hook is an isolated neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, once known as the “crack capital of America.” In 2000, residents banded together to create a ...
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 11:48
You’ve just been arrested, charged with a felony and can’t afford to pay your bail, let alone hire a lawyer. You know you have the right to a trial...
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 13:00
Is the law ever a laughing matter? We present to you a brief history of attempted comedy in the toughest room in the country—the Supreme Courtroom.
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 16:10
Getting into the top engineering schools in India is statistically harder than breaking into Harvard. So hard that students study for two years in ...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 20, 2013
- Length: 06:22
- Purchases: 1
A powerful remembrance of the preparation, execution, and aftermath of Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944. For broadcast anytime from Memorial Day We...
Bought by Marfa Public Radio and KUOW
- Added: Mar 19, 2013
- Length: 13:48
- Purchases: 2
From: Free Speech Radio News
The small island nation, the Republic of Mauritius, marks the 45th anniversary of independence from British rule this week. But one group isn’t cel...
- Added: Mar 19, 2013
- Length: 06:11
The amazing story of the world's first viral video, and how it launched a multi-million dollar media empire.
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 17:43
In this montage of story and song, we hear Blues musicians speaking about their lives, the meaning of the Blues, growing up in hard times, and maki...
- Added: Mar 15, 2013
- Length: 59:00
Documentary on the life and work of media reform activist Wally Bowen, founder and executive director of the Mountain Area Information Network (MAI...
- Added: Mar 15, 2013
- Length: 47:43
Here, the direct physiological and psychological affects of sound on the human brain are examined.
- Added: Mar 15, 2013
- Length: 06:20
This installment examines how humans perceive sound, and how we listen, with a number of experiments as aids.
- Added: Mar 15, 2013
- Length: 10:25
Somewhere in the midwest are two of the most unnatural sounding rooms in the world, which some say were used to test the hearing of rabbits.
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 14, 2013
- Length: 22:01
- Purchases: 1
By interviewing seven high school students, ranging from sophomores to senoirs, this audio documentary captures the esscense of high school, and al...
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Mar 14, 2013
- Length: 02:51
- Purchases: 1
From: Marc Cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Commentary- The Economy, the markets and our fiscal policy.
Series: Money Matters Economic Commentary- The Economy, the markets and our fiscal policy.
A US default where the US does not make good on any of its debt will never happen and Money Matters news details it like no other. News we need to ...
- Added: Mar 14, 2013
- Length: 03:00
As Burma transitions from dictatorship to democracy, hundreds of political prisoners have been freed after decades behind bars. In this story, eigh...
Bought by KUNM and WCAI / WNAN
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
This episode will talk about light and how to work with it.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 06:13
The description of a Cenntenial High School sophmores spring break, and his plans for what he will do this year.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 01:36
This documentary shows the sport of golf and how fun it can really be, and also how it helps you connect with friends.
- Added: Mar 13, 2013
- Length: 01:53
