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My Would-be Sister’s Pilgrimage

  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
Caption: Me
Public health nurse balances awareness and fear when making home visits in Brooklyn, NY.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 05:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode 1 - 10/16/12 - The latest headlines in academia, a bake sale for planetary science, and The Thesis Defense: A game show where the questions...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 15:41
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When activist/educator Erin Wilson loses track of a borrowed computer, she's worried she'll be ridiculed by her fellow organizers for her chronic a...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
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Excerpts from the anonymous blog "What to Expect When You Are Aborting."

  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:51
Caption: Ann Talman
Our monthly series the Tin Roof Project, featuring award-winning actress Ann Talman reading her true story "Drenalin!" and then chatting with host ...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
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2013 Lead Show track from Mikhail Tank's Darksoul Theatre Written, performed and produced by Mikhail Tank Published by Prince of Darkness, BMI Stu...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:23
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"'Tis the Season!" From PRX and NPR this week Snap Judgment proudly presents the ALL-NEW "2012 Gratitude Special."

Bought by WRNC-LP, WCWP, WCAI / WNAN, KBBI, and KAWC


  • Added: Nov 21, 2012
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
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Original riot grrrl Kathleen Hanna remembers the DIY feminist punk scene she catalyzed in 1992 with Bikini Kill. (The band's first EP was re-releas...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Let us anticipate what we lose if we hand over the democracy ground game. , Credit: Susan Cook
The Mayor of New York held a big fundraiser in New York recently to support candidates who want consensus in Washington. As we listen to Mr. Bloomb...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
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Professional photographer, Aubry Edwards goes on the photo shoot from hell when Jay Thunderbolt locks her into the "private strip club" in his Detr...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
Caption: Richard Kind, Credit: Sarah Stacke
Novelist Walter Mosley examines the power of language to break and form bonds; an artist connects with her father when he sends her coins he finds ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WNPR, WYSO, KCLU, KCRW and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 34
Caption: David Chang, Credit: Jason Falchook
A special live edition of The Moth at Cooper Union in NYC, "Moth Eaten: Adventures in Food". Best-selling author Adam Gopnik and his wife have an o...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WNPR, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, KRCB-FM, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 38
Caption: Randy Ross writes from the Loneliest Planet
A third-degree sunburn, a friendly travel agent, and a walk on the not-so wild side.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:39
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On this episode... two surprising, funny and spellbinding stories on the subject of prison.

Bought by KUOW, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, WKMS, Vocalo.org and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Doc Stull, Credit: Danielle DeMartini
An old boxing coach teaches a junior high school kid that one can't avoid the body blows - or the psychological pain to come later in life.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:39
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Blatantly pointing out subtle racism in a stand-up routine.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 07:52
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A short, fervent summation of strange realities and terrible behavior--a visual, narrative journey into the epicenter of madness, and exploration o...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Author Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special encore presentation of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stor...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Author, Suzi Parker confronts Duran Duran on a special edition of Tales from the South, where Southern writers bring their own true stories to life...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Honi soit qui mal y pense.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2011
  • Length: 07:39
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Here's a rumination on the ethics of pest killing and attempts at avoidance of the graphic nature thereof.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Juvenile Hall intake, Credit: Joseph Rodriguez
Audio snapshots about being bullied, or being the bully, by a few young men who have paid the price.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Sean Cole: Public Radio Reporter, Undercover Strip Club Attendee

  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 11:53