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Folktale of Motherhood
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
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A mother's work is never done--and this week's Folktale celebrates the love, spirit and dedication of mothers, daughters & grandmothers around the ...

Bought by WFYI


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
Happy New Year
From: The Truth
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You're invited to spend New Year's Eve with Walt Avery.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 12:18
  • Purchases: 2
The Carol Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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George Bizet used an old Provencal carol to open his L’Arlesienne Suite. A British hymn writer borrowed the tune from a now-forgotten work by Felix...

Bought by WUAL, WFIU, WKSU, KBYU, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Winter Connection
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: Connections
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Winter may be the coldest season of the year, when days are shortest and the nights are longest. It also brings people indoors, to visit with fami...

Bought by WKSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Taste of Eternity, A Musical Shabbat: Part 1 - Friday Night Service and Table songs - Sung by The Western Wind; Narrated by Leonard Nimoy
From: William Zukof
Series: The Western Wind Judaica Series
Caption: Taste of Eternity, A Musical Shabbat: Part I
Taste of Eternity A Musical Shabbat Part I: Friday Night Service and Table Songs Sung by The Western Wind and Guest Chorus Matthew Lazar, Gue...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 59:41
  • Purchases: 1
Barry Alter: In the Midst
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Barry Alter and Hymnal, Credit: Photo Courtesy Ellen Morgan
A sound-rich interview with a 91-year-old missionary who spent 35 years in India and never converted anyone -- on purpose.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 08:42
Comfort Foods
From: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow- Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on Comfort Foods

  • Added: Jan 15, 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
Reclaiming the Holidays
From: David Freudberg
Caption: Annie Leonard - "The Story of Stuff'"
This special profiles people from different backgrounds who seek to get past the consumer frenzy of the December holidays, and to focus more on aut...

Bought by KOSU, WLRN, WTJU, WBEZ, KUNC and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Students and Soldiers: Captivating Stories from Montana Veterans
From: Beth Anne Austein
Caption: Willard Alternative High School student, Keifer Clark, interviews 93-year-old Bataan Death March survivor, Ben Steele. , Credit: Julie Jorgenson
"Students and Soldiers" weaves together wartime stories from twelve Montana veterans of various branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Interviewed by t...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Meditating on loss while celebrating life
From: KALW
Caption: “El Mar de Julia,” by La Tania and Adrian Arias
El Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday in which people honor the spirits of those who’ve passed. The holiday i...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:22
What You Don't Know About Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Pilgrims, Credit: turtlemom4bacon
Just who were the Pilgrims and what did they want?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 46:15
  • Purchases: 2
Henry Nicholas Gunther, November 11, 1918
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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Officially the last American to be killed in World War I. In a cruel twist of fate, Henry Gunther "cheated life" by dying needlessly on a field in ...

Bought by WRVG - Georgetown College Student Radio and KTRL


  • Added: Oct 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Delta Deli Blues
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Rebecca Barrett and the Klines serving lunch, Credit: Philip Graitcer
Greenville, Mississippi is singing the blues about the corned beef luncheon.

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: May 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
To The Fallen: Memorial Day - Part 1
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Memorial Day Poster, Credit: Beverly & Pack
Part one of a two-hour remembrance for Memorial Day... Since the ending of the Civil War in 1865, America has lost over 700,000 soldiers. For Memor...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 44:32
Make Love and Wine
From: Eric Miller
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Please enjoy our special Valentine's Day piece about Love and wine. The interviews with a marriage counselor and a winemaker intertwine as they bot...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 05, 2011
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 1
MA-178 Santa Angel
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
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At six years old, in my family's barren living room, Santa furnished our hearts with love.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 05:48
In The Spirit of Christmas
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Merry Christmas, Credit: Vincent Lock
Mike Whorf's "Kaleidoscope" guides us into the Christmas mood with a few musings on the spirit of the season.

Bought by WVRU


  • Added: Nov 30, 2010
  • Length: 48:22
  • Purchases: 1
Why Santa Claus Is Richer Than Daddy Warbucks
From: Robert Karl Skoglund
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Their employees have different retirement programs

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2010
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
MA-174 Thanksgiving
From: KVNF
Series: Mystics Almanac
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Imagine giving thanks for every aspect of Creation - how long would that take?

  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 05:52
John Marshall Alexander Jr, (Johnny Ace) December 25, 1954
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Series: Who Died Today
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He was America's first rock star ... and we knew him as Johnny Ace

  • Added: Nov 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Patterns in Music
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For “Patterns in Music,” Mike Whorf presents this special program of music, poetry, and thought-provoking reflection.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:07:36
  • Purchases: 1
An Elizabethan Christmas w/ the Rose Ensemble
From: Thomas Crann
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, Credit: Michael Haug
The Rose Ensemble brings the time of the Tudors to life. Splendor, tension and intrigue, all reflected in the dark and light of tender carols, and...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WGBH Radio Boston, KREV-LP, WMNR, WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2010
  • Length: 58:14
  • Purchases: 25
Summer Insects
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soothing sounds from the short lived singers of summer - cicadas, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
The First Memorial Day
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance, was first celebrated south of the Mason/Dixon line in Petersburg, Virginia at Blandford Church Cem...

Bought by KPCC, KRZA, Vocalo.org, and WGDR


  • Added: May 28, 2010
  • Length: 16:12
  • Purchases: 4