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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
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Diane... is an audio documentary that explores the world of Twin Peaks-fandom.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 14:58
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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
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Paul J. Hintersteiner, of Washington Heights, Manhattan, describes food shopping and home cooking during his childhood in Yorkville's large German ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:14
Caption: Detain from Marcel's Portrait, Credit: Painting by Emile B Klein
With over 50 professions in his life Marcel, now homeless, lives with a camera, a dog and a passion for cars.

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 06:31
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Part documentary, part sound-collage, this special explores Costa Rica, considered one of the "greenest" countries in the world, and its national e...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 21:19
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A Christmas tale for the holidays

  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 04:06
Caption: Busting the Artichoke King's racket in the Bronx
Before Prohibition hit, the New York mafia had another racket that netted millions of dollars in profits. The name of the game? Sweet, sweet baby a...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 09:56
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This is the true story of a woman who went hiking in the woods . . . and really, never came out.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
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Susan Wasson was trapped in 9 to 5 jobs for decades. But after retiring, she transformed herself through a new career: making dolls out of trash.

Bought by KUT, WCAI / WNAN, and WAMC


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Whiskey in the barrel, Credit: Hal B. Klein
Most people know what whiskey tastes like...but what does it sound like? Booze columnist Hal B. Klein takes us inside Wigle Whiskey, an organic dis...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:22
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An interview with Pinback founders Zach Smith and Rob Crow featuring music from their latest release "Information Retrieved" and all mixed up in th...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 58:31
Caption: Alan Goodwin, Credit: Cape Cod Laughter Yoga
Clare and Alan Goodwin founded Cape Cod Laughter Yoga in 2008. Every week since, they've led a group of a dozen or more people of all ages through ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
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A profile of Occupy's first politician

  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 07:06
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Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Reporter and producer Christopher Johnson describes his frustrating year-and-a-half-long struggle to diagnose his chronic and sometimes painful diz...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hugh Oliver
If you have ever given up on a dream, or think you're too old to start something new, you might think again after hearing this episode of happy...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Genesis mission set out to bring pieces of the sun back to the Earth. Unfortunately, luck favored the literal interpretation. , Credit: NASA/Genesis Mission
What is the most expensive thing in the world?

Bought by WAMC and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A true story told live in London. As a child, David visits the home of British millionaire Richard Branson. Which happens to be on an island. Despi...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 10:39
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When it comes to crazy, immoral and stupid decisions, nothing can match a teenager looking for a good time. So it's lucky that a story about teenag...

Bought by KOSU, Aspen Public Radio, WKMS, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
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What do the poisoned Emperor Claudius, the Aztec storm deity Quetzacotl and a 5,500 year old Ice Man have in common? They were all crazy about mush...

Bought by KZYX and KHSU


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:02:07
  • Purchases: 2
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A charity basketball game pitting a team of little people against a team of law enforcement officers goes very wrong.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 15:24
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Robert Hamilton wanted to be known as the world's greatest unknown painter. When he died in 2004, he left behind 600 paintings. Now it is up to his...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Names are important signifers, but they are also very mutable. This piece focuses on the slipperiness of names: how their meanings can change, why ...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 57:44