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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
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Two stories about people looking for love using modern day strategies.

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and KUOW


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Ellen Millender, Professor of Classics and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Credit: Michael Clapp, OPB
How do we know that there was voter fraud in ancient Athens? Pottery shards tell the tale.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
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Today's text messages and yesterday's telegrams might just be pretty much the same thing, only very different. Confused? So are Tom and Ron!

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:49
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Have astronauts - once futuristic heroes - become a ho-hum thing of the past? Have they always existed in some form? Ron and Tom share their thoug...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
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The acclaimed movie "The Artist" presents a unique opportunity for members of different generations to compare the effects of ever-changing technol...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
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Robbie McBride (L) and her sister Beth Ward (R) talk about life on their family-owned divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Ever wonder how George would have crossed the Delaware to fight the Hessians in 2010? These days, it's a whole new ball game. Check out the Tannen ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:38
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Three days late and a dollar short isn’t that unusual for the stoner lifestyle. Vying for a legalized status in the all American tradition of a sit...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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A curious phrase that has its origins from a sail boat

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Artist's conception of New Portsmouth Man running from whatever may have caused his demise., Credit: Steve Carlson
April Fool’s Day piece. New Hampshire hunters ‘discover’ 15,000 year old human remains. The finding leads to political discussion about replacing O...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:48
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We learned from the Velveteen Rabbit how toys become real. But all things become real and emerge daily from the secret source at the back of my clo...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 05:00
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The story what happens to the belongings of someone who dies

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC


  • Added: Apr 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 2
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John Waters & The Hellfire Club: an audio stop on a tour of Creative Time's 33 Years of Public Art series

  • Added: Mar 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:19
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Live Radio Comedy

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 31:42
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The greatest hazard to navigation on Canada's west coast, then and now.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 13, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The story behind the word "arcade"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
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The story behind the word "apron"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:33
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Fun, candid interview with established artist Tony Tasset

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 57:13
  • Purchases: 1
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The soda fountain was once an important neighborhood fixture.

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Jun 28, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
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An unconventional and wrong-headed telling of European history (Napoleon and Hitler) and the space race.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
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A commentary on today's dreadfully tacky Major League Baseball uniforms.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:33
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Visitor Centers Replace Museums. Discuss.

  • Added: May 11, 2005
  • Length: 01:51
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The story of the woman responsible for America's love afair with spiritualism and her modern-day descendants.

Bought by KUT, Public Radio Remix, Audible, KSFR, WFIU and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 6