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Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:05
Caption: Italian Negar Azhar Azari makes a ring by hand in the centuries-old Florentine tradition.  , Credit: Maurizio Rufino
Italian artisans craft exquisite objects with their hands, particularly in Florence. Yet aging artisans crippled by Italy’s bureaucracy aren’t abl...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Angel Quinonez
Angel Quinonez first became interested in tattoos growing up next to a motorcycle club. He got his first tattoo when he was 17 and starting tattooi...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
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One hour. One city block. Everybody's story.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 49:30
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A satire about a corporation that becomes a person.

Bought by KUT, WCAI / WNAN, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Nov 09, 2012
  • Length: 16:22
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Kyle, Sam, and Ed on deck during a loading operation in South Chicago
Narrative sound-rich documentary about life aboard a cargo ship on the Great Lakes, told from the perspective of Kyle, the newbie on board.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 11:57
Caption: Giancarlo Calicchia's "Genesis," a 28-foot long, 2,000+ pound wooden sculpture., Credit: Dan Moulthrop
Cleveland’s Renaissance man hopes to rejuvenate the Rust Belt with art.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 12:52
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Here's an excerpt from an essay by Springfield, Oregon writer Lawrence Elliott. Out of work and afoot in the scruffy neighborhood he calls home, fo...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:39
Caption: Ariizmendi Fourth Street, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
In some parts of the United States, there are virtually no co-ops. So many of those co-ops that do exist feel a special responsibility to support ...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:02
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In 2011, Oakland experienced a spike in violent crime after four years of declining crime rates. As of April of this year, crime has risen by 21 pe...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 06:49
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Farmer Steve Mello has put down roots in “The Delta” in central California. But climate change is threatening the levees which protect Delta farms....

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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San Francisco is considered a national leader in pro-environmental policy, advocacy, and education. And while the City is a pioneer in recycling it...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Before there ever was a Golden Gate Bridge or a Bay Bridge, people who wanted to cross the Bay did it by boat. At their peak, ferries carried over ...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
Caption: Bob Jordan with his anvil, Credit: JP Davidson
Bob Jordan has a 3000-degree forge in his garage. He’s a blacksmith with over 40 years of experience – including work with German, Italian and Nort...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC


  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Digital Europe
Turkey is set to impose a strict new Internet filter that has many Turkish Internet users and human rights organizations up in Arms.

Bought by WBEZ and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Jay Thunderbolt's business card is a little mysterious. It reads, "Thunderbolt - Party Naked" and gives a phone number. (Uncensored version availab...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, KUT, KUT, KCRW, and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Wild Turkey's Jimmy Russell, Credit: Rick Howlett
Kentucky's signature distilled spirit--bourbon--is surging in popularity in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Length: 03:21
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Brother beer brewers and new business starters. A look into the production and craft of beer.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:57
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On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code. Since 1...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chris Carley, Forensic Architect
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Yolanda, tamale vendor
There are ten thousand street vendors in New York City, that magnet for the world's poor and America's hopeful; some licensed and some not. Vendors...

  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 48:34
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NOT FCC-SAFE. CENSORED VERSION AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.prx.org/pieces/69558. Original music composed and arranged by Brendan Baker. Produced and...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:12
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Dog overpopulation is a continual problem in much of the American South, where shelters often euthanize more animals than they can save. This is th...

Bought by WRVO, WMPG, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:15
  • Purchases: 3
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An initiative in Washington, DC helps support artists and the use of vacant spaces, temporarily.

Bought by WAMC, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 3
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Interesting angles on the seemingly average.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:42