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One woman’s quest for an iconic donut that she remembers from childhood and what she learns about life while on her search.
- Added: Jun 17, 2013
- Length: 20:59
Mitch Skinner looks at a new food-art exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and finds out about banqueting in Shakespeare's day.
Bought by Marfa Public Radio
- Added: Mar 06, 2013
- Length: 05:10
- Purchases: 1
Our writers this week all experience the unexpected, with mixed results. Stories by Allie Sumner, Donna Dillahunty, and Jeff Lewellen. True stories...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 29:00
World-class chocolatier Fritz Knipschildt takes us into the inner goings-on of a modern-day 'chocolate factory.'
- Added: Jan 07, 2013
- Length: 04:17
Anyone who has ever spent time in a greasy spoon diner knows that feeling. It's a mixture of good food, conversation, and that certain... something...
- Added: Sep 14, 2012
- Length: 05:15
A search for the Ward 8, Boston's most famous cocktail, leads to an authentic encounter with an old man at the bar. Sometimes it's the stories that...
- Added: Jul 17, 2012
- Length: 07:35
Chef Miles James is featured on our Tin Roof Project #20, a monthly special series where well-known Southerners bring their own true stories to lif...
- Added: Jun 01, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Minneapolis and New Orleans may be an entire country apart, but that doesn't mean we can't appreciate the feasts of Mardi Gras in our own way.
Cul...
- Added: May 12, 2012
- Length: 05:22
Of our five senses, sound and taste might not seem to have that much in common. But if you ever find yourself at a fast food joint that blasts the...
- Added: May 12, 2012
- Length: 05:12
Strange visitors to an otherwise unremarkable strip-mall on Cape Cod face eviction. Shopkeepers and residents speak out on behalf of their beloved ...
Bought by KUOW and Public Radio Remix
- Added: Apr 30, 2012
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 2
My buddy Sean and I decided to embark on a challenge: the ROYGBIV diet - spending a week eating only one color of food per day, according to the co...
Bought by KUT, Vocalo.org, and Public Radio Remix
- Added: Dec 27, 2011
- Length: 08:34
- Purchases: 3
A lobsterman and his girlfriend try to build the market for locally caught and processed lobster, in an increasingly global industry.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN, Public Radio Remix, KUT, WAMC, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Dec 04, 2011
- Length: 07:25
- Purchases: 5
This past Saturday during Memorial Day weekend four contributing authors of The book "Everything Rhubarb" visited the Winona Book shelf for a sign...
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 14:47
- Added: Dec 07, 2010
- Length: :43
- Purchases: 1
An ancient obese female doll may represent a mother goddess worshipped by Stone Age people
- Added: Dec 05, 2010
- Length: :54
People from away don't understand how we do things here in Maine.
- Added: Nov 18, 2010
- Length: 01:21
We speak with Patty Katchur, owner of Yikes Toys in Tucson, Arizona. It's the most fun toy store I’ve ever been to. Seems she was looking for chang...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 20, 2010
- Length: 28:02
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 22, 2010
- Length: 01:18
- Purchases: 1
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. In "Cannery Row" the hobos poach a chicken over a campfire, in a 5-gallon coffee can. What they don't know,...
- Added: Sep 17, 2010
- Length: 26:55
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Aug 30, 2010
- Length: 01:01
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 27, 2010
- Length: 02:07
- Added: May 23, 2010
- Length: 01:20
Elsa Lankford's audio doc class went to Lexington Market. We interviewed a variety of food vendors and got their take on Baltimore history and cur...
- Added: May 15, 2010
- Length: 04:31
- Added: May 07, 2010
- Length: 01:27
- Purchases: 1
You don't have to travel far to experience different cultures.
- Added: Apr 06, 2010
- Length: 03:53
