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Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne : The Sermon of Spring
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
A final resting place for furry friends
From: KALW
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Tiki, Hula Girl, Tagalong, Smokey, Bambi and Blondie, Dumbo, Koko, Pudin Dandridge, and Hollywood are some of the names inscribed across the grave ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
The Field Trip Podcast: Taxidermy
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
In this episode, we visit Leah Wade at San Francisco's Quiet Science Taxidermy Studio to learn about the art of making the dead live again ... sort...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 1
The Green Tree Dervish
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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For photographer Gaylord Herron, there's "something about trees." He's traveled all over the world photographing different cultures, but he's also ...

Bought by KUOW and KOSU


  • Added: May 21, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Lessons From the Deepest River in the World
From: Audrey Quinn
Caption: Dr. Melanie Stiassny, Credit: Photo courtesy of WildlifeDirect.org
This is the story of how the death of one little fish helped researchers better understand an entire ecosystem.

Bought by WAMC and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Seed to Seed
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Will Bonsall of Industry, Maine has spent decades working to prevent further loss of food crop diversity.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, KRUA, Vocalo.org, KVNF and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 6
Horned lizards of our nation's Air Force
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Texas Horned Lizards were found living at Tinker Air Force base, government biologists and private researchers began to study the animal. Pi...

Bought by YouthCast and KUT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
How green is your grass?
From: peter stock
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An update -- with a twist -- on ecologically-friendly lawn care. (18m35s)

Bought by KVMR and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 2
No Thanks for the Mammaries
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Proposal by PETA to replace cows' milk with mothers' milk makes Ian squirmy.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:07
O Tannenbaum
From: Fitz Cahall
Caption: Snowflake, Credit: Walker Cahall
Christmas trees are a massive business. Americans spent $2.5 billion on Christmas in 2007. Outdoor writer, Fitz Cahall wasn’t among them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:07
Tour de Coops
From: Destination DIY
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Backyard chicken farmers give a guided tour of their coops.

Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WAMC


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 4
Bees in Danger!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Are cell phones killing bees?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 02:28
Swirls of Deception
From: John Ryan
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At Deception Pass, a rising tide endangers all boats.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Apr 05, 2007
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 1
Calling All Owls
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Using cellphones to call up the wild world of owls

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 07:44
Gualala Frogs
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
Caption: PRX default Piece image
frogs along the Pacific Coast in Northern California

Bought by KUT, PRX to iTunes, Public Radio Remix, and KZYX


  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 4
Ice Cutting in Vermont
From: Sarah Yahm
Caption: PRX default Piece image
a small community in Vermont revitalizes the old New England tradition of ice cutting and in the process talks about sustainability, communal livin...

Bought by CKMO and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
Think Tank
From: Joan Schuman
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Tucson artist Mat Bevel muses on his sculptures, performances and the philosophy of making beauty out of trash.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:38
The Secret Life of New York's Bees
From: Kate Hinds
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New York City has outlawed the practice of beekeeping, but local honey is in high demand. What's an apiarist to do? Keep hives on the sly, of cou...

Bought by WBEZ, The Nature Podcast, WFUV, and WAMC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 4
Urinals: Can't Flush This
From: The Environment Report
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Guys, they're taking our flusher away!

Bought by BSR Radio and KFAI


  • Added: Jan 24, 2006
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
Wildlife Poaching
From: KRCC-FM
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The wild world of the wildlife repository

  • Added: Nov 02, 2005
  • Length: 07:48
Environment: Critical Mass
From: KALW
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Sound feature on the history and evolution of the monthly Critical Mass bicycle ride

Bought by BSR Radio and KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2005
  • Length: 09:46
  • Purchases: 2
Environment: Recycled Art
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Feature about Groups That Make Art Out of Trash

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 1
Heat
From: Susan Stone
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Benvenido a Miami.

Bought by East Village Radio


  • Added: May 19, 2005
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 1