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A Normal Life
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
Caption: Jacorey Monterio, Credit: Portland Press Herald
From the outside, Jacorey looks like the party guy - he's 16, has his own apartment and seems to be living large. But Jacorey's private desire for ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:58
Tales from the South 083: Innocence Lost
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week, our stories are all about turning points, as our writers move from innocence to knowledge, their lives forever changed. Stories by Sarah...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Tales from the South 077: Grandmothers
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week's stories are all about the lasting impact of grandmothers, whether we like it or not. Stories by Jennifer Miller, Mary Button, and Carla...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Tales from the South: 075 Against the Elements
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week our writers go up against the elements of water, fire, and earth-- and live to tell the tale. Stories by David Prud'homme, Holly Patton, ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
The Decisions Project - 29 - Asking for Help
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A veteran of 25 years witnesses a fellow soldier kill an eight year-old girl. Upon returning home, he develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and f...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
Tales from the South 023
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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This week's stories are about changes that can happen in moments, years, or even lifetimes. Anne Perry is pulled into a bloody predicament, Rod Lor...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KFOK-LP, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Decisions Project - 24 - Leaving it All
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man gets in his car and leaves his life behind.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:15
The Decisions Project - 23 - Marriage Before Deployment
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A single mom decides to marry her best friend before his deployment to Iraq.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
The Decisions Project - 22 - Accepting Gay Father
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A teenage girl talks about learning that her father is gay and her subsequent decision to stay with him.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 022
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Stories about children and the fine line between reality and fantasy, myth, and even truth. Told in front of a live audience each week at Starving ...

Bought by KFOK-LP and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Decisions Project - 14 - Severing Ties with Dad
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man reluctantly decides to sever ties with his father.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 04:08
The Friendship Center
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A local sewing group is making a difference for women who are forced to start over...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:11
Make Love, Not Debt
From: Robin Amer
Caption: Debt Ledger, Credit: Jenny Bauman
"Him" and "Her" are an anonymous couple who used to have a LOT of debt. They write about getting out of it at their relationship finance blog, Make...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 04, 2010
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 1
Doubting the Suburban Dream Home - Homeownership Series Part 2
From: Curt Nickisch
Series: The Depreciating American Dream
Caption: Andrea Quenneville used to spend weekends camping, but homeownership means raking and mowing have become the new outdoor family activities., Credit: Jess Bidgood
Andrea and Raymond Quenneville think they timed it about as well as they could, taking the plunge last year at what they considered a low point in ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2010
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
The Handicapper
From: John Dennison
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When Charlie died, his son Edward made a discovery. A true story.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:59
All Around Giving
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston, Maine is located in one of the poorest Neighborhoods in the state. It doubles as a soup kitchen and refugee...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUT, WEKU, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 4
Rawfaith
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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George McKay had the fantastic dream to build a tall ship that’s wheel chair accessible.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 1
A Long Way from Baghdad
From: Addie Goss
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A profile of the one Iraqi student at the University of Wyoming

Bought by WAMC and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2009
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 2
Flatline Days
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of being bipolar and being a mom.

Bought by KUOW, KFAI, WMPG, SALTcast Podcast, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 5
Khadija's Dream Routine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Khadija Hussein is fourteen, and a Somali refugee living in Lewiston, Maine.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:12
  • Purchases: 1
Goddaddyo
From: Jay sapir
Series: HiPapaDays
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An underclass perspective from street level attempts to fuse real scene actualties with rhythmic rap lyrics and music bed.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2009
  • Length: 03:24
Love Triangle
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A portrait of a couple dealing with a long-held secret.

Bought by KFAI, WNIN, Vocalo.org, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 4
My Brother
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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No matter how many times Allen has screwed up his brother has always stood by him. Now Allen's incarcerated at the Long Creek Youth Development Ce...

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2008
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 1
Duffy's Ark
From: Stephen Grant
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the wake of the recent historic floods hitting the Midwest many families have been left homeless. For one Iowa family, the nightmare that landed...

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 18, 2008
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1