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Culturology: "Finns In Minnesota: The First Minnesota Finns" by Britt Aamodt
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Harvey Barberg of Cokato Stands By the One-room Cabin Where Ancestors Spent Their First Winter
For the past year, Northern Community Radio has been running a mini-series on Minnesota Finns. This is our last segment and perhaps ironically -- o...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI


  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
A View from the Bridge
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Ed O'Neill stars in Arthur Miller's modern Greek tragedy, set in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMUN, KWMR-FM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 8
Old N' Dirty
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Ray Penfold and his son Bill have been racing together for the past 40 years. Now 85 years old, Ray's health is failing and he can't race anymore.

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 06:54
Autism Grows Up
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
Caption: Freddie Topete at Adult Transition Program, Credit: Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio
A one-hour documentary exploring what's happening twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates. Thousands of children are aging out of special e...

Bought by KZYX, KQED, WLRN, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 24
Tales from the South 120: Ozark Music Show II
From: Paula Morell
Caption: Shannon Wurst
Our Second Annual Ozark Music Show, featuring singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst singing songs and telling tales. True stories told by the Southerners...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Life on the Party Line
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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Today's privacy concerns with cell phones seem trivial when we look back at the world of open telephone wires.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Head Over Heels for Cooking
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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It's often said that love can be transformative. For Philly Youth Radio's Dinh To, the saying couldn't be more true. Two years ago, Dinh moved from...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:01
Why Are We Selling Our Kids a Gendered World View
From: Euan McAleece
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A personal investigation into the consumer group Let Toys Be Toys who are "asking retailers to stop limiting children's imaginations and interests...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 15:00
Homeschooling
From: Maeve Conran
Caption: Keith, Alan and Neil, Credit: Keith Wilcox
An estimated 2 million American children are homeschooled. The majority of these families are Christians who choose to educate their children at ho...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 27, 2012
  • Length: 06:56
  • Purchases: 1
All Mixed Up: Newtown Tribute
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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A collection of children's choirs, inspirational music, and personal remembrances, mixed with Barack Obama speaking in Newtown, CT Sunday night.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 57:33
UnFictional: Silence
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Two stories of silence. A young woman's hearing gradually goes away, so she and her family weigh their options. A radio producer with chronic tinni...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, KOSU, Public Radio Remix, Aspen Public Radio, and WFPL News


  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Mammismo by Bianca Ambrosio
From: Sarah Lawrence College Radio
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In a docudrama, Bianca Ambrosio talks about Mammismo, a social epidemic that has spread from Italy to Queens, NY and affecting her family.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:15
Sonic ID: 80’s Rock Band
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers at Gorzycki Middle School go back in time….to the ’80’s.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 01:54
Cranberry Dreams
From: Eric Drachman
Caption: Picking Day
Dennis Clemishaw is a cranberry farmer. He knows its a risky business, but now he owns his own bogs and is banking his retirement on them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 08:25
A Shortcut Back Home
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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A nostalgic trip back to your home town with memories of Main Street, Mom & Pop, the Savings & Loan, the Village Green and that house you grew up ...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 28:43
All Mixed Up-Thanksgiving
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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The Holiday classic: "A Shortcut Back Home" plus music from Charlie Chaplin, Neil Young, the Avett Brothers, Laura Nyro, Ray Davies, Kronos Quartet...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 58:19
The Impact of Brain Injury on Relationships
From: With Good Reason
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Marriage can be hard. But for Michael and Tori, there's an added complication.

Bought by KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Randy’s Diary: Remembering Ozell
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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While living on a farm in the Mississippi Delta that was once part of a slave plantation, Randy searches for clues about the life of his great-gran...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 12:11
  • Purchases: 1
Frankie’s Diary, Part 2: Football
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Teenage Diaries
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Frankie’s second Teenage Diary follows his season playing running back for the Valley Head Tigers. Recorded in 1997, Frankie documents his life as ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: "Finns In Minnesota: Saunas" by Britt Aamodt
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Chris Niskanen with his sauna, Credit: Britt Aamodt
The first Finnish immigrants to arrive in Minnesota settled here sometime around the middle of the 19th century and the close of the Civil War. Min...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio and KFAI


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Northome, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio and KFAI


  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 2
Culturology: Minnesota Crossroads series - Effie, Minnesota
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Culturology
Caption: Effie North Star Stampede and Rodeo, Credit: Britt Aamodt
Every weekend this summer, vacationers from all over Minnesota and beyond its borders have packed up the family car and headed north to Highway 1. ...

Bought by KFAI, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat: CarolAnn Russell - "Fishing"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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CarolAnn Russell is Professor of English at Bemidji State University. She has published four full-length books of poetry. Russell has also been a r...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:26
The Beat: Sharon Harris - "Walking These Hills/The Empty End of Things"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. Here Sharon Harris ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
The Mikie Show #52, Glenn (again)
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We’re very excited to have a return visit from our dear friend Glenn Berger PhD. Yes, he’s back for another discussion about us, our minds, how we ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:02

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