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Love Notes
From: Off the Dial Music Radio
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Songs of romance and love for Valentine's Day.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 33:03
StoryCorps: Boyd Applegate and Rhonda Dixon 2
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Big-rig driver Boyd Applegate tells his sister, Rhonda Dixon, about being a real-beard Santa Claus.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
Santa University
From: Maeve Conran
Caption: hmmm...what do I want for Christmas?, Credit: Maeve Conran
What makes a good Santa? It's not just about the belly and the beard... we'll find out more when we take a visit to a "School For Santas" in Arvada...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:05
Thanksgiving Dinner with the Whole School
From: City High Radio
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Every year, City High School does something so simple, yet so remarkable: the 10th graders, along with the VOICES after-school culinary class, cook...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2012
  • Length: 06:41
StoryCorps: Denny Daniels and Larry Rolf
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps Interview Excerpts
Caption: Larry Rolf (L) and Denny Daniels (R)
Best friends Denny Daniels and Larry Rolf, who were married to the same woman at different times, talk about how their unlikely friendship began.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
Barry Alter: In the Midst
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Barry Alter and Hymnal, Credit: Photo Courtesy Ellen Morgan
A sound-rich interview with a 91-year-old missionary who spent 35 years in India and never converted anyone -- on purpose.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 08:42
Thanksgiving 2011: Hard times, free turkeys, many thanks
From: Tinker Ready
Caption: East End House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Credit: Tinker Ready
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, voices from the local turkey giveaway

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 02:50
My Dad's Favorites: A Greatest Generation Playlist [Extended Version w/ full-length songs]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey, John and Paul Ingles
[NOTE: Although this version may be broadcast, there are no breaks in it and is primarily intended for online listening. The 59:00 and 54:00 versi...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:17:45
(For Father's Day) My Dad's Favorites: An All-American Greatest Generation Playlist [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey Ingles, John Ingles Sr., Paul Ingles
Radio producer Paul Ingles sits down with his 89 year old WW II veteran Dad to hear about the music his father feels has been essential to his appr...

Bought by KHNS, KREV-LP, Marfa Public Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, WVAS and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 23
StoryCorps: Scott Macaulay
From: StoryCorps
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Scott Macaulay remembers how, 25 years ago, he started an annual holiday dinner for strangers who have nowhere else to go.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
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
Shower of Love- A Valentine's Day Story
From: Jill Marcus
Caption: Newlyweds & cat - circa 1977
Valentine's Day, 1977 was our first together as a young couple. We thought we were soul mates, but how well did we really know each other? The gift...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:16
StoryCorps: Barbara and Jack Dundon
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Barbara Dundon tells her husband, Jack, how her mother, Dorothy Lang, found love in an assisted living home.

Bought by KMXT and KFOK-LP


  • Added: May 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 2
Episode #56 Pretty Money
From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Caption: Sly Crooner of Swanktown
Sly has a heart rending conversation with a young mother who has chosen to live on the street and forego her son's help.

  • Added: May 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
First Kiss
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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This evergreen feature brings a smile to everyone's face. Do you remember your first kiss?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUT, Prairie Public, Public Radio Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps Historias: Adolph Carranza
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army.

Bought by KFOK-LP, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2009
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Historias: Jose and Teresita Fernandez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jose Fernandez tells his wife, Teresita, about the first Thanksgiving he spent in the United States.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Delta College Public Radio, KFOK-LP, KUMD, KFAI and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:23
  • Purchases: 6
Teen Girls Form Holiday Band
From: WRVO
Caption: Girl Scout band, Credit: Sonia Robinson
Some high school Girl Scouts are using their flutes, a harp, a trumpet, a violin and a clarinet to make the holiday season brighter for seniors.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 02:04
Holiday tubeworms
From: Ari Daniel Shapiro
Caption: Riftia clump, Credit: Irene L.G. Newton: www.fjstewart.org/FieldWork.html
Riftia tubeworms were one of the first marvels to be discovered on the very bottom of the seafloor. And they've entered into an co-dependence with...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sister Mary DeSalles Collins
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sister Mary DeSalles Collins, who worked at New York Foundling for over 50 years, remembers one adoption just after World War II.

Bought by KFOK-LP


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Believing in Santa Claus
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio talked to young people of different ages about their belief in Santa Claus.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6: Behind the Scenes: The Nutcracker
From: Louisa Jonas
Series: Ascending: Baltimore School for the Arts
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We drop in as some of the most talented teen dancers in the nation get ready for this holiday favorite: The Nutcracker.

Bought by KUT and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Black Jews of Chicago
From: Eric Molinsky
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Rabbi Capers Funnye leads the black Jews of Chicago.

Bought by Vocalo.org, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 3
My Dad's Private Diet
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Dad, I'll keep your secret.

  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:19
Trick or Treat
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Icebox Radio Theater: Short Subjects
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Three kids solve a mystery on Halloween - - or do they?!?

Bought by KUT and WRVO


  • Added: Mar 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:38
  • Purchases: 2