Getting Your Garden To Grow... In A Basement Apartment
From Emily Berman | 04:02
Meet Kenneth Moore, who blogs as D.C.'s "Indoor Gardener."
Meet Kenneth Moore, who blogs as D.C.'s "Indoor Gardener."
Inside the World of Team Karaoke
From Lauren Ober | 05:20
In Washington, D.C., just about every recreational activity manages to get turned into a team sport — wiffleball, shuffleboard, even karaoke. District Karaoke, a competitive, team-based karaoke league is 200 participants-strong and growing. But the league's not just about singing. It's also about victory. And costumes. Produced for WAMU's Metro Connection.
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In Washington, D.C., just about every recreational activity manages to get turned into a team sport — wiffleball, shuffleboard, even karaoke. District Karaoke, a competitive, team-based karaoke league is 200 participants-strong and growing. But the league's not just about singing. It's also about victory. And costumes. Produced for WAMU's Metro Connection.
In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay
From Reid Frazier | 06:37
In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the Amish with a challenge to their way of life.
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In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the Amish with a challenge to their way of life.
Franklinstein BBQ
From Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife | Part of the Kealing Middle School Spring 2013 series | 05:29
Youth producers at Kealing Middle School investigate the talents of pitmaster extraordinaire, Aaron T. Franklin, who has created a “monster” on Austin’s East Side.
Youth producers at Kealing Middle School investigate the talents of pitmaster extraordinaire, Aaron T. Franklin, who has created a “monster” on Austin’s East Side.
Buck, Naked
From Andrew Norton | 04:45
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's more than just standing there. He shares his surprising techniques that make his artform... sing.
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Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's more than just standing there. He shares his surprising techniques that make his artform... sing.
The Trick That Turned Skateboarding Upside Down
From Andrew Norton | 05:25
After almost 30 years, the McTwist still perplexes skaters—and sends them to the hospital. Tony Hawk and other skaters recount the history of the trick that turned skateboarding on its head.
After almost 30 years, the McTwist still perplexes skaters—and sends them to the hospital. Tony Hawk and other skaters recount the history of the trick that turned skateboarding on its head.
Runners of Iten
From World Vision Report | Part of the Stories from the World Vision Report series | 06:16
If you’ve ever watched the end of a long-distance race on TV or in person there’s a good chance it was a runner from Kenya leading the way. For many crossing the finish line is the last leg of a journey that began in the tiny town of Iten, in Kenya’s western highlands. Kelsey Timmerman recently visited the place that some people call the running capital of the world.
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Hide and Seek
From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 06:06
Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.
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In the state of Maine, there are almost 5,000 hidden treasures to be discovered. Mike Marino is a geocacher who takes the sport pretty seriously. He finds it hard to make it through a day without stopping here and there to hunt for a cache. He even holds a nationwide record for hiding the greatest number of caches in one day: 125. Follow Mike through the streets of Portland as he hunts for hidden treasure, and find out what makes a geocacher do what they do.
Boat Building as Art
From Alex Lewis | 04:32
Despite being a woman in what's traditionally considered a man’s field, Suzanne Leahy has worked her way to becoming a master wooden boat builder - bringing the unique eye of a sculptor and an artist's sensibility to the craft.
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Despite being a woman in what's traditionally considered a man’s field, Suzanne Leahy has worked her way to becoming a master wooden boat builder - bringing the unique eye of a sculptor and an artist's sensibility to the craft.
Mousey McGlynn
From KFAI Minneapolis | Part of the 10,000 Fresh Voices series | 05:20
North Dakota’s oil boom has made lots of people rich, including workers. Many people are buying new toys--pickups, boats and the like. But one woman is spending her oil field cash on a budding Minneapolis music career. Mousey McGlynn recently celebrated the release of her new music video with an event called “Sensory Soiree” in Northeast Minneapolis. KFAI producer Todd Melby has the story.
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North Dakota’s oil boom has made lots of people rich, including workers. Many people are buying new toys--pickups, boats and the like. But one woman is spending her oil field cash on a budding Minneapolis music career. Mousey McGlynn recently celebrated the release of her new music video with an event called “Sensory Soiree” in Northeast Minneapolis. KFAI producer Todd Melby has the story.
Alleycat Racing
From Next Generation Radio | Part of the NPR's Next Generation Radio series | 04:51
There's more to bike racing than the Tour de France. Some bike messengers organize and compete in their own races called "alley cats." Mac Henry reports
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There's more to bike racing than the Tour de France. Some bike messengers organize and compete in their own races called "alley cats." They're not sanctioned by the police. They're in live traffic. And they rely on a special blend of speed, navigational skill and humor.
The Bottle King
From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 07:30
Come along on the hunt for buried treasure: antique bottles.
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Alone in the woods, Bram Hepburn digs for buried treasure: antique glass bottles. After thirty years, his boyhood hobby is as much about the search as it is about the treasure.
Spring Skiing
From Hearing Voices | Part of the Scott Carrier stories series | 03:58
A day of spring skiing in the Wasatch Range.
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When most people are headed to the beach, our producer heads for the ski slopes near his home in Utah. Carrier explains that the combination of freezing and thawing in the late spring gives the mountain snow pack a special quality that makes for a unique skiing experience.
A Priest and a Barman in Dublin
From Maeve Conran | 03:31
St. Patricks Day in Ireland, religous holiday or big party?
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Irish producer, Maeve Conran, returns to her native Dublin to find that St. Patricks Day is a different kettle of fish from days of yore.
Ireland is a whole different place from what it was 20 years ago, secular, modern, multicultural...so does a celebration of the origins of catholicism in Ireland, have a place in the Ireland of today?
Carmelite priest Fr. Vincent O'Hara, describes how St. Patrick first came to the country and how the catholic tradition lives on. Bar man Vivian Walsh gives the inside story on what the real celebration is like, more partying than prayer, and just how much guinness can one city drink?
The Potato Ball Caper
From Long Haul Productions | 07:46
On August 31, 1987, one of baseball's most peculiar plays took place in the minor leagues in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was a variation of the age-old hidden ball trick, except it involved a hidden potato. In this story, we hear from the man responsible for the play and two people who witnessed it.
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On August 31, 1987, one of baseball's most peculiar plays took place in the minor leagues in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It was a variation of the age-old hidden ball trick, except it involved a hidden potato. In this story, from producer Dan Collison, we hear from the man responsible for the play and two people who witnessed it. The Potato Ball Caper was orignially broadcast in 2002.
Just a Stick
From Andrew Norton | 04:05
To Chris Fieldhouse, a baseball can tell a story.
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A garage in the west end of Toronto is home to Garrrison Creek Bat Company. And Chris Fieldhouse hand makes each bat. They're made of A grade material and are ready for the diamond, but these bats arent built just for performance. They're made to transport the person swinging it.
Four Feet Under
From Salt Institute for Documentary Studies | 06:37
Mount Pleasant Cemetery has two of the last true gravediggers in the state of Maine.
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At Mount Pleasant Cemetery in South Portland, they’ve been digging graves by hand ever since 1873. No machines, just shovels and elbow grease. While most cemeteries have modernized and bought backhoes, Mount Pleasant has two of the last true gravediggers in the state of Maine. Eugene Rand and Bill True take a lot of pride in being two of the last gravediggers who dig exclusively by hand. Each grave can take up to two days to dig. It’s a rocky cemetery. Luckily, Bill and Eugene are best friends and enjoy spending those long hours down in the hole together.