Snap Judgment mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling... with a BEAT.
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Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod.
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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.
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Pursuit: The Founders’ Guide to Happiness, is a 12-part series hosted by Jeffrey Rosen featuring Ken Burns and leading scholars. It explores how the founders understood personal growth and lifelong learning as essential to the common good, why those ideas matter today, and how you can put them into practice.
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Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as “a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.” A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation’s f ...
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Psychedelics are now at the center of a global conversation about mental health, mysticism, and even how we experience illness and death. In Altered States, host Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores how people are taking these drugs, who has access to them, how they're regulated, who stands to profit, and what these substances might offer us as individuals and as a society.
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A daily public radio broadcast program and podcast from PRX and WGBH, hosted by Marco Werman
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The Nightly Music Soundscape
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Maybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward. Whatever it is, Alex Goldman — reporter, radio producer, and overconfident idiot — will get to the bottom of it (if there’s a bottom to be found. Results may vary). Follow Alex as he figures out not only the vast hidden mechanisms that create these problems, but works with you, the listener, to find a solution. Or at least enough of an explanation that you’ ...
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The Backstory to Great Audio Storytelling, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, for Transom and PRX.
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Caty Szeto is a woman with a dream: to become a K-Pop superstar. The 23-year-old Asian American is traveling from her home in LA to South Korea’s capital Seoul to attend a K-Pop academy. There she’ll do hardcore training in singing, dancing and styling. All this is to prepare for make-or-break auditions for K-Pop agencies like SM Entertainment, Big Hit Music and YG Entertainment. If she makes it, Caty could become a chart-topping idol like the megastars who perform to legions of fans and mak ...
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Stories about the ins, outs, and whathaveyous of what keeps us safe. Hosted by Laicie Heeley.
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The Truth delivers original short fiction with cinematic sound design and unforgettable performances. When you press play on a new episode, there’s no telling what you’re going to get, because each episode is a brand new story with a new cast of characters, and a whole new world to explore. Some are suspenseful, others funny, or shocking, or uplifting. What you’re guaranteed is incredible performances, thoughtful writing, and detailed, immersive sound design that pulls you in and never lets ...
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Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others cont ...
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game. From WHYY and PRX.
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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is. The World, the radio program, is heard each weekday on over 300 public stations across North America.
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As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to you by PRX.
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First-person diaries, sound portraits, and hidden chapters of history from Peabody Award-winning producer Joe Richman and the Radio Diaries team. From teenagers to octogenarians, prisoners to prison guards, bra saleswomen to lighthouse keepers. The extraordinary stories of ordinary life. Radio Diaries is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm
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A science-based, humor laced approach to health and fitness. With the help of top researchers from the health and wellness fields, Juna Gjata and Dr. Eddie Phillips break down the science behind good nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep, and more. Includes a generous helping of sarcasm (Juna), dad jokes (Eddie), and pristine sound design (our awesome producers).
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Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that’s what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into the reality of life inside prison. Hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods co-created the show that launched in 2017 while Earlonne was incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, where Nigel was a volunteer teaching photography. Since Earlonne’s release in 2018, the show has expanded to include stories from prisons across the state, including the Cali ...
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From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Network, Marginalia is a weekly 29-minute show hosted by Beth Golay. Episodes always features an author interview, and *sometimes* include editorial commentary, book reviews, indie bookstore reading recommendations and other marginalia to enhance the reading experience. Since 2015, Beth has interviewed hundreds of authors, including Pulitzer Prize–winners, US Poet Laureates and two Nobel Laureates.Several of Beth's interviews are included each year in NP ...
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FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath sits down with journalists and filmmakers for probing conversations about the investigative journalism that drives each FRONTLINE documentary and the stories that shape our time. Produced at FRONTLINE’s headquarters at GBH and powered by PRX. The FRONTLINE Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation Journalism Initiative.
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“This Day” takes you beyond the head-spinning headlines of today and into the unexpected historical moments that have shaped American politics. Hosted by Jody Avirgan (538), and historians Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt), and Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley), each episode explores a moment from that day in U.S. political history to uncover its lasting impact. On Sunday episodes, Jody, Niki and Kellie react to current news with their usual mix of humor, analysis, and historical perspective. New e ...
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The Kitchen Sisters Present… Stories from the b-side of history. Lost recordings, hidden worlds, people possessed by a sound, a vision, a mission. Deeply layered stories, lush with interviews, field recordings and music. From powerhouse NPR producers The Kitchen Sisters (The Keepers, Hidden Kitchens, The Hidden World of Girls, The Sonic Memorial Project, Lost & Found Sound, and Fugitive Waves). "The Kitchen Sisters have done some of best radio stories ever broadcast" —Ira Glass. The Kitchen ...
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Transistor is podcast of scientific curiosities and current events, featuring guest hosts, scientists, and story-driven reporters. Presented by radio and podcast powerhouse PRX, with support from the Sloan Foundation.
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PRX is a leading media company, shaping the future of audio by connecting talented producers with their most engaged, supportive audiences. PRX builds technology and creates cutting-edge content that reaches millions of listeners worldwide. For 15 years, PRX has operated public radio’s largest distribution marketplace, offering thousands of shows including This American Life, The Moth Radio Hour and Reveal. Named one of Fast Company’s "Ten Most Innovative Companies in Media" in both 2015 and ...
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Ever wondered what happens to the treasures featured on America’s beloved ANTIQUES ROADSHOW after the cameras leave town? ANTIQUES ROADSHOW DETOURS tracks down the juicy afterlives of your favorite finds from PBS’s hit series. Hosted by longtime Roadshow producer Adam Monahan, this podcast dives deep into mysteries, secrets, and surprises as each episode takes a thrilling “detour” into a single ROADSHOW object, astonishing and amusing listeners with every turn. A production of GBH and distri ...
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Astronomer and host Michelle Thaller takes a look at the big questions of the cosmos and what the answers can reveal about life here on Earth. From podcast powerhouse PRX, with support from the Sloan Foundation. Visit our site: orbital.prx.org
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Desert Oracle Radio is a weekly road trip through the weird American desert from the publisher of Desert Oracle, the pocket-sized field guide published in Joshua Tree, California. Hear tales of mysterious lights, missing tourists, lost mines, venomous creatures, weird history and weirder people. Hosted by editor Ken Layne and featuring a cast of intriguing mystics, oddballs, scientists and artists, Desert Oracle Radio is your soundtrack for a desert night. The program is broadcast on Friday ...
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Exploring the evolving identity of the American West. Produced by Wyoming Public Media and PRX, The Modern West takes you on a sound-rich journey into some of America's most iconic landscapes. Guided by host Melodie Edwards' personal connection to the region, it's an unflinching look at the American West--its problematic history, its modern-day struggles and resilience, and how its present and future are being shaped.
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Join Pinkalicious and her little brother Peter as they sing along to their favorite songs from the hit PBS Kids show, Pinkalicious & Peterrific. Each episode you’ll go on a pinkcredible adventure – dancing, singing, and making believe with the pinka-tastic sister and brother podcast hosts, Pinkalicious and Peter. Based on the bestselling picture book Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann, the Pinkalicious & Peterrific podcast is made by GBH Kids, the producers behind some of your ...
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In the months leading up to Christmas, artisans in Indian-controlled Kashmir are generally busy making ornaments that end up on Christmas trees around the world. They work in home-based workshops using a traditional papier-mâché technique. Typically, they have to hustle to fill orders, but this year, because of US tariffs imposed by the Trump admin…
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On January 18, 1991, six teenage boys were standing on a curb talking in front of a house in the Los Angeles, CA suburb of Lynwood. Donald Sarpy, the father of one of the boys, stepped onto the driveway to call his son inside when a car drove by and two shots were fired, killing Sarpy. 16-year-old Francisco “Franky” Carrillo Jr. became a suspect in…
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Greenlanders react to US threats to take over their territory
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The White House has renewed its rhetoric on acquiring Greenland. We hear how the news is being received by people who live there. Also, a discussion about the erosion of international law. And, a look at the frustrations that blind people face during air travel. Plus, the story of a young man who moved as a kid from Guatemala to Texas to Taiwan. Le…
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"There's no place like home." But knowing exactly where that is can be complicated. That's something Chris Ko experienced firsthand, as a kid, moving from Guatemala to Texas to Taiwan. He takes listeners on that journey with him for GBH's storytelling series, Stories From The Stage.By Chris Ko
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The framework for international law since World War II is no longer just being eroded at the margins. It’s being cast aside altogether, deliberately and repeatedly. So says Michael Schmitt, a professor of international law at the University of Reading and professor emeritus at the US Naval War College. Schmitt tells The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler …
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A soccer fan in Morocco gets a moment in the spotlight
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There is a lot of exciting action at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament in Morocco at the moment. One of the most attention-getting moments has not been on the pitch but in the stands: a super-fan for the national team from Democratic Republic of Congo, who everyone knows simply as "Lumumba" because of his resemblance to DR Congo's…
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How merchants in Iran sparked a new wave of anti-government protests
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For about 10 days, protesters across Iran have come out in the streets to call for the downfall of the government. The protests started when merchants in the capital, Tehran, took to the streets over the swift devaluation of the country's currency. But the demonstrations quickly spread to other parts of the country. The World looks into the signifi…
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Off the coast of Argentina, squid fishing carries a cost
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In international waters, 200 miles off the coast of Argentina, squid fishing is on the rise, and it's mostly being carried out by Chinese fishing crews. The scale of those operations poses serious threats to the coastal ecosystem, but because this is happening in international waters, the Argentine coast guard can do nothing but watch. The World's …
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The perils and frustrations that blind people encounter in air travel
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When Kelechukwu Ogu took his first international flight out of Lagos, Nigeria, in 2023, he did not know that people with visual impairment are often offered something they don't need: a wheelchair. In the US, he decided to talk to fellow blind travelers to find out how they feel about that misguided "accommodation." This is his story.…
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The White House is talking — again — about acquiring Greenland. US President Donald Trump's team says it's looking at all options — and that military force isn't off the table. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to people in Greenland to hear how the news is being received there.By Carolyn Beeler
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When a U.S. Forest Service worker gets fired by DOGE, she’s left scrambling to find a place to live while she finishes building her straw bale house. Luckily, she has lots of friends who not only let her couchsurf, but help with the house raising. It’s an old fashioned approach to affordable housing that’s catching on.…
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What Trump’s Venezuela Attack Means for the World
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More To The Story: Last week, US forces entered Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a nighttime raid. On Monday, they were arraigned in US federal court, pleading not guilty to narcoterrorism charges. The military action followed a monthslong pressure campaign that included a number of deadly strikes on boat…
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Crackdowns in Venezuela amid power transition
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Militias are patrolling the streets of Venezuela and independent journalists have been detained. It’s all part of a crackdown signaling the country’s authoritarian leaders are not relinquishing power, despite the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Also, a garbage workers’ strike in the UK has led to tens of thousands of tons of rubbish piling up …
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Nigeria pursues ambitious vaccination campaign
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The goal is to vaccinate at least 100 million children in Nigeria. So far, more than about 50 million doses of the yellow fever vaccine have been administered. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the program with Chizoba Wonodi, a Nigerian health expert at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health. Wonodi and her team supported the cam…
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Garbage workers' union takes a stand for a full year
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In January 2025, garbage workers — called bin workers in the UK — began taking industrial action in the city of Birmingham. In March, an all-out strike kicked off. Since then, tens of thousands of tons of garbage have piled up on the streets, attracting vermin. Pest control businesses in Birmingham say this has been their busiest year on record. Th…
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A key to understanding ancient cremation rites discovered in Malawi
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A team of archaeologists in Africa has discovered evidence of the oldest known cremation of a human being on the continent. The site in northern Malawi dates back over 9,000 years, and includes dozens of bone fragments caked in layers of ash. Jessica Thompson, an anthropologist at Yale University, worked on the excavation project, and shared the si…
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Colombia is looking to be a force for wind and solar power
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Colombia’s remote La Guajira region has become a focal point for global efforts to move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. Given its high wind speeds and solar radiation levels, the region has been long sought after by energy companies. Natalie Skowlund reports from La Guajira.By Natalie Skowlund
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Israeli foreign minister visits Somaliland after first-ever recognition of the area as a country
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The Israeli foreign minister visited Somaliland today. This, after Israel became the first nation to officially recognize the segment of Somalia as a country in December. Omar Mahmood, of the International Crisis Group, discusses the recognition and its strategic importance with Host Marco Werman.By Hannah Chanatry
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Representatives from more than 30 countries met in Paris today, calling themselves the "coalition of the willing." The goal was to make concrete plans for Ukrainian security. French and German leaders each pledged to provide troops as part of a multi-national force to provide assurances for a desired ceasefire. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler…
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Each year, the venerable National Geographic puts out different lists of trends. Host's Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler look at the 11 biggest food trends expected around the world for this year.By Aaron Schachter
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Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman catch you up on headlines in the news you may have missed.By Jenna Gadbois
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Crackdown in Venezuela signals 'this is not a change in regime'
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Militias are patrolling the streets of Venezuela. Independent journalists have been detained. It’s all part of a crackdown signaling the country’s authoritarian leaders are not relinquishing power, despite the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Elizabeth Dickinson, Latin America Deputy Director for the International Crisis Group in Bogotá, Colomb…
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Revisiting: Two From the Road in Nashville
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Here's your New Year's resolution: Attend a Transom Traveling Workshop. That's right. You know you wanna. The year 2026 is the year to give yourself a treat -- a little radio self-love. For inspiration, here are two stellar stories produced by new and emerging audio producers at a Transom workshop in Nashville back in 2019.…
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Marion Cunningham: Late Bloomer, Agoraphobic, Food Pioneer
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They don't make 'em like Marion Cunningham these days. Food writer, home cook, Fannie Farmer's new incarnation, James Beard’s sidekick, wizard of waffles. Marion was a treasured friend of The Kitchen Sisters, and in 2003, we sat down with her and recorded a long conversation. We've been digging through our archive of late looking for people and sto…
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Playing Through Pain, with RGIII and Elena Delle Donne
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For many athletes, it’s their worst nightmare: getting an injury that could end their season — or even their career. In this episode of Sports in America, we sit down with two star athletes who’ve competed through painful moments. Robert Griffin III, or RGIII, had one of the most promising rookie campaigns in NFL history — but got injured soon afte…
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It's Week 1 of "50 Weeks That Shaped America," and we're headed to 1976 to look at how America's last big birthday came together. In part one, Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the country was in a deep malaise headed into the bicentennial, and the shambolic planning of the festivities reflected the larger distrust and dysfunction of government. J…
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