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Would children change something about themselves given the chance?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Are our kids happy with who they are? Do they want to change something about themselves even at the young age of 5? Listen to the answers of kids...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Romance In the Polar Vortex - "When I Say, "Two People, Winter, Teepee, and Dutch Oven," You don't Imagine Romance, But You're Wrong."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Zack's First crush
From: Matt Miller
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A story that Zack didn't get to tell at the Moth, live in Chicago: The summer Zack was thirteen he got up the courage to talk to the girl across th...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
The Beast
From: Ethan Chiel
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In the early 1980s a mysterious creature stalked the woods and beaches of Truro, Massachusetts, a small town on the far end of Cape Cod. This is th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg On School Supplies - "Love of Family and Selflessness."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Jesse Dermody- "Father"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Jesse Dermody lives in the woods north of Duluth in a cabin right next to his brother Ryan's cabin. Together they are the band The Brothers Burn Mo...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: James Henderson - "Entropy"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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James C. Henderson is a graduate of Metropolitan State University's Creative Writing program, and Hamline University's MFA program. He lives in New...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:18
The Beat: Joyce Sutphen - "Just For the Record"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Just For the Reocrd." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minne...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 01:50
NEA Jazz Moments with Eddie Palmieri [second installment]
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three more short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, EDDIE PALMIERI. In this batch, we learn about Eddie's exposure to mambo at a young age; ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, Harford Community Radio, KCSM and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 14
Behind a Viral Video
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Isaac Lamb steps forward to propose
In 2012, my friend Isaac performed an elaborate and ingenious proposal to his girlfriend Amy. I filmed the whole thing, and a week later, it was vi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 2
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing on Mothers - "Potty Training, Pondering the Profound, and the Unknowable."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Mess With This Squirrel Baby
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Petey's dinner time.
When an animal lover and her non-animal-loving friend take over the care of tiny Petey, cuteness ensues. Two-voice, non-narrated feature produced...

  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:31
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown: "Hmmm. I'm Open To Ideas Boys."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
The Beat: Dallas Crow - "Playing Ping Pong with My Son"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Dallas Crow's work has appeared in Tar River Poetry and Poet Lore. His book, "Small, Imperfect Paradise," is due out from Parallel Press this year....

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Steve Downing : " Romance and reason aren't the mismatch that they appear to be."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne : "Sometimes romance can be heated up on the stove in only a few minutes."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne is a new contributing writer to KAXE - he offers his thoughts radio as theater of the mind and on what being a part of a community rad...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories : Nathan Bergstedt : " Mere synapses firing? I think not."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Nathan Bergstedt is a writer from Grand Rapids. He is the Art and Education Editor for the Grand Rapids Herald Review. He is also responsible for T...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Christina Brown - "Comfort, no matter how little the cost, can be a great gift"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Christina Brown, AKA The Northern Cheapskate, presents an essay talking about one of the least expensive, and most cherished gifts she's ever recei...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
NEA Jazz Moments wirth Lorraine Gordon
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2013 NEA Jazz Master, LORRAINE GORDON. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn abou...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, KJZX-Austin and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
NEA Jazz Moments with Lou Donaldson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring alto saxophonist and 2013 NEA Jazz Master, Lou Donaldson. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Siriu...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 12
Flip, Skip, Guitar
From: Emma de Campo
Caption: Flip Scipio and wife Mitzi Pratt, in their Martha's Vineyard studio., Credit: Emma de Campo
Flip Scipio has been described as a “guitar repairer to the gods.” And with customers including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, it's a...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Good Morning!
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A collection of remixed "Good Morning" voicemail messages from friends all over the world.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUNM, and KUT


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Culturology: "When Radio Was Big" an essay by Anne Dunn
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Anne Dunn
Anne Dunn is an Ojibwe storyteller and crone, which she describes as an elder wisdom keeper, holy hag, earth mother, and sky woman.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2012
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Cheryl Wilke- "My Neighbors Up North"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Cheryl Wilke was born and raised on the prairie in small town central Minnesota. She's been published in The Talking Stick, Lake Region Review, and...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
Ceci's Sonic Youth ID
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
Caption: Youth Spin Sonic Youth ID
Ceci attends the Austin Music Awards with her band Schmillion and she sees one of her favorite artists of all time. While she is staring her mom in...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:21