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Age Discrimination on the Internet
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Age discrimination is alive and well on the Internet today

  • Added: Mar 02, 2010
  • Length: 01:15
Insulated Long Underwear
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
My legs got colder and colder until I knew I had to put on my insulated long underwear and knee-length woolly slippers

  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: :47
He Makes a Perfect Radio Program
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
When I made radio programs 30 years ago, you heard me grumbling on the air that I had made a mistake.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
You Don't Listen
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Because I’m old, my wife can no longer blame my crimes against the household on inattentiveness.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
You Don't Hear A Thing I Say
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
For almost two years every time my wife Marsha spoke, I jumped from my chair while mumbling, “I’m coming, I’m coming,” and rushed up to wherever sh...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 01:38
Paying Bills On Line
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The people who design web pages were born after some of us were already collecting social security, so too many web sites are not user friendly for...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2009
  • Length: 02:16
The Disadvantages of Growing Old
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You have heard many sparkling wits say that growing old beats the alternative.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:17
A Story About Montana's Judith Basin
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Pioneers had to irrigate their land

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: :50
  • Purchases: 1
Golf
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man who is 107 plays golf every day

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: :35
  • Purchases: 2
Can You Be Trusted With Money?
From: The humble Farmer
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I need to find an executor for my estate.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: :30
Meaningful Conversation
From: The humble Farmer
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Enrich your life by chatting with the elderly

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Aug 09, 2008
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
Go Tell It On The Mountain
From: The humble Farmer
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What happens when an old man is asked to fast?

  • Added: Jul 06, 2008
  • Length: 01:26
It Seems Like I Was 6 Only Yesterday
From: The humble Farmer
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Relativity

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jun 10, 2008
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
Peanut Butter
From: ANITA PALLADINO
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Another True Life/Near Death Experience

  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: :47
They Don't Make Things To Last
From: The humble Farmer
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Products are obsolete before you get them out of the wrapping paper

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 29, 2008
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
A Twilight Zone Bordering Chaos
From: The humble Farmer
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Seniors have to struggle to keep abeam of technology

  • Added: May 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
Two Days on Key West
From: The humble Farmer
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An Island Adventure

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Dr. King's Assassination
From: Philip Graitcer
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Seniors in Atlanta Remember Where They Were When King Died

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 4
The Mayor of St. Mary's
From: Eric Zassenhaus
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Darlene Thomas is the Mayor of St. Mary's Center, a senior resource center and homeless shelter in Oakland, California. The Bay Area has seen a lar...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering Poetry: The Alzheimer's Poetry Project
From: Don McIver
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Hourlong Radio Documentary examining the Alzheimer's Poetry Project

Bought by KRZA, KSJD, WEKU, Yellowstone Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2007
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 7
Final Sale
From: Samantha Broun
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After 70 years, Winthrop Sherwin is retiring from the general store where he works. It's the end of an era in Groton, MA.

Bought by PRX Remix, Public Interactive, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 4
Hard Times
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A looking back on what were undeniably hard times growing up during the depression with a degree of n...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:03
From Mexico to the Dodgers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nelly Castillo tells the story of her son?s dream of becoming a major league pitcher.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
Cooking For Sinatra
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Francisco Mena recounts his experiences as a private chef in Vegas

  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:45
Mothers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A. revealing that more than just memories, mothers are an inner presence.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1

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