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Many rites of passage are a source of much joy and anticipation, but some – such as the one Tanya Huyard observed at Jerusalem’s “pacifier tree” –...
- Added: Aug 21, 2022
- Length: 08:14
Host Rick Brewer learns the details of a family secret. The story of how his parents met.
- Added: Sep 21, 2020
- Length: 17:28
It turns out that libraries weren’t always so friendly toward children. That started to change around the turn of the 20th century, thanks to a lib...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 26, 2019
- Length: 20:41
- Purchases: 1
Today’s show is called Prelude to Summer. We end up on a parking lot late at night on the first day of summer, sprawled out on sleeping bags and lo...
- Added: Apr 22, 2016
- Length: 22:10
"I sat my kid down and said 'do you wanna be a girl?' And she said 'no, I am a girl'"
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Aug 14, 2015
- Length: 23:30
- Purchases: 1
Israel Story's Mother's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching tale you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are now avai...
Bought by WYSO, WVPE, WZEN.org, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WNYC
- Added: Apr 24, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 5
Fathers and Children is about a man named Melvin Major who became father to hundreds of young people. But he has no offspring.
- Added: Mar 06, 2015
- Length: 27:40
A family living in Idaho during the early 20th Century test the limits of the Postal Service, when they send a very special parcel through the Post.
Bought by Boise State Public Radio
- Added: Sep 26, 2014
- Length: 06:09
- Purchases: 1
- Added: May 29, 2014
- Length: 04:43
- Purchases: 1
When my sister placed her baby for adoption, she and the adoptive parents developed an unexpected relationship.
- Added: Apr 02, 2014
- Length: 10:06
How are modern grandmothers different from their predecessors?
What does grand-parenting looks like in our modern world?
- Added: Feb 12, 2014
- Length: 05:34
Does anyone ever believe they could actually be… that one in a million? Twice?
- Added: Dec 10, 2013
- Length: 05:29
A guy muses on the fears associated with a loved one's body.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 25, 2011
- Length: 03:02
- Purchases: 1
6-year-old Zibia can be sweet and thoughtful, but she also has a wild temper. She can be mean and she knows it. This is a story about a clash bet...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 29, 2011
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 1
Kristy is about to have her first child. She is nervous and excited, and wants to be the perfect parent.
- Added: Nov 08, 2010
- Length: 04:11
- Purchases: 2
"The Elephant Who Liked To Smash Small Cars" enthralled me as a kid. As an adult, trying to track down a copy of the book took me across the country.
- Added: Mar 05, 2010
- Length: 15:00
- Purchases: 2
In Fall 2009, as my wife entered the late stage of pregnancy, I asked several friends of mine who are recent or long-time dads for advice on becomi...
- Added: Nov 23, 2009
- Length: 13:46
- Purchases: 7
What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...
- Added: Mar 05, 2009
- Length: 04:30
Ananda told me the story of King Arthur and what women want
- Added: Nov 03, 2008
- Length: 05:20
Sharon Bar-David, guided by her seven-year-old daughter Leore, takes you into a magical world filled with wiggly teeth and tooth fairies.
Bought by XRAY.fm, KFAI Minneapolis, WBEZ, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: May 10, 2005
- Length: 13:15
- Purchases: 4
a bus driver writes his daughter every day for 1000 days
- Added: Jun 10, 2004
- Length: 09:17
- Purchases: 3
