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In celebrating Hanukkah Jews tell the story of sanctified oil that miraculously burned for eight days. In this humorous piece I retell the story of...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2012
  • Length: 07:47
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:34

  • Added: Sep 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:09

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:41

  • Added: Sep 05, 2012
  • Length: 02:36
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If you’ve spent any time in the Bay Area, there’s a good chance you’ve met some circus performers: clowns, jugglers, fire dancers, aerialists, hula...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mr. Jones on the course, Credit: Mason Sand
A collection of sounds and voices from William Devine Golf course, one of America's oldest public courses, located in inner-city Boston in the hear...

  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:55
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How The Socal Byte Got It’s Name

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 05:55
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:37
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Sharon Chmielarz has had poems published in several literary magazines including The Laurel Review, The Iowa Review, Water~Stone, Kalliope, Ascent,...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with this edition of Kaleidoscope. From Mose the Firefighter to terminology and Irish practices, here is a look at th...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 47:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Dedicated to the late broadcaster, J.P. McCarthy—Detroit's #1 Irishman—here is a two-hour celebration for St. Patrick's Day. In song, poetry, and p...

Bought by KHEN-LP and KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:33:41
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jack Benny, Flamingo, 1958, Credit: Dan Perry
Great names and great memories—Thanksgiving with Stan Freberg, Jack Benny, and Eve Arden.

Bought by KMXT, KRCB 104.9, KMXT, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 45:13
  • Purchases: 4
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For “Patterns in Music,” Mike Whorf presents this special program of music, poetry, and thought-provoking reflection.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, 'The Sea', KKWE Niijii Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:07:36
  • Purchases: 4
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A diverse group of writers has been meeting regularly in a small coffee shop in Albany, MN for the past three years to create, critique, and caffei...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:47
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There's a world of difference between just driving somewhere and heading off on a road trip in that direction.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:36
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The name's Corolla. I'm just a two-bit, four door sedan, living with a foreign label in a Minnesota union town.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
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Michael Goldberg's thoughts on lawn care.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jul 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
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With help from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, KVSC has sent Wayne Bergerson, host of Frets on Saturday mornings, and long-time KVSC d...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:18:15
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
Why going to the dentist is the opposite of going to a psychiatrist.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:16
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
We all recognize the symptoms. Commentator Fred Flaxman comes up with a practical suggestion for what can be done about it!

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:25
Caption: Andrew Hiller
As many prepare for our Summer vacations, commentator Andrew Hiller explains why buying cheap gas is a really bad idea.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 03:44
Caption: Andrew Hiller
A sentimental look at the closing of Andrew Hiller's favorite used book store.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Are African-American parents that choose unique or African-sounding names putting their children at a disadvantage? Is society unduly prejudiced ag...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
  • Purchases: 1