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Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...
- Added: Jan 07, 2014
- Length: 04:05
Writer Catherine Breese shares her experience with a virtual online job interview for a job she frankly does not want. She describes the painful in...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jan 05, 2014
- Length: 04:39
- Purchases: 1
The 2012 Georgia Author of the Year Award in Poetry, Alice Friman's other honors include the Ezra Pound Poetry Award for her third book, ZOO. In t...
- Added: Dec 20, 2013
- Length: 29:00
A quirky story about kid's observations of a Sunday Catholic Mass while being bored and starving for pancakes...set in the 1960s.
- Added: Dec 08, 2013
- Length: 05:40
Liz Massey's family only had 3 holiday record albums when she was growing up. In this story, she explains her role as an unlikely evangelist for on...
- Added: Nov 24, 2013
- Length: 08:22
Free, audio book excerpt. Once upon a time, there was a girl who imagined a bear. Actually, she imagined a lot of bears. And then she drew them—bea...
- Added: Nov 23, 2013
- Length: 13:16
This is the premier story for Storyville, about Storyville. University of New Orleans' Robin Baudier looks back on this historic district, and what...
- Added: Sep 25, 2013
- Length: 04:52
Most of us don't spend a lot of time thinking about garbage, but author, teacher and altablueskies.com contributor Catherine Breese does. In this e...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 23, 2013
- Length: 10:08
- Purchases: 1
This one is about my Linux distribution, SadOS. SadOS used to be based on Xubuntu, and now it’s based on Arch, and I talk about all of that. Many t...
- Added: Aug 21, 2013
- Length: 13:45
It turns out that a community best known for winning spelling bees also has some radical skeletons in its closet.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 1
Actor Ned Averill-Snell reflects on sweaty teenage rehearsals for musical theatre, and forbidden glimpses of a more glamorous world.
- Added: Aug 07, 2013
- Length: 02:39
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on why college debt is the highest in history, and it is especially hard on women.
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Some listeners take our pleas for support quite literally!
- Added: May 11, 2013
- Length: 02:23
Corrupting the Message: Remembering the Iraq War
Ten years ago this week, the Iraq War began. Like every other atrocity in history, or let's limi...
- Added: Mar 18, 2013
- Length: 03:48
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: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 03:36
- Purchases: 2
Acoustic Stories : Steve Downing : " Romance and reason aren't the mismatch that they appear to be."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, MinnesotaSeries: Acoustic Stories
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
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
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: 04:00
- Purchases: 1
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: 02:55
- Purchases: 1
Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 03:25
- Purchases: 1
Robert Jevne gives us his thoughts on aspirations for the year including not giving into cynicism and remaining upbeat when there is much to be dow...
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 01:09
- Purchases: 1
Michael Goldberg shares his advice on trying new things. In his essay, Goldberg sets realistic goals for himself. All the while Goldberg is reflect...
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 03:10
Steve Downing shares the story of his unique placement of his Christmas tree and the added benefits it provides his home. Downing also dives into s...
- Added: Jan 22, 2013
- Length: 04:38
Erika Kooda shares a short essay on some monumental changes she faces in 2013. From graduating high school and entering Columbia College in Chicago...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:58
- Purchases: 2
Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 14, 2013
- Length: 08:33
- Purchases: 1
