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Fandoms have got a lot of media attention for their toxicity. But there’s a big flip side — one that describes the mental health and community bene...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
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This is the time of year when you see desert millipedes out and about on muggy overcast days. Sometimes even crossing the two lane blacktop roads n...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 04:03
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Some personal history in poem and song. The photos are mine…well, I dug them out of the archives. That’s the very beginning of the Dusty Chaps in 1...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 04:17
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The photos are mine of a chiltepin at our our home. It’s one of several we have in pots. They are great in the ground too, but I love the way they ...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:52
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What a decade-long fight taught Laura about relationships, laughter, and the grace we need to keep giving each other.

  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 15:32
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A friendly prank puts Kathryn in a "complicated" Facebook relationship with a sloth, but maybe that's just what her love life needs right now.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
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Angus Bossenberry's Song Story takes us on a colorful and funny road trip as he hitchhikes up the Pacific Coast Highway in California.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:43
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I hate high fives and have only tried to high five one person as an adult. It was Denzel Washington. He wasn't really into it.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
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Victor Figueroa looks the part of a Hispanic, but some call him a "fake Puerto Rican," since he doesn't speak Spanish and knows few customs. Here,...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:52
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Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2014
  • Length: 01:47
Caption: Liz Massey, Credit: Photo courtesy of Liz Massey
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
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
In June 1948, Richard travels to Canada to see “democratic socialism” in action. First he hitchhikes 1,000 miles from Greenwich Village to Madison,...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:55
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This week, we hear stories from two North Little Rock mayors: former mayor Terry Hartwick, and current Mayor Patrick Hays. True stories told by the...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Struell Wells, near Downpatrick, Co. Down, Credit: Raymond McCullough
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: The Sandcarvers, The Sweet Colleens, David Nigel Lloyd, Lauren Mary Lo...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: Scotch Street, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Credit: Raymond McCullough
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Mimi Burns Band, The Irish Experience, Ockham's Razor, Brad Reid, The ...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: The Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Jason Bennett, The Irish Wolfhounds, Mel Farrimond, Needfire, Meghan H...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: Circuit of Ireland Rally car
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: R. Mack Harrell, The Sandcarvers, Brian Devereaux, Craicmore, The John...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: Continental Christmas Market, City Hall, Belfast
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Craicmore, Eddie Matthews & Maz, The Elders, Perpetual e-Motion, Tamar...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: The Sweet Colleens, David Leinweber, Peter Fitzpatrick, Michael Tanenb...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Murder Mouse Blues Band, Blackthorn, Sonic Bridge, The Irish Experien...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: The Sandcarvers, Brad Reid, One of the Girls, Anne Roos, Mel Farrimon...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Needfire, Yekaterina Afonasyeva, Collette Cheverie, Raymond McCulloug...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
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Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: The Town Pants, Maidens IV, Jenna Tague, Raggle Taggle, Vannatta, Pap...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: 'The Wardrobe' statue, Holywood Arches, Belfast
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Belfast, Northern Ireland: with music from: Steve Morgan, Papilio, The Angels' Share, Joey Curtin & Marc Cooper, ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:59