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Artist and medical technician Deb Mueller Peate take us to her youth and back in a Song Story that covers four decades of memory.
- Added: Sep 03, 2015
- Length: 06:42
“I'll always have this wonderful memory of my father who loved to dance with his daughter, and still does to this day.”
- Added: Sep 02, 2015
- Length: 04:57
Are you ever concerned that your pajamas are not seasonally appropriate? Fret no more. Ellery Stritzinger speaks to a professional about staying cu...
- Added: Jun 06, 2015
- Length: 01:21
Chaya Gilboa falls deeply in love with a library book, and becomes convinced that her soulmate will have felt the same connection to the text. She ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 12:51
- Added: Jan 09, 2015
- Length: 14:13
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 18, 2014
- Length: 11:11
Using creative adaptation to overcome the bugs in our systems
- Added: Sep 03, 2014
- Length: 24:35
Ben Weisz investigates what can be learned about changes in Tunisian society since the Arab Spring, from the music which shapes its cultural landsc...
- Added: Jul 09, 2014
- Length: 01:00:04
This week, we take a deep look at how and why we learn to lie, and what lying does to you
Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9
- Added: Jun 27, 2014
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 2
Inspired by Frost’s focus on the choices we make throughout our lives, Sarah Milad has recorded voices from progressive ages to read his poem. The ...
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 01:17
A post- post-9/11 podcast. Part 1 of a series examining 9/11 memorials.
- Added: Jan 09, 2014
- Length: 15:37
In West Virginia, people say that in the old days, communities turned into ghost towns when the coal ran out. Now they turn into ghost towns when t...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 15, 2013
- Length: 14:45
- Purchases: 2
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
16 years ago, Juan reported on his life as a recent Mexican immigrant living in poverty in Texas. In his new diary, Juan takes us on a tour of the ...
Bought by WJCT
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 29:09
- Purchases: 1
Tonette sends an audio postcard from her favorite Chicago block: we eavesdrop on the guys at the corner, see Ms. P come out onto her porch, and hea...
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 04:55
Fathers…and mothers…on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what wil...
Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more
- Added: Jun 05, 2013
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 6
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
Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.
- Added: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 2
Our writers this week all experience the unexpected, with mixed results. Stories by Allie Sumner, Donna Dillahunty, and Jeff Lewellen. True stories...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 29:00
Monsters? Attempted suicide? The "second hand smoke" of insanity? Bob will be the 1st to admit that clinical psychology requires a bit of a split-...
Bought by XRAY.fm
- Added: Feb 08, 2013
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 1
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
Michael Goldberg offers his take on tasks this winter with his version of "Winter Projects." Goldberg offers up a somewhat candid look at his frust...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 04:32
In his essay, "Winter Projects," Aaron Brown lightheartedly looks back at his past tasks for winter. He also discusses the preparations, obstacles,...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 02:41
Notes, thoughts and observations from a lifelong NYC biker on the art of cycling ( I have the broken bones to prove it )and what the real lesson is...
- Added: Jan 17, 2013
- Length: 57:53
WNPR producer Chion ("khy-own") Wolf visited Solair Family Nudist Resort in Woodstock, Connecticut to fully experience, for the first time, life as...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT
- Added: Jul 11, 2012
- Length: 06:51
- Purchases: 2
