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An aspiring writer learns how to document life happening to everyone but him; A young daredevil braves a fierce water slide; A skeptic of the super...
- Added: Feb 17, 2012
- Length: 29:06
An overextended student gets a surprising diagnosis; A devoted fan of celluloid recalls his favorite moments inside the theater; If marijuana is a ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 29:04
Teens test their grit against brokenhearted haunters; The family dog goes serial killer on mail-order fowl; Family ties unravel after a terrible tr...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 28:18
A goat breeder offends olfactories while trying to make goat whoopee; A socially awkward teacher swoons over an anonymous barista; A freewheeling t...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 29:08
Giving birth has a profound effect on a first-time mother; A young woman draws inspiration from one of the first female members of the U.S. Marine ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 29:13
Ghosts, aliens, astrology...all fake, right?; A cyclist hit by a car deals with the acute trauma; Newlyweds living off the grid try to heal a broke...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 28:36
A seasoned storyteller honors the resolute grace of her mother; A musician pays tribute to his inspirational father; A woman trying to escape India...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 29:34
A mother deemed mentally ill loses her child; An Army grunt shares his love of 80's American soft rock with the people of Iraq; A desperate single ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 28:34
A master storyteller shares anecdotes about an unusually creative friend; A kid with a penchant for performance art goes avant garde; Railing again...
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- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
A saucy missive forces an awkward moment decades later; A student traveler finds it difficult to be a vegetarian in China then ends up on national ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 28:09
A hip-hop fan visiting New York buys his favorite album and falls asleep on a bus; Our executive producer recalls a canine with a nose for occupied...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 29:37
Late-night graffiti hijinks end in a police ambush; A frustrated mother toilet-trains her daughter in a department store; With age comes wisdom as ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:20
Urban dwellers move to the country and encounter a language barrier; A mother who thinks she knows what she's doing tells a birth story that proves...
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:46
Lovers of fried dough go to great lengths to find sweet treats; A misguided adolescent mistakes puberty for cancer; An American diplomat advises a ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:27
An animal shelter volunteer gets close with an elderly feline; A photojournalist talking to real people affected by economic recession is inspired ...
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:33
A failed vegetarian kills a deer but can't put a rodent out of its misery; A veteran storyteller goes tough love on his wife's deadbeat brother.
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 28:39
A teacher recalls how her experience in a school camping program inspired her to a career in education; A teenage protester at the School of the Am...
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 22:49
A nature enthusiast gets major press running buck naked through the woods; A momma mouse rescues her babies from a snake in the kitchen; A blind mo...
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- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 1
A remarkable coincidence can deepen your appreciation of community; A young man who knows way too much about birth is touched by death; A freewheel...
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 29:04
A bicycle courier has a run-in with winged beauties; Wilderness adventurers confront a grizzly in Alaska; An underage partier runs from the cops an...
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 29:45
Commencement heaps humiliation upon a born loser; An American in Europe is suspected of terrorism; A first-time voter finds that he isn't the only ...
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 28:45
A master storyteller recounts the little-known story of a member of the Lewis & Clark expedition; A ripe railroader makes headlines while detained ...
- Added: Feb 07, 2012
- Length: 28:44
Deep in hill country, a writer meets folk with an authentic sense of place; A former teen runaway offers frank insights into life on the run impers...
- Added: Feb 07, 2012
- Length: 28:22
Forest campers try to keep wild animals out of the trash; A rural historian explores the motivation behind storytelling through evocative vignettes...
- Added: Feb 07, 2012
- Length: 29:06
A professional cartoonist recalls her strange path to print; A six-year-old learns that bad things happen to good people; Grab her ass and she will...
- Added: Feb 07, 2012
- Length: 28:43
