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- Added: Feb 11, 2014
- Length: 06:11
A radio show discussing the culture, design, and joy of video games. Hosted by Devin Polaski.
- Added: Sep 29, 2013
- Length: 21:28
A woman finds refuge at a shelter for big cats; It's tough being a very tall person in a very small world; A chance encounter proves serendipitous ...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 22:21
A basketball fan experiences a shocking loss off the court; High school seniors torment a freshman for no good reason; Mmmmmmm….sprinkler beer.
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 21:18
Frantic grocery shopping ends in a case of mistaken identity; Warning to the folks in the first three rows - you WILL get wet…or stabbed; Americans...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 29:15
- Purchases: 1
In prison, a good sense of humor is helpful; An accident victim defies doctors' orders and finds true love; A racquetball player fears she will rep...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 28:35
- Purchases: 1
A veteran nearly killed in Vietnam returns to seek closure; A performance art show unfurls into a strange burlesque exhibition; A Boy Scout at summ...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 28:40
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
When he first came to America, Professor Nicholas Jenkins rented a car and set out on a leisurely drive through the hills of California. But then, ...
- Added: Dec 08, 2012
- Length: 07:58
- Purchases: 2
An adopted son shares a final holiday dinner with the man he calls father; A doting dad carefully screens a suitor of his teenage daughter; Simple ...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 28:52
- Purchases: 1
An aspiring rollergirl digs deep to qualify for tournament play; An avid backpacker communes with nature in Death Canyon; A wrong turn during a tri...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 29:03
- Purchases: 1
An author tells the tale of her family's embarrassing surname; An accident-prone woman recalls her many unintended demonstrations of slapstick humor.
- Added: Oct 15, 2012
- Length: 29:14
An avid backpacker shares mishaps and marvels encountered while exploring a national park; A vagabond finds the Lone Star State more worrisome than...
- Added: Sep 20, 2012
- Length: 29:08
The Great River Shakespeare Festival's Guide to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
From: KQAL
Join us as Director Melissa Rain Anderson gives us the background scoop on this hilarious take on 37 of The Bard's well loved plays compacted into ...
- Added: Jun 26, 2012
- Length: 05:49
Listen in as Director Paul Mason Barnes from The Great River Shakespeare Festival delivers background information on the well loved romantic comedy...
- Added: Jun 26, 2012
- Length: 07:21
Director James Edmondson takes us through the background on one of Shakespeare's best know tragedies.
- Added: Jun 26, 2012
- Length: 09:57
In celebration of National Poetry Month, 12 poets are featured with their original works. Stori Sojourner stitches the poems together to create the...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Apr 30, 2012
- Length: 25:10
- Purchases: 1
Spoken word. It's poetry it's hip-hop and increasingly, it's the chosen means of expression for today's youth. On this edition, to celebrate Nation...
- Added: Apr 09, 2012
- Length: 29:01
This is the premiere episode of Virtually Everything is Handmade Radio. Stori Sojourner shares the inner workings of her being: From SF to Small To...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Mar 30, 2012
- Length: 07:48
- Purchases: 1
In which I write an break-up letter to improv comedy.
- Added: Mar 06, 2012
- Length: 19:49
“Music was unexpected. I always wanted to be a writer and I still do. I was always turned on by words, by the way people could use words and that k...
Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, PRX Remix, and KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Jul 28, 2011
- Length: 11:59
- Purchases: 5
Bobby McFerrin has spent four decades breaking ground in jazz vocals – and his music always feels fresh. Hear how Miles Davis changed his life.
Bought by WMOT, CJRT-FM, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM and more
- Added: Mar 21, 2011
- Length: 05:32
- Purchases: 8
"I don't ever want you to open for me again" said Sarah Vaughan. The diva was paying her a compliment, but the modest Dianne Reeves didn't' know that.
Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, WCSU-FM, 90.5 WSNC and more
- Added: Mar 11, 2011
- Length: 06:18
- Purchases: 8
Three blocks of South Figuerola Street show us three faces of California
- Added: Feb 28, 2011
- Length: 11:42
- Added: Mar 19, 2010
- Length: 01:38
- Purchases: 1
