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What story will we tell when we look back on this pandemic year?
On the one-year anniversary of the pandemic (and Shelter in Place, a pandemic-bor...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Mar 19, 2021
- Length: 25:34
- Purchases: 2
Sedera feels light for the first time after her father's death.
- Added: Aug 31, 2020
- Length: 05:47
Unhappy with contemporary America, Avery Thompson travels to Plymouth, Massachusetts to consult the man responsible for bringing his family to thes...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 15, 2018
- Length: 12:13
- Purchases: 1
Driving with my Dad one summer evening, through his voice comes his his love for family, his influence on my life, and his radio career.
Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioStPete Florida
- Added: Jun 27, 2017
- Length: 08:22
- Purchases: 2
In this special Mother's Day episode of Palestinians Podcast you'll hear about Nadia Abuelezam's childhood and her love for her mother. Specificall...
- Added: Jan 04, 2017
- Length: 13:59
Growing up, my family played a lot of music. We also performed... mostly funerals. The driving force behind it all? My dad. So, in order to better ...
- Added: Jan 23, 2016
- Length: 28:53
This radio play is a family romp at Christmas during the 50's in the Midwest.
- Added: Dec 08, 2015
- Length: 40:45
I spent a lot of time with my grandmother when I was a kid. She told me some weird stuff about the imminent end of the world.
- Added: Jul 31, 2015
- Length: 04:19
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,...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 01, 2015
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 1
She didn't start with her name or with me. We trace the pure bred mutt's story back to the beginning, or as best we can.
Bought by North State Public Radio
- Added: May 14, 2015
- Length: 14:29
- Purchases: 1
We'll find out why people love to capture pets in photos, even though they don't behave for the camera.
Bought by North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 13, 2015
- Length: 14:35
- Purchases: 3
You leave the radio on for your pet, before you leave the apartment. We'll find out if the cat and dog wish you hadn't.
Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 11, 2015
- Length: 13:41
- Purchases: 4
This week: Out of the Mouth of Babes, with stories by Melanie Baden, Carrie Case, and Paul Strack. True stories told by the Southerners who lived t...
- Added: Jul 03, 2013
- Length: 29:00
This week our writers all find themselves in awkward situations. Stories by Kay Brockwell, Paul Bowen, and Tanya Fitzgerald. True stories told by t...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 29:00
Our Annual Love Show, with stories about the things we do for love. Stories by Sandra Hamilton, Pat Gillum, and J.W. Taylor. True stories told by t...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 34:00
This month's Tin Roof Project features Simeon Wright, author of Simeon Speaks, the first eyewitness account of the kidnapping and murder of his cou...
- Added: Apr 24, 2013
- Length: 42:00
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
We kick off our Season 8 with writer, actor, and director Mark Landon Smith on our monthly Tin Roof Project reading a story about a family secret. ...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 30:00
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...
- Added: Jan 20, 2013
- Length: 33:00
An essay on how to unplug and gain balance during the holiday season by watching classic holiday films.
- Added: Dec 07, 2012
- Length: 12:26
This month's Tin Roof Project, featuring Senator David Pryor reading his story "Nine Miles to Mustin Lake," followed by Q&A. True stories told by t...
- Added: Nov 10, 2012
- Length: 42:38
This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...
- Added: Oct 07, 2012
- Length: 29:00
On this week's show, our writers all grapple with expectations of others or themselves. Stories by Martin Ferguson, Anne Owings Wilson, and Richard...
- Added: Sep 29, 2012
- Length: 29:00
In this week's show, our stories are all about lending a helping hand. Stories by Warren Kuhn, Jr., Nancy Louise Baxter, and Renie Prentice Rule. T...
- Added: Sep 22, 2012
- Length: 29:00
This week's show is all about the powerful pull of memories. Stories by Tina Bodiak, Sara Etkin-Baker, and Janet Smith Post. True stories told by t...
- Added: Sep 10, 2012
- Length: 29:00
