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A portrait of Mike Butler: Irish-American tannery worker, avid gambler, and, in the eyes of three young boys growing up in suburban Massachusetts ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2009
- Length: 11:35
- Purchases: 3
This time of year, even when the spirit isn’t really there at all, we can decorate and party and shop ourselves into a state of manufactured joy.
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- Added: Nov 22, 2009
- Length: 04:35
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 03:38
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
How the passage of time touches every life
- Added: Nov 17, 2009
- Length: 03:59
This piece is part of a quartet series called HiPapa Days.
DAD DAYS ARE EVERGREENS- Any day the nature of the piece fits the news of the day or ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2009
- Length: 08:30
Acclaimed writer Amy Tan believes in ghosts and the messages of joy, love and peace they bring her.
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more
- Added: May 13, 2009
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 7
She's only 12, but Macklin Levine is already old enough to appreciate—and believe in—The Beatles.
Bought by WEZU, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 07, 2009
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 8
- Added: May 05, 2009
- Length: 04:45
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré believes hard work can build character and promote freedom.
- Added: May 05, 2009
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 6
Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.
Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU
- Added: May 04, 2009
- Length: 03:12
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Apr 09, 2009
- Length: 05:01
Kendra Jones, an English teacher in Alabama, believes in toughness, steeliness and even meanness.
- Added: Mar 09, 2009
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 5
Farmer Gina Parosa believes in setting good boundaries, and being flexible enough to change them.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 03:19
- Purchases: 2
Felipe Morales believes being humble keeps him connected to his roots and makes him a better person.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 2
Michael Gabby wasn't too optimistic going into the election. Now he's proud to believe in America.
- Added: Feb 09, 2009
- Length: 03:14
- Purchases: 2
Claude Knobler believes life should be more ridiculous. And he has the gorilla suits to prove it.
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 03:08
- Purchases: 2
Educator and social activist Geoffrey Canada says he believes all children can learn and succeed.
Bought by WEZU, WCSU-FM, WEZU, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Jan 05, 2009
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 4
This audio essay is based upon a near accident during a winter weekend drive from Boston to New York City.
- Added: Jan 03, 2009
- Length: 04:47
A personal audio essay about my Italian-American Nani teaching me the importance of showing love through cooking.
- Added: Jan 03, 2009
- Length: 06:19
- Added: Dec 09, 2008
- Length: 08:28
Michael Newland believes he became a better parent by fully grieving the death of his first child.
Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Nov 25, 2008
- Length: 03:46
- Purchases: 3
