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This week, our storytellers spill the beans on some very interesting family secrets. Stories by Anne Nieto, Robbin Ridgell, and Arthur Paul Bowen. ...
- Added: Jul 06, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Reporter and producer Christopher Johnson describes his frustrating year-and-a-half-long struggle to diagnose his chronic and sometimes painful diz...
Bought by XRAY.fm, Aspen Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 25, 2012
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 3
Happy Father's Day!
I'm an adoptive dad....28 years now and counting. And as a lifelong journalist, this program attempts to show...through narrat...
- Added: Jun 14, 2012
- Length: 57:09
Our 6th Annual Fathers' Show, celebrating the many different facets of fatherhood. Stories by James Seawel, Sandra Spotts Hamilton, and Phillip Tay...
- Added: Jun 10, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Sam recently performed this excerpt from the Taxi Tapes series at his office talent show--and it sounded like THIS.
- Added: Jun 05, 2012
- Length: 11:53
This week, our stories are all about turning points, as our writers move from innocence to knowledge, their lives forever changed. Stories by Sarah...
- Added: May 25, 2012
- Length: 29:01
Here they are, the winners of annual Telling Tales Contest, in conjunction with the Arkansas Literary Festival. Stories by Eric Van Meter, Sarah Mi...
Bought by KUT
- Added: May 18, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
In Key West, Florida,a neighborhood rooster's cries awaken a woman mourning her mother's recent death.
- Added: May 06, 2012
- Length: 02:59
Taking his inspiration from Marvin Gaye's song "What's Going On," Ryan Lawless, SFCC student, explores family dynamics in the 21st century while re...
- Added: May 04, 2012
- Length: 05:53
A reflective piece about a middle aged man's visit to the cardiologist for his annual stress test.
- Added: Apr 29, 2012
- Length: 04:58
This week's stories are all about the lasting impact of grandmothers, whether we like it or not. Stories by Jennifer Miller, Mary Button, and Carla...
- Added: Apr 16, 2012
- Length: 29:00
This week our writers all experience the incredible power of Mother Nature, from crashing waves to lightning strikes to shooting stars. Stories by ...
- Added: Apr 07, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Virginia Mae Snyder lived alone in her house in West Virginia until she was 94. She suffered a drastic fall while gardening; a fall which forced he...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 04, 2012
- Length: 05:55
- Purchases: 1
This week our writers go up against the elements of water, fire, and earth-- and live to tell the tale. Stories by David Prud'homme, Holly Patton, ...
- Added: Apr 01, 2012
- Length: 29:00
The Commute is a team piece performed by the poets of Northside College Prep Slam Poetry Team: seniors Ashley Gonzalez, 18, and Tyler Sauter, 18, a...
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 02:53
Poet Faith Lloyd, 17, is a junior at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. This is the first year she has represented her school at Louder Than a Bo...
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 02:52
Poet Christian Palacios, 17, is a junior at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. This is the second year he has represented his school at Louder Th...
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 03:01
- Purchases: 1
To Save a Monster is a team piece performed by the poets of the Whitney M. Young Magnet High School Slam Poetry Team: seniors Essie Linzy, 18, and ...
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 03:02
Poet Cecilia "Ce-Ce" Tate, 17, is a junior at Curie Metro High School. This is her second year participating in Louder Than a Bomb. Her piece, Lur...
- Added: Mar 27, 2012
- Length: 02:56
This week, our writers are all strangers in a strange land, whether it's familiar, foreign, or in their own backyard. All stories are true and told...
- Added: Mar 18, 2012
- Length: 29:00
On this episode... two surprising, funny and spellbinding stories on the subject of prison.
Bought by WCNY, KUOW, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, WKMS and more
- Added: Mar 15, 2012
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 7
After his mother has a massive stroke, writer Dave White describes the quick thinking and problem solving necessary for a simple trip to the movies.
- Added: Mar 13, 2012
- Length: 10:49
- Purchases: 3
Stories all about the power of LOVE as our writers wrestle with, try to trick, and are eventually overpowered by Cupid.
Stories by Jennifer Armstro...
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 29:02
What Fred Flaxman learned about life from his childhood dog, Buster.
- Added: Feb 25, 2012
- Length: 03:00
Tin Roof Project #16, featuring Mossy Oak's Bobby Cole telling his story of being at his hunting camp and what can happen in the middle of the nigh...
- Added: Feb 24, 2012
- Length: 29:00
