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Episode 1: Interference
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive
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95-year-old Richard and his daughter Margaret struggle with the technical details of their recording project.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2020
  • Length: 06:41
117: Let's Get Married!
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Tales of kids with an unbridled passion to hear wedding bells. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen to all episod...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2017
  • Length: 24:01
Father's Day
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
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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
89: An Ode to Childhood Pets
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Tales of kids whose pets weren't just their best friend, they were EVERYTHING. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. List...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2017
  • Length: 28:37
  • Purchases: 2
Grandpa Talks Seasonal Nightwear
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Are you ever concerned that your pajamas are not seasonally appropriate? Fret no more. Ellery Stritzinger speaks to a professional about staying cu...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
Mom's Who Drink & Swear - F*!# Dinner
From: Homefront Chronicles
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Among the many thousands of mommies in the blog-o-sphere writing about parenting-its troubles and its triumphs, how do you stand out from the rest?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:03
Mom's Who Drink & Swear
From: Homefront Chronicles
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Among the many thousands of mommies in the blog-o-sphere writing about parenting-its troubles and its triumphs, how do you stand out from the rest?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:29
The Beat : Ryan Vine - "Psalm at Last Call"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
Dizzy
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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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
UnFictional: Welcome to the Metal
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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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
Taking Mom to the Movies
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
Caption: Dave White
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.

Bought by WCNY, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 3
Dingmantics: The Taxi Tapes #11-Sandra From Avenue Z
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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In the latest installment of The Taxi Tapes, Sam recalls the unexpected consequences of a voyage to the strange environs of Avenue Z in Brooklyn, w...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 15:07
Reflections of a Former Tough Guy
From: Mason Sand
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A personal audio essay detailing one former tough-guy's transition into fatherhood. A humorous, reflective piece about moving through life with th...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
The Penis Graffiti of San Marin
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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On Apparitions and Male Members in Suburbia

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:14
Tales from the South 36: Spring Season Finale
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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The 2011 Spring Finale is all about interesting animal encounters, some dangerous, some surprising, and all just a little bit strange. Velda Brothe...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 019
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
Caption: Sharolyn Jones-Taylor telling her tale
Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience. This week's true stories are about beginnings and endings, starting with "I do" and endin...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Do What They Say
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The secret for a happy marriage

  • Added: Jan 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:15
Does Marriage Approximate Real Life?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
An observation on marital bliss

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 20, 2010
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Hair Rollers, Religion And Growing Up
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Storyteller Jennifer Munro shares a childhood memory about her father and an overzealous neighbor.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 1
Guido has The Last Word on Acting Happy
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
Drunk Daddy Santa
From: Justin Laird
Series: Electric Radio Company
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
How to Be a Man...(sort of)
From: Ryan Scammell
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Father & sons, the woods, and our feeble attempts at trying to figure out what it means to be a man.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2008
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 3