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Why Gay Guys Are A Girl's Best Friend
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Gay guys are everybody's best friend

  • Added: Jan 28, 2009
  • Length: :48
David Bouchier Essay: The Secretive Gourmet
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
Piece image
David discovers a restaurant in Paris.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2009
  • Length: 03:47
My Training Bra
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A short humorous piece about fighting middle age in Provincetown, MA during Carnival week.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:01
Facebook
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Facebook vies with email to control your life

  • Added: Jan 26, 2009
  • Length: 01:22
My Friend Sal
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Sal is like you, in that he can do things that many other people can't do

  • Added: Jan 25, 2009
  • Length: 01:21
The Heart Bypass
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Many Americans cannot afford necessary medical care

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 23, 2009
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 1
A Story About Montana's Judith Basin
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Pioneers had to irrigate their land

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: :50
  • Purchases: 1
The Presidential Inauguration
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Three million people, elbow to elbow, pressed together in a huge, distracted crowd

  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: :27
Looking for a Fling?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: j
The definition of "Fling" has changed

  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: :55
The humble Farmer January 18, 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Old fashioned music and humorous social commentary

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
Getting the News
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
With the demise of stores, post offices and garages, where do rural people now congregate to exchange the news?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:47
Eco Guide
From: World Vision Report
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Cambodia has one of the world’s worst records on deforestation. But there is a 2,900 acre preserve of forest where local villagers have realized t...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 02:08
Topless Waitresses in Vassalboro, Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Vassalboro's planning board has approved an application for a coffee shop with topless waitresses

Bought by KUT and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 14, 2009
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
David Bouchier Essay: Great Expectations
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David reports that Inauguration Day is anticipated with optimism in Europe.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
Wishy-Washy People
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
People who can't make up their minds drive me crazy

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Do Pets Look Like Their Owners?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Do spouses resemble each other after years of blessed togetherness?

  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:48
I'm Just an Okie From Muskogee
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Did you know that Okie From Muskogee was a satire?

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:12
Energy Efficient Refrigerator
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can save on electricity if you never open the door

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Rolex Watches
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
I could not sleep last night, knowing that I wouldn't know a counterfeit Rolex watch if I saw one

Bought by KMXT and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 2
China: An Economic Black Hole
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We are broke. How did it happen?

  • Added: Jan 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
Show Me The Way
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt, Credit: Miles Eddy
Invisible social barriers and the contrast between physical disabilities and psychiatric disabilities.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
So Bored
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Saying you're bored is admitting that you are not too terribly clever

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:15
Hard Economic Times
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We hear that times are hard

  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
This I Believe - Claude Knobler
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Claude Knobler believes life should be more ridiculous. And he has the gorilla suits to prove it.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - TJ Turner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2

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