Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Series produced by Out of the Blocks

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a sampler platter of stories from Out of the Blocks

These are self-contained 4-minute modules that showcase one or two stories from a larger episode of Out of the Blocks. These modules are evergreen and require no host intro or back-announce.


82 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Antonio McDuffy
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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You have to command your area. This is my area. This is where I make a living.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Velma Maia Thomas
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Once you forget the struggle, you won’t appreciate where you are.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
Certified Master Clock-Maker Mark Mitchell
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I try to avoid dropping things.

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  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Archie Jamieson
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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On paper, this is definitely mental illness.

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  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ray and Scott at Robert's Key Service
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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He’s my step-father, but he has always treated me like a son… and like one of the guys.

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Neal and Joe
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Laughter is the key to everything. You can give yourself an orgasm, but you can’t tickle yourself.

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 1
Clayton Williams
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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See all these blankets and quilts and stuff? I got enough in here to keep me warm.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Anderson
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I opened the door and tried to push him out. That’s when he fired the first shot.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Soul Source
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I get so much love from the customers in here. It’s better than where I came from.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Timothy Louie
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My great grandfather started the business in 1917. He came from China. This was the built-in childcare/daycare for me. My parents would come to w...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Vander Pearson
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I've been here through the good times and the bad times. At one time, I was the only business on this block.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
Nether
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I love my city, and I rep it to the death. But at the same time, I’m a white boy in a black neighborhood.

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Hector Vasquez
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I was lost in gangs back in Guatemala. We were beating people, robbing them. But after I met God, everything changed. I found a new path.

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
Tayvon & Paul
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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"Love never dies, and neither do my flowers."

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Manuel
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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The work is hard. There's an assembly line. There's a line of people, like, from here to the end of the block, to keep up with the chicken.

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 1
Garland
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Painting, landscaping, demo work, dish washer... I'm available.

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
James Aunquoe
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I finally started connecting the dots about who I was inside.

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Linda & Dean Tonto Cox
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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"We never had tepees. We had houses, just like everybody else did."

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 04:19
  • Purchases: 1
Spirodon Kranis
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I work every day. I never miss day, even I'm sick. I work hard, you know. I think I make it OK.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 1
Uriel at A to Z Savings
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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If you want to be Orthodox, Baltimore is a place where you can learn and go up the steps. In Iran, it wasn't like that.

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2017
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 1

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