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In June of 2020, a 72-year-old man in the UK named Gerald Stratford posted a photograph of himself in his garden on Twitter. He wrote, “Just giving...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 25:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Bernard Kinsey met Shirley Pooler in 1963, when they were both students at Florida A&M University, after a protest to integrate the movie theaters ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 31:58
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The summer after Jessica Maple finished 6th grade, she found out that her great-grandmother’s house had been burglarized. So, 12-year-old Jessica g...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:54
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Crime Blotter: “The Learning Center on Hanson Street reports a man across the way stands at his window for hours watching the center, making parent...

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:07
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass, Credit: Steve Martin
Derek Smalls formerly of the band formerly known as Spinal Tap discusses new CD Smalls Change (meditations on ageing) Lukewarm Water tour in 2019 o...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2019
  • Length: 32:26
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One day in 1969, Paulette Cooper decided to see what she could get away with.

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 26:22
  • Purchases: 1
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We spend the day in a police car in Austin, Texas.

  • Added: Jul 23, 2019
  • Length: 30:50
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A story about doing things a little differently.

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 05:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Three women, two countries, one shared experience: Motherhood. From giving birth to receiving support – our producer Melissa Gerr looks at the role...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 24:46
  • Purchases: 3
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Cannabis in Israel is a booming business, and through the unlikely story of Amos Silver, the Israeli 'Green Giant,' we take a deep dive into the wo...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 28, 2019
  • Length: 40:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Germany’s beer influence has spread around the world, and one of the epicenters of this trend is New York City. There are now more than two dozen b...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2018
  • Length: 18:35
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On the afternoon of June 23rd, 1972, Martin McNally walked into the St. Louis airport with a wig, a sawed-off rifle, and a plan.

Bought by ABC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 31:31
  • Purchases: 2
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There is nothing Richard “Racehorse” Haynes wouldn’t do to win a case. He once held a cattle prod against his skin. He cross examined an empty chai...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 27:54
  • Purchases: 1
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A woman becomes a best-selling novelist by writing 120 books about her first romance.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 24:49
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Producer Dred-Scott Keyes interviews film maker Dagmar Schultz about her film "Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984-1992"

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:01
Caption: Bobby Pickles (beer on head); Ben Coletti (holding a bow and arrow), Credit: Mateo Gash
Bobby and #FLORIDIOT pals - Ben Coletti, Bob Noxious, Tobia Spinelli and Mateo Gash - sail along the waterways of Madeira Beach, FL, sharing storie...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 01:19:38
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: BarRoom Heroes, Credit: Bobby Pickles
Boston punk prodigies - BarRoom Heroes - stop by Bobby’s mother’s basement, to discuss Irish-ness, Boston-ness and the novelty of youth. While thes...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 42:02
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Podcasting from The Old Oak Street Burial Ground in Grafton, MA, Piazza and I speak with author, Roberta Grimes, about her book “The Fun of Dying: ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 52:54
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Matthew Piazza is a hilarious scumbag from Boston, Mass. Drugs used to fuel him, pot still does, as Matt admits, "If it weren't for pot, I'd still ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:25:09
Caption: Ben Coletti (left); Colonel Nipples (right), Credit: Bobby Pickles
Bobby, Wacky and Coletti podcast from “Tesla’s Revenge” (which is the name of Coletti’s boat) docked in Treasure Island, Florida, with Tiffany, a f...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:34:52
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Dave Reynard (right), Credit: Ben Coletti
Bobby and Coletti podcast from a boat docked in Madeira Beach, Florida, with Dave Reynard, the “glass dildo king” - original inventor of the cellul...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:43:59
Caption: Martini (left); Bobby Pickles (center); Lynette Williams (right)
Bobby and Martini podcast from Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, to cover a monthly musical event called TINTR (This Is Not The Radio). The showcase is o...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:23
Caption: Jake Kolatis of The Casualties, Credit: Adrien de Martini
Bobby podcasts from Jersey City Tattoo Co., located in downtown Jersey City, with Jake Kolatis, guitarist of the New York City hardcore punk band, ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2013
  • Length: 30:19
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Carla Anderson (right), Credit: Adrien de Martini
Bobby podcasts from Balance Hair Salon in downtown Jersey City, while lounging in one of the shop’s large, adjustable chairs, with Carla Anderson, ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:12:57