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Caption: Paul Strack reads "Rainbow Cherrios"
This week: Out of the Mouth of Babes, with stories by Melanie Baden, Carrie Case, and Paul Strack. True stories told by the Southerners who lived t...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Jay Jennings on Tales from the South
Our second-annual Shakespeare in the South, with stories by writers Jay Jennings and Hope Coulter.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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A story from legendary radio storyteller, Joe Frank

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., PRX Remix, Radio Catskill, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6
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Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 03:05
Caption: Tanya Fitzgerald reads on Tales from the South
This week our writers all find themselves in awkward situations. Stories by Kay Brockwell, Paul Bowen, and Tanya Fitzgerald. True stories told by t...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: J.W. Taylor reads on Tales from the South
Our Annual Love Show, with stories about the things we do for love. Stories by Sandra Hamilton, Pat Gillum, and J.W. Taylor. True stories told by t...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 34:00
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A basketball fan experiences a shocking loss off the court; High school seniors torment a freshman for no good reason; Mmmmmmm….sprinkler beer.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 21:18
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on the subject of opening Augusta National Golf Club to women.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays. In th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Episode 2 - 12/4/12 - An investigation into the case of Italian seismologists being convicted of manslaughter, more academic news, and the inside s...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 23:35
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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
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Nathan Bergstedt is a writer from Grand Rapids. He is the Art and Education Editor for the Grand Rapids Herald Review. He is also responsible for T...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
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When activist/educator Erin Wilson loses track of a borrowed computer, she's worried she'll be ridiculed by her fellow organizers for her chronic a...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Jeff Lewellen reads on Tales from the South
Our writers this week all experience the unexpected, with mixed results. Stories by Allie Sumner, Donna Dillahunty, and Jeff Lewellen. True stories...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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We kick off our Season 8 with writer, actor, and director Mark Landon Smith on our monthly Tin Roof Project reading a story about a family secret. ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
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Many songs, books, and movies focus on love and romance, but what happens when they become one’s only source for learning? Philly Youth Radio’s Jay...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 3
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Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
One summer, through the help of a tenement neighbor, Richard's mother sends him to live with the McCreery family on a farm outside of Stroudsburg, ...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 13:42
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Aunt Pike’s Graduation Advice

  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:23
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KAXE contributor, Aaron Brown, reads a piece about trying new things. Brown's aspirations seem high initially before adding a healthy dose of reali...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:07
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Steve Downing shares the story of his unique placement of his Christmas tree and the added benefits it provides his home. Downing also dives into s...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 04:38
Caption: Martin Ferguson on Tales from the South
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 33:00
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Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Uncle Jack and Donald

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1