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Caption: Uyayoan Noel
Urayoán Noel considers the pleasures of coffee and how those pleasures may differ between the English and Spanish languages.

Bought by KALW, KVNO, KTNA, KENW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Greg Houston (left) and Lynne Houston (right)
Many StoryCorps conversations touch on love, work, and death. But when Lynne Houston and her husband, Greg, sat down for their interview, they cove...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: http://jobtalkradio.org, Credit: Job Talk LLC
Doug & Dave plumb the depths of horror film production and the thrill of chasing your dreams with independent producer Jon Binkowski.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 19:23
Caption: The Wine Fellers
A funny look at the things French People Find Strange About The U.S.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
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At WTIP we read recently about a fiendish plot by some Wisconsin folks to steal Minnesota's lakes! Naturally this warranted further investigation. ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 09:18
Caption: 2017 Ig Nobel ceremony, Credit: courtesy improbable.com
The 2017 Ig Nobel Prizes were recently awarded at Harvard University. They're given every year for scientific achievements that first make people l...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 18:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ozark Highlands Radio
Louisiana singer-songwriter Wendy Colonna performs live at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with Wendy, a perfor...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Stephin Merritt, Credit: Marcelo Krasilcic
The Naked American Songbook went LIVE with singer-songwriter-producer-genius Stephin Merritt, the force behind at least one indie-cult classic grou...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of The Live Feed, we visit with Ryan Khal and Earl Elliot, two comedians from the Twin Cities. They share with us how they create a...

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Ten-year-old triplets Maddy, Zoë, and Nick Waters have spent their entire lives together, sharing everything from a birthday to a bedroom. But desp...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Acclaimed Minnesota author Sarah Stonich has written a laugh-out-loud yet touching memoir about building her own cabin in the woods: "Shelter: Off ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 19:36
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While At Rockhurst University'S 2014 Midwest Poets Series, Former Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge reads poems from his numerous books tha...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mary Astor's Purple Diary
Two authors bring out humor in tragic situations.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Camaran Henson grew up hearing stories about his grandfather, Leonard Simmons, who was a police officer in Newark, New Jersey. He came to StoryCorp...

Bought by Public Radio for All, KALW, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 4
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People have faked death to escape criminal convictions, debts, and their spouses. In 2007, a man named Amir Vehabovic faked his death just to see w...

Bought by ABC and KUER


  • Added: Mar 05, 2017
  • Length: 24:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have been busy compiling nominations and votes for their annual "List of Words Banished from the Q...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 17:18
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To close out 2016, we’re bringing you two lighter stories of people exhibiting everyday genius under. . . unusual circumstances. Comedian Dave Holm...

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 18:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Valentine's Day
We discuss Valentine’s Day from a Food & Wine Industry Insider's Perspective. Expect to be Amazed and Wowed! An informational & mirthful show for a...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 59:42
Caption: Happy Festivus!
It's a Most Special Festivus with the Best Festivus Wine Gifts for that certain Semi-Special Someone in your life. We also speak with our favorite...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: wine drinking millennial
Our Millennial Wine Panel members discuss female millennial-centered wine marketing efforts. We also get into the Mailbag & Wine News. A jovial &...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Jonathan Crocker, Credit: renee wilde
William Shakespeare famously said “ all the worlds a stage” and Jonathan Crocker has taken those words to heart. For the past 26 seasons, this Yell...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
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A woman walks into a bar, asks 23 random strangers what advice they would give their 18 year old self, and every single person said the same thing.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:03
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The IgNobels are awarded every year at Harvard University for research that first makes people laugh, then makes them think. WTIP's Mike Reeves cha...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2016
  • Length: 13:54
Caption: Live from NYC, Credit: Richard Solomon
If the Partridge Family was from the 1950's Bronx, played oldies like the Four Seasons and Dion, and rocked it big time - you would have one of the...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:10
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We spoke to YouTube superstar Grace Helbig after the publication of her second tongue-in-cheek guide, Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 06:00