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StoryCorps: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on April 5, 2016., Credit: Hillery Rink for StoryCorps.
Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart reflect on the many animals that have been a part of their family over the years.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 29
Christmas Is About Lying
From: kent Rader
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This funny essay is Kent's perspective that Christmas is about lying.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:50
When a Teacher Helps Decide Your Future
From: Tally Abecassis
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What if an influential teacher set you on your life's path? What would that teacher say if she met you today?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 19:07
VoxPod #5 - Spoiler Alert
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: VoxPod
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Today's show features an essay on the cultural impact of Harry Potter.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 2
Babies Aren't My Thing
From: Amy Gastelum
Caption: Lia Cinquegrano
Lia Cinquegrano confirms she does not ever want to have a baby.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
A hot summer day
From: Amy Gastelum
Caption: Madeleine with someone else's baby
Madeleine Leung describes the moment she realized she may not want to become a mother.

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:19
Episode 3: Beverly's Story
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
"We had a final discussion early in our marriage. ... He said, 'Are you sure?' I said, 'I am, my dear.' And we've never looked back." -Beverly, 72,...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
Strangers (podcast): "Two Men and a Baby"
From: Lea Thau
Series: Strangers
Caption: Steve & Patrick with "Violet", Credit: F Delventhal
On this episode of Strangers...a four-day old baby shows up with a few hours notice at the home of a gay couple. Complications ensue.

Bought by Public Radio for All, XRAY.fm, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, XRAY.fm, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 5
The Imaginary Albino
From: Garth Mullins
Caption: Garth Mullins & Lisa Hale, Credit: Don Sawatzky
From the 19th century freak show to the East African black market in body parts to the modern cinema, the image of the albino has seized the popula...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
Making A Baby
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What are some of the steps that same-sex couples take in order to create a family?

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
Keep it Low and Slow: From Rad Dads!!!
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A movie script about a father, three kids, the evil media, and the perils of sex education by Tomas Moniz from Rad Dad 18 (raddadzine.blogspot.com/...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
Tales from the South 115: Tin Roof Project with Mark Landon Smith
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Season 8, 2013 Spring Season
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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
Chapter 6 - A Summer to Remember
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
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
Tales from the South 081: 6th Annual Mothers Show
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week it's our 6th Annual Mothers Show, celebrating the awesome power of motherhood. Stories by May Griebel, Jan Hamlett, and Mike Noland. All ...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
A Dog's Life
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
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What Fred Flaxman learned about life from his childhood dog, Buster.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
Tales from the South 48: Through the Eyes of a Child
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
Caption: Montgomery Trucking playing at Tales
True stories by Southerners in front of a live audience. This week's stories show us the innocence, imagination, and skewed logic of a child's mind...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Luli Gray -- author interview
From: Eileen Heyes
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Children's author Luli Gray talks about her new picture book, "Ant and Grasshopper."

  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
Ask Duke
From: David Green
Series: Korean Exchange Student
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ask Duke is South Korea’s most popular (and pretend) call-in radio show. So, tune in and learn about South Korea and the life of the show’s host,...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Super Powers 2
From: David Green
Series: Super Powers Collages
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Third Grade Super Heroes describe the super power they wish they could have and what they would do with their powers.

Bought by WTIP, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 3
Super Powers 1
From: David Green
Series: Super Powers Collages
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Third Grade Super Heroes describe the super power they wish they could have and what they would do with their powers.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jun 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
Stuffed Animals 1
From: David Green
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Third Graders tell stories about their favorite stuffed animals and dolls.

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KUOW, WTIP, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
Bathroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nine-year-old Stephanie reveals the amusing and unexpected events which happened on the way from recess to gym.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
KERA Commentary: Stay At Home Dads
From: KERA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Commentary about how some people have yet to adjust the idea of a man as a stay-at-home dad

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
A Dinner with Dad
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Youth Radio Vermont
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I wrote this piece to show a typical night out with my dad.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2