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The Mousetrap Enthusiasts

From: Jamie Dell'Apa

It's the "snap" sound of a mousetrap that thrills. It's the sound of revenge over a home invasion from pestilence and it's the sound of mangled fi...

The Heidi Chronicles

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy.

Bought by WRKF, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KFCF FM and more

Working-Class Poets

From: New Letters on the Air

The rigors and joys of work are celebrated in this special anthology program entitled WORKING CLASS POETS. B.H. Fairchild, Susan Gubernat, Robert S...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and WNJR

DIY Memoirist and Fiction Writer Ron Tanner

From: New Letters on the Air

Fiction writer Ron Tanner, the author of the 2022 short story collection FAR WEST,talks about the similarities between renovating a house and writi...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WNJR, and WJCU

My thoughts on working for God & Elvis

From: A. Emily Ralph

One of my very first pieces ever: A chronicle of my adventures doing sound for an Elvis Tribute Artist and a large ish gospel Church in Madison WI....

Bought by KUT

The Apple Seed - Blonde, Beautiful, and Bubbly

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed

What happens when your ideas about what makes a successful person are tied up in your ideas about your sister, who as you describe, is blonde, beau...

Bought by KTXK, KKRN, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, and KSJE

GN_4.24_GrandmaKnowsBest

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4

One man's Grandma becomes a social media icon for humerous advice.

Park Your Car in Harvard Yard

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

An acting tour de force from Jason Robards and Judith Ivey.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more

Zombie Therapy

From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds

Caption: Dr. Steven Schlozman, zombified, Credit: Eric Molinsky

Zombies. I hate them the way Indiana Jones hates snakes. As part of my series Imaginary Worlds, I confront my biggest phobia with the help of a zom...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, and PRX Remix

S2 E10 The River Styx

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine

After hearing a mentor make an inappropriate joke, medical student Jenny Tiskus grapples with humor's place in the world of medicine.

John Grisham Writers Hour - James McBride

From: WMRA
Series: The John Grisham Writers Hour

Caption: John Grisham & James McBride, Credit: JMU Creative Media

Recorded in front of a live audience, WMRA and James Madison University present The John Grisham Writers Hour with special guest James McBride, a N...

Bought by WCVE

The Cocktail Hour

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

Should you really drag every skeleton out of your family's closet?

Bought by KCHW, Nevada Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KUOW, KMUN and more

Dr. Bill Fry – Psychology of Humor

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology an...

Jay Leno Comedy Challenge in the 90's

From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

The Jay Leno Comedy Challenge launched many wannabe comedians into their comedy careers, and Jan is one of them. It was a nationwide search to put ...

The Worst Comedy Bombing

From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes

Comedians don’t always have good shows, and they know that. But all bombing is not equal. . . sometimes it’s a little worse that others. Here’s a s...

Truly Awkward

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Community Workshops

Caption: Alex, Mollie, and Colton at RadioActive's workshop in the Tri-Cities , Credit: KUOW PHOTO/LILA KITAEFF

Sometimes we all feel like we're the odd one out, but that's okay. And these awkward situations can lead to growth. Created by Tri-Cities teens Mol...

Awkward Cake

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Community Workshops

Caption: Trevor, Laura, and Isaac at RadioActive's workshop in the Tri-Cities, Credit: KUOW PHOTO/KYLE NORRIS

Awkward situations are normal, and we should just embrace them. Created by Tri-Cities teens Trevor Arm, Laura Belen Sandoval, and Isaac Robertsha...

The cockroach that broke the camel's back

From: Sarah Wyman

Sarah Wyman reflects on self-care, adulthood and the roommate she didn’t know she had.

Episode 17: Stephin Merritt

From: WQXR
Series: The Naked American Songbook

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

THE HEART WANTS WHAT IT WANTS

From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE

I believe that all human history, all of our desires, decisions and disasters, can be summed up in one simple sentence - six small words! The Heart...

Sarah Stonich talks about her memoir of making her own place in the woods: "Shelter"

From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse

Acclaimed Minnesota author Sarah Stonich has written a laugh-out-loud yet touching memoir about building her own cabin in the woods: "Shelter: Off ...