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Caption: Aquarius
Many would agree that 2016 was a terrible year in general, and I don’t need to explain why. It is strange to have to admit, then, that it was a gre...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:48
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August Wilson was one of our greatest playwrights, a titan of the American theater. He was careful about his legacy, and didn’t allow his plays to ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:10
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There’s a movie out called Jackie, with Natalie Portman playing Jackie Kennedy, and I kind of avoided it for awhile because I’m wary of films that ...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:33
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:03
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Long Lavender Look by John D. MacDonald.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:16
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Join Neil deGrasse Tyson as he goes where no scientist has boldly gone before - on an intergalactic exploration of the Great American Songbook!

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:29
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode For the Record Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Bird Cages, Credit: Thomas Quine
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian put "a little more mascara on" to go behind the scenes of the original cast recording of La Cage ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
Caption: Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, Peter Jacobson, Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in two short, touching and humorous plays about stepping up when you are neede...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Matt Miller & Matt Johnson, San Francisco, CA 9/19/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Matt Johnson and Matt Miller talk going retro, the power of secrets, and cutting Bobby Kennedy out of their film.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 14:26
Caption: John Krasinski & Margo Martindale, San Francisco, CA 8/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Krasinski and Margo Martindale talk buoyancy, bonding, and being in the moment.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 13:32
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It's the worst day of Rudyard's life when new competitor Eric Chapman arrives on Piffling and becomes an immediate sensation.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:20
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Antigone's weekly cinema trip is ruined by Rudyard's latest attempt to spite Eric Chapman.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:42
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Antigone's journey into the world of romance is hi-jacked by Rudyard, who needs her to seduce a rich and valuable client.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:14
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A drunken lighthouse keeper pits Rudyard and Eric against each other in the strangest contest of their lives.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 32:08
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Whilst Antigone vows to leave Piffling forever, Rudyard's wildest scheme to besmirch Eric Chapman goes horrendously wrong.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 36:01
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Rudyard stands accused of a dastardly crime and only Antigone can discover the truth.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 35:05
Caption: James Lescene
Starring James Lecesne, Elizabeth is a short play about a son moving back in with his mother after his divorce. Written by David Cale, it features ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:23
Caption: Lisa Emery
In A BETROTHAL by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson, two middle-aged iris breeders bicker - and bond - at a flower breeders' competition. Perfor...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: 36:09
Caption: Jodi Long
Dear Kenneth Blake by Jacquelyn Reingold features Matthew Cowles and Jodi Long in a moving romance between a Cambodian refugee and a homeless man.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 20:23
Caption: Hope Davis
Two passengers of very different statures meet on a plane and take off! A Very Very Short Play by Jacquelyn Reingold features Tony nominee Hope Dav...

  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 13:37
Caption: Reggie Watts & Benjamin Dickinson, San Francisco, CA 3/26/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Benjamin Dickinson and Reggie Watts talk multiple realities, space spores, and the difference between loops and spirals.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 21:35
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Randy Brown has to, no lie, shoot a bear and immediately grab it by the tail and Glenner Anderson makes the cardinal mistake of bear encounters--he...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
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Doug Storm has a conversation with the actors of Carmen

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 08:48
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Head Berry John Wilson talks dramatic oomph, Sylvester Stallone’s redemption, and Donald Trump’s surprising Razzie connection.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 25:27