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Lenin's Embalmers
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Simon Helberg and Rufus Sewell star in a dark comedy about the race to preserve Lenin's body.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 17
Enron
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The legendary story of one of America’s most stunning corporate collapses.

Bought by KKRN, KWMR, KMUN, KFCF FM, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:03
  • Purchases: 35
185: Crash at Crush
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In September of 1896, the town of Crush was created for the sole purpose of crashing two steam trains together. Things did not go according to plan.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Devil's Disciple
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Richard Dreyfuss stars in George Bernard Shaw's surprising tale.

Bought by KKRN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KCRW, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 27
Tartuffe
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A story that began its life under a cloud of controversy.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KKRN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 16
The Bungler
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A clever valet helps his clueless, bumbling master get the girl of his dreams.

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 15
Mystery Monday
From: William Taylor
Series: Mystrey Monday
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Mystery Monday is a series of one hour program that features vintage radio mystery programs from the 1930's through the 1950's.

Bought by KMUN, WCNY, WWNO, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 31, 2018
  • Length: 56:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Misadventure of the Disobliging Cadaver PART II
From: PETALUMA RADIO PLAYERS
Series: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
Caption: Holmes and Watson have spotted a clue!
Internationally renowned sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, and his trusty cohort in crime-solving, Dr. Watson, discover that sometimes murder can be downrig...

Bought by KWMR and KWMR


  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 22:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Misadventure of the Disobliging Cadaver PART I
From: PETALUMA RADIO PLAYERS
Series: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
Caption: The Misadventures of the Disobliging Cadaver, Credit: The Petaluma Radio Players
Internationally renowned sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, and his trusty cohort in crime-solving, Dr. Watson, discover that sometimes murder can be downrig...

Bought by KWMR and KWMR


  • Added: Jun 14, 2018
  • Length: 27:40
  • Purchases: 2
Theatre du Mississippi: Christmas Radio Show 2017 Part Two
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed we bring you part two of Theatre du Mississippi’s 6th Annual Christmas Radio Show at Winona State University’s Bla...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 42:27
Theatre du Mississippi: Christmas Radio Show 2017 Part One
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed we take you to Winona State University’s Black Box Theatre for Part One of Theatre du Mississippi’s 6th annual Chr...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 50:59
Q. What is "Historical Sci-Fi"? A. 1779 Ships meet 2132 Mars!
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MARCH 2015
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It's evident author Michael J. Martinez is enjoying writing this series where "worlds collide." He reads from the first book, The Daedalus Incident...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Halloween ... Past and Present.
From: Todd Crotty
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Ever wonder how the Halloween we Americans celebrate came to be? In search of answers reporter Todd Crotty ventured into the past to unravel the m...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 04:08
Tales from the South 067: Shakespeare in the South
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
Caption: Bestselling Author Trenton Lee Stewart, Credit: Arkansas Shakespeare Theater
Three well-known Southern writers tell stories of tragedy and comedy in their own personal lives, and see Shakespeare in themselves, others, and ev...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Step Right Up!
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Big Apple and Ringling Bros. are two of the few remaining travelling circuses left in the country. Elliot Majerczyk spoke with a man who teache...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Anna Deveare Smith
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Playwright, actor, and activist Anna Deveare Smith talks about her extraordinary career and her current one-woman show, Let Me Down Easy.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 31:01
  • Purchases: 1
Ace Atkins discusses "Infamous"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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Ace Atkins is the author of eight novels. He lives on a farm in Mississippi.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:45
History: Mark Twain in the West (without host lede)
From: KALW
Caption: Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Clemens. Photo by Albert Bigelow Paine (1906), courtesy of the Mark Twain Project.
David Ross tells the tale of Mark Twain in this original documentary.

Bought by WRPI


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 23:13
  • Purchases: 1
Chic Silber: Broadway's Magic Man
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Chic Silber, Credit: Courtesy: Andrew Hiller
West Side Story, Carousel, Man of La Mancha, Amadeus, Wicked-- You may not know Chic Silber, but you probably know at least some of the spectacles ...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:09
The Last Word on Brushes with the Law
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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High up on that list of the shocks of aging is the first time a cop calls you "sir."

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:14
A Specific Scandal
From: NAISA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Live Radio Comedy

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 31:42
RN Documentary: A Diary of War and Liberation
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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An 80- year-old Dutchman opens up the diary he kept as a teenager during the German occupation of Holland and the liberation by Canadian troops fo...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 28, 2005
  • Length: 30:26
  • Purchases: 1