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Driving New England
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Driving through New England, seeing predudice out there and in myself

  • Added: Aug 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:41
Celebrating the Fourth with the Enemy
From: Dick Meister
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It's a most peculiuar experience, spending the Fourth of July in that Canadian territory settled by pro-British "Loyalists" who fled the U.S. afte...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, RadioFreePalmer, Marfa Public Radio, and KUNV


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 4
April Fools' Day
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Unconventional Wisdom
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A brief, tongue-in-cheek commentary advocating making April Fools' Day a national holiday.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
All Pets Radio Show (Holiday Pet Safety)
From: Bill Clanton
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How to keep your pets safe during the Holidays.

Bought by WUFT and WHFR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2006
  • Length: 53:34
  • Purchases: 2
Holiday Special Show #26 of the I Hate Poetry Poetry Hour Half Hour including George Bushes "Walking in a Shi'ite Wonderland"
From: Joel Brussell
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Cutting edge comedy sandwiched with popular music

  • Added: Dec 11, 2006
  • Length: 30:19
Turkey Hunting Tips
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
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Hunter Barry Forbes uses turkey psychology to lure in the toms. And some great gobbling...

Bought by 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, Prairie Public, and WNKU


  • Added: Nov 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 3
#3 Behind the Comedy: Thirty Years of Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre/Beyond the Glory (w/NewsHole)
From: Duck Spots
Series: Behind the Comedy: Thirty Years of Duck's Breath Mystery Theatre
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This is the money show, featuring several adventures of Denny, In House Psychologist (for Norton Corp), also money saving tips, All Criminal News, ...

Bought by WEFT and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:10:40
  • Purchases: 2
Santa's Barber
From: Philip Graitcer
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Where does Santa get his hair done?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
A Mother's Shortcut
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
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"A Mother's Shortcut" - a nostalgic look back at Mother's Day, mixing music, comedy and archival material

Bought by KFCF FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMPG and more


  • Added: May 03, 2006
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 20
Fruitcake Tossing
From: KRCC-FM
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Coverage of the Eleventh Annual Manitou Springs Fruitcake Toss

  • Added: Jan 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
A Clandestine Recording of My Parents at New Year's
From: Laura Kwerel
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A secret recording of a late night celebration

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KFAI Minneapolis, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 01, 2006
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 3
9 Reasons to Wear a Winter Holiday Sweater
From: Mary Ketarkus Brown
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Droll short about ugly holiday sweaters

Bought by KDNK and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 2
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From: La Siréna Imakhu
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Humorous poem about love gone awry connected to the hidden personal horrors inside e-mail attachments.

Bought by KUT and KRUA


  • Added: Dec 10, 2005
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 2
In Vino Veritas (The fine Art of Winespeak)
From: Mark McDevitt
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Humorous short piece about selling wine for a living

  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:54
Holiday Gift Guide
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Spectrum Radio's 1st Annual Holiday Gift Guide

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 05:48
Home Planet:A Naked Thanksgiving by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Talking turkey about the birds and the bees.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KRZA, Delta College Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 20
A Cook's Notebook: Old Oil
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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What do you do with the oil after you deep-fry a turkey? Bury it. On your neighbor's property.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Jingle Bells
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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Christmas caroling--and setting a world record, in Medford, Mass

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, New Hampshire Public Radio, The PRX Podcast, and Public Interactive


  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 4
I am 'Bi
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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I "Bi' regional man comes out"

  • Added: Sep 02, 2005
  • Length: 06:50
The Lost Colonies :How Jamestown Beat the Odds
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The United States celebrates its 229th birthday on July 4th. But how close we came to flying the flag of a different country...

Bought by KENW, WEZU, KPIK-LP, KPVL, KFOK-LPFM and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 15
Die, Christmas, Die!
From: Merle Kessler
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Is Christmas Endangered?

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
A June Commentary
From: Brian Beatty
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It's one straight guy's decidedly absurdist, decidedly liberal look at Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2005
  • Length: 02:49
A Cook's Notebook: Gingerbread Houses
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Things fall down at the Springfield Businssman's Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Smells Like Camping
From: Sean O'Connor
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The author rhapsodizes about the multi-sensory joys of a camping trip.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 06, 2004
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Three Days Before Christmas in the Zombie Hut
From: Brendan Greeley
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Several people in a tiki bar respond to the question "What's the worst gift you've ever received?"

Bought by KMXT, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KUT, KVNF, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: May 28, 2004
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 10