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@SEXYBABEWET
From: Emma Lehman
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Written by Savannah Spatafora Produced by Emma Lehman

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 03:03
"To the Harvard pathologist who sold body-parts online", a poem By Michael Henrik Wynn
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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A reading of a satirical poem by Michael Henrik Wynn. The poem is dedicated to the Harvard pathologist who recently was caught peddling body parts ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:47
"Agent Heine: The Man from the Stars", by Edgar Wallace
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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Michael Henrik Wynn (me) reads a very funny first world war satire by Edgar Wallace, the man who created King Kong.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 32:59
The Forks!
From: Nicole Franklin
Caption: The Forks! Poster
Andrei and Kathryn expect to have a wonderful anniversary in magical Sedona. But the company at their table have different plans....

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 32:18
Story Prize-winning Author George Saunders
From: New Letters on the Air
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George Saunders reads a passage from his Story Prize-winning collection, TENTH OF DECEMBER. In this public presentation, Saunders discusses his pat...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Kim Weitkamp + Scenes from 'Peter Pan'
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A childhood story from Kim Weitkamp, and a reader's theater telling of Peter Pan.

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


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Metro's oldest pet cemetery reflects enduring sentiments towards furry friends
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: A gravestone for a pet named Juan Jose at Memorial Pet Cemetery with the epitaph "so small, so sweet, so soon.", Credit: Matthew Schneeman, KFAI
The metro area hosts a variety of cemeteries and mausoleums. You may have a favorite – Uptown’s Lakewood perhaps? Or maybe a smaller, more secluded...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 06:34
The Apple Seed - The Crane Wife
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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One of the greatest joys in this life is the joy of our relationships. In today’s stories, you'll hear a Japanese story from Donald Davis about a m...

Bought by KTXK, WVPE, KSJE, and KKRN


  • Added: Dec 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - It's Tricky
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Who's the Slavic folk character who lives in a house on top of giant chicken legs? Well, it's Baba Yaga. This story is told by the great storytelle...

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


  • Added: Nov 03, 2021
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 5
Halloween with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special storytelling Halloween episode with the Apple Seed! Spooky and silly stories about Halloween.

Bought by KTXK, KTSW 89.9, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - The Dragon and the Monkey's Heart
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Maybe you've heard the fairytale "Snow White and Rose Red", well on this episode of The Apple Seed, just for fun we'll bring you a fractured fairyt...

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


  • Added: Oct 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - The Grey Goose
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of The Apple Seed you'll hear a story called "The Grey Goose" from The Storycrafters, the iconic storytelling team who tell traditi...

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


  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - The Invisible Boy
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of The Apple Seed we're bringing you a rendition of the Cinderella story. The story of Cinderella has hundreds of versions from all...

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


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Labor Day 2021 Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Apple Seed - Look it Up
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, the great North Carolina storyteller Donald Davis talks about a time when he was a little kid and they decided t...

Bought by KKRN, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Apple Seed - Onions
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you're going to hear a story called "Onions" from Cindy Rivka Marshall. It's a Jewish folktale about a young girl...

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, KKRN, KTXK, and WVPE


  • Added: Jul 20, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Katora, Lord of the Wind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In this hour we'll hear a story from Judith Black, a story of goodness and honesty and see what happens when the Lord of the Wind must be appeased ...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, KTXK, and WVPE


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - Polar Bear and Hunting Dog
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear from the wonderful musical storyteller Heather Forest with a story called "The Boy Who Drew Cats", ab...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - The Name of the Tree
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, you'll hear an old tale about a community of animals who's welfare depends on learning the name of a mysterious ...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Apple Seed - Suki
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear a story from Len Kebrall, about two pals, a buddy story! Thing is, these buddies are frogs. The adven...

Bought by KSJE and KTXK


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Apple Seed - Mrs. Ammons and the Boys' Room
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Join us on today's episode with Bill Harley's telling of Mrs. Ammons and the Boys' Room. It's a story that will take you right back to elementary s...

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
It Came from R&D!
From: San Francisco Mime Troupe
Series: Tales of the Resistance
Caption: Cover art, Credit: Lawton Lovely
Greg seemed to everyone like a mild mannered software developer. No one could predict that his invention could either save democracy, or lock the c...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:03
Valentine's Day Diary
From: Hans Anderson
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It's another dateless Valentine's Day. I decided to make a diary of it.

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, PRX Remix, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Optimist Episode 5
From: Roy Schreiber
Series: The Optimist
Caption: The Optimist, Credit: Blair Gauntt
Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn's marriage did not end well. Neither does the marriage of their modern day incarnations.

  • Added: Sep 19, 2019
  • Length: 17:05
The Optimist Episode 1
From: Roy Schreiber
Series: The Optimist
Caption: The Optimist, Credit: Blair Gauntt
Ralph, the philosophy professor, tries to apply logic to everything.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 14:04