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The Apple Seed - Blonde, Beautiful, and Bubbly
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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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


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 5
GN_4.24_GrandmaKnowsBest
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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One man's Grandma becomes a social media icon for humerous advice.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 3
Embracing Comic Tragedy
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Mary Astor's Purple Diary
Two authors bring out humor in tragic situations.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 2
A Woman Walks into a Bar
From: renee wilde
Series: Community Voices
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A woman walks into a bar, asks 23 random strangers what advice they would give their 18 year old self, and every single person said the same thing.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:03
Hi Five, Denzel Washington
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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I hate high fives and have only tried to high five one person as an adult. It was Denzel Washington. He wasn't really into it.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
StoryCorps: Jim and MaryAnn Fletcher
From: StoryCorps
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Jim Fletcher remembers meeting his wife, MaryAnn, in first grade.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Gweneviere Mann and Yasir Salem
From: StoryCorps
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Gweneviere Mann talks to her boyfriend, Yasir Salem, about living without a short-term memory. Her condition results from a stroke she suffered dur...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Andrea and Jay McKnight
From: StoryCorps
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Andrea McKnight and her husband, Jay, remember meeting as teenagers in the 1950s.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Howell Graham and Nan Graham
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Howell Graham, one of the longest-surviving double-lung transplant patients, tells his mother, Nan, about the days after his surgery.

Bought by WHQR, WEZU, New Hampshire Public Radio, KGLT, and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 5
'Til Death: Love, Marriage and Valentine Sweethearts
From: Rosemary Langford
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Is marriage forever? Sometimes it can seem like it. This short, fully-produced audio essay describes the tension between loving and LIVING WITH tho...

Bought by KPIK-LP and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 2
Margaret's Golden Birthday
From: andrew walsh
Caption: Margaret & Danae
Danae wanted to get Margaret something very, very special for her golden birthday. So she planned an elaborate surprise for her. But Margaret doesn...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 2
Flat is the new black.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
What We Carry
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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Clutter: it pursues us, fills our drawers, hides our keys.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 03:18
Stuffed Animals 1
From: David Green
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Third Graders tell stories about their favorite stuffed animals and dolls.

Bought by KUER, KZYX, KUOW, WTIP, PRX to iTunes and more


  • Added: May 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 6
Bathroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Nine-year-old Stephanie reveals the amusing and unexpected events which happened on the way from recess to gym.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
Genius
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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The diagnosis of genius is sometimes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Tipping Point Jumps Shark!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tipping point meme loses lustre! Ian examines why.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:39
Lester and the Art of Mindfulness
From: Ted Magnuson
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A fun encounter with a former Budhist monk

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 10:48
Bus Basics
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Too young to get her license, Libby was forced to bum rides off people in order to get around - at least until she decided to bite the bullet and s...

Bought by WMPG, Remix Radio, KOOP, Space Gallery, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 5
Undatable in the Country
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Series: Undatable
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How do you find love in the sticks?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Disney Princess
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Is it ok for litle girls to want to be a "princess?"

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
We're Just Gonna Go Around The Block
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Salon founder Beverly Mickins tells about confronting a lifetime of fear in order to take her first driving lesson.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
Dumb Dumb Dumb
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Richard Mueller goes back to the high flying Sixties to make you feel better about the stupidest thing you've ever done.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
Mother Daughter Dresses
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Shirley Scott recalls the nightmare of uniformity imposed by "Mother-Daughter" matching outfits.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1