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One of my very first pieces ever: A chronicle of my adventures doing sound for an Elvis Tribute Artist and a large ish gospel Church in Madison WI....

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
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
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
The Jay Leno Comedy Challenge launched many wannabe comedians into their comedy careers, and Jan is one of them. It was a nationwide search to put ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:46
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Sarah Wyman reflects on self-care, adulthood and the roommate she didn’t know she had.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Length: 03:18
Caption: Stephin Merritt, Credit: Marcelo Krasilcic
The Naked American Songbook went LIVE with singer-songwriter-producer-genius Stephin Merritt, the force behind at least one indie-cult classic grou...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 1
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
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I'm eighteen and for some reason I can't be on time.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:22
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Tom and Doug are driving through Doug's ancestral homeland of Central Pennsylvania. Doug relates his memories of being in the hills of Pennsylvani...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Tom and Doug are doing their show while walking around the streets on a warm summer evening.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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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
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Tom and Doug want to start their own "radio camp", where they can teach the wisdom of what radio is and how it was meant to be created.

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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In order to save money, Tom and Doug are going to stop spending money on creating segments for the show. They try it out by spending the show voic...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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For this week's show, Tom and Doug discuss one of their favorite TV shows: Xena. They play songs inspired by the show, and talk about what the cha...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Tom and Doug announce that 2 of their music videos will appear in the 2015 ReelHeART film festival in Toronto July 6-8. They are excited that "Sel...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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Marti MacGibbon is a standup comedian and author. Through her stage act and book, she tells her story of recovery.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
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Tent Show Radio welcomes from Nashville, Tennessee, Grammy Award bluegrass Nominees Della Mae.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, WDSE, KSRQ, Wisconsin Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
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Remember the old question, Would you rather be invisible or able to fly? My answer always was: who cares? All I've wanted since I was a kid was to ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
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This week I'm attempting to do something I've never done before on Turntable For One. Entertain? I heard that. Play nice! No, this week I'm going t...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 58:54
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They are scheming, plotting, planning... to launch their next trick on some unsuspecting dupe. On the next Snap Judgment from PRX and NPR... "Origi...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
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I'll show you mine if you show me yours - best day ever, that is. And lucky for you Ella, Frank, Stacey Kent, Eugenie Jones, Tony Bennett, Bill Eva...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
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John Sebastian talks with Jake Feinberg about his mentors and teachers like Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Boy meets girl...boy loses girl...boy schemes to win girl blah, blah, blah... Tried of songs that sound like the plot to just about every Meg Ryan ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Someone knocking at my door? Trick or Treat? How about Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Tom Rust, Sinatra, and more in your...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The story of dying my hair red on a whim and the way people reacted to me as a redhead.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 09:11
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Calise Hawkins (right)
Bobby podcasts with stand-up comedian Calise Hawkins from a stoop just down the block from West 4th Street in Greenwich Villages. Recently featured...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 41:28