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Deep Thinking: I Want To Be An Octopus
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray - Russell Johnson
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While sheltering in place for COVID-19, I gave some thought to what I wish I could be. My conclusion? An Octopus. A humorous essay.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 02:55
O'Toole From Moscow - Part 2
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: O'Toole from Moscow
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O'Toole From Moscow - Part 2

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: Mar 25, 2020
  • Length: 12:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Sisters Rosensweig
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Wendy Wasserstein's witty and insightful story of three sisters.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KMUN, KCRW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 22
The Sad Samosa
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Cauliflower samosas for Sandip's lunch, Credit: Sandip Roy
I am a samosa and I was meant to play a small but key role in India US diplomacy. This is my sad sad story.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,John talks of new projects , the resurgence of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: John McEuen , the String Wizard
John McEuen ,founding member of The Nitty Gitty Band and a frequent contributor to Unreal Bluegrass, returns to update about new projects of The St...

Bought by Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:07
  • Purchases: 1
Master Dobroist Jerry Douglas on Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
Caption: Flux ...Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas, acknowledged master of the dobro returns to Unreal Bluegrass

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 57:11
Mardi Gras Explained
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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Too many people don't "get" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a big deal. It's also frivolous. And that's the best way to understand it.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:29
Encyclopedia Joke
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Clean Comedy Clips
Caption: Comedian Jan McInnis
Comedian Jan McInnis shares clean comedy from her comedy show. She is currently touring theatres in the Baby Boomer Comedy Show. www.TheWorkLady.com

  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: :19
An Evening with Bil Lepp
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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We spend an hour with the great West Virginia storyteller, Bil Lepp.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 56:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Sarah Aswell - 438
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Comedian and humor writer Sarah Aswell discusses her works and stand up. She also reads a selection and shares a live comedy bit.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
sontimeter / centimeter
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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If your client calls a centimeter a "sontimeter," I'll assume they're medical and you've got a leader. This is Episode 82 of Engineering Word Of T...

  • Added: Feb 07, 2020
  • Length: 06:10
Explosive Confession
From: Israel Story
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An innocent nerdy-boy-turned-soldier visits his pot-smoking friend in the Muslim quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem in the late 1980s. Tensions r...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 21:47
The Demise of the Gen X Male in the Household
From: Cam Marston
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Who's replaced him? The Gen X Female. She's the boss. The's pulling the strings.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
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
Terry Jones & The Royal Family
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Jones Lewis Wedding
A tribute to one of the founders of Monty Python, Terry Jones and a Royal Scram from Prince Harry

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 57:18
Dad's Birthday
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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A group of tough men sung my father Happy Birthday well before dawn at the Bradford Store at the crossroads of Dickenson, Alabama.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
Nostalgia Night
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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I thought about the good old days this week, when I was smart and my phone was dumb, when a blue state was me having a bad day, and when Harvey was...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass , with guest David Morris
From: Steve Martin
Series: Steve Martin's Unreal Bluegrass
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David Morris is a successful author and songwriter. He shares his insight in this new one hour segment of Unreal Bluegrass

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 55:54
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
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
Capitol Steps New Year's Edition 2019 of "Politics Takes a Holiday"
From: Capitol Steps
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Has it been a rough year? Did you put all of your savings into Bill De Blasio's presidential campaign? Did you get a haircut from Boris Johnson's b...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KVLU, and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 22, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Liar
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Meet a young man who just can't tell the whole truth.

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


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 19
Euphemisms - We use them to hide that we're having fun
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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We make up phrases to disguise the fact that what we're really doing is having fun.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
Counting Your Blessings is Supposed to Make us Feel Truly Grateful
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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I tried counting my blessings. Strangely, it works!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
An Ideal Husband
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Oscar Wilde's dark comedy about indiscretion and its effects on a government official.

Bought by WPCA-LP, KKRN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 25

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