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One drunken afternoon at an Irish Pub in lower Manhattan, a fellow bellhop co-worker of mine informed me that he could see the future. This is an ...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 17:54
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Neurosurgeon Lee Buono and his eighth grade science teacher, Al Siedlecki, remember reconnecting after more than 15 years.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 2
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Gloria Del Bianco and her nephew, Lou, remember her father, Luigi Del Bianco, one of the chief stone carvers of Mt. Rushmore.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:55
  • Purchases: 2
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Host Phalana Tiller interviews A.G. Lafley, who led Procter & Gamble as its CEO from 2000 through 2009, and Craig Wynett, P&G's chief creative offi...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
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Mort Segal and his sister, Joan Feldman, remember their father, Jack Segal, a booking agent for novelty acts in the Catskills.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Sports gear maker Nike owes us money for acting billboards and wearing the Nike swoosh that's prominently displayed on Nike gear.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
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Sen. Jon Erpenbach addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison, WI on March 12, 2011

  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:18
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Sen. Spencer Coggs addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison March 12, 2011

  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:04
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Sen. Mark Miller addresses a crowd on the capitol square upon his return to Madison, WI

  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
Caption: Ali Jaffri, Credit: Alex Stonehill
Jessica Partnow takes us through a night in the life of Ali Jaffri, a professional telemarketer in Lahore, Pakistan.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KCRW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 3
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Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
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Youth Radio's Lauren Silverman reflects on changing her career plans and steering clear of Wall Street.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 4
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A family business named Sarah's Hat Boxes is surviving the Great Recession, despite selling a product more befitting an era defined by the Great De...

Bought by WILL and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 06, 2009
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lyal Corliss pulls a horse shoe off a horse's hoof., Credit: Yuli Weeks
In Northern California's Humboldt County, one octogenarian just won't quit working.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2009
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Russ Wichterman, an air conditioner service technician in Gilbert, Arizona on the rounds., Credit: Rene Gutel
It's 115 degrees and your air conditioner is busted. Who do you call?

Bought by KVMR and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 34:06
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A fan protests in front of Fox Studios in Century City, Los Angeles., Credit: nohodamon/Flickr
When TV writers went on strike in 2007, the couch potatoes got active. We look back at the writers strike, and see how the largest political force ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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A look into the world of ice cream truck drivers in southern Maine.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2009
  • Length: 06:28
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Two pictures of jobs: from the outside In and in the Imagination

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:45
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Dayjob is a look at how (Seattle) musicians pay the rent.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
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A Whimsical Tour of an Old School Pop (soft drink) Factory

  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 05:31
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Kellyann describes her job as a Sound Healer.

Bought by PRX Remix, EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 4
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Lonni describes her job as a Body Waxer.

Bought by Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
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audio postcard of the Writer's Guild East Strike

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:53
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Kaya trims medical marijuana

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2