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True West
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Alfred Molina stars in Sam Shepard's dark comedy

Bought by KMUN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KWMR and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 24
5. Charitable
From: Maria-Cristina Marras
Series: Micro
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Another true story: a group of ladies go out of their way to be charitable with a young mother. A micro narration in a minute or so.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:00
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 Introduction: “A Former Spy Turned Activist Sees It Differently.”
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Photo of Lindsay Moran, Credit: Provided by Lindsay Moran
This audio story is an introduction or preface to an ongoing series on whistleblowers. This first one is on ex-CIA spy Lindsay Moran.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:29
The Untold Story of Radiant Vermin as Produced by the SCSU Theater Department
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Radiant Vermin is magical realism allegory that tackles the concepts and misconceptions of homelessness in a way that only theater is able. In tod...

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:58
The Untold Story of St. Cloud's Rotaract and Momentum
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Mike Sowada and Kimberly Van Dusen from the...

  • Added: May 12, 2020
  • Length: 27:00
S1 E3 Out Of The Way
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
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Hospitalist Ann Knapp navigates her own doubts and assumptions when her patient, a ninety-year-old man, states he wants to die -- today.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:25
Not the Day Nor the Hour
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What is known is that there’s something going on, something a little wilder than usual. Plus: Rachel Monroe, writer & author & Marfa volunteer fire...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
165: The Deathisode pt2: I'm Not Going To Die a Virgin
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Remember the first time you learned about death? Or when you realized YOU could go next? Find out what happens when teenagers face the possibility ...

  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 36:19
National Writers Series: Gillian Flynn
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
Caption: HJB Photo
"Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WKAR, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
National Writers Series: Benjamin Percy
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Author Benjamin Percy talks about his writing and his novel "Red Moon" with friend and fellow writer Jeremy Chamberlin.

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2018
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Scared of the Winds
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Be honest, have you ever gotten chills just from hearing the wind howl? What about a wind band wail? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ve got a partic...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WBAA, RadioStPete Florida, Delmarva Public Media, WBAA and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 9
60 Watts Interviews Christian Lembach of Whores.
From: Brian Babinec
Series: 60 Watts
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(For release week of 7 May 2018) 60 Watts is joined on the phone by Whores. frontman Christian Lembach, to discuss encores, song-writing, and the c...

  • Added: May 03, 2018
  • Length: 11:39
128: Kid Perfectionists
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A tribute to kids everywhere who have no desire to live an A-Minus Life. Tales of teenage perfectionists. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member o...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2018
  • Length: 21:48
John William Finn by Stephen Lang
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: John William Finn
Chief Petty Officer John William Finn was stationed at Naval Base Kaneohe Bay on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was att...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 18:46
  • Purchases: 1
Drunk Christmas by James McLindon
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Elizabeth Ashley
Starring Tony winner Elizabeth Ashley, DRUNK CHRISTMAS tells the tale of a teenage runaway and a swerving mother crashing into each other on Christ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 20:48
Come In From The Cold: Three short plays by Rachel Bonds, Cary Gitter, and James McLindon
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Elizabeth Ashley
Featuring Tony winner Elizabeth Ashley, COME IN FROM THE COLD features a wintry trio of short plays about connection, lost and found. With wit, h...

Bought by WRKF, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFCF FM, KUNM, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Write Question - Keir Graff & James Grady - 306
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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This episode features a lively conversation with the editors of the Montana Noir anthology, Keir Graff & James Grady. Each reads short selections f...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
WSU Theatre Presents: A Dog's House
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat, we talk to the cast of A Dogs House, presented by the the Dept of Theatre and Dance at Winona State University. A Dog’...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 18:20
99: Mortified, Interrupted
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A complex and touching episode featuring two stories about teenagers who kept diaries while inside a mental health hospital — with entries ranging ...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 32:15
Ep 8: A Night at the Theatre
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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Taking the initiative, June and David infiltrate a society fundraiser at the American Theatre but quickly realize they are in over their heads. Wil...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:47
Ep 7: A Pleasant Getaway
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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June and David check in to a bed and breakfast on Chuckanut Drive that is so much more than it seems. Will they escape intact? Find out in "A Pleas...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 32:21
Ep 5: The Mt. Baker Detour
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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A scenic roadtrip takes a turn for the strange and bizarre as June and David become entangled with a small rural town. Will they escape it's strang...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 26:29
Ep 6: The Dwellers in the Deep
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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June and David dive into the coal mining history of Bellingham as a mysterious group tries to purchase the Blue Canyon Mine. Find out what secrets ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 26:18
Ep 4: The Graveyard Ghouls
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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A case of bodysnatching leads June and David to a rather peculiar funeral home and then a peak behind the curtain of who really runs Bellingham. Wh...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 31:24