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Prospero’s Roaring War: The Rough Magic of Shakespeare’s Tempest
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Helen Scott’s book tracks the way productions of the play reveal the politics of each successive age – how to some Prospero is the benevolent mage ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
National Writers Series: Lee Child
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Thriller writer Lee Child talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Oct 28, 2019
  • Length: 54:29
  • Purchases: 1
Look Back in Anger
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The breakthrough play that introduced audiences to the original "angry young man."

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


  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 25
Lips Together, Teeth Apart
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A contentious and comedic look at the fear, superstition, and silence that characterized the early years of the AIDS epidemic.

Bought by KKRN, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Three Hotels/American Appetites
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Two stories about the price of success.

Bought by KKRN, KUNM, KKRN, KUNM, WCPN and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 12
Blue/Orange
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Joe Penhall's powerful work about schizophrenia.

Bought by KKRN, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, WNJR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:57
  • Purchases: 20
Becky Shaw
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A thoroughly modern take on the families we create, and the families we’re born into.

Bought by KKRN, WNJR, WCPN, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 18
Broken Glass
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Caption: JoBeth Williams
A probing psychological drama from Arthur Miller.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, WNJR, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 18
Going to St. Ives
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A doctor-patient relationship with harrowing repercussions.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:58
  • Purchases: 23
Last Night in the Garden I Saw You by John Patrick Shanley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
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With one hop of the fence, a star-crossed lover (Emmy nominee Rupert Friend) storms back into the life of the married woman (Golden Globe winner Mi...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:18
1206: Moth Eaten: Adventures in Food, 7/31/2018
From: The Moth
Series: The Moth Radio Hour
Caption: David Chang, Credit: Jason Falchook
A special live edition of The Moth at Cooper Union in NYC, "Moth Eaten: Adventures in Food". Best-selling author Adam Gopnik and his wife have an o...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KRCB 104.9, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 38
1208: Language, Coins and a Proposal, 7/10/2018
From: The Moth
Series: The Moth Radio Hour
Caption: Richard Kind, Credit: Sarah Stacke
Novelist Walter Mosley examines the power of language to break and form bonds; an artist connects with her father when he sends her coins he finds ...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), WYSO, KCLU, KCRW and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2018
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 34
Family, Friend and Foe; Part 2-Episode 105
From: Lisa Reilly
Series: THE HUSTLER FILES
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There's an old saying, 'It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game'.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2018
  • Length: 22:29
Family, Friend and Foe; Part 1 - Episode 104
From: Lisa Reilly
Series: THE HUSTLER FILES
Caption: Now and Then
As the title implies, Keron McHugh's continuing journey is not without a range of players, emotion, and drama.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 25:37
Hate The Loser Inside by Jon Kern
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Brad Bellamy
"[A]s funny a 20 minutes as you’re likely to see in a theater, thanks to a spectacular performance by Brad Bellamy as a football coach who recently...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 19:02
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing The Line, Episode 101
From: Lisa Reilly
Series: THE HUSTLER FILES
Caption: Meet Keron McHugh
Every story has to start at the beginning. Travel with us to North Carolina and meet our Hustler, Keron McHugh, his past is NOT for the faint of he...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 25:02
Snap 816: Bad Medicine, 7/13/2017
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
Caption: Snap Judgment
On the next all-NEW Snap..."Bad Medicine." You take the pills, you exercise regularly, and yet, still something or perhaps someone is wrong...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
Chow for the Koi - Episode 8 (of 8) - "Chow Time"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Following his bizarre letter to Don, Jay is visited by a social worker. Jackie prevents Fi spending Christmas with Jay. Christmas Day arrives and ...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 17:00
Chow for the Koi - Episode 1 (of 8) - "Living Precarious"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay’s life is a mess. He is listening to his neighbor (Don) through the wall. Can he really hear Don talking about him or is Jay paranoid?

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 07:49
Chow for the Koi - Episode 2 (of 8) - "Got Your Number"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay is convinced neighbor Don is listening to his every move. His one solace is Fi - his chirpy 6 year old daughter.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 06:42
Chow for the Koi - Episode 6 (of 8) - "Signing Off"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay finally loses his best pal Owen when he misses the funeral of Owen's wife Bev. Jay's dream of his ex, Jackie, turns into a nightmare.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:50
Chow for the Koi - Episode 7 (of 8) - "Stepping Out"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay now hears the voices continuously. He crashes around, shouting at them, a prisoner in his own home. A social worker calls.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 12:54
Chow for the Koi - Episode 4 (of 8) - "Claiming Commitment"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay's world is falling apart. He gets harsh warnings that his welfare payments are at risk at the unemployment benefits office. Jay's pal Owen sp...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 10:44
Chow for the Koi - Episode 3 (of 8) - "Accidents Happen"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay is starting to crack up. He sets up a drugs deal. He tries to record the "voices" that he's hearing.

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 09:37
Chow for the Koi - Episode 5 (of 8) - "Drops to Make"
From: Nick Cox
Series: Chow for the Koi - Audio Drama
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Jay's ex Jackie confides in their daughter Fi. Terry, Jay's brother, suggests Jay should write a letter to Don to "resolve any misunderstanding". ...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 11:59