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The Punkest Punk
From: Katie McGowan
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One girl's quest for coolness despite her hippie father's mortifying behavior.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2008
  • Length: 10:42
Millions of Fans Deserted
From: Dick Meister
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The Turner Broadcasting System has shamelessly abandoned the millions of baseball fans nationwide who for 30 years had watched TBS' almost daily br...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:52
What's in a (band) name?
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Who decided on the name of that band and why that name?

Bought by WRVO Public Media and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
Overdosing on The Primary
From: Joel Brussell
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What Can Happen if you Watch Too Much Media Coverage

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
Fleas and Ticks and Little Doggey Ways Theater Presents "What Would You Like to See in a Lifetime Movie'
From: Joel Brussell
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Pretend on the street piece interviewing what people like to see in a lifetime movie

  • Added: Mar 11, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
If a Butterfly Flaps It's Wings A Polar Bear Gets a Hernia
From: Joel Brussell
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Comic piece about interconnectivity of Things

  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:36
Blue Highways Day Trip #3 - Where Have All the Artists Gone?
From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways
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In recent years, many artists have been heading for the hills, or the desert or the prairie. Thousands of artists of all ages have been leaving bi...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 24, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Short List - "I'm Away"
From: Jen Nathan
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A Short List inspired by modern life - Perfect for they day after a long vacation

  • Added: Feb 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
The Trouble with Cyborgs
From: Merle Kessler
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IF everybody's a cyborg, who's doing tech support?

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Feb 06, 2008
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side Radio: Holiday Special
From: B-Side Radio
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Just in time for the holidays, the B-Side Radio crew brings you stories of holiday cooking, shopping, tree hunting and charity gone awry.

Bought by Louisville Public Media, KVSC, WITF, KGOU, KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2007
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 21
Calling Purgatory
From: Warren Black
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Getting stuck on hold can feel like hell.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2007
  • Length: 01:29
Hairdressers of New York City
From: Laura Spero
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Hairdressers in New York City describe how things look from behind the chair

Bought by KUT, KXOT Public Radio, and WFUV


  • Added: Nov 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 3
Surgery
From: Anthony Mascorro
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A young woman describes a botched surgery in a foreign country.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 06:42
Kaya: the Pot Trimmer
From: Evan Roberts
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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
La Bug
From: KVMR
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A 16 Year Old Girl and her 72 VW Bug

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 1
Tips for the Recently Dumped
From: Live Wire! Radio
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Title's pretty self-explanatory

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 03:56
The Trickster's Offer
From: Jonathan Ellis
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A man goes down the rabbit hole and returns to talk about it...

  • Added: May 18, 2007
  • Length: 02:00
Science Fiction Friction
From: Jonathan Ellis
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Tongue-in-cheek conflict of nerds vs geeks

Bought by PRX Remix, The Story, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The PRX Podcast


  • Added: May 17, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 5
Those Disppointing British Sailors
From: Merle Kessler
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Whatever happened to name rank and serial number?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:55
Bees in Danger!
From: Merle Kessler
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Are cell phones killing bees?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 02:28
A Specific Scandal
From: NAISA
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Live Radio Comedy

  • Added: Apr 18, 2007
  • Length: 31:42
The Scrotum and the Culture Wars
From: Merle Kessler
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The word "scrotum" is used in a children's book. Controversy ensues.

Bought by KRCC-FM and KUSP


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 2
Offramp - A Simple Blue Blazer
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations - absurdist and thoughtful humor and music.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 26:11
Offramp - In A Rare Mood
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations - absurdist and thoughtful humor and music.

Bought by WEPS, KUNM, and The Prairie Star


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 26:27
  • Purchases: 3
Offramp - My Colleagues the Clowns
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations - absurdist and thoughtful humor and music.

Bought by WEPS, KUNM, and The Prairie Star


  • Added: Feb 12, 2007
  • Length: 26:34
  • Purchases: 3

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