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Here they are, the winners of annual Telling Tales Contest, in conjunction with the Arkansas Literary Festival. Stories by Eric Van Meter, Sarah Mi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week it's our 6th Annual Mothers Show, celebrating the awesome power of motherhood. Stories by May Griebel, Jan Hamlett, and Mike Noland. All ...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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On this week's episode, our writers take us back in time to the angst of the teen years. Stories by Jill Bayles, Deana Nall, and Leslie Hitt. True ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's stories are all about the lasting impact of grandmothers, whether we like it or not. Stories by Jennifer Miller, Mary Button, and Carla...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week our writers go up against the elements of water, fire, and earth-- and live to tell the tale. Stories by David Prud'homme, Holly Patton, ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Stories all about the power of LOVE as our writers wrestle with, try to trick, and are eventually overpowered by Cupid. Stories by Jennifer Armstro...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
Caption: Kheops PYramid, Credit: Wikipedia
While remembering the women of Egypt in 1980 we pay homage to the women in 2011

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
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A personal audio essay detailing one former tough-guy's transition into fatherhood. A humorous, reflective piece about moving through life with th...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:54
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The alternate title for this was going to be the Isaac Hayes-esque "Girl, I Wanna Get You Into My Belly Button T-Shirt Hole" but the mp3 title fiel...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:38
Caption: Madelyn Young reads "Good Intentions"
This week's stories are about words, and the silences between sentences. Madelyn Young reaches out to one of her students, Robin Satterfield strugg...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week's stories are about changes that can happen in moments, years, or even lifetimes. Anne Perry is pulled into a bloody predicament, Rod Lor...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Paulette Mehta witnesses a painful goodbye, Frank Thurmond travels around the world to meet his father for the first time, and Judy Stokley copes w...

Bought by WUTC and WEKU


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: My grandmother as an infant, Credit: Family collection
When Afi Scruggs digitized an interview with her late grandmother, she recalled truism about technology: every time a format changes, important inf...

Bought by KALW, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 3
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Stories about children and the fine line between reality and fantasy, myth, and even truth. Told in front of a live audience each week at Starving ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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A man talking about how he has a theme song for people in his life. He recalls the qualities of the people and describes them with music.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
Caption: Little girl in Nuevo Milenio
In Colombia, where evidence is marred by politics, emotion and time, conclusions are hard to come by.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2010
  • Length: 10:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Julia Child, Credit: Christopher Hirscheimer
A gift from the Julia Child Foundation. We hear Julia introducing her late friend, M.F.K. Fisher, who takes us out for a staggeringly gluttonous me...

Bought by KSJD, KSFR, KZYX, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Go Fish, Credit: Walter Murch
At home after surgery is where the hard work of healing begins.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 09:18
Caption: Titanium Knee Xray, Credit: Walter Murch
Doctors and nurses make notoriously different patients. This old RN finds a new perspective from The Other Side of the Bed

  • Added: Aug 04, 2010
  • Length: 09:42
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When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...

Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 12:40
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Crowds at the Plaza de Mayo, Credit: Walter Murch
March 24th is Truth and Justice Day, a national holiday in Argentina.

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 09:51
  • Purchases: 1
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This is an evaluation of Zhang Huan's piece "Seeds", which currently hangs in the Saatchi Gallery in London.A

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 03:09
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The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
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As the Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet. (3:30 version)

  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:33
Caption: Phish playing Hampton Coliseum in VA, Credit: http://yamar2001.wordpress.com
As Phish reunion tour wraps up, a Phish-head fan reflects on following the band before the internet.

Bought by WILL


  • Added: Dec 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 1