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My thoughts on working for God & Elvis
From: A. Emily Ralph
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One of my very first pieces ever: A chronicle of my adventures doing sound for an Elvis Tribute Artist and a large ish gospel Church in Madison WI....

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2022
  • Length: 06:18
  • Purchases: 1
Hi Five, Denzel Washington
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The "Get to Know Me" occasional series
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I hate high fives and have only tried to high five one person as an adult. It was Denzel Washington. He wasn't really into it.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
B-Side Radio: Neighbors
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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B-Side's Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to some unconventional neighborhoods. Also, what happens when a fence falls down, o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WBEZ, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 29, 2009
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Non-Muslims fast during Ramadan.
From: Will Wright
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Non-Muslims get a taste of Islam by fasting during Ramadan.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 04:09
One Reason When Visiting Sacred Sites, It Is Important To Remember That You Are Not An Aboriginal But Actually Grew Up In The Suburbs
From: Ryan Scammell
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How not to commune with other cultures.

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Jun 01, 2008
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Bus Basics
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Too young to get her license, Libby was forced to bum rides off people in order to get around - at least until she decided to bite the bullet and s...

Bought by WMPG, Remix Radio, KOOP, Space Gallery, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 28, 2007
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 5
Celebrating the Fourth with the Enemy
From: Dick Meister
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It's a most peculiuar experience, spending the Fourth of July in that Canadian territory settled by pro-British "Loyalists" who fled the U.S. afte...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, RadioFreePalmer, Marfa Public Radio, and KUNV


  • Added: Jun 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 4
Jim (Bear) Pearson's Public Radio Talent Quest Entry
From: Jim Pearson
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Jim Pearson's entry for the Public Radio Talent Quest, round 1

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:59
Undatable in the Country
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Series: Undatable
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How do you find love in the sticks?

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Disney Princess
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Is it ok for litle girls to want to be a "princess?"

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 3
We're Just Gonna Go Around The Block
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Salon founder Beverly Mickins tells about confronting a lifetime of fear in order to take her first driving lesson.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:50
Dumb Dumb Dumb
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Richard Mueller goes back to the high flying Sixties to make you feel better about the stupidest thing you've ever done.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
Mother Daughter Dresses
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Shirley Scott recalls the nightmare of uniformity imposed by "Mother-Daughter" matching outfits.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
A Hot Time in Hinkley
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Storyteller Leni Ramberg visits that hot-bed of wild gambling: Hinkley, Minnesota.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:47
The Snakes of San Francisco
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Dan Tirman recalls the "strange and confrontational energy" of San Francisco in the 80s.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:17
Stars
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Clay Bravo remembers a simple gift of love from her husband.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:37
Got Milk?
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Moira Quirk shares her experiences with mammary malfunctions and melt-downs during breast-feeding.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Old Oil
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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What do you do with the oil after you deep-fry a turkey? Bury it. On your neighbor's property.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 19, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: "Hot or Not?" by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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"Hot or Not?" essay by Cheryl-Anne Millsap

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 21, 2005
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
How I Helped Found the United Nations
From: Dick Meister
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I was only 12 at the time, but I'm sure I played a key role at the founding conference of the United Nations 60 years ago this month.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 02:53
Becky Nash Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Becky Nash knows about rearing children on a fishing boat, watching them grow up to be fisherman and losing one to the sea that helped rear them.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2005
  • Length: 14:51
David Trout Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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David Trout "Trapper" fishes out of a smaller boat called a Dory

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 08:37
Jim Moore Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Jim Moore tells a remarkable story of how a cow fell out of the sky and sunk a Japanese trawler and what he likes about being a commercial fisherman.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 06:30
Bruce Bauer Fishing Tales
From: Edward May
Series: Fishing Tales
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Bruce broke his arm and severed two arteries, his crew and a small fishing village worked together to get him to a hospital.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2005
  • Length: 11:43
Lost at Sea: One VW Microbus
From: Jackson Braider
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How my parents managed to create a navigational obstacle in Dublin Bay

Bought by PRX Remix and High Plains Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2004
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 2