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This story was told live on April 17, 2013 at the Old Firehouse on Mandeville Street, and later produced by Natalie Yahr. The theme was "Jackpot", ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:11
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Hospitals advertise their birth centers with soft focus photos of dewy-eyed newborns and kindly nurses, but the reality of giving birth is somethin...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 14:31
Caption: Comedian H. Alan Scott
Comedian and writer H. Alan Scott talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer and going through chemotherapy while maintaining his career in...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:08:15
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If you think you know Shonna Tucker from her years playing bass with Drive-By Truckers, then you are in for a surprise with her debut album of her ...

Bought by Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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I was hired in 1974 to help Ginger Rogers learn her lines for the opening of “Forty Carats,” at the Drury Lane East Theatre in Chicago. And that’s...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2013
  • Length: 16:55
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The story of dying my hair red on a whim and the way people reacted to me as a redhead.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 09:11
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The imaginary travails of myself reacting to rude patrons making noise with candy wrappers, cell phones, and other rude behavior in public movie th...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 05:48
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Gail describes her recent visit to an Irish bar in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2013
  • Length: 15:20
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It's my favorite kind of party because it's strictly come-as-you-are. You know who else is coming? Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Trisha Yearwood...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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How can I possibly make this bold offer and money-back guarantee? By cheating of course. But I've got Ray Charles, Sophie Milman, Frank Sinatra (Sr...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
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It's simple. Sassy...Lady...King...Deedles...I'll give you the nickname, you figure out who the singer is. Later, I'll give you an address and...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Guess what I found in the Moscow airport? The official NSA iPod! So, before I’m renditioned, I’ll be playing some of the agency’s favorite son...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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Yes, it’s a paternity test, but this one is especially fun because it doesn’t involve Charlie Sheen. I’ll play about a dozen jazz singers and ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Carly Simon, Sting, Wynton Marsalis, Judy Garland, all four of the Manhattan Transfer, Errol Garner, among others, and me - we all have someth...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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Any radio show can sing the praises of being confident and competent. Fine, but who will sing for the rest of us? This week it'll be Diahann C...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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Only one song a year can win an Academy Award. Do they always get it right? You be the judge. But with Sammy Davis, Roberta Gambarini, Shirley Horn...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:07
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What's fun to do all by yourself, but even more fun with another person? The answer is singing (no matter what you were thinking). I'll be...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
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A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 30:40
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On this episode of Art Beat we visit with an individual who accidentally found acting as a career option while studying screen writing. This artist...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 13, 2013
  • Length: 30:04
  • Purchases: 2
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During this program, Wyoming author Craig Johnson talks about and reads from 'A Serpent's Tooth,' the ninth book in his Walt Longmire Mystery serie...

Bought by WCWP, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 4
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An introduction to styles of Sour Beers

  • Added: Jul 25, 2013
  • Length: 35:49
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Today on Art Beat, we meet with a new member of the Great River Shakespeare Festival Company. This individual was pursuing dance, switched to actin...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KSRQ, and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 34:03
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of Art Beat, we get to know Great River Shakespeare Festival even more with a new member of the company. This individual has an MFA...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 25, 2013
  • Length: 22:48
  • Purchases: 1
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A movie script about a father, three kids, the evil media, and the perils of sex education by Tomas Moniz from Rad Dad 18 (raddadzine.blogspot.com/...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
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Can you image writing about all those embarrassing and awkward moments in your life, and publishing them into stories for the whole world to read? ...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 1