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10-18: The Apology: Love Means Having to Say You’re Sorry, 11/29/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: V, formerly known as Eve Ensler, Credit: Nikki Richter
They say love means never having to say you’re sorry. But what if that popular aphorism from the 1960’s is wrong and that love precisely means havi...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
StoryCorps: Heidi Koss and Elora Koss-Nobel
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Heidi Koss and Elora Koss-Nobel at their StoryCorps interview in Wenatchee, WA on June 22, 2009., Credit: By Whitney Henry-Lester for StoryCorps.
Heidi Koss tells her daughter, Elora, about her first years as a new mom and her experience with postpartum depression.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: May 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Mikayla Stephens and Tesia Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mikayla Stephens and Tesia Williams at their StoryCorps interview in Washington, D.C. on August 27, 2021., Credit: By Clean Cuts Studios for StoryCorps.
Tesia Williams talks to her daughter, Mikayla Stephens, about being at the Pentagon during the terrorist attack on 9/11 and how that day shaped her...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Natalie Young and David Young
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Natalie and David Young at their StoryCorps interview in May of 2019. , Credit: Kevin Oliver for StoryCorps
Natalie and David Young remember abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, who was killed three years after they sought his help in Wichita, Kansas.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
S4 EP3: Authentically Me
From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine
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Internist Ashley McMullen decides to let her hair go natural for the first time in over a decade — a process which serves as a metaphor for self-ac...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2022
  • Length: 41:05
Still Climbing
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Women in the Austin Music Scene
Caption: Stories Deep in the Heart
A snapshot into the struggles and triumphs of Austin's hidden gem, Tameca Jones. This story was produced by Tina Steiner, Jay Bhattacharyya, and Ma...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:41
Deborah Campbell, author of "A Disappearance in Damascus"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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An Interview with Deborah Campbell about her Investigative Non-Fiction Book "A Disappearance in Damascus"

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
The Write Question - Stephanie Land - 412
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Stephanie Land discusses her memoir, "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive." She also reads a few short passages.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Prairie Public, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 17-51 "I Told You I Was Sick" by Elaine Kahn
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Elaine Kahn, poet
Elaine Kahn meditates on care, loss, and the uncertainty of the future.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-49 “Pomegranate” by Mary Cisper
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Mary Cisper, poet
Mary Cisper mediates on loss and grief after the death of her former husband.

Bought by KHSU, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 83: The Mothers
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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There is a group in Durham, NC called “Parents of Murdered Children.” This week, we meet three of its members.

  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 25:09
The scariest thing about heroin? 'You're gonna love it'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Alyssa started using heroin when she was 14. She’s now 20 and works as a daycare teacher., Credit: FLICKR PHOTO / B.A.D. HTTPS://WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/BRADADOZIER/
"My own family didn't even know who I was anymore. I didn't even know who I was anymore."

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-14 “Who’s That” by Ana Božičević
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ana Bozicevic, poet
Ana Božičević explores the feelings and emotions of spring.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KHSU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Write Question - Neltje - 288
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Neltje discusses her development as an artist, her love of landscape, and the hardships she faced growing up. She also reads from her memoir.

Bought by KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KWMR


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-08 "Perihan" by Sara Deniz Akant
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sara Deniz Akant, poet
Sara Deniz Akant considers the virtues and meaning of one’s name.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-07 “All Kinds of Fires Inside Our Heads” by Nikki Wallschlaeger
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Nikki Wallschlaeger, poet
Nikki Wallschlaeger meditates on issues of accountability.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KHSU


  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-04 "Real Complex Key Shifts" by Amanda Nadelberg
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Amanda Nadelberg, poet
Amanda Nadelberg reflects on life accomplishments and what has been left unachieved.

Bought by KENW, KALW, and WOUB


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 16-46 "Hour In Which I Consider Hydrangea" by Simone White
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
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Simone White documents a mother’s life with her infant son.

Bought by KUER, KHSU, KENW, PRX Remix, and KALW


  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 16-43 "The Editor's Ex" by Caitlin Doyle
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Caitlin Doyle, poet, Credit: Michael Robinson
Caitlin Doyle thinks about romance novels at the end of a relationship.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 16-36 "Family Dollar" by Hannah Brooks-Motl
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Hannah Brooks-Motl, poet, Credit: CS Ward
Hannah Brooks-Motl reflects on the course of a life and its future

Bought by PRX Remix, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Feb 17, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 16-33 "San Marcos" by Monica McClure
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Monica McClure, poet, Credit: David Worthington
Monica McClure imagines a prophet in the forest who collects the lives of men.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, KENW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 16-28 “In My Sights, Sister” by Rachel Galvin
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Rachel Galvin, poet, Credit: Nicholas Barberio
Rachel Galvin contemplates the politics of complicity.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Jenn Stanley and Peter Stanley
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jenn Stanley (left) and Peter Stanley (right)
A conservative father and his self-described liberal daughter try to put their political differences aside and listen to each other’s points of view.

Bought by Public Radio for All and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 2
PN 16-21 "Not Another Anthem" by Dara Wier
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Dara Wier, poet, Credit: Julia Johnson
Dara Wier meditates on the mind’s need for security and sanctuary from a troubled world.

Bought by KALW, PRX Remix, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Jasmine Pacheco and Carmen Pacheco-Jones
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jasmine Pacheco (left) and Carmen Pacheco-Jones (right)
A mother talks to her daughter about what it was like to reconnect with her children after her years of drug and alcohol abuse tore their family ap...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2