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When is a church not a church? Ask the Pope!
From: Merle Kessler
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The Vatican explains what a church is. Predictable outrage. Why?

Bought by KUSP


  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
The cat that predicts death. Ew.
From: Merle Kessler
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The cat that predicts death kind of creeps Ian out.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
Auditioning, anxiety, and applause. Why actors do it.
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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A young actor discusses, humorously, why he does his craft.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Horrors of Renting an Apartment Visited
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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A college student shows us how hard it is to not be taken seriously by her landlord.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Queer Theory, Commentary Corral
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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The Finer Points of Being Gay

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 02, 2007
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Why the Dudes Dig Me
From: Live Wire! Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Personal essay by Courtenay Hameister, host of Live Wire Radio, featuring lots 'o' humiliating moments.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WNIN, and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jun 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 4
Six Degrees of Sacred Separation?
From: Merle Kessler
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Conflict in Israel? Stop presses!

  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:37
A Trip to the Dollar Store
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ian Shoales goes to the dollar store, so you won't have to.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:18
The International Male
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Commentary Corral
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The World's Tackiest Catalog is getting too mainstream.

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Feb 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
Lost ... Recovering
From: Paul Levinson
Series: A View to Media
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Lost returned last night - with best episode since first season

  • Added: Feb 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:42
Flea Market
From: SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio diary piece of a local flea market

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1
Reverse Culture Shock
From: WFUV
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A New York essayist returns from a long trip abroad.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 1
Backpacks Roadshow
From: Michele Ulriksen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A humorous exploration of an everyday school item. Perfect for back-to-school or education shows.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:47
Vision
From: Joan Schuman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Part of the audio sketch series, Micro-Texts, exploring culture and technology.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 02:01
The Ambience of Ambien
From: Merle Kessler
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Can all our current woes be laid at the feet of Ambien? Ian wonders.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
Seuss Abuse
From: Susan Johnston
Series: Spoken Word: The Capital Poetry Collective Series
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Kevin Matthews' short social commentary, a tongue-in-cheek take on Dr. Seuss

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
The Terrorist Biz
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How the "insurgents" are branding themselves.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
The New New Las Vegas
From: Merle Kessler
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Family-friendly Las Vegas bites the dust, goes back to old tricks.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Marian Apparitions
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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Marian apparitions are some of the planet?s most reliable occult phenomena.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
I Liked Diamond When Diamond Wasn't Cool
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Secret Neil Diamond fans unite -- finally Diamond is cool!!

  • Added: Jan 03, 2006
  • Length: 01:43
Commentary: Haunted Santa
From: KRCC-FM
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The lure of a mechanical Santa

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Commentary: Puppy Love
From: KRCC-FM
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Thoughts about summer flings

  • Added: Sep 07, 2005
  • Length: 04:30
Movie Madness
From: Merle Kessler
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Terrorism and the Movies: Connection?

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
Commentary: Spider Traps
From: KRCC-FM
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Commentary on fear

  • Added: Aug 01, 2005
  • Length: 04:09
Bike Riding
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Michael Eddy is excited for summer, because it means biking.

Bought by KSFR, KZSC, and Radio Catskill


  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 3

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