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Jessica was 12 years old when she realized she had magical powers. She could make birds fly simply by waving her arms ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:09
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Vern Acular and I were hiking out on Wild Side the other day. We were looking for escaped balloon animals ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:22
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You ever get that tentative, standing-at-the-crossroads feeling where you're not sure what to do next? ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:45
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My friend Vern Acular and I were out on firefly patrol last night. It's early in the season, but you can't ever afford to let your guard down ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:17
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My friend Jimmy Fingerbutton invented an unforgetting machine. I can't remember what it's called ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:23
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Not too long ago, in a town not too far away, there lived a very sensible young boy named Brian ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 03:20
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Once upon a faraway long ago, there lived a young girl named Alice, who was very fond of stale biscuits ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 03:31
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"I hope I remembered to put away the elephant ..."

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:31
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Mike O'Neill & Fruitjack, Credit: Stephanie Clattenburg
We'll find out why people love to capture pets in photos, even though they don't behave for the camera.

Bought by North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:35
  • Purchases: 3
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You leave the radio on for your pet, before you leave the apartment. We'll find out if the cat and dog wish you hadn't.

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, North State Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 13:41
  • Purchases: 4
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Don't let the washboard and spoons fool you: Ben Miller Band is here to rock your world.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KRPS, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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When you lose your seat in Congress, what do you do? An audio postcard about former Maryland Representative Wayne Gilchrest who now runs a nature c...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:12
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CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 58:01
Caption: Paolo Feraboli and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 made with carbon fiber from his lab at the University of Washington., Credit: Paul Kane
"Car on, radio off, and paddle shift ready to go, okay, lets go!"

  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 15:43
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What do square dancing and the AIDS crisis have in common?

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:30
Caption: Sondra Celli discusses a dress design with Carol, Credit: Sondra Celli
Turn on the television at any hour, and you're bound to find a reality television show on. Many of these shows feature businesses - there are shows...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 07:39
Caption: The Thunderbolt Kid
As a rude waiter, how should you know when you’ve gone too far?

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 11:19
Caption: Andy Schneider hosted a lecture and book signing of "The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens" on Sunday at Tractor Supply Co. Schneider is the host of an internet radio show called "Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer" and the editor-in-, Credit: Katie Bell, the Missourian
Andy Schneider IS the Chicken Whisperer. He doesn't profess to talk to chickens, but he does know everything you need to raise backyard poultry AND...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn
It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 4
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In car-choked LA, riding the bus is a sign that you can’t afford your own wheels. But Joshua Salazar's overnight routes are often full of people be...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:58
Caption: Jenny Bovey at her store in Chatham, MA, Credit: Kara Janeczko
Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...

Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: David Mayfield Parade, Good Man Down, Credit: Official Album Cover
David Mayfield grew up in his family's bluegrass gospel band, touring the Midwest in their bus and feeling the weight of earning a livelihood from ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, WLPR , KRPS, KFOK-LPFM, KGLT and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 57:59
  • Purchases: 8