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Most people know Sufism as the religion practiced by the whirling dervishes. But this mystical form of Islam has taken root in America, too.
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 06:41
With jobs, chores, and family obligations, working mothers can lose themselves to their many commitments. A group of moms in Maine have a unique so...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Mar 25, 2013
- Length: 04:48
- Purchases: 2
There's only one hotel.
- Added: Mar 24, 2013
- Length: 02:43
This week's stories are all about being outsiders. Stories by Judith Gardner, Frank Fusco, and Alan Reese. True stories told by the Southerners who...
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 29:00
The story of Elvis Presley's visit to the Nixon White House in 1970, told by a man who was there, Elvis' confidante Jerry Schilling.
Bought by PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, KMUZ, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Feb 21, 2013
- Length: 16:15
- Purchases: 4
True (and humorous) story about Mark and Eric who find a stack of brand-new copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, just sitting on the sidewalk.
- Added: Feb 08, 2013
- Length: 06:48
Frac Dust is worrying the residents of Dipperville
- Added: Jan 21, 2013
- Length: 05:42
Big Pharma and Medical Insurance and their influence on the sick (and not so sick).
- Added: Jan 21, 2013
- Length: 05:48
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...
- Added: Jan 20, 2013
- Length: 33:00
A former corporate speechwriter, Joe Wenke is the owner of a leading event marketing company. With his new book, he’s going to have a few more inte...
- Added: Dec 12, 2012
- Length: 15:15
A dead squid in your mouth. Slugs. A mollusk. We're talking about your first kiss.
- Added: Nov 13, 2012
- Length: 03:16
The smell of a book can like that of a lover - musky and old with experience, brand new, immature and innocent. Or, knowledgeable and hard-covered....
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Nov 09, 2012
- Length: 06:31
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 12:28
- Purchases: 1
Craig and George introduce the show and discuss sounds relating to their lives.
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 07:50
In this week's show, our stories are all about lending a helping hand. Stories by Warren Kuhn, Jr., Nancy Louise Baxter, and Renie Prentice Rule. T...
- Added: Sep 22, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Remember Dick Powell the actor? How about Dick Powell the jazz banjo player? He’s just one of many obscure early jazz performers heard in this pro...
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 58:55
This week it's our monthly Tin Roof Project, featuring award-winning designer Tobi Fairley. True stories told by the Southerners who lived them.
- Added: Aug 17, 2012
- Length: 29:00
This week, our storytellers spill the beans on some very interesting family secrets. Stories by Anne Nieto, Robbin Ridgell, and Arthur Paul Bowen. ...
- Added: Jul 06, 2012
- Length: 29:00
WE MAY BE ARCHED, WE MAY BE SCANT...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Jul 06, 2012
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
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Humorous and philosophical essay about a brush with Chinese Security Guards in Shanghai
- Added: Jun 24, 2012
- Length: 04:30
LIKE A MOUSE, HIS FUR IS BROWN...
Bought by KRCB 104.9
- Added: Jun 07, 2012
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's ...
Bought by HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more
- Added: May 28, 2012
- Length: 04:45
- Purchases: 7
A never-married guy comes clean.
- Added: May 10, 2012
- Length: 04:42
On this week's episode, our writers take us back in time to the angst of the teen years. Stories by Jill Bayles, Deana Nall, and Leslie Hitt. True ...
- Added: Apr 27, 2012
- Length: 29:00
Hollywood stuntwoman extraordinaire Monica Staggs is here telling stories. The Tin Roof Project is a once-a-month series of Tales from the South wh...
- Added: Apr 21, 2012
- Length: 29:00
