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Today on Culture Clique I talked with cartomancy expert, Gloria Alatorre about the services she offers to others to help with their spiritual journ...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 16:34
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Winter in Minnesota. It’s a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some love it, some hate it, but we all get through (deal with) it...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 18:31
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Tonight on The Sound we bring you the second full length album from Luke Hendrickson titled, A Place To Call Our Own. Luke is a country musician ou...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:19:11
Caption: Suzi and Donna Wong at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta on March 15, 2022., Credit: Hillery Rink for StoryCorps.
Sisters Suzi and Donna Wong remember growing up in the back of their parents’ laundry business in Hollywood, CA.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
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We’ve all heard of MN nice, well get ready for Minnesota ‘N Ice, a special Culture Clique series where we’ll take a look at the way Minnesotans and...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 30:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption:  Mary Othella Burnette and Debora Hamilton Palmer at their StoryCorps interview in Saint Clair Shores, MI, and Sparks, NV, on Feb. 6, 2022. , Credit: By StoryCorps
Mary Othella Burnette tells her daughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, about “Granny Hayden,” a second-generation midwife in Black Appalachia.

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Signal Auto crafts and curates signage jokes for passing motorists and prospective customers. , Credit: Matthew Schneeman
The art of writing a good joke welds a lot of power. A good joke can drive the plot of a TV sit-com, can spark political controversy … or, in this ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2022
  • Length: 06:25
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Sod House Theater brings Booyah to the people with their most recent show, “Arla Mae’s Booyah Wagon.” Conceived by Minnesota theater artist Sarah A...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2021
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha seen on one of their regular camping trips in 2019., Credit: Greg Klatkiewicz
Best friends Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary “Zooks” Bezucha came to StoryCorps to look back on their memories as classmates, wingmen and lifelong friends.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Dimensional Energy is at a crossroads with the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: can they afford to stay in? Their situation raises larger questions about t...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 49:50
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Cooper can't wait any longer to see carbon capture utilization technology, so he makes a slightly abnormal reporting trip… across the country. He w...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 52:42
From: KQAL
Series: The Sound
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Tonight on The Sound we check out Sweet and Lonely, the latest release from Sleeping Jesus frontman Nick Elstad. Sweet and Lonely is a lo-fi bedroo...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:55
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Today on Art Beat we talk to Lyn Goldfarb on her film Eddy’s World that was shown at this years Frozen River Film Festival. We talked about her rea...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 36:23
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The movement itself is called biocouture - this poop to pants movement is raising eyebrows on both sides of the issue.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Caption:  A 5-year-old Jeffrey Sherman is pictured with his father, songwriter Robert Sherman, in the early 1960s., Credit: Courtesy of Jeffrey Sherman.
Jeffrey Sherman sits down with his wife, Wendy Liebman, to remember his father, music composer Robert B. Sherman, and how getting a vaccine as a ch...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Winter in Minnesota. It’s a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Some love it, some hate it, but we all get through (deal with) it...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 18:38
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Fruit brings Richard joy, especially papaya. But the fruit cup at Richard’s senior living residence leaves something to be desired. Richard must wo...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2021
  • Length: 10:16
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They told me, "Let 'er rip, guy!" "Tighten up that zip tie!" This is Episode 103 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 05:14
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In this episode we hear an exciting King Arthur adventure from Heather Forest. We also hear wonderful stories from Mary Gavan and Donald Davis.

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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The chemical reaction we smell from afar that gives satisfaction is named Maillard. This is Episode 102 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jan 04, 2021
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Today on Culture Clique we are joined by former KQAL Program Coordinator Teri Tenseth to talk about her latest venture, The Mother Loaf. The Mother...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 43:20
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Tonight on The Live Feed we enjoy a set from midwest country artist Taylor Hernley, Live at Thesis Beer Project in Rochester, MN. Original air date...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 44:38
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Stack your your stones and let walls join to make an old-school building quoin. This is Episode 99 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal sh...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 03:18
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Mo Beck was a professional climber who regularly won gold in competitions. But when she joined a team on a long expedition in the remote Cirque of ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 3