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This week on On Story we’ll hear from Seinfeld writer David Mandel. And later will hear from screenwriting duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewsk...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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Alan Ayckbourn’s 1988 play anticipates the popularity – and absurdity – of reality TV.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KALW and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 29
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn. And later will hear from Ed Solomon, the screenwriter behind...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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An acting tour de force from Jason Robards and Judith Ivey.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Caption: your host Shan Oliver
Around the world in 180 minutes. Showcasing the various locales of Broadway and movie musicals. Part 1 explores the US, Canada, Mexico, The Caribbe...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:38:54
Caption: The Optimist, Credit: Blair Gauntt
Ralph, the philosophy professor, tries to apply logic to everything.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 14:04
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Are creative thinking and mental illness opposite sides of the same coin?

Bought by KKRN, KUOW, KWMR, KMUN, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 25
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A quiet masterwork from Lillian Hellman.

Bought by KKRN, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 24
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"Row Row Row Your Boat…Or Not" and "A Ballroom Dancer, A Shark, And A PR Problem" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: It was suppos...

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Join Neil deGrasse Tyson as he goes where no scientist has boldly gone before - on an intergalactic exploration of the Great American Songbook!

Bought by Troy Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:29
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode For the Record Tom and Julian go behind the scenes of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: Bird Cages, Credit: Thomas Quine
In this episode of For the Record, Tom and Julian put "a little more mascara on" to go behind the scenes of the original cast recording of La Cage ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
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It's the worst day of Rudyard's life when new competitor Eric Chapman arrives on Piffling and becomes an immediate sensation.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:20
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Antigone's weekly cinema trip is ruined by Rudyard's latest attempt to spite Eric Chapman.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:42
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Antigone's journey into the world of romance is hi-jacked by Rudyard, who needs her to seduce a rich and valuable client.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 31:14
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A drunken lighthouse keeper pits Rudyard and Eric against each other in the strangest contest of their lives.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 32:08
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Whilst Antigone vows to leave Piffling forever, Rudyard's wildest scheme to besmirch Eric Chapman goes horrendously wrong.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2016
  • Length: 36:01
Caption: James Lescene
Starring James Lecesne, Elizabeth is a short play about a son moving back in with his mother after his divorce. Written by David Cale, it features ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 14:23
Caption: Hope Davis
Two passengers of very different statures meet on a plane and take off! A Very Very Short Play by Jacquelyn Reingold features Tony nominee Hope Dav...

  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 13:37
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Featuring Actress Sandra Luesse, Writer Matt James, and Grey Mountain by John Grisham, in ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 57:56
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It's evident author Michael J. Martinez is enjoying writing this series where "worlds collide." He reads from the first book, The Daedalus Incident...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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We hope you've never been in a store like this one! Chuckle with author Amanda Filipacchi, who writes with deceptive ease and here reads from her w...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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All programs produced during spring semester, 2014.

  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:35:12
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Diane... is an audio documentary that explores the world of Twin Peaks-fandom.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 14:58
  • Purchases: 1