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Pretending to be Proper

From: KMUW

We look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.

Bought by KECG and KRPS

205: Vatican Women's Rifle Team

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.

Bought by WRFA-LP

194: Iris Sphincters

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

You might think you're special because you can flex your nostrils or flap your ears--but it turns out that there's a person out there who can volun...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Hannah by the Way

From: Chris Attaway

The stages of grief in the context of house hunting

111: Pigeons and Four Letter Words

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

85: Two Penny Hangover

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In the late 19th century, London had the beginnings of homeless shelters. They weren't always comfortable (try sleeping in a four-penny coffin), bu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

82: Talking Eggs

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Before they even hatch, Yellow Legged Gull chicks seem to be communication to their nest mates. Amy dives into the how and why.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio

StoryCorps: Bud Jones and Jackie Jones

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Bud and Jackie Jones are career taxidermists who helped bring a completely different kind of New Year’s Eve celebration to their small town of Tall...

Thin edge of the wedge

From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions

XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Have Your Cake and Eat It Three

From: Chloe Prasinos

Bill and Becca have been together for 10 years. And, between the 2 of them, they’ve since had over 30 other partners. It’s no secret. They’re polya...

Pendulum

From: Matthew Cowley
Series: The Sixty Second Radio Hour

Finding each other, when it just might be too late.

False Ending

From: The Truth

A satire within an enigma within a film within a radio story.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix

Whitey's Rules

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories

Residents of a quiet Santa Monica apartment building remember their neighbor, Charlie -- also known as notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" B...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, and PRX Remix

Buck, Naked

From: Andrew Norton

Caption: Buck Dietz poses at an afternoon life drawing session at the Cape Cod Art Association in Barnstable, MA. , Credit: Andrew Norton

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