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No Guilt Maternal Tunes
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Sounds Jewish, celebrates Mother's Day with maternal tunes and shtick from around the Jewish world -- and without guilt.

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Presents at Chanukah
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Let's hope that Chanukah has left folks with good memories and at least a few amazing gifts. Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish radio show for Jewis...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving Tunes
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
Sounds Jewish prepares for Thanksgiving with a global playlist of Jewish songs and shtick about gratitude, blessings, hospitality -- and dinner.

Bought by Angelica Community Radio and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Party Like It's 5784
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Happy Birthday World. Let's renew ourselves and Party Like It's 5784

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Strike Up The Bands
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish marks Canada Day and U.S. Independence Day with Jewish renditions of patriotic songs plus tunes about North American Jewish life.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Labor Day 2021 Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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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
Ep. 18: Our Most Memorable Snowfall
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
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In Minnesota, freezing winters and big snowfalls come with the territory. But three feet of snow on Halloween? That was a day to remember. In this ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 33:50
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Bud Jones and Jackie Jones
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
Kansas Blogger and Humor Author Jen Mann talks about her Holiday Collection
From: New Letters on the Air
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Get a humorous account of the holiday season with Kansas blogger Jen Mann's book SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS WITH PEOPLE I WANT TO PUNCH IN THE THROAT. S...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 002 - Home Town Tours
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri PRX Radio Show, Credit: Photo by Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about making up a...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Mar 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK
From: H. William Stine
Series: TURNTABLE FOR ONE
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We give them everything we have, our homes, our beds, and sometimes even the shirts off our backs. Fortunately for you there isn't a Be Kind To The...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
Wiarton Willie, Canadian Groundhog
From: Bryan Ward
Caption: Fiberglass Wiarton Willie, Credit: Bryan Ward
Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
"My Brunch with A"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bev Shorts
Caption: Joe Bev & Lorie Kellogg read "My Brunch with A", Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
A short fiction by Daws Butler, read by Joe Bev and Lorie Kellogg. Great for Wallace Shawn's birthday, the anniversary of "My Dinner with Andre", ...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
Vet's Christmas Trees
From: Conor Bentley
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a funny little story about my parent's Christmas Tree lot, told from my father's perspective.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
Becky and Costumes
From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sexy Kittens, Sexy Nurses, Sexy versions of normal looking things and people are generally what goes for Halloween Costumes for women. Becky tells...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 02, 2012
  • Length: 08:11
  • Purchases: 1
Dingmantics: A Rage Letter To Utah
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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A tale of holiday cheer in which I administer a thoroughly-justified dressing-down to an unscrupulous Internet racketeer.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:41
Flower Philosopher
From: Eleanor Kagan
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It’s a tradition on Valentine’s Day to give flowers to the person you love, and then they love you more, right?

Bought by WITF


  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
The arrival of spring
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old man winter seems to have the last say on the arrival of spring.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:34
First Kiss
From: Sandra Sleight-Brennan
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This evergreen feature brings a smile to everyone's face. Do you remember your first kiss?

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WTJU, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2010
  • Length: 04:50
  • Purchases: 9
When Santa's Elves Attack!
From: Jason Sear
Series: Christmas as a Career: Being Santa
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Sometimes Santa needs a little help from the elves.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Happy ChallaDAY!
From: Camino Real Productions, LLC
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Happy ChallaDAY! An original musical comedy for Hanukkah. Book, music and lyrics by Charles Moster.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KUNM, KWIT, KCMJ Community Radio, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2009
  • Length: 53:39
  • Purchases: 11
The Drama Hour Christmas Carol Redux
From: The Drama Hour
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An original comedic adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic.

Bought by WEZU and KDUR


  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 59:09
  • Purchases: 2
International Talk Like a Pirate Day Vox Pop
From: Jennifer Ball
Caption: PRX default Piece image
I visited the wharfs in Portland, Maine to talk about ITLAPD.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:31
Project: Devil Bird: An Electromatic Thanksgiving
From: Aaron Neathery
Series: Electromatic Radio
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Matt's misguided (albeit passionate) genetic experimentation on a domestic turkey have resulted in a 476 pound, razor-toothed, telepathic "devil bi...

Bought by KUT, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, and KSFR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Messiah Complex
From: Jodi Eichelberger
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Writer Jodi Eichelberger traces his Messiah Complex back to early childhood

  • Added: Feb 12, 2008
  • Length: 20:45