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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
- Added: Jun 17, 2021
- Length: 04:18
- Purchases: 1
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
Derek Smalls formerly of the band formerly known as Spinal Tap discusses new CD Smalls Change (meditations on ageing) Lukewarm Water tour in 2019 o...
- Added: Sep 16, 2019
- Length: 32:26
A euology for the great St. Ann pothole, Deborah.
[A Satire Piece on the State of Roads in New Orleans, LA]
- Added: Sep 10, 2018
- Length: 05:06
Folklore, myths, and magic -- what can we learn from alternative truths? The professionals weight in.
- Added: Aug 17, 2018
- Length: 10:10
In the early 1930s, a boy played a prank on a girl. The girl, Doris Kelly Hall, swore revenge. What followed was over 70 years of harassing limeric...
- Added: Apr 28, 2018
- Length: 21:29
English teenager obsessed with boys and heavy metal lets you listen to her deepest thoughts.
- Added: Jun 03, 2017
- Length: 19:16
When a bear is not a bear, a dead ermine is not a dead ermine, and a motivational speaker is not really a motivational speaker.
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 29:00
There’s a recent trend to question historical icons with complicated histories—Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, and of course the confederate flag. ...
Bought by WCPN, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jun 13, 2016
- Length: 10:32
- Purchases: 3
In this episode, we have given up sitting for two weeks. You know, that practice of putting one’s butt in a chair? Yup. We kissed that goodbye and ...
- Added: Jan 08, 2016
- Length: 33:50
Jess Mador goes behind the scenes of a familiar fast food landmark: White Castle building #8.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:05
- Added: Unknown
- Length: 11:19
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...
- Added: Jun 15, 2014
- Length: 07:40
Bobby and Martini podcast from Union, NJ, at the studio of New York City-based artist, Ocean Clark, whose original paintings and prints of pop cult...
- Added: Apr 05, 2014
- Length: 30:25
By day, Alberto Denis is a quiet, unassuming man who dances professionally and works with computers. By night, he transforms into his alter-ego, Go...
- Added: Nov 29, 2013
- Length: 04:28
A show about songs and stories about songs. There is brave singing. There is blood and guitar solos. It’s an hour of music you’re sure to love and ...
- Added: Aug 20, 2013
- Length: 30:40
Bobby speaks with, writer and animator, Leesa Dean about her three fully developed animated series – Chilltown, The Danger Squad and Lele’s Ratchet...
- Added: Apr 07, 2013
- Length: 55:22
You never know who will pin you at an arm wrestling, or pulling, tournament.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 01, 2013
- Length: 05:16
- Purchases: 2
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
Hear from three people who do a media fast to take back control of their lives from their smartphones, Internet, and Social Media.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 04, 2013
- Length: 09:58
- Purchases: 1
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
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
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 02:54
- Purchases: 3
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
Actor / writer / composer David Ingber has created musicals about Zombies, and Fantasy Football, an ESPN web series, and several screenplays. He ch...
- Added: Jan 21, 2012
- Length: 58:04
