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Man of the Moment
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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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
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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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
The Optimist Episode 1
From: Roy Schreiber
Series: The Optimist
Caption: The Optimist, Credit: Blair Gauntt
Ralph, the philosophy professor, tries to apply logic to everything.

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 14:04
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 10
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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
Episode 1: The Bane of Rudyard
From: Sam Edwards
Series: Wooden Overcoats
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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
Episode 3: The Little Death
From: Sam Edwards
Series: Wooden Overcoats
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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
Episode 5: She Stoops to Conquer
From: Sam Edwards
Series: Wooden Overcoats
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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
Episode 6: Georgina and the Waves
From: Sam Edwards
Series: Wooden Overcoats
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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
Episode 7: The Cliffhanger
From: Sam Edwards
Series: Wooden Overcoats
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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
Quirky Father-Daughter Spat
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: FEBRUARY 2015
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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
False Ending
From: The Truth
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A satire within an enigma within a film within a radio story.

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


  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 17:44
  • Purchases: 2
Eat Cake
From: The Truth
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Can coconut cake + random phone calls = love? Find out, when these two Valentine's Day traditions collide.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WDCB, Troy Public Radio, WABE, KALW and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 10:35
  • Purchases: 14
11 Central Ave # 80. The Fundraising episode, with Peter Sagal.
From: 800 lb. Productions
Series: 11 Central Ave
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This week's installment of the radio comic strip...Written by Diane Toomey and Susan Shepherd, mixed by Walter Dixon.

Bought by New England Public Media, WUGA (part of GPB), WBEZ, and KUT


  • Added: Apr 08, 2008
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 4
Offramp - Not Bad for a Fiasco
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations – absurdist and thoughtful humor and music. Pleasantly surreal.

Bought by KWMR and The Prairie Star


  • Added: Feb 11, 2007
  • Length: 51:21
  • Purchases: 2
Offramp - Banana Pants
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations – absurdist and thoughtful humor and music. Pleasantly surreal.

Bought by KWMR and The Prairie Star


  • Added: Feb 11, 2007
  • Length: 26:04
  • Purchases: 2
Offramp - Alimentary Watson
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Inventive improvisations – absurdist and thoughtful humor and music. Pleasantly surreal.

Bought by KMXT, KWMR, and The Prairie Star


  • Added: Feb 11, 2007
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 3
Shakespeare's Garage Sale
From: Jule Gardner
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Sound Portrait of a Prop Sale

  • Added: Apr 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:01