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White Elephants, Cuss Boxes and Cheating Jerry Lewis
From: Jan McInnis
Series: Comedian Stories: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Caption: comedian Jan Talks backyard carnivals
Summer carnivals were all the rage in the 1960s and us kids loved to put them on. Do you remember those? Did you run one?

  • Added: Sep 17, 2021
  • Length: 05:06
National Writers Series: Megan Miranda and Emily Henry
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Discussions with authors Megan Miranda ("Such a Quiet Place") and Emily Henry ("People We Meet on Vacation").

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Aug 28, 2021
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 3
Let's Visit Meadowlands: The view from a transplant
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Let's Visit
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Julie Crabb moved to the tiny town of Meadowlands from California. It was a move that changed her life for the better. Hear all about it in this ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 10:48
S03 Ep52: Humorous Music, 8/24/2019
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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Who says classical music needs to be stuffy? This week, music with a sense of humor.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
Non-RomCom
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Molly Bernard
NON-ROMCOM features two short plays by young female playwrights. Both Patricia Cotter's RULES OF COMEDY and Chiara Atik's 52ND TO BOWERY TO COBBLE ...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 1
Game Maven
From: Lacy Roberts
Caption: Janyce Hill, Credit: Lacy Jane Roberts
Janyce Hill is a gamer. Not video games, but tabletop role-playing games – just think Dungeons and Dragons. Since 1981, she’s been a game master, t...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Roller Derby Skates Into Mainstream Sports
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Roller Derby is moving to the mainstream as the sport begins to emphasize its athleticism and gain national exposure. On the cusp of widespread pop...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 1
Jenny Bovey, Fish Printer
From: Kara Janeczko
Caption: Jenny Bovey at her store in Chatham, MA, Credit: Kara Janeczko
Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...

Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 4
A Mother's Solution
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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With jobs, chores, and family obligations, working mothers can lose themselves to their many commitments. A group of moms in Maine have a unique so...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2
Of Lobsters & Beer
From: ANITA PALLADINO
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Another adventure in the life of our hairnet lady, who is this week trapped at Publix between surly lobsters and manly beers.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:03
This I Believe - Angelina Michetti
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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NPR listener Angelina Michetti believes in seeking perfection of character through the study of karate.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, Remix Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 4
Lust for Lipstick
From: B-Side Radio
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You might say producer Stacy Bond -- who grew up in Texas -- wears make-up religiously...especially lipstick.

Bought by The PRX Podcast and Public Radio East


  • Added: Jan 16, 2005
  • Length: 09:06
  • Purchases: 2