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This I Believe - Brian Grazer
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Oscar-winning movie producer Brian Grazer believes it's good to disrupt his personal comfort zone.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, Remix Radio, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Jason Sheehan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Jason Sheehan believes barbecue unites us, comforts us and is the only thing he can?t get enough of.

Bought by WEZU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 4
Baby Jones
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Michael Rayner, storyteller and professional juggler, reflects on the complex high of fatherhood.

Bought by Public Interactive


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Rain in Spain
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Richard Tanner compresses an entire Spanish vacation into just over four minutes!

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
Miss Marsha Rides The Elephant
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Dan Farren tells of unexpected lessons learned under the big top.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Voices in My Head
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A humorous rant

  • Added: Aug 04, 2006
  • Length: 05:22
The Meaning of Morels
From: Randall Osborne
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an essay on the elusive mushroom, my mother and me

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2006
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1
Skin Stories
From: Joan Schuman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Relationships to skin: an artful approach to dealing with pride and self-destruction.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:33
My First Funeral
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
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David Greenberger's monologue introduces his work with the Duplex Planet, interviews with the elderly that began at a Boston nursing home. Here Gre...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:15
Upper Tiny
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An ambitious woodcarver comes back from the edge with the help of a business dream.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: :36
Vampire
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A stream-of-consciousness recitation of facts from an imagined horror film including Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, with spooky music followed by a ra...

Bought by WRIR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Administrator and more


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 7
Good Old Mum
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An off-kilter, stream-of-consciousness listing of that are not your usual Halloween goodies.

Bought by PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: :41
  • Purchases: 1
Eggs
From: David Greenberger
Series: The Duplex Planet
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A march through a dozen ways to enjoy an egg.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
Austin Life
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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Austin youth Mikaela Thomas talks about why she loves living in Austin, Texas, and what makes it unique.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
The Ambience of Ambien
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Can all our current woes be laid at the feet of Ambien? Ian wonders.

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:20
Destination 64 N by 150 W
From: Ashley Gross
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Getting caught up in a worldwide quest to visit random spots on the planet

  • Added: May 17, 2006
  • Length: 08:00
The Terrorist Biz
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How the "insurgents" are branding themselves.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:50
The New New Las Vegas
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Family-friendly Las Vegas bites the dust, goes back to old tricks.

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Jan 31, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Eve at My House
From: KRCB Voice of Youth
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Three stories of three very different Christmas Eves

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WXLV-FM, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 25, 2006
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 3
Marian Apparitions
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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Marian apparitions are some of the planet?s most reliable occult phenomena.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
I Liked Diamond When Diamond Wasn't Cool
From: Ellen Birkett Morris
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Secret Neil Diamond fans unite -- finally Diamond is cool!!

  • Added: Jan 03, 2006
  • Length: 01:43
In Vino Veritas (The fine Art of Winespeak)
From: Mark McDevitt
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Humorous short piece about selling wine for a living

  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 04:54
Commentary: Haunted Santa
From: KRCC-FM
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The lure of a mechanical Santa

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 28, 2005
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
A Cook's Notebook: Turkey Stuffing Paul's Way
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
Caption: PRX default Piece image
My father says I should make stuffing his way or no way.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2005
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Diabetic Halloween
From: Johnny Plough
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what does halloween mean to a diabetic kid - when you take away the candy?

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KKWE Niijii Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2005
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 11