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Studio 54 first opened 
in April 1977 and became the most famous 
nightclub of all time. Its quick ascent was confounding because creators 
Steve R...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 18:45
Caption: Veronica Volk/WXXI News, Credit: Akin Johnson holds his credential during the East High School commencement in June 2017.
In recent years, there has been a push to get people with disabilities into the general workforce. But despite these initiatives, some students who...

Bought by KZYX and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 2
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A woman reveals her terror when her recently-retired husband is suddenly in poor health.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
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The adult daughter hasn't called; the parents are desperate; but at least there's a message on the machine.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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A woman questions her 15 year old daughter about going out with an older man and being busted. "The grass was Chuck's."

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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An elderly woman phones her older brother to let him know she's having a risky, life-saving operation. She ends up comforting him.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 1
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A mother visits her comatose son to celebrate his birthday, while her daughter is deeply frustrated with her mother's "denial."

  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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A man wants his wife of 25 years to renew their lapsed intimacy, but she resists opening the wounds.

  • Added: Jun 03, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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A teenager whose parents are divorcing sees that she has become a pawn of negotiation, in competition with the family dog.

Bought by WQJC and East Village Radio


  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 2
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A suicidal youth dials the wrong number for the crisis help-line and gets Sam.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
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He couldn't be with his dying lover because he wasn't family. "What does it take to be family?"

  • Added: May 31, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
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Young doctors face challenges, provide total care, and live unconventional lives in rural Nebraska

Bought by WRNC-LP, WRPI, Audible, and WCQS


  • Added: Nov 24, 2003
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4