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Movers & Shakers
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:41
In Between
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
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Tales of being stuck between two worlds.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:50
  • Purchases: 1
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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On this week's episode, stories about looking for answers in the wrong places, mercury in the water, and...bigfoot.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Thin edge of the wedge
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:27
Have Your Cake and Eat It Three
From: Chloe Prasinos
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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
That! Medical Quiz Show - Uneven and Still Normal
From: David Gold
Series: That! Medical Quiz Show ®
Caption: ThatMQS
Host: Dr. Pait and Announcer: Tom Brannon on "That! Medical Quiz Show - Uneven and Still Normal" with contestants: Dustin, Gabby, and Magician De...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 26:47
What did you learn in school?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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In this last episode of Rachel’s series called “Outlooks", she asks kids ages 5-18 a simple, yet thought-provoking question. For students, parents,...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:49
The Riff-Master 2000@
From: Stephen Provizer
Series: Cultural Curmudgeon
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The Next Step in data management, devised by the Curmudgeon in cooperation with the NSA.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:59
Tony Hendra talks "This Is Spinal Tap"
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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Tony Hendra - who played band manager Ian Faith - talks to Jeff Kreisler about the ground-breaking film, "This Is Spinal Tap," 30 years after its r...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2014
  • Length: 32:46
The John Sebastian Interview
From: Jake Feinberg
Series: In The Land of Giants
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John Sebastian talks with Jake Feinberg about his mentors and teachers like Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 41: John Agnello – Bobby Pickles’ Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Adrien de Martini (left); John Agnello (right), Credit: Bobby Pickles
Bobby and Martini podcast from Fluxivity Studios, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with New York City record producer, John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Yout...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:07:10
Florida Folk and the Tales They Do
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Audio Storytelling
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Phyllis McEwen and Bob Devin-Jones bring to life African-American folktales and songs that Zora Neale Hurston collected in Florida in the 1930s.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 25, 2013
  • Length: 39:38
  • Purchases: 1
RISK! True Stories for the Holidays
From: RISK! Storytelling Podcast
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Elna Baker, Michele Carlo, Christine, Steve Spatucci and Scott Whitehair share true tales of the Yuletide.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KOSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, KUNM and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 51:56
  • Purchases: 17
RISK! True Holiday Story Segment: Taking It To the Man
From: RISK! Storytelling Podcast
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Steve Spatucci tells of his childhood quest to find Santa Claus

Bought by KRZA, KMXT, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat: Marsh Muirhead - "Roadside Sweet Corn"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Marsh Muirhead, a writer, dentist, flight instructor, and much else besides, lives near Bemidji, MN on the banks of the Mississippi with his dog, S...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Two Dads & Two Sh***y Babies Show
From: Megan Sukys
Series: Drunken Telegraph
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Two stay-at-home dads don't find friendship, but they do learn the opposite of lonliness.

  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 10:14
Sweet Aunt Nuska
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs: Stories Inspired by "Appetite"
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Aunt Nuska has lost her appetite and the whole family bonds together to find a remedy for her.

Bought by KRPS, WNIJ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Inside The Leaf It's Bittersweet
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs: Stories Inspired by "Appetite"
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The Dolemouse: a nutty study on optimal foraging theory.

Bought by WNIJ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 2
Variations On A Bagel
From: Alison Bruzek
Caption: The bagels in question.
Uncovering what makes a New York Bagel so special and how a worldwide chain like Dunkin' Donuts competes in the city.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 05:17
Taxidermy Gone Wrong
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Terry Lyman thought she'd try taxidermy, but she quickly realized she was in over her head.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Tree Disaster
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Sometimes DIY isn't the best way to go...and it can lead to disaster.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:59
WTF Episode 305 with Jon Hamm and Bryan Cranston
From: WTF with Marc Maron
Series: WTF with Marc Maron
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Listen in for two surprising conversations with the stars of two AMC dramas: Mad Men and Breaking Bad

Bought by KRUA, KUNV, KVMR, Louisville Public Media, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
WTF Episode 304 with Molly Shannon
From: WTF with Marc Maron
Series: WTF with Marc Maron
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Molly Shannon makes a visit to The Cat Ranch and Marc helps trace her path through the show business ranks to amazing success at Saturday Night Live.

Bought by KRUA, KUNV, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Louisville Public Media, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 15
WTF Episode 303 with Jonathan Winters
From: WTF with Marc Maron
Series: WTF with Marc Maron
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In 2011, Marc headed to Jonathan Winters' home in Santa Barbara to conduct one of the final interviews with the late comedic genius.

Bought by KRUA, KUNV, KFOK-LPFM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 17
WTF Episode 302 with Michael Keaton
From: WTF with Marc Maron
Series: WTF with Marc Maron
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Michael Keaton is in the garage for a talk and he leaves nothing outside the door. Marc talks to Keaton about everything: his early stand-up career...

Bought by KRUA, KUNV, KRCB 104.9, Louisville Public Media, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: May 28, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 16

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