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Secrets of Harridge House, Episode 01
From: KNVC Carson City Community Radio
Series: Secrets of Harridge House
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Three strangers are summoned by letter to the mysterious Harridge House.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2020
  • Length: 14:09
Episode 83: The In-Between IV
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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The leaves are scattering down the sidewalk and fog touches the tips of the trees. It's that time of year again when the shadows lengthen and we br...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 1
“A High-Class British Spy or a Veteran Investigative Journalist Hard at Work?”
From: Jed Alexander
Caption: Journalist and author Luke Harding, Credit: Photo provided by Luke Harding
Investigative journalist Luke Harding talks about his time in Russia, dealings with the FSB, and one of his most valued sources, ex-MI6 agent Chris...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2020
  • Length: 20:21
The Orange Grove
From: Kate Madara
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Someone has to hold their hands very carefully underneath, to catch a tear inside a message in a bottle. Plus, a look at the sound triangles make.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 10:28
HumaNature Halloween Special
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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“The In-Between” A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: A possessed basement. A magic mirror. A shop of spirits. Mysterious lights whe...

Bought by KTXK, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KCNP and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 17
Listening in the Dark 5: The Music of Eric Zann
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: Listening in the Dark
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H.P. Lovecraft's story is transported to radio's golden age for this drama about a failing violinist who holds the key to saving the world.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2019
  • Length: 45:55
The Last Broadcast:Episode2
From: Marc Powell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Episode two: KBBX reporter Charlie O'Dowd is smuggled into the Fairhaven City Jail and discovers proof for the existence of just WHAT threatens eve...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2019
  • Length: 14:17
Episode 117: The Lake
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Amanda Hamm and her boyfriend Maurice LaGrone drove to Clinton Lake one night in 2003. The next day, DeWitt County Sheriff Roger Massey told a loca...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 33:34
THE LAST BROADCAST
From: Marc Powell
Caption: BELI-E-E-E-VE
KBBX radio Journalist Charlie O'Dowd bites off more than he can chew after strong-arming an informant into an interview that reveals a lethal consp...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2019
  • Length: 12:18
An Estimate of the Situation
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Bloodshed on the desert highway.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Gillian Flynn
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
Caption: HJB Photo
"Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WKAR, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
National Writers Series: Benjamin Percy
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Author Benjamin Percy talks about his writing and his novel "Red Moon" with friend and fellow writer Jeremy Chamberlin.

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 09, 2018
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Theseus and the Minotaur
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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The people of Athens are terrorised by a ferocious beast, a hideous creature, half-man, and half-bull, called the Minotaur. But one brave hero rise...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Sep 04, 2018
  • Length: 10:15
  • Purchases: 1
Wildwood Park: A Short Thriller Starring Denis O'Hare
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: American Horror Story's Denis O'Hare, Credit: FX Networks
Denis O’Hare (“American Horror Story”, Tony winner for Take Me Out), and Kristine Nielsen (Tony nominee for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) st...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR) and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Incident (OTB VERSION)
From: J. Ozoria
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This version of "The Incident" aired on WFUV and was part of the On The Brink Podcast Series.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2018
  • Length: 07:24
Episode 85: The Manual
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In 1993, a family was found murdered in their home. A Maryland police spokesperson described the homicide investigation as the most “exhaustive and...

Bought by HowSound


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 25:03
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 33: Ten Steps
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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On December 22, 2016, Karen Klein got trapped in a snowstorm near the Grand Canyon. But she pushed through it to save her family.

Bought by KUER and KVNF


  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 26:24
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 30: The In-Between
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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A possessed basement. A magic mirror. A shop of spirits. Mysterious lights where they don’t belong. Gather around the campfire as we open the porta...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Spokane Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WKMS, KQED and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
Snap 819: Campfire Tales 4 - Primal, 9/7/2017
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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Have you ever happily wandered the woods? Not a care in the world. Then right after sunset felt a hot, oily breath breathing down your shoulder? ...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
The Write Question - Christine Carbo - 292
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Christine Carbo discusses her third book in a series of Glacier Park suspense novels. She also reads two passages.

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and KWMR


  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 66: Bully
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Skidmore, Missouri is a very small town. In the ’70s, there was only one bar, one grocery store, and one bully. Ken McElroy was so ruthless and int...

  • Added: May 08, 2017
  • Length: 27:10
Episode 63: Rochester, 1991
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Kim Dadou says she wishes she had a nickel for every person who has asked why she didn’t leave her abusive boyfriend. They stayed together for four...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2017
  • Length: 26:32
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 8: A Night at the Theatre
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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Taking the initiative, June and David infiltrate a society fundraiser at the American Theatre but quickly realize they are in over their heads. Wil...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 27:47
Ep 7: A Pleasant Getaway
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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June and David check in to a bed and breakfast on Chuckanut Drive that is so much more than it seems. Will they escape intact? Find out in "A Pleas...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 32:21
Ep 5: The Mt. Baker Detour
From: KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.
Series: Bellingham Terror
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A scenic roadtrip takes a turn for the strange and bizarre as June and David become entangled with a small rural town. Will they escape it's strang...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2017
  • Length: 26:29