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The emergence of the crime fiction genre is linked to the growth of the modern legal system. In Germany, there were the true crime stories of Augus...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 39:50
Caption: Out Cold, Credit: Sophie Nikitas and Julie Censullo
Amanda knows what’s best for everyone around her. So when she begins passing out on her long training runs, she convinces herself it’s all under co...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 19:34
Caption: Out Cold, Credit: Sophie Nikitas and Julie Censullo
Zoe enters the downtown Minneapolis skyway and discovers a bizarre lunch hour culture.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 15:21
Caption: The Open Boat, Credit: Robert Quakenbush
Based on Crane's real-life experience while serving as a journalist corresponding from the Cuban War of Independence. The steamship on which he was...

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 57:01
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Episode Twenty – You’ve auditioned for a part, and you’ve won the role. Agent John Gage tells D’laska everything he wants to know and more about t...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 16:20
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Episode Fifteen – I almost hear his thoughts, he’s praying for a miracle. D’laska has made some bad decisions, yet he feels he is progressing. Ain...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 27:37
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NEW AUDIO: SHORT STORY DISPENSARY POSTED The Last Professional by Ed Davis A four-lane highway passed over the Sparks yard at its eastern limit....

  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 11:35
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Divisional Chief Roberts informs Detective Sergeant Michael D'laska that he is to investigate the shooting of a Mafia henchman by an off-duty polic...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 18:34

  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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In this hour we'll hear a story from Judith Black, a story of goodness and honesty and see what happens when the Lord of the Wind must be appeased ...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, KTXK, and WVPE


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 4
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In this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear from the wonderful musical storyteller Heather Forest with a story called "The Boy Who Drew Cats", ab...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4
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On this episode of the Apple Seed, you'll hear an old tale about a community of animals who's welfare depends on learning the name of a mysterious ...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear a story from India about monkey and crocodile. A story that illustrates that a quick wit can be the d...

Bought by KTXK and KKRN


  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Have you ever wondered: Why does the elephant have such a long trunk? Rudyard Kipling first answered this question with his Just So Stories. In thi...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights
The knights of Durga host a great competition. Anyone can compete to become the champion of Beatrice, a mother dragon, on her quest to confront the...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 36:14
Caption: Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights
Beatrice enters the renowned city of Durga, home of the Knights. When she arrives she encounters a large crowd. It appears they were expecting her....

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 32:22
Caption: Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights
Petra, Azrael, Lyle, Edwine, and Smudge, Five young dragons, have encountered a human. Not just any human. Talora Shamsa, a knight in training from...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 31:09
Caption: Fairies and Dragons, Ponies and Knights
In the beginning everyone was nice. But over time, so slowly that no one could say when, or how, or why it started, the Fairies and the Ponies got....

  • Added: Apr 02, 2021
  • Length: 31:01
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear from Lyn Ford, an old folktale about a boy in search of the strongest thing in the world. What will h...

Bought by KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 4
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This episode of The Apple Seed features a story about a King and his magic ring of wonder. You'll also hear a jack tale, a tall tale, a entry in th...

Bought by WCNY, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 3
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In today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear an account of the ancient tale of the last Zapotec king. And on the lighter side, you’ll hear Don...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: DESERT ORACLE RADIO
Hey are you going to the big ritual, down in the grove? It's Halloween Night. And while things were pretty bad for a while, lately it has been a li...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Novice Nurse Susie Terse cover art, Credit: Lawton Lovely
"The Price of Infection!" Can Nurse Susie find a way to deliver vital antiviral medicine while navigating hospital bureaucracy while fending off th...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
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
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Bob Kustra interviews novelist Chris Bohjalian about his latest best-seller "The Flight Attendant"

  • Added: Apr 06, 2019
  • Length: 30:01