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Hansel and Gretel
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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Hansel and Gretel are abandoned by their wicked stepmother in the dark, spooky forest. But they are rescued by a little old lady who takes them to ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 16:01
Snow White
From: dan dewes
Series: By Kids For Kids Story Time
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The wicked queen is proud to be the most beautiful of them all. Or is she? Not according to the mysterious mirror on the wall. Snow White fights fo...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2018
  • Length: 15:21
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
Mike Elliott, former Burlington Northern Train Engineer, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Mike Elliott
Interview by Ken Winkes: Mike describes his concern for train safety, which eventually puts his own career on the line.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 28:04
Peace Now. Almost.
From: Israel Story
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In the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day war, a Palestinian lawyer and two Israeli army reservists nearly brokered a peace agreement that could ha...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 13:27
  • Purchases: 1
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 93: Lavender Scare
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Helen James grew up in a military family – her great great grandfather fought in the Civil War, her father in WWI, and her uncles in WWII. So when ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:39
Episode 90: Sharks
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
Episode 88: Cold Case
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In 1984, Sheila Wysocki found herself helping the police investigate the murder of her college roommate. Detectives asked her to help gather inform...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 34:29
StoryCorps: Glennette Rozelle and Jennifer Mack
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Jennifer Mack (left) and Glennette Rozelle (right)
Sisters Glennette Rozelle and Jennifer Mack remember the night that changed their family.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2018
  • Length: 02:31
I Was Boston
From: Otis Gray
Caption: Keven Joyce, umpiring a JV baseball game in Plymouth, Credit: Otis Gray
50 years after the infamous Battle of Hue, a Vietnam vet talks about living with memories you have no choice but to carry.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 1
She Has A Feeling That It Is, So It Usually Is
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2018 Martin Middle School Stories
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Celeste and Benicio discuss their grandmothers' healing practices.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2018
  • Length: 07:45
For Me, I Believe They're Real
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: 2018 Martin Middle School Stories
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Ashley, Mercedes, Jasmine, and Lesliann share their personal stories and beliefs about ghosts.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2018
  • Length: 06:01
Folktale of Mystery
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Mystery, Credit: Julia Meek
This episode of Folktales, we're tracking fascination with the unknown around the musical globe. Hmmmmmm...Want to help us crack the case?

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), 'The Sea', GCR (Global Community Radio), and WFIU


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 5
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 27
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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“Out Of The Frying Pan” A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Cheryl and Greg left Portland, Oregon, one hot summer for the cool of t...

Bought by KSTK, KPIK-LP, KVNF, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 42: Out Of The Frying Pan
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Cheryl and Greg left Portland, Oregon, one hot summer for the cool of the mountains. But that put them out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUER, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 15:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Man, the Myth, the Laser
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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The disputed origin story of one of the 20th century’s most important inventions.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 30:06
  • Purchases: 1
Snap 914: The Badlands, 4/19/2018
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
Caption: Snap Judgment
On the next all-NEW Snap…”The Badlands”. In the midst of war, there’s looting, carnage, and desperate people fleeing the chaos…and then there are t...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2018
  • Length: 53:57
Life of the Law #128 UGANDA: Pt 3 - Escape
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Beatrice Oswee with her daughter in Gulu, Uganda.
"If I did not reveal that I was formerly abducted, nobody would know. If I did not tell that these children were born from captivity, nobody would ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 36:25
Episode 2: Something Large and Wild
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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An unconventional love story about a teenager, the Pacific Ocean, and an encounter with something wild.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 23:07
  • Purchases: 3
Why We Will Never Forget April 1994
From: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
Series: Versify (shorts)
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Ebralie Mwizerwa is a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 4
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
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 21
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"The Law Of Gravity" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Bruce Smith was on a routine helicopter flight in the remote Wind River Mo...

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 18
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Why Elephants Never Forget" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Aubrey Bertram traveled to East Asia to help animals that had been...

Bought by KSTK and KVSC


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 17
From: Wyoming Public Radio
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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 KSTK


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1

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