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Lisa and friends discuss what life is really like as parents.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
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In the hospital, pediatrician Dana Gal struggles with a young patient who asserts her autonomy in ways that are frustrating, and even dangerous.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 34:33
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Julian chooses his first official essay to read from the submissions choosing an essay that focuses on family. More specifically, mothers and their...

  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 10:29
Caption: Otto Bell, San Rafael, CA, 10/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Otto Bell talks legacies, options, and bucking traditions.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 14:13
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"I sat my kid down and said 'do you wanna be a girl?' And she said 'no, I am a girl'"

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 23:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Israel Story's Mother's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching tale you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are now avai...

Bought by WYSO, WVPE, WZEN.org, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WNYC


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Members of Alpha Xi Delta at Syracuse Light Up the Hall of Languages Blue, Credit: Laura Tatro
This April, sisters of Alpha Xi Delta sorority chapters across the country are working to raise awareness for Autism. Syracuse University sorority ...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 04:05
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Julie had never planned to be a mother. When her partner of ten years suffered a near fatal stroke and moved back home with his family, she found h...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Behind the scenes and before the downbeat… join concert pianist and host Lara Downes backstage in the Green Room for a look into the real lives of ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Caption: Birth photographers capture a mother's earliest moments with her new child., Credit: Emily Goodstein
Photographing childbirth isn't always easy or convenient, but Emily Goodstein says it's a deeply rewarding job.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 2
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When my sister placed her baby for adoption, she and the adoptive parents developed an unexpected relationship.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 10:06
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Fathers…and mothers…on fatherhood and how it’s changing. Traditional ideas about what a dad is supposed to be are slowly disappearing, but what wil...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Rebecca Posamentier (R) and Carol Kirsch (L)
Rebecca Posamentier (R) reflects on an interview she recorded with her mother, Carol Kirsch (L).

Bought by WEZU and KZYX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Erica Linz, San Francisco, CA, 12/4/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Erica Linz talks fear as a buddy, transferring the magic from stage to screen, and why she founded the charity, Cirque du Couture.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 16:43
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A portrait of a mother and daughter, born forty years apart.

Bought by The Story


  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Abby Leibman with her nephew Phil Donney
Phil Donney talks with his aunt Abby Leibman about raising Phil and his sister, Laura, after their mother was murdered.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Lorelle Pelletier
There are some people who simply know how to tell a story. They can recount experiences with such vivid detail that the listener feels instantly tr...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 16:37
Caption: Tom and his daughter, Ellen, in his Navy hat, Credit: Heidi Kecskemethy
A newly married guy finds out his wife is pregnant while he’s at sea and just a few years later, to his surprise, becomes a stay-at-home dad.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 25:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Children have their own kind of oral history in the form of rhymes and handclapping games that are passed down from generation to generation. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: One of the photos my dad snapped with his contraband camera, Credit: Richard Frank
A mother unexpectedly breaks down and apologizes to her 34-year-old daughter for not being able to breastfeed her.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 14:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Max, back in his grunting days
A vegetarian of 22 years decides that the way to fix her son’s constant discomfort is to start eating meat.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 11:33
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A mom who finds breastfeeding stressful discovers that a machine helps her feel closer to her son.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 11:53
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Liesl preps S for an Oliver + S photo shoot., Credit: Todd Gibson
A woman leaves her dream job to stay home with her baby, and then, out of boredom, starts sewing and unwittingly creates a new full-time job for he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 14:16
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: William in the NICU, Credit: Matt Clark
A newborn turns blue, is rushed to the NICU, and his parents deal with going home while the baby remains in the hospital, hooked up to machines.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Kristy is about to have her first child. She is nervous and excited, and wants to be the perfect parent.

Bought by KUOW and KUT


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 2