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China: An Economic Black Hole
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We are broke. How did it happen?

  • Added: Jan 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
So Bored
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Saying you're bored is admitting that you are not too terribly clever

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:15
Hard Economic Times
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We hear that times are hard

  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
Dating in 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The man pays

  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
Encounters of a Granite Kind
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:49
Ecclesiastes 3. To every thing there is a season
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The time to sell is when you have a buyer

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Eat! Eat!
From: MayCope Media
Caption: Eat! Eat!, Credit: Sandy Chin
A personal audio essay about my Italian-American Nani teaching me the importance of showing love through cooking.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 06:19
Recycled Yacht Trash
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Trash left in Maine by New Jersey visitors might be brought back to New Jersey

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
We Took in Boarders
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
How does a large family ever manage in a small house?

  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: :21
Cleo
From: Alexander Yellen
Series: Tell Me Your Story
Piece image
Cleo had a hard time learning how to read

  • Added: Dec 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:49
They Moved Away
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The story of a visit

  • Added: Dec 29, 2008
  • Length: :53
I Am The Boss
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man was uncomfortable because he was the only person in his office who didn't have a degree from a rich-kid school

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
The Uncertainty Principle
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
the values of certain pairs of conjugate variables cannot both be known with arbitrary precision

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
Jury Duty
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can only serve on a jury if you have no opinions

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Some Women Need to Gain 30 Pounds
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2008
  • Length: :23
An Andrew Wyeth Christmas
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Even the rich find the sending of Christmas cards prohibitive

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:09
Caffeine, America's Most Popular Drug
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
If you don't ask, you won't get it

  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:28
Golf
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man who is 107 plays golf every day

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: :35
  • Purchases: 2
The Other Nine Percent
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
transforming high school for the 21st century

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: :40
It Took A Lot of Memory
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
on the day before their marriage his bride-to-be told him about all of her previous affairs.

  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Length: :28
He Threw A Shoe At President Bush
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
when President Bush visited Iraq, an Iraqi man threw a shoe at him.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: :23
Why Would She Email Me?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A commentary on the content of unsolicited email

  • Added: Dec 15, 2008
  • Length: :21
Buy Me A Can of Coffee
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man forgets to repay a small loan

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 12, 2008
  • Length: :46
  • Purchases: 1
Help With Rehersal
From: The humble Farmer
Piece image
Another reason to go into teaching

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: :39
  • Purchases: 1
Can You Be Trusted With Money?
From: The humble Farmer
Piece image
I need to find an executor for my estate.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2008
  • Length: :30

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