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Coal Mine Puts Safety Ahead of Profits
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Your chuckle for the day.

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: :27
The Mikie Show #17, June
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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I like craft. Artisans. People who actually make things with their hands. If you do, too, then this show is for you. We speak with June Rettig, mas...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Spam: Drugs All Half Price And Legal
From: Van Gunter
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Where does Spam email come from? Why won't it stop? Why does the text read like the author was hit on the head with a baseball bat?

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
The humble Farmer, March 20, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous Social Commentary and music from 1930s 1940s

  • Added: Mar 20, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
The Mikie Show #14, Stephanie
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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And so we begin our second season with episode fourteen. We take a trip to The Golden Goose Thrift Shop. Trust me, you’ve never been in a thrift st...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
It's Not Funny Anymore: Comedy in the Recession
From: Maria Bartholdi
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They say comedy is serious business. But in this economy, it can be downright depressing.

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast, Remix Radio, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 18:10
  • Purchases: 3
The humble Farmer, March 1, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous Social Commentary and Music from 1930s 1940s

  • Added: Mar 01, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
The humble Farmer, February 25, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous Social Commentary and music from 1930s, 1940s

  • Added: Feb 25, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
The Mikie Show #13, Sharon
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Who says 13 is unlucky? We’ve made it this far and are so thankful to have done so! For thirteen, we travel to just north of Tucson, AZ to intervie...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 1
The humble Farmer, February 21, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous social commentary and music from the 1930s, 1940s

  • Added: Feb 21, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
The humble Farmer, February 19, 2010
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Humorous social commentary and music from the 1920s and 1930s.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
What's in a nickname?
From: Kinsee Morlan
Series: This Small Town Life
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As Romeo asked Juliet, we asked a few members of our small-town community -- What's in a nickname?

  • Added: Feb 07, 2010
  • Length: 14:01
The Mikie Show # 12, John Brady
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Show twelve features an interview with commercial airline pilot (now retired) John Brady. He started his career in an open cockpit biplane and reti...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 03, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Life as a small town reporter
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Colin McEnroe Show: Fresh Voices
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The road to writing a best seller has to start somewhere.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #10, Scott
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
Caption: Scott Litt at The Power Station in New York, 1980's
Yippee, our tenth anniversary! Well, really just our tenth show, but still, nice to be here. We interview Alternative Rock producer Scott Litt. One...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #9 Joseph
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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We interview Joseph Benevidez. He does something I’ve always dreamed about doing but you’ll have to listen to find out, it’s better that way. Plus,...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
This Wonderful Life
From: Scott Huler
Caption: Always an unusual interview process
A gentle parody of the public radio show "This American Life," using the James Stewart Christmas chestnut "It's a Wonderful Life" as a weapon.

Bought by KMXT, KZYX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:12
  • Purchases: 12
The Mikie Show #2 Bunny and Boe
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Holy cow they ordered another show. Our first adventure: let's learn about gardening in the desert! Very different. Our friends Meanie the Clown an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Drunk Daddy Santa
From: Justin Laird
Series: Electric Radio Company
Caption: Justin Laird & Jason Mehl
Jason Mehl tells the story of his meeting with a drunken Santa.

Bought by KUT and KUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2
That Job Sucked Anyway
From: Megan Hall
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Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2009
  • Length: 34:06
  • Purchases: 2
The Life of Death
From: Deborah Pardes
Series: Get Smart Radio
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When someone's life end's, another person's job begins...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2009
  • Length: 01:00:16
Seating Mr. Pacino
From: Eric Winick
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It's his second week on the job as house manager at a major American regional theater, and an icon of the modern cinema is paying a visit.

Bought by KMUZ, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 3
Lights, Camera...Date!
From: Todd Bookman
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When Ryan's date looked nothing like her online profile, he wasn't surprised.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 11:28
  • Purchases: 3
The humble Farmer February 15, 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Old fashioned music and humorous social commentary

  • Added: Feb 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
The humble Farmer February 8, 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Old fashioned music and humorous social commentary

  • Added: Feb 07, 2009
  • Length: 59:00