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Love Syndrome
From: Israel Story
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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
Mr. Female Members of Knesset
From: Israel Story
Caption: Mishy Harman and his grandmother, Zena Harman.
At an extremely early age, Shavit Ben-Arie became the leading expert on the female members of the Israeli parliament and in many cases, he became t...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2015
  • Length: 21:25
It's Been Six Dates
From: Israel Story
Caption: The infamous staircase., Credit: Mishy Harman
Mishy Harman shares the zany matchmaking adventures of his Orthodox downstairs neighbor, which he had no chance but to overhear because all her dat...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:27
  • Purchases: 2
Dennis and Chris: Living Life with ALS
From: Laurence Stevenson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A couple moves to St Augustine, Florida only to have ALS dominate their existence.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 19:59
Love Syndrome
From: Israel Story
Caption: Avichai and Kirin Ben Baruch
Israel Story's Valentine's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching love affair you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WCPN, KUER, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Show #4: Catching Your Reflection
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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For Bryce Jacobson and DaeDae Williams, reflection comes naturally. But both have a complicated relationship with their quiet time. On today's show...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
A Child Discovers Music Composition
From: Shana S. Weber, Ph.D.
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Elliot is a 6 yr old living in New Jersey, who discovered music composition at the age of 5 with a little help from his mom. This interview with El...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
A Shanghaied Thanksgiving
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Well after the (wild) turkey
Michael Kelly's humorous look back at childhood Thanksgiving celebrations from long ago and the first turkey day he will spend far and away in Shan...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WTIP, WHRV, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2014
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 5
Little Madison had just one wish… so she wished!
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Caption: Madison with Mom & Dad and her 'Wish."
Madison never worried about the why, the 10 year-old? ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
How Much is that Doggie in the Window?
From: Michael Kelly
Caption: Alex chows down on a Bento box in Kyoto
An American father and young son spend a year living as expats in Asia, where they soon discover just the simple act of eating provides daily chal...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 14:29
Trial and Error
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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Today on State of the Human, no blue print, no roadmap. Stories of people figuring it out for themselves.

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WKCC, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 4
Space Craft
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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A cold-water, slap on the face, static-electric jolt reminder of just how powerfully spaces can affect the way we think and act.

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 3
Storytelling
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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We can't live without stories, so today on State of the Human, we're investigating what stories do to us and for us.

Bought by KWMR, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, XRAY.fm, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 5
Angela Misri on Creative Risks - Episode 7
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversation with a former CBC Manager about leaving her career to follow her passion of writing.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 12:44
Behind the Badge
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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From patrolling the streets of Sunset Boulevard to infiltrating prostitution rings, this female police officer has seen it all. Patty Corso’s persp...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
Revelations
From: Homefront Chronicles
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How do you proceed with your life when a family secret is revealed?

  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:11
Proud Tummy Mom
From: Savanna Nilsen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When my sister placed her baby for adoption, she and the adoptive parents developed an unexpected relationship.

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 10:06
OOC2: Chris Taylor
From: Jake Harper
Series: Out of Context
Caption: Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor , Credit: Jake Harper
State Rep. Chris Taylor tells the story of her difficult second pregnancy.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 17:40
Wading through a “complicated” system to support children with disabilities
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Suzy Clement and her son Lucien, Credit: Suzy Clement
The birth of a child is life-changing. For the wallet, the lifestyle and the fact that there’s another human to care for. But for many California ...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 09:23
I Am My Mother's Only Son
From: Trevor Keaton Pogue
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A mother, her son, and the food that keeps them together.

  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:12
The Work-Life Conundrum
From: Homefront Chronicles
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This show features three moms talking about the elusive “work/life balance”. But is this even the right term for this perennial conundrum?

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 15:08
The Scariest House on the Block
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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Holidays often pull families closer– even communities. But Halloween? Can zombies, ghosts, gory vampires and sugary treats bring your crew together?

  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 05:49
Bedside Manner
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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Can a labor and delivery nurse make or break your hospital experience? What would you do – or say – to a nurse with no filter?

  • Added: Oct 09, 2013
  • Length: 04:18
Life-Threatening Allergies
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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What does it take to raise a child with a severe food allergy?

  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 05:12
Marriage Equality
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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To what lengths have same sex couples had to go, in order to be lawfully married?

  • Added: Sep 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:48

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