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StoryCorps: Don Rearden and Qaiyaan Harcharek
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Qaiyaan Harcharek and Don Rearden pose with fossilized mammoth ivory in Utqiagvik, AK on July 10, 2018, Credit: By Joe Yelverton
Friends Don Rearden and Qaiyaan Harcharek talk about suicides in their Alaskan communities and a moment that bonded them together.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston at their StoryCorps interview in West Warwick, RI on April 8, 2022., Credit: By Eleanor Vassili for StoryCorps
Kim Pratt talks with her kidney donor, CJ Johnston, about the unique circumstances of how they met.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
The Night Watcher
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The hilarious and heartfelt saga of a childless godparent.

Bought by KMUN, KFCF FM, KWMR, KUOW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:05
  • Purchases: 29
2. War
From: Maria-Cristina Marras
Series: Micro
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This is a true story. My dear friend M. told this to me one day in the office, at lunch time, and it has been haunting me since.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:00
Part One: Iryiel Cochran
From: Jason Klarl
Series: Guatemalan Connections
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Iryiel Cochran shares her story about growing up as a Guatemalan adoptee in northern Colorado and searching for biological family in Quetzaltenango...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 18:21
Life During COVID
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: unhappy masked man, Credit: https://snappygoat.com/free-public-domain-images-man_depressed_hoodie_unhappy/rbaXF2P4I275TeGAlqcCb1xcuuBZmgLxsv7PXwyGPcX1.html#,0,0.73b9015dfe5a5122dd72979ddbb7ad50a2964544
The COVID 19 pandemic has transformed all of our lives in some way. But some are feeling the impacts more than others. Take healthcare workers, for...

Bought by Radio Catskill, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
GN_4.24_GrandmaKnowsBest
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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One man's Grandma becomes a social media icon for humerous advice.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Drunken Noodles
From: Walker Raigh
Series: Scratch & Sniff
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Walker meets up with a close friend at a favorite Thai restaurant to get her advice on the latest situation in her relationship with Trent.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
The Road to Mecca
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A probing work from master storyteller Athol Fugard.

Bought by KKRN, KFCF FM, KCRW, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 27
HMT 22-28
From: Gregarious Recluse
Series: How Many Tomorrows
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HMT 22-28

  • Added: Sep 06, 2020
  • Length: 06:58
My Heart is Broken
From: Israel Story
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Normally, Rachel Gemara is an oncology nurse at Shaare Tzedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. But back in March, she was one of a handful of nurses tr...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 06:35
Back Home but the Nightmares Continue - Conclusion
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Escaping from India during COVID-19
Caption: Night of April 10/11 catching the last evac flight out of India. , Credit: Anietra Hamper
The conclusion of Escape from India during COVID-19 continues with Anietra sharing more of the roller coaster ordeal that took her and Ian from hop...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2020
  • Length: 23:16
"Coping comes in waves"
From: Katie Semro
Series: Transmission Times: Radio Diaries During COVID-19
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Audio diaries from around the world giving us a glimpse into daily life during the pandemic. In this piece, among other things, we hear a blackjack...

Bought by KGUA and KWMR


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 10:19
  • Purchases: 2
The Country Girl
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Caption: Harry Hamlin, Mare Winningham, Stacey Keach
Staying on top might be harder than getting there.

Bought by KKRN, KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW and more


  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20
Dear Elizabeth and The Unexpected Man
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Two stories of intimacy, shared through letters and interior monologues.

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KUNM, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 21
The White Whale
From: Matt Frassica
Caption: Michael Gorman and Alan Barnes Netherton in "Chasing the New White Whale", Credit: Carlos Cardona
Opiate addiction has become increasingly common in the commercial fishing industry. For one Massachusetts-born playwright, a brother’s death from a...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 09:30
Oath of Blood
From: Israel Story
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Within the first days of the First Lebanon War, two families become unfortunately intertwined through the coincidence of their name.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:26
Snap 613: Weight of the World, 10/4/2018
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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On the next Snap ... "Weight Of The World." Everyone has a secret. Some secrets are heavier than others.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2018
  • Length: 53:57
One Hour Special 7: Carbon And Dust
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air. Felicia Friesema and Steve Julian had a “miracle relationship.” They carved out an oasis in the ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WGCU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Wonderful Thanksgiving Violet by Max Baker
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Brandon Dirden
In The Wonderful Thanksgiving Violet by Max Baker, two brothers struggle with life’s great fears: death, guilt, and spouses. With Brandon Dirden (A...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Feb 23, 2018
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 1
I Love You by Lynn Rosen
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Steven Boyer
Starring comic legend Bill Irwin, Tony Nominee Steven Boyer, Broadway stars Len Cariou and Michael Urie. In I LOVE YOU by Lynn Rosen, a struggling ...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2018
  • Length: 24:14
Misadventure by Donald Margulies
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Timothée Chalamet
Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) and Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) star in Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies' Misadventure. In ...

Bought by KZYX and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 30, 2018
  • Length: 12:12
  • Purchases: 2
Making Her Bed
From: Matthew Simonson
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19 million Americans are affected by hoarding. Cape Cod resident Maryanne found help through Clutterer's Anonymous. She is dedicated to improving h...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 07:11
  • Purchases: 3
A Father's Love: Two short plays by Lynn Rosen and Andy Reynolds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Bill Irwin
Starring Bill Irwin, Steven Boyer, Len Cariou, Michael Urie. A FATHER’S LOVE celebrates the unbreakable bond that exists between fathers and childr...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, KUNM, WHRV, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
We'll Be Fine: Three Short Plays by Donald Margulies, Julia Cho, and Max Baker
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Timothee Chalamet
Timothee Chalamet, Zoe Kazan, Ciaran Hinds, Geraldine Hughes star in three humorous shorts in which love trumps panic, insecurity and anxiety! In ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), Georgia Public Broadcasting, Connecticut Public (WNPR), and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4