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Snap 418: Chain of Command, 5/4/2017
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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On the next Snap... "Chain of Command." Amazing stories about those on the bottom talking to those in the middle who report to those on top.

  • Added: May 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
Freedom in the Wings: Two short plays by Tanya Barfield and Kate T. Billingsley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: John Douglas Thompson
Sam Waterston and John Douglas Thompson star in this offering from Playing on Air. It features two short plays about American Black History. In th...

Bought by KSKQ, KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), New Hampshire Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
‘26 Pebbles’ shows how a community comes together to find hope, light and resolution in the wake of tragedy.
From: renee wilde
Series: Culture Couch
Caption: Playwright Eric Ulloa with his first interview subject, Joanie, Credit: Eric Ulloa
In the aftermath of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, actor and writer Eric Ulloa went to Newtown, Connecticut and asked the re...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:05
Lending A Hand: Two Short Plays by Cusi Cram and Arlene Hutton
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander, Peter Jacobson, Amy Ryan and Michael Stuhlbarg star in two short, touching and humorous plays about stepping up when you are neede...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Forward Observer: A short play by Willy Holtzman
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Tonya Pinkins
In Forward Observer, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins plays a harried VA hospital clerk. An elderly World War II veteran is giving her a hard time a...

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
Beyond Glory - Three short pieces by Stephen Lang
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Stephen Lang
"As starkly moving as taps at dusk" says the Washington Post about BEYOND GLORY, a powerful tribute to military valor written and performed by stag...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUNM, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KWIT and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 14
RDD: Connecting Through Cancer (part 2) - The Story of Nate
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley meets Nate Jones. He's a former patient of the non-profit outreach program, Cancer Connection of ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
Snap 616: Quick Fix, 7/2/2015
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
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Life can be messy, but when the dam is breaking, you don't have time to do things the right way. On the next Snap Judgment, "Quick Fix."

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
Mother and Son: Two Plays by Daniel Reitz and David Cale
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle") stars in the touching and humorous first piece, Napoleon in Exile, directed by Marsha Mason (four time Aca...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
CONVENTION: EPISODE V - REQUIEM FOR THE FALL
From: Annex Radio: The Modern Radio Playhouse
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In the face of a strong third-party challenger, Matt must formulate a new strategy.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:39
CONVENTION: EPISODE IV - FISSION
From: Annex Radio: The Modern Radio Playhouse
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With the Convention eminent, things come undone.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2015
  • Length: 24:30
CONVENTION: EPISODE III - CONVERGENCE
From: Annex Radio: The Modern Radio Playhouse
Series: Convention
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Governor Matt Hoffman faces new challenges and a bout of self-reflection as he pursues the presidency.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2015
  • Length: 22:23
Duane Chase Interview
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Duane Chase, past and present
Duane Chase shared his experiences playing Kurt Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" film with RadioActive's Clare Martin.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:04
Haunting
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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October is full of ghosts, but in our show we will not be talking about little kids who wear white sheets.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Methamphetamine: Questions and Answers
From: Todd Crotty
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Manufacturing methamphetamine is a crime that impacts an entire community. Learn about the realities of meth addiction from the authorities that b...

  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 08:33
Snap 504: Pariah, 2/20/2014
From: Snap Judgment
Series: Snap Judgment Weekly
Caption: Snap Judgment
When we are disparaged, ridiculed, attacked our natural response is a flight to safety to family, to friends, to tribe. But what if there's nowhere...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
12 YEARS A SLAVE -- Chiwetel Ejiofor Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Chiwetel Ejiofor, San Francisco, CA 10/11/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks depicting violence, the myth of the “good master,” and speaking Solomon Northup’s own words.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 01, 2013
  • Length: 11:07
  • Purchases: 1
FRUITVALE STATION -- Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer interview.
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Michael B. Jordan & Octavia Spencer, Oakland, CA 6/21/13 , Credit: Andrea Chase
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer talk truth, pain, and spirituality.

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 2
Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"
From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
Episode 2: Adam Rutkowski/Houseless vs. Tony/Homeless - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Bobby talks with Adam Rutkowski, a shit-talking Polish Long Islander who lost his house to Hurricane Sandy, and Tony (no last name provided), a hom...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2012
  • Length: 02:35:45
The Age of Innocence: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Actor Alfred Molina shines with masterful readings of excerpts from Edith Wharton's masterpiece. The screenwriter of Scorsese's film adaptation, Ja...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 6: All Things
From: Barika Edwards
Series: The Aliens
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Episode 6 All Things All things must come to an end... but some endings are truly new beginnings. Season one of The Aliens culminates with "All Th...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 54:53
William's Leap For Freedom
From: Sue Zizza
Caption: Portrait of William Wells Brown, Credit: Engraving from State Historical Society of Missouri
SueMedia Productions, in conjunction with the National Audio Theatre Festivals, (NATF) is offering "William’s Leap for Freedom" for Stations to bro...

Bought by KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, KFAI Minneapolis, WEMU and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2011
  • Length: 52:57
  • Purchases: 21
Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye To Kerouac (EDITED language version w/ ID break)
From: Sue Zizza
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Takes place August 1964 as Keroauc is packing to move to Florida ( edited language version ) ----- for unedited explicit language version go to ---...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KAAD-LP, WCBE, KMXT, KUNM and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 31
Jack's Last Call: Say Goodbye To Kerouac (EXPLICIT language version)
From: Sue Zizza
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Takes place August 1964 as Keroauc is packing to move to Florida (EXPLICIT language version) --- for edited language version and promos go to --- h...

Bought by WVPE


  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1