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Incident at Vichy/The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A dark tale from Arthur Miller, plus a docudrama about the brilliant, controversial physicist

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, Harford Community Radio, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 8
Judgment at Nuremberg
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A piercing look at the journey to justice.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCHW and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 36
The Veldt Radio Edit (S3 | 132)
From: PJ Ewing
Series: Lester the Nightfly
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“The Greatest Short Story of All Time?” Since childhood, the Ray Bradbury story, The Veldt, has fascinated me. It was one of the first stories tha...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
Kindertransport
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A family secret with its roots in the Holocaust.

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 28
Agnes of God
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Accused of murder, is young Sister Agnes lying, insane - or something else?

Bought by KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, KCHW and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 12
Part VI: "I Was Trying to Do My Job"
From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project
Caption: Picture of Jane Turner, Credit: National Whistleblower Center
In 1999, former FBI profiler and special agent, Jane Turner, blew the whistle on the cover-up of child sex crimes on the Fort Berthold Indian Reser...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 20:36
Animals Battle Humans
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: JANUARY 2015
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An intelligent race of animals aims to exterminate violent mankind. Robert Repino reads from his book, Morte. Another in our authentic contemporary...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Politics on the Spot: The Houston Ship Channel
From: Michael May
Caption: The Texas Petrochemicals flare., Credit: Bryan Parras
We've heard a lot about the economy this general election season. Not so much about the other big E-word: the environment. Unless you count the man...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #34 - Necessity Defense
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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It’s odd to think cannibals, cannabis-growers, Vietnam War protesters, and prison escapees all have something in common. But they do: the necessity...

Bought by WEZU and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 11, 2014
  • Length: 21:04
  • Purchases: 2
IBRT Season 2, Episode 7: 'Harry'
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: The Icebox Radio Theater
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The say Sunday at 11am is the most segregated hour in America. But one of the nice things about this land of freedom to worship is that there seem...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:02
In Theory
From: Helena de Groot
Series: We're All Strangers
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When it actually matters, do you care about the theory?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
Nose
From: Helena de Groot
Series: We're All Strangers
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You're surrounded by strangers on the subway. Can you hide?

  • Added: Oct 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:34
Dark Times
From: Gumbeater
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The estate of Count Nicholas Herzen in the early years of the 20th century. The collapse of the Romanov dynasty in Russia is slowly unfolding, whic...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:08
The Death of Ivan Ilyich - A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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It's not dark yet. Well, actually it is. But actor Alfred Molina makes a book with Death in the title an absolute thrill to listen to. The program ...

Bought by KMUN, KPIP-LP, KQED, KRZA, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:39
  • Purchases: 6
The Fall of the House of Usher: A Big Read Documentary
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: The Big Read
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Today, we dive into the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe. The show includes writers Daniel Handler (aka, Lemony Snicket) and Laura Lippman, as wel...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMUN, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KRZA


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 5
A Conversation with Charles Randolph-Wright
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Charles Randolph-Wright talks about directing Lynn Nottage's play Ruined at Arena Stage.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:38
"The swimming pool at the Econo-Lodge was empty."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Another woman in another bar. Another series of cocktails. Another story. Lean close to her and listen.

Bought by KUT and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 10:33
  • Purchases: 2
The Arrangements
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A sister reminds her accusing brother who held the household together when the mother was abusive and alcoholic in their growing-up years. The sco...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
Chicken House
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A child wonders why his grandfather has been made to live alone in a converted chicken house. Dad: It's not a chicken house!

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1