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Episode 3
From: Greg Dorchak
Series: GOLD DUST
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Sam and Horace quickly find a way to make some real money by relying on what they know.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 27:29
Episode 2
From: Greg Dorchak
Series: GOLD DUST
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Life in a small Texas town in the 1880 takes a little getting used to for Sam and Horace.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 26:19
Episode 1
From: Greg Dorchak
Series: GOLD DUST
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Two hapless Con Men - Sam Donovan and Horace Fletcher - bounce around rural Texas towns in the 1940's.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 28:12
Episode 4
From: Greg Dorchak
Series: GOLD DUST
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In the conclusion of our story, Sam and Horace help Minerva and Dusty hide their treasure.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2021
  • Length: 23:56
Cinderblock Bookshelves: Chapter 2
From: Rain Perry
Series: Rain Perry's Cinderblock Bookshelves
Caption: Cinderblock Bookshelves show art, Credit: Kayleigh Morrison
“Inverness in the Seventies was the kind of place where a tenuous duo like my dad and me could not only survive, but feel right at home.” Rain tel...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
Episode 3: Keep on rollin'
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive
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Richard and his grandson Sam sing old favorites together while daughter Erika explores her father’s influence on Sam.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2020
  • Length: 10:03
Re:sound - The Taking Care Show
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2014 Re:sound Specials, from the Third Coast Festival
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This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.

Bought by WEZU, WCBE, WRIR, WVPE, KALW and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Where Would A 5-Year-Old Want To Go?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Follow Rachel as she interviews kids ages 5-18 and asks them a simple, yet thought-provoking question. "If you could travel anywhere, where would y...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 03:03
Acoustic Stories : Aaron Brown - "Try New Things"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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KAXE contributor, Aaron Brown, reads a piece about trying new things. Brown's aspirations seem high initially before adding a healthy dose of reali...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:07
Great Northern Radio Show: Bemidji Show
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Great Northern Radio Show
Caption: Great Northern Radio Show
Presented by Producer and Writer Aaron Brown along with Northern Community Radio (KAXE/KBXE), this live variety show features Jim Miller, Two Many ...

Bought by KSRQ, WDSE, and WTIP


  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:56:59
  • Purchases: 3
UnFictional: Welcome to the Metal
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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On this episode... two surprising, funny and spellbinding stories on the subject of prison.

Bought by WCNY, KUOW, Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, WKMS and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
Cobblestones: Going Gonzo for Jim Henson
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Dave Goelz on set, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Dave Goelz
A one hour special featuring performers, writers, and puppeteers who worked with Jim Henson from the beginning. The program includes interviews, o...

Bought by The Pulse--Messiah College Radio, KWMR, WNIN, KZYX, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2011
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 6
"The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
Caption: "Be My Valentine Charlie Brown" is among the many tributes to love on “The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special”, Credit: Charles Schultz
“The Cartoon Carnival Valentine Special," hosted by real-life husband and wife Joe Bev. and Lorie Kellogg present cartoon audio and comedy about LO...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 53:48
B-Side Radio: Neighbors
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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B-Side's Tamara Keith moves into a new house and introduces us to some unconventional neighborhoods. Also, what happens when a fence falls down, o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WBEZ, WGBH Radio Boston, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 29, 2009
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Swimming on Blind Faith/Deep Sea Sisters
From: ken girardey
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A love story between a fisherman and a mermaid. Can it be?

  • Added: Aug 07, 2008
  • Length: 25:48
What's in a Name? Part One: Star Trek
From: Scott Pham
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Scott interviews his own father; addresses rumors old and new...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 08:35
B-Side: The Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People and Clues
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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Kind of like the cool songs found on the back side of a vinyl 45, we've dug up stories about people who may seem ordinary at first. But, are any o...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 02, 2007
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
HEAT -- Families
From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY
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Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em: HEAT's poly-partisan take on the nuclear unit with special guests Matt Groening (and father), Mike Fed...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, KVMR, WCPN, WGBH Radio Boston, KLCC and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 10
B-Side: Coping
From: B-Side Radio
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Host Tamara Keith visits a bar to talk about the ways we cope with what life throws at us.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Champ Sighting
From: Vermont Public
Series: VPR Presents StoryCorps in Vermont
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Victoria Keller Fraser tells her grandson, Christopher James Fraser, about the time she saw Champ, the legendary monster of Lake Champlain.

  • Added: Aug 31, 2006
  • Length: 03:28
Jazz
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A family operates on the same principle as a jazz combo: improvisation on a theme.

Bought by WQJC and WVPE


  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 2
Twins
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Twin sisters are torn between the fear of losing each other and wanting to break away from each other now that one of them is getting married.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:37
Entrepreneur
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An ingenuous young taxi driver applies for a bank loan, inspired by his father's vision of American opportunity, to start a steel mill.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
Burke & May
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A grandmother-to-be is departing to visit her daughter who is having her first baby. Her husband assures her, yes, he can take care of himself.

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
Blizzard
From: Conrad Bishop
Series: Family Snapshots
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mother explodes at the dinner table. But she's in a surreal world where her explosion means nothing: "It's ok, Mom, you're not nearly as crazy ...

Bought by WQJC


  • Added: Jun 14, 2004
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1