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To ring in the new year, take a dive into the stories of the Coney Island Polar Bear club. We hear from voices from across New York City—a cop spea...
- Added: Dec 23, 2019
- Length: 10:48
Just two generations ago, breastfeeding was considered second best to infant formula. Today, however, it’s regarded as a newborn’s birthright.
- Added: Mar 07, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children from 1 to 14 years old. According to the American Cancer Society more than 10,000 children ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 18, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
The first thing you say to someone you just met is most likely a polite greeting: "Hello! What's your name?" But not everyone is that thoughtful.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Sep 18, 2017
- Length: 06:29
- Purchases: 1
Many people have heard of the brutal dictatorships that ruled Soviet Eastern Europe in the twentieth century. RadioActive youth producer and high s...
- Added: Sep 15, 2017
- Length: 04:55
Elinor Jones Toutant was homeschooled for most of her education, even though her family isn't one you'd expect to make that choice.
- Added: Sep 13, 2017
- Length: 05:03
This month RadioActive hosts Yafiet Bezabih and Ann Kane are fixing to surprise you. First we bring you three amazing stories about the challenges ...
- Added: Jan 15, 2015
- Length: 16:24
State Rep. Chris Taylor tells the story of her difficult second pregnancy.
- Added: Feb 24, 2014
- Length: 17:40
Bestselling author David Laskin unfolds a sweeping epic that spans the three major upheavals the affected Jews in the twentieth century: immigratio...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 04, 2013
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 1
Cindi Swingen chose to take on parenthood by herself. Her two children have the same father — a man none them know who donated sperm at a local cli...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 14, 2013
- Length: 16:40
- Purchases: 1
Joanna Foster was worried when her first deaf child was born. When her second baby was born deaf and autistic, she was devastated. Joanna started l...
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 07:12
- Purchases: 1
A labyrinth is a circular path that leads to a center. Walking a labyrinth is an ancient ritual that pre-dates religion. Eunice Schroeder found a n...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Sep 01, 2011
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 3
This week's stories are about changes that can happen in moments, years, or even lifetimes. Anne Perry is pulled into a bloody predicament, Rod Lor...
Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio
- Added: Jul 22, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Jul 11, 2011
- Length: 03:45
- Purchases: 1
A teenage girl talks about learning that her father is gay and her subsequent decision to stay with him.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUT
- Added: Jul 05, 2011
- Length: 02:45
- Purchases: 2
A father decides to take a transcontinental motorcycle trip and leave his children for a year.
- Added: Jun 12, 2011
- Length: 03:29
A 21 year-old abandons his carefree bachelor fantasy and reluctantly marries a girl he accidentally impregnated.
- Added: May 26, 2011
- Length: 02:24
A man talking about how he has a theme song for people in his life. He recalls the qualities of the people and describes them with music.
- Added: Mar 29, 2011
- Length: 03:24
"I can remember trying to impress my dad with my sense of humor. Sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing." - Chris Elliott with his dad, Ray Elliott.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSFR, XRAY.fm, KJZZ, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more
- Added: Feb 23, 2011
- Length: 06:53
- Purchases: 7
This time of year, even when the spirit isn’t really there at all, we can decorate and party and shop ourselves into a state of manufactured joy.
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- Added: Nov 22, 2009
- Length: 04:35
The author goes into the wilderness and comes back with a new appreciation of his needs.
- Added: Jul 12, 2008
- Length: 02:33
A cheese maker with 130 years of family tradition becomes a genius in creating with milk
- Added: Nov 26, 2007
- Length: 09:52
Hope Edelman discusses her follow-up book to NY Times Bestseller Motherless Daughters
- Added: May 11, 2007
- Length: 19:31
Of all the tender moments I have shared with my children, I think I?ll remember the dancing the most.
- Added: Dec 05, 2006
- Length: 03:06
Watching a family of Swallows who have nested under the eaves brings a comparison to the drama in the human nest
- Added: Nov 29, 2006
- Length: 03:22
