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National Writers Series: David Maraniss
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Journalist and biographer David Maraniss talks with fellow author John Bacon.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
TC Tolbert + Eve Rifkin
From: KXCI
Series: In Our Own Voices
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TC Tolbert interviews Eve Rifkin about queer mothering. In Our Own Voices offers listeners a glimpse into the experiences of the various voices th...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:11
StoryCorps Griot: Jamal and Aden Batar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.
Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:13
StoryCorps: Lisa Bouler Daniels and Benjamin Chambers
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Lisa Bouler Daniels tells her biological brother Benjamin Chambers what it was like to learn about her birth mother after she passed away.

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:49
Finding Our Fathers
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Eboni (left) and Raven (right)
Raven and Eboni are friends who look like each other. And there are not a lot of people who like they do at their college in Missoula, Montana. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
Other's Milk: The Potential for Exceptional Breastfeeding
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Kristin J. Wilson
Just two generations ago, breastfeeding was considered second best to infant formula. Today, however, it’s regarded as a newborn’s birthright.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Editor of The Georgia Review Stephen Corey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Three-time Georgia Author of the Year for poetry and editor of THE GEORGIA REVIEW, Stephen Corey reads from his book STARTLED AT THE BIG SOUND: ESS...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Saul Diskin – Identical Twins
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The End of the Twins, a Memoir of Losing a Brother Ever wondered what it would be like to have an identical twin—how alike would you be to that per...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Dear Santa: A Request From A Veterinarian Mom
From: Jennifer Oles
Caption: Dr. Julie Bailey
A mom and veterinarian politely asks Santa not to bring her children the item that tops their Christmas lists: a puppy. With love and detail, Dr. ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
Osborn, John Jay:  A Marriage as a Separate Entity
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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“Listen to the Marriage” is a novel by John Jay Osborn, a retired lawyer and law professor. The story centers a marriage counselor and a recently s...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
End Kids Cancer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: End Kids Cancer
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
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
Homeschooling Explained
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to homeschool your kids then todays show is for you. We sat down with Mary Lemke, an experienced home...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 12:36
StoryCorps: Alexandra Sanchez and Courtney McKinney
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Courtney McKinney (left) and Alexandra Sanchez (right)
Courtney McKinney talks to Alexandra Sanchez about finding out they are sisters through anonymous sperm donation.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Gene Kendzior and Jennifer Kendzior
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Gene Kendzior tells his daughter, Jennifer, about his father, who died working in a coal mine in 1967.

Bought by WEZU, WVBI-LP, and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 3
A Not So Big Life: Sarah Susanka #117 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Architect Sarah Susanka observed that houses in the U.S. were getting larger – but some rooms were seldom occupied, and often not even furnished. S...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Indie3 Radio, KRZA, and KTRL


  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 4
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
Yes, I'm from China. And yes those people are my parents
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Maya and her parents., Credit: Courtesy of Maya Konz
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
I'm alive because of a dictator's ego and my family's clever thinking
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: RadioActive producer Jad Vianu with his father Alec Vianu., Credit: Courtesy of Jad Vianu
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
I Was An Unlikely Homeschooled Student
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Elinor Jones Toutant at the RadioActive Community Listening Party., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/COLLEEN MCDEVITT
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
StoryCorps: Max Hanagarne and Josh Hanagarne
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Max Hanagarne (left) and Josh Hanagarne (right)
StoryCorps gives people the chance to talk to each other about the events that have helped shape who they are. Josh Hanagarne did just that with hi...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
Cruel Hoax: Stephanie Mills #106 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Stephanie Mills made headlines in the Spring of 1969 when she vowed, in her commencement address (titled The Future is a Cruel Hoax), to conceive n...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Indie3 Radio, KTRL, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Sylvia Bullock and Marcus Bullock
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Sylvia Bullock and Marcus Bullock
In the mid-1990s, Reverend Sylvia Bullock was raising two kids on her own near Washington, D.C. while working and going to college full-time. Her ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Untitled (July 28, 2017)
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
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In Episode 12: The teenagers of Small Syria are learning a lot these days. They’ve been studying English and math and American history. And they ar...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:05
StoryCorps: Sarah Churchill and Yomi Wrong
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sarah Churchill tells her daughter Yomi Wrong -- who has a genetic disorder that causes her bones to break easily -- about the night Yomi was born.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, WVBI-LP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 4