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Tales from the South: 075 Against the Elements
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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This week our writers go up against the elements of water, fire, and earth-- and live to tell the tale. Stories by David Prud'homme, Holly Patton, ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
StoryCorps: Winslow and Dorothy Jackson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: WInslow Jackson and his wife, Dorothy.
Winslow Jackson and his wife, Dorothy, who both are living with multiple sclerosis, remember how they met.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 3
Mental Illness
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: Coming Up in 2011
Caption: Staten Island 2011
I remember going to my first rock show, the Alkaline Trio, I was 12, a tall 12-year-old. I left there a mess. I had been hit in the face, my shir...

Bought by PRX Remix, Vocalo.org, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 3
Half My Family Is Illegal
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: Coming Up in 2011
Caption: Staten Island 2011
"At some point when I was growing up I admit I was mad at my parents for coming here. I was mad that they had to work so hard, that we had to wait ...

Bought by KDNK, KSFR, KUOW, Vocalo.org, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 07:19
  • Purchases: 5
Food Sleuth Radio, Michael O'Gorman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Michael O’Gorman, Executive Director of the Farmer-Veteran Coalition. O’Gorman knows that b...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
StoryCorps: Jennifer and Grant Coursey
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jennifer (L) and Grant (R) Coursey
Jennifer Coursey speaks with her 12-year-old son, Grant, who was diagnosed with cancer as a toddler.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 3
WKID September - Going to School
From: DW From
Caption: WKID Staff Hard at Work, Credit: Debbie Weston From
Radio by Kids for Kids of All ages!

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
Leaving
From: Whitney Jones
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Whitney Jones tells his story of losing faith and finding new ways to connect with the world around him.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KFAI Minneapolis, HowSound, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 14:10
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps Griot: Queen Jackson and Debra MacKillop
From: StoryCorps
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Queen Jackson tells her case manager, Debra MacKillop, how she became homeless.

Bought by WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
White Van Man
From: Christopher Williams
Caption: White Van
They are seen as the kings of the road... but we see what being a self employed courier is really like.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
The Story of Two Rival Neighborhoods in Brooklyn
From: Brooklyn College Radio
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Brooklyn, one of the most well known places in the world for its food, its culture and its landmarks. What most people do not know is that right in...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
The Emotion Roadmap: How to deal with the emotional challenges of aging parents
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Mom Mike and Chuck
Are you beginning to recognize that your parents are no longer able to live independently. Are they struggling with remembering people, events, dat...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2011
  • Length: 45:10
Is Foster Care a Good Thing? One Teenager's Opinion
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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After going through foster care, this Minneapolis High School kids wonders about the good accomplished by foster care.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
Kidnap Radio
From: Atlantic Public Media
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"I was 19 when my father was kidnapped in Colombia. It was 1999. My mother came to my college campus to deliver the news and I flew to Bogota to be...

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 20:23
  • Purchases: 3
Beyond the Rope: A Captivity's Aftermath
From: Eric Winick
Caption: David Rohde & Kristen Mulvihill, Credit: Erik Swain
Former NY Times reporter David Rohde was abducted in Afghanistan only two months after marrying Cosmopolitan photo director Kristen Mulvihill. Seve...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 22, 2011
  • Length: 14:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 29 - Asking for Help
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A veteran of 25 years witnesses a fellow soldier kill an eight year-old girl. Upon returning home, he develops Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and f...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 05:31
Nap Boot Camp
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
Caption: Kate at her "battle station," with Adelle at 4 months, Credit: Kate Bowman-Johnston
An exasperated mom decides that her daughter WILL nap in her crib by the end of the week.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 17, 2011
  • Length: 16:20
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 28 - Stepping Up
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man learns that he is a father but, two weeks before his daughter's birth, his paternity is called into question.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
Best Couple by Vikky Cruz of Radio Rookies
From: YouthCast
Caption: Deoine and Vikky
YouthCast features a love story in honor of civil unions between same sex couples being recognized in the state of Illinois and the marriages of co...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WGXC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 2
San Francisco Stories from KALW and StoryCorps: StoryCorps: The unbreakable bond between mother and daughter
From: KALW
Caption: Gloria Arrieta-Sherman and her daughter Michaela Arrieta Nave., Credit: Photo courtesy of StoryCorps
Gloria Arrieta-Sherman never thought she would have kids – but at 36 she unexpectedly got pregnant, and nine months later Michaela was born. Gloria...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:05
"Wrinkles" Episode Two "The Golden Roof"
From: Joan Chandler
Series: Mishoo miinwaa Noki ~ You, Me and Wrinkles
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Scams: A widow is cheated through a scam and no one can give her recompense or guidance.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
Author Mark Leslie talks Italian with his book "Beyond The Pasta"
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Mark Leslie, Credit: www.beyondthepasta.com
On this edition of Culture Clique, were going Italian! We have the Stage Manager from The Great River Shakespeare Festival with us, who recently wr...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 49:28
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 023
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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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
Tales from the South 021
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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This week is about finding strength and confidence in big moments and in small. Darinda Sharp makes a famous correction, Holly Patton is shown kind...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Tales from the South 009
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season
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Humility and gratitude: Arthur Paul Bowen watches as his uncle must let his aunt go, Joanna Seibert travels to the other side of the world to give ...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 28:30

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