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The Assembled Parties
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Dana Delany and Susan Sullivan star in Richard Greenberg's Broadway hit

Bought by KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 30
The Apple Seed - Cat Stories feat. Charlotte Blake-Alston + Audio Drama 'Winning DeeDee'
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about cats.

Bought by WNMU-FM, KTXK, WVPE, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
StoryCorps: Tom Badgett and Jordan Perelle
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Jordan Perelle and Tom Badgett at their StoryCorps interview in Knoxville, Tennessee on October 11, 2010, Credit: By Virginia Lora for StoryCorps
Tom Badgett came to StoryCorps with his daughter, Jordan Perelle, to talk about growing up in small-town Tennessee, and his complex relationship wi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
2247: Refeed: Writing in the Past & Deconstruction Nora Ephron, 11/24/2022
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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On this week’s On Story we’ll speak with the writers behind Mad Men, Westworld, and 11.22.63 to explore audiences fascination with film and televis...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
Lost in Yonkers
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A Pulitzer Prize-winner from Neil Simon

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KMUN, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 36
MONTANA STORY -- David Siegel and Scott McGehee Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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David Siegel and Scott McGehee talk the tenor of the times, the myth of closure, and finding the right opening song.

  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 10:43
The Apple Seed - Recalling and Reminiscing
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On today's episode, we'll bring you a story from Geraldine Buckley about connecting and reconciling with her father after he had passed on. It's a ...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KKRN, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KSJE and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 6
Sorry We Missed You
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Ken Loach and Paul Laverty present another great film about working class life: a portrait of an English family having to find a way to support the...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:23
Lea and Doug struggle, Lea with Independence, Doug with Loneliness
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Feeling the tension
In any relationship there is the idea that both parties share responsibility for the success. Sometimes people begin to think about the percent eac...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
Marvin's Room
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A family crisis leads to a reluctant reunion.

Bought by KCHW, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 16
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
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
THE HOLLARS -- Margo Martindale and John Krasinski Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: John Krasinski & Margo Martindale, San Francisco, CA 8/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Krasinski and Margo Martindale talk buoyancy, bonding, and being in the moment.

  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 13:32
Attention by Holly Walter Kerby
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Steven Boyer
In Holly Walter Kerby’s Attention, Amber (Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger) is bummed out that her boyfriend has visited his family without her. Sh...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 17:56
THE ONES BELOW -- David Farr Interview
From: Andrea Chase
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David Farr talks shoes, fairy tales, and exploring new terrain.

  • Added: May 30, 2016
  • Length: 13:36
Listen Up: Two Short Plays
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Carol Kane
Carol Kane, Julie White, and Steven Boyer are among the stars in these two shorts. It’s spring in the neighborhood "Hell’s Kitchen" in SOMETHING I'...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 7: Bishop Castle
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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In this episode of Wish We Were Here, we tell the remarkable story of Bishop Castle--an incredible piece of folk architecture that is likely one of...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 59:08
JAMES WHITE -- Josh Mond and Christopher Abbott Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: James Mond & Christopher Abbott, San Rafael, CA 11/4/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Josh Mond and Christopher Abbott talk the joy of flawed characters, the pregnancy of the process, and having nowhere to hide.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 16:03
Mother and Son: Two Plays by Daniel Reitz and David Cale
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle") stars in the touching and humorous first piece, Napoleon in Exile, directed by Marsha Mason (four time Aca...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
LAST WEEKEND -- Tom Dolby Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Tom Dolby talks the anxiety of class guilt, the elegance of sound, and the importance of sunscreen.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:09
THE SKELETON TWINS -- Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader & Craig Johnson Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Craig Johnson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, San Francisco, CA 5/1/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Craig Johnson talk the ironies of writing contests, humor as a defense mechanism, and embracing cheesiness.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 16:32
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY -- John Wells Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: John Wells, San Francisco, CA 10/8/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
John Wells talks verisimilitude, getting past right or wrong, and surviving the family dinner.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 10:45
STORIES WE TELL -- Sarah Polley Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Sarah Polley, San Francisco, CA 4/30/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sarah Polley talks relative truth, the privilege being quiet, and narrative as a tonic for bewilderment.

  • Added: May 16, 2013
  • Length: 08:48
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES -- Alice Englert and Alden Ehrenreich Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Alice Englert and Alden Eherenreich, San Francisco, CA 1/28/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Co-stars Alice Englert and Alden Ehernreich talk the pitfalls of fanaticism, the subtleties of accent, and subverting the cliché.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 10:50
BEING FLYNN -- Filmmaker Paul Weitz
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Paul Weitz, San Francisco, CA 2/15/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Writer/director Paul Weitz talks humility, ego, and budgets.

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 11:30