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He Was in a Coma
From: The humble Farmer
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After 16 weeks in a coma, a young man woke up

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Healing Properties of Humor
From: The humble Farmer
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Laughter is medicine

  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:19
You Can Get Rabies Anywhere
From: The humble Farmer
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A Commentary on Travel

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Aug 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
A Cure for Sleep Apnea
From: The humble Farmer
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Sleep apnea can be cured

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:44
Smoking Can Cause Droopy Cigarette
From: The humble Farmer
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Smoking causes stroke, heart attack and droopy cigarette

  • Added: Jul 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:32
Flying Pigs Reduce Alcohol Consumption
From: The humble Farmer
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Have You Ever Seen A Pig Fly?

  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: :53
Can You Borrow a Sleep Apnea Machine?
From: The humble Farmer
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The machine brings new life to those who use it

  • Added: Jul 08, 2008
  • Length: :46
Go Tell It On The Mountain
From: The humble Farmer
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What happens when an old man is asked to fast?

  • Added: Jul 06, 2008
  • Length: 01:26
A Conversation With a Dentist
From: The humble Farmer
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A Conversation With a Dentist

  • Added: Jun 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
A Man of A Certain Age
From: The humble Farmer
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Even older men should engage in vigorous exercise every morning.

  • Added: May 04, 2008
  • Length: :55
A California Diet That Works
From: The humble Farmer
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Finally -- A Diet That Works

  • Added: May 02, 2008
  • Length: :59
Socratic Logic
From: The humble Farmer
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If Plato's next door neighbor were Gramp Wiley, he would be submitting philosophical dialogues to PRX that sound like this:

  • Added: Apr 01, 2008
  • Length: 05:00
Effects of Binge Drinking
From: The humble Farmer
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Young people who binge could be risking serious damage to their brains

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Mar 16, 2008
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 2
Healing in the Cards
From: David Kates
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David Kates seeks healing for a small business and himself.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2007
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
Vocal Cord Lost (and regained)
From: Wes Alwan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On losing my voice and getting it backw

  • Added: May 22, 2007
  • Length: 01:58
The Cigarette Bath
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Emily and her cousin Sarah come up with a novel scheme to save her grandfather from his smoking habit. Rather than being rewarded, their efforts la...

Bought by PRX Remix, WMPG, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
The Belltown Hustle
From: David Weinberg
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Welcome to the world of the belltown posse...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2007
  • Length: 11:11
Fuel Crisis
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Drug use and attempted suicide. Hey, they're serious. Really. No, honest. Ask storyteller Marti MacGibbon.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
Sissies
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2000
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Stories from boys who are sissies

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWCW


  • Added: May 25, 2006
  • Length: 29:44
  • Purchases: 2
Finding My Place
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A memoir piece about overcoming depression and finding hope

Bought by KVSC, KVSC, and KUT


  • Added: May 07, 2005
  • Length: 22:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Day My Mother's Head Exploded (Short Version)
From: Hannah Palin
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It is the story of the brain aneurysm that almost killed my mother in 1987 and how she became a completely different person from the mother of my c...

Bought by KUOW, Wisconsin Public Radio, KPCC, East Village Radio, WUAL and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2004
  • Length: 11:06
  • Purchases: 6
The Day My Mother's Head Exploded
From: Hannah Palin
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It is the story of the brain aneurysm that almost killed my mother in 1987 and how she became a completely different person from the mother of my c...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, XRAY.fm, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2004
  • Length: 19:59
  • Purchases: 10
First Menstruation Stories
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's both terrifying and highly anticipated, and, as rites of passage often are, perhaps somewhat overrated. Blunt producer Ariel Adams set out wit...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2003
  • Length: 10:32
An Anatomy of Humanity
From: Geo Beach
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Five thousand miles from New York, commentator and medic Geo Beach had to practice a different kind of medicine, praying for a minister at Ground Z...

Bought by WZBC, 90.9 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station, WYSO, and prpdstation


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4