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Kansas Blogger and Humor Author Jen Mann talks about her Holiday Collection
From: New Letters on the Air
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Get a humorous account of the holiday season with Kansas blogger Jen Mann's book SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS WITH PEOPLE I WANT TO PUNCH IN THE THROAT. S...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
80: It's A Family Affair
From: The Mortified Podcast
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In honor of the discord that shows up around the Thanksgiving table, we present tales of kids who don't quite the concept of family togetherness.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 20, 2016
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 1
77: My Worst Fear
From: The Mortified Podcast
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In honor of Halloween, mortifying tales about the kind of fears kids actually have.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2016
  • Length: 26:34
Why Cooking Sucks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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This is an essay about cooking and all the shame and rage and frustration that can accompany this art. Writer Sarah Miller describes her desire to ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 10:13
  • Purchases: 1
Cupid's Day: A Lovably Flawed Valentine's Day Alternative
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
Caption: BLAME IT ON HOBOKEN CD Art, Credit: Photo: Katie Weisberger
Hate Valentine's Day? Cupid, that flawed character from Roman Mythology, offers alternative reasons to love Feb. 14th.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
Wiarton Willie, Canadian Groundhog
From: Bryan Ward
Caption: Fiberglass Wiarton Willie, Credit: Bryan Ward
Alta Blue Skies contributor Catherine Breese offers a brief look at Canada's version of Punxsutawney Phil and the town that created him, Wiarton, O...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
Vet's Christmas Trees
From: Conor Bentley
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This is a funny little story about my parent's Christmas Tree lot, told from my father's perspective.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:49
Dingmantics: A Rage Letter To Utah
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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A tale of holiday cheer in which I administer a thoroughly-justified dressing-down to an unscrupulous Internet racketeer.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2012
  • Length: 14:41
I Remember Radio #7: Thanksgiving
From: Loyola Productions, Inc.
Series: Kaleidoscope
Caption: Jack Benny, Flamingo, 1958, Credit: Dan Perry
Great names and great memories—Thanksgiving with Stan Freberg, Jack Benny, and Eve Arden.

Bought by KMXT, KRCB 104.9, KMXT, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2010
  • Length: 45:13
  • Purchases: 4
David Bouchier Essay: Deep French
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
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David continues his linguistic and cultural education in France.

  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:41
"A Valentine From Graham Nash's MAC"
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming
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A perfect piece for Valentine's Day! The true story of how Joe Bevilacqua met his wife because of Graham Nash's laptop

Bought by KUT and Public Interactive


  • Added: Jan 10, 2008
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 2
The Joe Bev Holiday Treat
From: Joe Bevilacqua
Series: Joe Bevilacqua Christmas Programming
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a joyful and surprising self-contained hour of Christmas themed stories

Bought by WAMU, WRFA-LP, WLRN, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2007
  • Length: 59:23
  • Purchases: 8
Showmen's Rest
From: Shannon Heffernan
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A tragic train crash, a memorial to circus folk, and a graveyard haunted by elephants.

Bought by WMPG, WRIR, KBRP Community Radio, KSRQ, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 13
April Fools' Day
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Unconventional Wisdom
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A brief, tongue-in-cheek commentary advocating making April Fools' Day a national holiday.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 27, 2007
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 1
Happy Holidays! (Now buy an eyeliner)
From: Robin Sussingham
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A light-hearted essay questioning the tactic of selling to our friends during holiday gatherings.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:06
Die, Christmas, Die!
From: Merle Kessler
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Is Christmas Endangered?

Bought by KGLT


  • Added: May 10, 2005
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1