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Wordsworth & Jazz
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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A public domain reading of Wordsworth's "I wandered lonely as a cloud" set to public domain jazz. The result was surprisingly good.

  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:52
An Hour of Storytelling - Don't Kill Santa! - Holiday Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WVPE, Angelica Community Radio, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 4
An Hour of Storytelling - From the Blues to Classic Greek Heroes
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Reverend Robert B. Jones and Andy Offutt Irwin

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, KECG, Angelica Community Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
The Apple Seed - The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A reading of Oscar Wilde's Classic Ghost Story

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


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Author Dwayne Ratleff on ‘Dancing to the Lyrics’
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Dancing to the Lyrics won Dwayne Ratleff a Best Indie Book Award in the “LGBTQ Coming Of Age” category., Credit: Book cover art by Leann E. Johnson / L&J Graphics
Dwayne Ratleff grew up Black, poor and gay in 1960s Baltimore. As a youngster, his grandma taught him: “Don’t explain yourself, be yourself.” His a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KALW, and WORT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 4
A 'RadioActive' Showcase Of The Magic Of Writing
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
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Nothing is more powerful than the magic that comes from your mind, down your arm, through your fingertips, down your pen and onto the page. The Mar...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2015
  • Length: 19:59
Understanding Others: Transformative Writers
From: New Letters on the Air
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We give thanks for transformative writers in this episode entitled UNDERSTANDING OTHERS, a show that features excerpts from six programs that highl...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
The Golden Lions - The Battle of the Bulge (Sample Reading)
From: John Messmer
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My Dad never wanted to be a hero. Survival was the only option.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
Pakistani-American writer Ayad Akhtar
From: New Letters on the Air
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Pakistani-American writer Ayad Akhtar has made a living as a screenwriter, but 2012 brought him notice as both a playwright and a novelist. He deb...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
HUNGRY: Julia Child Presents "A Dickens Holiday Feast"
From: Leet and Litwin
Series: HUNGRY: The Literary Julia Child
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Julia says, "'A Christmas Carol' is a lovely story to read during the holidays, because it has a happy ending." The actor Peter Donat takes us to V...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WNMU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KMUD, KMUN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2010
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 19
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (A Ghost Story for Christmas)
From: Craig Wichman
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By mining the dark veins of this classic, its timeless heart is reclaimed.

Bought by KREV-LP, WUTC, KTXK, KVSC, KGOU and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2007
  • Length: 55:19
  • Purchases: 61
THE FAMILY UNDER THE BRIDGE
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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A Parisian hobo finds himself sharing his home under the bridge with three children. But can he make their Christmas wish come true...?

Bought by KZYX, WSKG, KZYX, and KRPS


  • Added: Dec 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
North
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Alvin has been on a short leash his whole life, and at twelve he’s sick of it. So when he’s assigned a report on his hero - Matthew Henson, the Afr...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Nov 18, 2005
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
History's Greatest Love Affairs: Abelard and Heloise
From: Ed Kliman
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The timeless love story of Abelard and Heloise, complete with period music.

Bought by KZUM and Public Interactive


  • Added: Sep 12, 2005
  • Length: 20:49
  • Purchases: 2
Daisy & the Doll/Alec's Primer
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Camel's Hump Radio presents two stories from the Vermont Folklife Center Children's Book Series, based on the family history of the Turner family f...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 03, 2005
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 1