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3 Great American Voices
From: Leet and Litwin
Caption: Julia Child
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Willa Cather, John Steinbeck, and Julia Child: All loved to eat. Here's a Cather story about a priest who loved his food more t...

Bought by KZYX, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KZYX, WXXI Rochester, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 55:08
  • Purchases: 6
Wallace Stroby discusses "Cold Shot to the Heart"
From: Steven Nester
Series: Poets of the Tabloid Murder
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A former newspaperman, Wallace Stroby lives in New Jersey.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2011
  • Length: 26:32
"Sleeping" read by author Katharine Weber
From: Amy Wallen
Series: DimeStories
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A young girl never sees the child she's babysitting.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
"Pick up."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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The light is flashing on your answering machine. Pick up.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 1
"I think it went well."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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The meeting went well. Didn't it?

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
"I look to you for advice."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Finally, some practical information on how to handle life in corporate America! Feel free to take notes. There will be a test on this material.

Bought by KUNM and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 08:05
  • Purchases: 2
"I saw the obituary while I was recycling the newspapers."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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A cold, rainy, winter night in Los Angeles and a friend comes over late to see you. There's something she needs to talk about. You give her a gla...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 16:37
  • Purchases: 1
"Note the relationship between the two seated figures in the booth."
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Handwritten Theatre
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Life is a work of art. All you need is an observer at your side, someone to explain the living canvases all around you.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 09:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Missing Manatee
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Out in his skiff, Skeet discovers a dead manatee ?not only is it dead, it?s been shot, and that?s illegal. When Skeet brings the deputy back to in...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, and KTNA


  • Added: Feb 10, 2006
  • Length: 27:36
  • Purchases: 4
Kokopelli's Flute
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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While exploring an ancient cliff dwelling, Tepary Jones finds a flute left behind by tomb raiders. His efforts to find the raiders is complicated b...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2005
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 4
I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Part of a nomadic tribe during the reign of Kublai Khan, Oyuna dreams of bringing honor and good luck to her family. She sets off on a journey wh...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KZYX and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Fog Magic
From: Vermont Public
Series: Camel's Hump Radio
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Magic in the fog launches Greta on an adventure that takes her back into the past and reveals secrets in her own life.

Bought by KZYX and KTNA


  • Added: May 03, 2005
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 2