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"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
"Appearances" in a "Rose Garden"? Author Joanne Greenberg on her writing, her life, and mental illness
From: Claudia Cragg
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"People don't understand most of us get up off the floor, spit out the carpet and get on with it..."

  • Added: Apr 05, 2006
  • Length: 17:14
Episode 3 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 3 of Life Distilled features former U.S. Poet Laureates Richard Wilbur, Robert Hass, Rita Dove and Stanley Kunitz. Optional 5-minute drop-...

Bought by WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:00
  • Purchases: 11
Poem for Today, April 5 2005
From: Gordon McDougall
Series: Poem for Today
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Was Hans Christian Andersen the son of the king?

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 04:30
Poem for Today, July 19 2005
From: Gordon McDougall
Series: Poem for Today
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Two poems by Nobel Prize-winner Wislawa Szymborska

Bought by WUAL


  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 1 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 1 features poet laureates Mark Strand, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ted Kooser discussing the art and craft of writing poetry and reading some of t...

Bought by WETS, WCPN, WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:02
  • Purchases: 13
Writing medicine
From: Susan Johnston
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Physician and author Vincent Lam talks with Susan Johnston about his first short story collection, "Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures"

  • Added: Feb 17, 2006
  • Length: 14:50
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
Monticello's Jewish Hero
From: With Good Reason
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The story of one man who saved Jefferson's estate from ruin and one "being" that captured authors' fancies.

Bought by WDCB


  • Added: Dec 15, 2005
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
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
La Llorona
From: KCUR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Story of La Llarona

Bought by KZYX, KDNK, WXLV-FM, and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Oct 30, 2005
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 4
A Character Vault in Bangkok
From: Susan Johnston
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Christopher G. Moore redraws the line between fact and fiction

  • Added: Oct 18, 2005
  • Length: 15:37
Cotopaxi Jewish Colony
From: KRCC-FM
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A look at a community of Jewish immigrants

  • Added: Oct 07, 2005
  • Length: 07:30
Until the Fat Lady Sings
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Dressed to the Nines
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
Amazon
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jul 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
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
Rule of Thumb
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
Good Samaritan
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
Best Laid Plans
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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A discussion of the origin of the expression "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KHSU


  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 2

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