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Robert Jevne shares "Oh Christmas Tree," a lighthearted poem from the perspective of the Christmas tree itself. Through Jevne's poem, the sheer mor...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 03:18
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One block from my apartment sits the Capitol Pool Checkers Club where, each week, men with nicknames like the Hammer, the Pressure Man, and the Raz...

Bought by KFAI, The Story, KUT, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 4
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What happens when a skylight lets more than light into your apartment? Contains "asshole" at 00:40; "whore" at 01:19 "f" word at 00:53, 01:29, 01:38

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:03
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Hello neighbor the weather is fine outside and my old stuff is all yours all free, well, kind of.

Bought by The Story and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Who knew a hit and run could end in friendship?

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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We all know a bad translation when we see one… or do we? I spoke with Jay Rubin, translator for the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, among othe...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
Caption: The Ven diagrams were very confusing. , Credit: Susan Cook
Freedom of Speech began long ago in a tiny town called Fragile Rock when the people finally declared "We are the overlapping section of the Ven dia...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
Caption: Bob Brozman's "Helo Central Give me Doctor Jazz", Credit: Rounder Records 1985
Alexa and MLM discus the enchanting sounds of this ethnomusicologist, who’s soothing sounds of the islands blend with jazz, blues and steel guitars...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 11:57
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Outspoken Comic Amy Dresner takes aim at Conrad Murray and more...right here!

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 04:47
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Wait -- do we have it all backwards? Do our congressmen work for us? Or is it the other way around? After all, some of them are now charging vote...

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  • Length: 02:34
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Actor-Singer-Comedian Eric Schwartz has a special song and grills a bit of Social Media.

  • Added: Sep 26, 2011
  • Length: 05:24
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Two weeks ago, you may recall, we tried to figure out why God told BOTH Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry that they should be President of the USA. ...

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  • Length: 02:48
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Last week, out of the blue, Google bought the famous Zagat restaurant guides. And with billions in the bank, who knows what's next on their shoppi...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
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When Rush Limbaugh moved to Palm Beach, FL, he was immediately followed by dozens of other right wing heavyweights, from Ann Coulter to Dick Morris...

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  • Length: 01:54
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Drastic times call for drastic measures, and new ways to make your corporation more profitable. Why not start at the top? After all, you've alread...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:08
Caption: Souvenirs from the fair.
State fairs are an opportunity to eat fried foods, play games and discover parts of your state you might not know exist. Many of the fair's booths ...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 07:36
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Abercrombie & Fitch, by paying a sleazy TV character NOT to wear their clothing, offers us a new way to help solve our current recession. If you c...

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  • Length: 02:27
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Wait a minute -- wasn't the plan for the meek to inherit the earth? The way things are going, it looks like the rich will own everything before th...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 02:16
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It was bound to happen -- dissension in the Tea Party! But sensible dissension, bless their hearts, especially in our steamy summer weather. Here...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:40
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Yes, the title means exactly what it says: it's WAY past time that we found a way to shut up all those windbags in Congress. Another irreverent hu...

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  • Length: 01:52
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Are we all sufficiently scared of the debt ceiling yet? It is really the end of the world? (And does anybody actually know what it is?) Another i...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
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Everybody's recommending books for summer reading -- so we will too. But, we're sure you won't find these books on anybody else's reading list! Y...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:27
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Everybody is suffering in the continuing recession -- including our politicians in Washington. Tannen Weekly investigators discover a major drop i...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 01:45
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When we pick presidential candidates, why do we always let sex scandals get in the way? Time for the electorate to grow up and judge our politicia...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 01:31
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A Guide for Those of Little Brain

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 05:19