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A woman finds refuge at a shelter for big cats; It's tough being a very tall person in a very small world; A chance encounter proves serendipitous ...
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 22:21
A basketball fan experiences a shocking loss off the court; High school seniors torment a freshman for no good reason; Mmmmmmm….sprinkler beer.
- Added: Apr 23, 2013
- Length: 21:18
The Instinctive Artist and Superintendent of Existence
- Added: Apr 05, 2013
- Length: 06:40
Frantic grocery shopping ends in a case of mistaken identity; Warning to the folks in the first three rows - you WILL get wet…or stabbed; Americans...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 29:15
In prison, a good sense of humor is helpful; An accident victim defies doctors' orders and finds true love; A racquetball player fears she will rep...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 28:35
A veteran nearly killed in Vietnam returns to seek closure; A performance art show unfurls into a strange burlesque exhibition; A Boy Scout at summ...
- Added: Mar 27, 2013
- Length: 28:40
On this month's Tin Roof Project, it's acclaimed photographer Andrew Kilgore telling his own true story.
- Added: Feb 23, 2013
- Length: 29:00
Judy Sorum constructs beautiful glowing stained glass panels.
- Added: Feb 09, 2013
- Length: 23:11
With over 50 professions in his life Marcel, now homeless, lives with a camera, a dog and a passion for cars.
- Added: Feb 09, 2013
- Length: 06:31
When playing with bugs became macabre Diane started inviting people on "the spectrum" to live with her.
- Added: Feb 08, 2013
- Length: 06:32
Lots of people talk about how addicted we are to our screens. We spend our days staring at smartphones, tablets, and computers. But the first digit...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jan 14, 2013
- Length: 08:33
- Purchases: 1
This week it's stories about best laid plans, and how those plans go amiss. Stories by Wayne Ball, Peter O'Connell, and Mark Isbell. All stories ar...
- Added: Dec 25, 2012
- Length: :00
Houseguests speculate about their secretive host during a stay in The Big Easy; Police in Ecuador shake down stoner Americans; A man is mistaken fo...
- Added: Dec 21, 2012
- Length: 28:14
When he first came to America, Professor Nicholas Jenkins rented a car and set out on a leisurely drive through the hills of California. Then a car...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Dec 08, 2012
- Length: 07:58
- Purchases: 1
An adopted son shares a final holiday dinner with the man he calls father; A doting dad carefully screens a suitor of his teenage daughter; Simple ...
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 28:52
An aspiring rollergirl digs deep to qualify for tournament play; An avid backpacker communes with nature in Death Canyon; A wrong turn during a tri...
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 29:03
2013 Lead Show track from Mikhail Tank's Darksoul Theatre
Written, performed and produced by Mikhail Tank
Published by Prince of Darkness, BMI
Stu...
- Added: Dec 04, 2012
- Length: 04:23
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In th...
- Added: Nov 30, 2012
- Length: 03:29
An author tells the tale of her family's embarrassing surname; An accident-prone woman recalls her many unintended demonstrations of slapstick humor.
- Added: Oct 15, 2012
- Length: 29:14
An avid backpacker shares mishaps and marvels encountered while exploring a national park; A vagabond finds the Lone Star State more worrisome than...
- Added: Sep 20, 2012
- Length: 29:08
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman
Here's an excerpt from an essay by Springfield, Oregon writer Lawrence Elliott. Out of work and afoot in the scruffy neighborhood he calls home, fo...
- Added: Sep 13, 2012
- Length: 03:39
An artist living in Seattle has just had to move for the fifth time in four years. As he gets older it's becoming harder and harder for him to expo...
- Added: Aug 16, 2012
- Length: 04:44
The WUNC Summer Youth Radio Institute continues with a story from 19-year-old Jasmine Farmer.
- Added: Aug 15, 2012
- Length: 05:29
The Great River Shakespeare Festival's Guide to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
From: KQAL
Join us as Director Melissa Rain Anderson gives us the background scoop on this hilarious take on 37 of The Bard's well loved plays compacted into ...
- Added: Jun 26, 2012
- Length: 05:49
Listen in as Director Paul Mason Barnes from The Great River Shakespeare Festival delivers background information on the well loved romantic comedy...
- Added: Jun 26, 2012
- Length: 07:21
