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Love treatise
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
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Cooper Galvin, a high school senior, goes on a quest to find out what love is.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Nov 13, 2008
  • Length: 08:37
  • Purchases: 1
KERA Commentary: Scared to Death
From: KERA
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Commentary on conquering your fears

  • Added: May 07, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
The Rabbi
From: Ryan Scammell
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What it means to be 20 Years Old

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 17, 2008
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 1
Peace.
From: Jenna Hammerich
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When you're raised by hippies, anything goes.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and WAMC


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: 12:26
  • Purchases: 2
Necessary Losses
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A short first person essay about losing my hearing

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Oct 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1
B-Side: Dads
From: B-Side Radio
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Golf is the ultimate sport of dads. So in honor of Father's Day, B-Side's Tamara Keith went golfing with her father, husband and father-in-law. On ...

Bought by KGOU, KUNM, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Jim (Bear) Pearson's Public Radio Talent Quest Entry
From: Jim Pearson
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Jim Pearson's entry for the Public Radio Talent Quest, round 1

  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Length: 01:59
Have You Met My Cousin, Feng Shui?
From: Mary Ketarkus Brown
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Humor piece about new age and metaphysical consumer goods

  • Added: Feb 10, 2007
  • Length: 02:21
Church Yoga
From: Mary Ketarkus Brown
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Non-fiction humor essay yoga class held inside a church reminds woman of her Catholic childhood.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
Secrets
From: Love + Radio
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"I would try to get home before them, and I would go through the mail . . ."

Bought by KFAI, Public Radio Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 18, 2007
  • Length: 20:47
  • Purchases: 3
Legacy
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Salon regular and Emmy winning writer Joseph Dougherty discovers an unnoticed gift in a crowded train station.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2006
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 1
Stars
From: Joseph Dougherty
Series: Story Salon Live
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Clay Bravo remembers a simple gift of love from her husband.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:37
Everything is Relative
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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A humorous personal essay about growing older

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Aug 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
My Graduation Party
From: Nanci Olesen
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A stressful graduation party story from 1977

  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
Some Words Inside of Words: For Children and Others by Richard Wilbur
From: Curtis Fox
Series: Poetry Off the Shelf
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Contemporary poems read by actors

Bought by KRUA, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KZUM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2006
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 3
Hostess by Tony Hoagland
From: Curtis Fox
Series: Poetry Off the Shelf
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Contemporary poems read by actors

Bought by KRUA, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KZUM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2006
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 3
Answered Prayers
From: KVNF
Series: Belief Systems and Other B.S.
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What happens if you're in a bad religion, but your prayers get answered?

  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
Good guy winner at last
From: Michael Jackman
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What it means to win a radio contest, after losing one 30 years ago.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2005
  • Length: 03:26
Hair
From: Jess Mador
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What's the connection between our hairstyles and our politics?

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Miracle of Flight
From: Merle Kessler
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The forces of capitalism battle the inconvenience of modern travel.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:30
The Zen of Cappuccino
From: Dale Short
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A guide to contemplative coffee-making

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZSC, KTUH and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 6
RN Documentary: Ode to Josephine - Memories of a Parallel Mother
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A personal odyssey into the producer’s childhood in Bombay India, where she remembers her ayah (nanny) Josephine.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jan 25, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Finding my true name
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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One man's journey of discovery

  • Added: Dec 04, 2004
  • Length: 04:57
The History of My Names
From: Judah Bruce Leblang
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An exploration of the power of names and identity

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Aug 23, 2004
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Living Flag
From: Dmae Roberts
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Street performance piece with Artist damali ayo as she panhandles around the country to create dialogue about reparations for slavery.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI, KRUA, WBHM-FM, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2004
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 9