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The story of Elvis Presley's visit to the Nixon White House in 1970, told by a man who was there, Elvis' confidante Jerry Schilling.
- Added: Feb 21, 2013
- Length: 16:15
Armed with a letter from 1990, producer Jessica Partnow goes in search of her childhood Soviet pen pal.
- Added: Jan 26, 2013
- Length: 06:03
Jazz singer, Mac, recounts meeting the late,great Sarah Vaughan.
- Added: Jan 15, 2013
- Length: 06:46
A dreamlike trip inside the workshop of the French sculptor and musician Robert Hébrard.
- Added: Jan 08, 2013
- Length: 02:09
Being forced to write a daily diary by your own mother is not fun, no matter where you live.
Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix
- Added: Jan 03, 2013
- Length: 03:11
- Purchases: 2
City living proves less glamorous than anticipated to one wide-eyed newcomer -- but there are lessons about family to be learned.
- Added: Dec 02, 2012
- Length: 10:23
- Added: Oct 30, 2012
- Length: 03:53
- Purchases: 1
Go into the classroom with this non-narrated, oral history-style profile of a high school teacher at a pilot school in San Fernando, CA.
- Added: Oct 30, 2012
- Length: 05:44
Stephen reveals how his acting career got started amid fires, floods and other disasters on his first trip to Los Angeles.
Bought by KUOW
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- Length: 51:11
- Purchases: 1
It often seems like our world vanishes before our very eyes. But what is more amazing are the things that seem to reappear.
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- Length: 50:46
- Purchases: 4
Stephen describes the secret world that children live in when their parents aren't looking.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN, WFPL News, and KUOW
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- Length: 49:13
- Purchases: 3
Have you ever stared a charging hippo in the face? David Coulson did! Reputed to be Africa's most dangerous animal the hippo is known to be able to...
- Added: Jul 24, 2012
- Length: 04:26
Stephen prepares to leave his family for Broadway. Along the way he learns some unexpected lessons from his past about the future.
Bought by KUOW
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- Length: 51:31
- Purchases: 1
Stephen auditions for Broadway: A morning of terror, an evening with a lap dancer, and an unexpected discovery of where a lifelong dream comes from.
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- Length: 52:01
- Purchases: 1
The conclusion of the heart story trilogy. Stephen finds the missing time from the recovery room. It comes with a message he didn’t expect and will...
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- Length: 52:31
- Purchases: 2
Part Two of the Open Heart Surgery Adventure. Some journeys are best enjoyed without actually having to reach the destination.
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- Length: 51:01
- Purchases: 2
Sexy Kittens, Sexy Nurses, Sexy versions of normal looking things and people are generally what goes for Halloween Costumes for women. Becky tells...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Apr 02, 2012
- Length: 08:11
- Purchases: 1
Miranda tells us about her love filled jaunt in Paris and how to detect men not of your dreams.
- Added: Apr 02, 2012
- Length: 08:07
This is the premiere episode of Virtually Everything is Handmade Radio. Stori Sojourner shares the inner workings of her being: From SF to Small To...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Mar 30, 2012
- Length: 07:48
- Purchases: 1
This week, our writers are all strangers in a strange land, whether it's familiar, foreign, or in their own backyard. All stories are true and told...
- Added: Mar 18, 2012
- Length: 29:00
In 2008, double bassist and founder of the Musical Art Quintet, Sascha Jacobsen regularly attended the Sunday night chamber music jams at Cafe Revo...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 06:22
- Purchases: 1
One drunken afternoon at an Irish Pub in lower Manhattan, a fellow bellhop co-worker of mine informed me that he could see the future. This is an ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 17:54
A true story told live in London. Catherine was a a self-confessed 'wild child.' She was eventually caught with cocaine by the police and told this...
- Added: Jan 09, 2012
- Length: 07:48
A true story told live in London. Radcliffe lost his home, his job and his wife in 24 hours. An uplifting tale on drug addiction and redemption, fr...
Bought by Public Radio Remix
- Added: Jan 09, 2012
- Length: 13:42
- Purchases: 1
Crossing the Rubicon. In history or literature it was the act that couldn’t be undone. I just couldn’t remember if it was at the beginning of the s...
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- Length: 52:00
- Purchases: 3
