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At the tail end of a long journey traveling in South America, Giles runs out of money and has to get home to his mother, waiting for him in London ...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
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Michael Goldberg offers his take on tasks this winter with his version of "Winter Projects." Goldberg offers up a somewhat candid look at his frust...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 04:32
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Steve Downing, like Aaron Brown, looks at his seasonal tasks this winter and why those tasks should be avoided at all costs. Downing specifically a...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:52
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WNPR producer Chion ("khy-own") Wolf visited Solair Family Nudist Resort in Woodstock, Connecticut to fully experience, for the first time, life as...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 06:51
  • Purchases: 1
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Every waking moment of his life Carl Kozlowski is in a struggle just to stay awake. He's fighting narcolepsy, that chronic disorder rendering the s...

Bought by KOSU, Aspen Public Radio, KGNU, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Bashora in Amboseli, Credit: Ron Guijs
Bashora Galgalo is a 47 year old member of the Watha Tribe a minority indigenous hunter gather tribe from Kenya. He was born a hunterat Ndololo in ...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 07:10
Caption: Busking on Freemont Street, Credit: Ciaron Mullarkey
Competing with all the lights and noise - it takes a brave person to busk in Las Vegas - but armed with just an acoustic guitar and his lungs, Marc...

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:51
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An introduction to some of my illustrious colleagues from my days as a bellhop/valet/part-time restaurant host at the Hilton.

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 15:12
Caption: Randy Ross writes from the Loneliest Planet
A third-degree sunburn, a friendly travel agent, and a walk on the not-so wild side.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:39
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The narrator finds himself next to an attractive woman for a ten-hour flight to South Africa.

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:52
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This week our writers all experience the incredible power of Mother Nature, from crashing waves to lightning strikes to shooting stars. Stories by ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Starting off on my quest to generate a new piece based on the Moth's weekly storytelling themes. This week's theme is vacation, so here is a tale ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 11:12
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Is it serenity or torture? Superior or inferior to having Mexican food delivered to your door? Can the Bear Danger Quotient be accurately predict...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 16:38
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Some love them, some hate them–and that’s how you know they’re worth debating. Fortunately, we at the Sam Dingman Show keep a Panel of Distinguish...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 18:11
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A group of drunken Brits guides Sam directly into the path of an oncoming MTA bus, with unexpected results. This episode is an excerpt from the li...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 06:34
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Brian recounts the first summer in Alaska working the slime lines of a cannery and the time the Captain was drunk, the crew quit, and the ship's an...

Bought by KUT and KRUA


  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 11:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Roadtrip! Pat Callaway unknowingly rides into a dry county, Joy Rockenbach heads to funeral in Greenville, Mississippi via a Lake Village must-see,...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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2011 Rhubarb Festival Coverage from Lanesboro Minnesota! On this edition of Culture Clique, KQAL's Brianna Klapperich visits the Rhubarb Capitol o...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 19:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Signs and omens--words, items, and incidents that give us pause, give us a funny feeling that something is just not right. Buck Marsh has a bad fee...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Roadtrip! Our writers take us on various adventures, beginning with Jackie Manning in a European railway station. Phillip Taylor travels across the...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Travel to the past, the beach, and the land of jealousy with Dr. Joanna Seibert, Betty McPherson, Dottie Lou Norwood. Southern-style storytelling i...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
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Rudy Martin sets out in the pre-dawn darkness to find a legendary fishing spot, Gale Gill starts her engine and gets ready for takeoff, and Bradi R...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Isle of Skye, Credit: TripAdvisor LLC
We conclude this week's show on Scotland with special guest Gillian Swan, ancestral marketing manager of the Riverside Metropolitan Museum; Fiona S...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 09:39
Caption: Scottish Kilts, Credit: Telegraph Media Group Limited
We continue this week's show on Scotland with guests Fiona Stwardt, Scotland's director of communications in the U.S.; and fashion designer Charlie...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 11:47
Caption: Royal Stewart, Credit: Real Magick
Join us for this week's show on the ancient land of Scotland, wish special guest Fiona Stewardt, Scotland's director of communications in the U.S..

  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 10:23