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Feeling depressed and alone in Europe and with family problems at home, Darlene thinks the solution is to visit a drug house in Amsterdam. But some...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
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Boston Irish mob boss "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend spent 15 years hiding out in Santa Monica. Residents say the most wanted man in America wa...

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


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Mugshots of James Bulger and Catherine Greig, Credit: US Marshals Service
Infamous Boston Irish mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend, Catherine Greig, spent 15 years hiding out as retired couple "Charlie and ...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:25
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In our second episode of the RPM podcast we travel deep into the heart of Indian Country, to the crossroads of Canada—the city of Winnipeg.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 21:05
  • Purchases: 1
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In our third episode, we look up, way up, to the North Coast of Turtle Island.

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 21:16
  • Purchases: 1
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A true story told live in London. David goes scuba diving off the coast of Sicily, and gets into troubled waters - involving an airport runway, uns...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 11:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Features a conversation with August Wilson scholar Jeannie Zeck about Wilson’s plays and the many influences on his work; the show also features pe...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:03
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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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Sam is blindsided with an unfortunate realization on the Grand Central Parkway.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 09:15
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Sam makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Hilton, where an old nemesis rears its ugly head.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 08:49
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An orange naugahyde sofa. A pay-phone. A river of chicken blood.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 07:32
Caption: Coke Salish, Credit: Sonny Assu
In our debut episode of the RPM podcast, we shine a light on Indigenous musicians from the Coast and Straight Salish territories where RPM is based.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 16:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up cab, which he uses for his first fare, which nearly destroys him.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 09:51
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A complex set of circumstances results in Sam awakening at 4:30am on a frigid January morning for his first day as a New York City cab driver.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 07:35
Caption: One Hello World, Credit: http://www.theonlymagicleftisart.com/
How could anybody be blind to the fact that, underneath it all, we’re all just shadows?

Bought by KUT, Public Radio Remix, and KGLT


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sarah Haskins at The Paper Machete, Ricochet's Tavern, Chicago, 8/14/2010, Credit: Kurt Heintz
Sarah Haskins (comedienne, Infomania's "Target Women" series) discusses how pregnancy has inspired her to prepare for the end of the world. Recorde...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:16
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When Charlie died, his son Edward made a discovery. A true story.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2010
  • Length: 03:59
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Megan used to be afraid of monsters

  • Added: Nov 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:44
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Louis became a father at age 16

  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 01:19
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Andre sings beneath the streets of New York City

  • Added: Oct 26, 2008
  • Length: 07:00
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Charlie's girlfriend walked out on him

  • Added: Oct 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:59
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Charlie's girlfriend left him

  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 07:03
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teenage gangbangers responsible for spike in St. Louis murder rate

Bought by KFAI and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 2
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Police wrestle with solutions for St. Louis gang problem

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 06:48
  • Purchases: 1
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Communities are devided block by block as gangs compete for territory

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Aug 26, 2008
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1