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Told through the eyes of his twelve-year-old brother, the older boy makes a discovery that allows him to become a beloved symbol of giving througho...
- Added: Oct 20, 2022
- Length: 04:02
Winner of San Francisco's 2015 LitQuake essay contest. Published in Word Riot (with audio) December 2015.
- Added: Nov 26, 2018
- Length: 03:18
Artipoeus visits Francoise Shein and Barbara Reiter's project "Inscrire", an installation at the Berlin subway station U Bahnhof Westhafen, near Pl...
- Added: Sep 27, 2017
- Length: 24:56
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 06:45
- Purchases: 1
The most glorious spring in many years has the producer thinking about baseball and family history.
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 07:24
Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...
Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 09, 2014
- Length: 04:28
- Purchases: 4
In celebrating Hanukkah Jews tell the story of sanctified oil that miraculously burned for eight days. In this humorous piece I retell the story of...
Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio
- Added: Dec 02, 2012
- Length: 07:47
- Purchases: 1
From: STephen ASma
Humorous and philosophical essay about a brush with Chinese Security Guards in Shanghai
- Added: Jun 24, 2012
- Length: 04:30
Humorous and Philosophical essay about "Face Culture" in everyday China
- Added: Jun 24, 2012
- Length: 08:10
- Added: Nov 29, 2011
- Length: 01:50
- Purchases: 2
Sports gear maker Nike owes us money for acting billboards and wearing the Nike swoosh that's prominently displayed on Nike gear.
- Added: Apr 28, 2011
- Length: 03:25
- Added: Mar 18, 2011
- Length: 01:42
The author considers a childhood toy.
- Added: Nov 02, 2010
- Length: 02:14
- Purchases: 2
Unreasonable demands from BEYOND THE GRAVE!
- Added: Nov 02, 2010
- Length: 03:19
- Purchases: 2
When Nadine Warner and her life partner, Laurie, adopted a child it never occurred to them that they may one day find the Catholic school system to...
Bought by WBEZ, Vocalo.org, and WRIR
- Added: Jun 09, 2010
- Length: 12:40
- Purchases: 3
A chorus of voices shares stories and insights about the phenomenon of sleep paralysis and nighttime hallucinations.
Bought by XRAY.fm and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Jan 12, 2010
- Length: 10:25
- Purchases: 2
Lots of excitement over Tiger Woods' infidelities, but what about him trying to get gullible sports fans to buy goods that he endorses in exchange ...
- Added: Dec 11, 2009
- Length: 02:36
The author discusses his old home computer and general dorkitude.
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, WILL, and Remix Radio
- Added: Sep 20, 2009
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Feb 14, 2009
- Length: 03:32
- Purchases: 1
Father & sons, the woods, and our feeble attempts at trying to figure out what it means to be a man.
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, PRX Remix, and KUT
- Added: Nov 30, 2008
- Length: 10:00
- Purchases: 3
The Turner Broadcasting System has shamelessly abandoned the millions of baseball fans nationwide who for 30 years had watched TBS' almost daily br...
- Added: Apr 10, 2008
- Length: 02:52
A commentary urging voters to combat the excesses of exit polls \by exercising their fundamental right to the secret ballot.
Bought by BallotVox
- Added: Feb 06, 2008
- Length: 02:03
- Purchases: 1
Christmas Shoppers Alert: Beware of those popular personal audio players that are turning people into near-zombies living in their own electronica...
- Added: Nov 19, 2007
- Length: 02:46
A commentary on how we're losing what has been in effect the hometown baseball team of millions of Americans.
- Added: Oct 07, 2007
- Length: 02:34
- Added: Oct 06, 2007
- Length: 02:48
