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The episode where we talk about God.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
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An episode that introduces a character while also saying goodbye to them.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
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Studio 54 first opened 
in April 1977 and became the most famous 
nightclub of all time. Its quick ascent was confounding because creators 
Steve R...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 18:45
Caption: The negatives reveal the truth beyond the memory., Credit: Paula Nelson
A rich, intimate story of family, childhood memories, and rediscovering old photographs and the stories that connect them.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 16:36
  • Purchases: 1
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Burnout from work is something a lot of us are thinking about right now. It's been on the minds of librarians, too. We talk to a group of library w...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 25:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Jakob Lewis and his wife Catherine transformed their front yard in Nashville into a garden. From conception to harvest, Jakob meditates on the less...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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A special episode, created in partnership with Queens Memory and the online newspaper The CITY, on grief and mourning during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 23:17
Caption: Borrowed, from Brooklyn Public Library, Credit: Meryl Friedman
Important stories about the struggle for freedom in Brooklyn, from a young girl “auctioned” at Plymouth Church in 1860 to the story of Crown Height...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 27:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Immigration is a pressing topic in our political landscape right now, with concerns about ICE raids and immigration bans. In this episode, we liste...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 21:11
Caption: Dave Ripka with two of his favorite stuffed animals, Credit: Deanna Kay
EVEN WITH THE RISE OF ONLINE DATING WEBSITES AND WAYS TO CONNECT, THERE IS STILL A LARGE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THEY HAVE YET TO HELP. FROM GLEN BURNIE,...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:16
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The Blue Canvas Orchestra and special guests open up the show in the first half followed by Jamaican and Australian musical group Nattali Rize & Notis

Bought by KSRQ, KMXT, KALH, KSJE, WTIP and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: These eyes won't cry., Credit: Damian FitzPatrick
An homage to crying, originally aired on Radiotonic.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 15:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Kahulanui (The Big Dance) is an inspiration passed down three generations from Grandfather Robert Kahulanui Naipo, to Dad Rodgers L.L. Naipo Sr., t...

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, KPIP-LP, KSJE, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:19
  • Purchases: 10
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A poem about Thanksgiving by Sandra M. Gilbert.

Bought by WHRV and KHNS


  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 2
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A poem about Thanksgiving by Sharon Olds, read by Eliza Foss

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:47
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Blobs + Heartbreak is the third episode of the podcast Last Best Stories produced by Jule Banville. It features two stories: The first (9:06), "Cri...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 15:05
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“I was born a girl, I was born black, and I was born to two alcoholic parents. I knew I was doomed.”

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 22:40
Caption: Tent Show Radio
From the movie screen to the Big Top stage please welcome actor and musician Jeff Daniels.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KALH, KPIP-LP, KSRQ, KMSU and more


  • Added: May 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Pickers and neighbors from the South, Minnesota that is, Pert Near Sandstone.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMSU, WRNC-LP, KALH, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Tune in this week as host Michael Perry welcomes the world-chart-topping boys and girl ~ Gaelic Storm ~ to the Big Top stage!

Bought by KMSU, KALH, KPIP-LP, WRNC-LP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Tent Show Radio
McLean recorded his first album, Tapestry, in 1969 in Berkeley, California, during the student riots. After being rejected 72 times by labels, the ...

Bought by KFCF FM, KALH, KMSU, KPIP-LP, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 11
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How old is gender? Can a six-year-old child really be considered transgender? Marlo Mack explores this question, with a little help from her tran...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Artist and Chicago native, Maria Gaspar, interviews neighbors to uncover their opinions about what it means to live next to one of the largest pre-...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 13:37
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A mother comes to terms with the fact that her young son...is actually her daughter.

Bought by XRAY.fm, HowSound, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 07:17
  • Purchases: 7
From: WWNO
Series: Storyville
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Storyville is a new collaboration between of the University of New Orleans and WWNO. These are true stories about New Orleans written by the studen...

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  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1