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Remember Summer as a kid? Remember how there were no iPhones, video games or computers? Just the world outside waiting to be explored. Recollection...
Bought by KWSO
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 05:18
- Purchases: 1
It's Crunch Time this week; sharing stories of the times you were late or just barely made it as we get through the Crunch Time of our summer fundr...
- Added: Jun 20, 2011
- Length: 02:46
Song, poetry, and prose for our moms on Mother's Day.
- Added: Apr 26, 2011
- Length: 47:59
“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...
- Added: Apr 06, 2011
- Length: 58:48
- Purchases: 2
After visiting Tibet, Chinese journalist Zhu Rui underwent a personal transformation, from critic of Tibetan society to one of its most passionate ...
- Added: Apr 03, 2011
- Length: 06:45
Traditions, trivia, and history of St. Valentine's Day. Also included is a brief story by Charles Westcott about a little girl and her homemade val...
Bought by KREV-LP
- Added: Jan 17, 2011
- Length: 50:32
- Purchases: 1
Much has been written about the life, times and experiences of Abraham Lincoln, but perhaps the nicest part of the truth is the story of Lincoln an...
Bought by KREV-LP
- Added: Jan 12, 2011
- Length: 50:47
- Purchases: 1
An exploration of the days following December 25th, including their significance and some common household traditions. Also included are readings o...
Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WRNC-LP, KRPS, KUHF, KREV-LP and more
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 47:59
- Purchases: 6
Mike Whorf's "Kaleidoscope" guides us into the Christmas mood with a few musings on the spirit of the season.
Bought by WVRU
- Added: Nov 30, 2010
- Length: 48:22
- Purchases: 1
Jennifer Bosworth had to go crazy in L.A. before she could discover that the man she was looking for was in her home town all along.
- Added: Nov 21, 2010
- Length: 15:56
- Purchases: 5
Remembering both the fallen and the survivors.
Bought by WVIA, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and KHNS
- Added: Nov 05, 2010
- Length: 53:45
- Purchases: 4
A short story about my romance with a young German actress back in 1986, based on my journal entries and her letters. Thanks to Noel Dinneen and E...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 23, 2010
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 1
He used to spend summer evenings shuttling back and forth between the deck where the grill was and the kitchen where everything else was.
- Added: Aug 23, 2010
- Length: 08:44
August, 16, 2010 is the 33rd anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. "He's Alive!" follows the formative years of a young lady growing up in the...
- Added: Jul 16, 2010
- Length: 07:19
From the start, the very concept of "State Parks" was an indicator of things that had already been lost...
- Added: Jun 21, 2010
- Length: 03:54
A Cringe-inspired event where adults read from the embarrassing writings spawned from their juvenile minds.
- Added: Feb 28, 2010
- Length: 01:18:24
The author reminds her loved ones that the valentines keep coming all year long.
- Added: Feb 11, 2010
- Length: 04:00
"For most of my adult life, I’ve had my hands on the wheel. With lists on my mind and places to be and things to do. I’ve worked hard and tried to ...
- Added: Nov 21, 2009
- Length: 03:30
Each month brings its own special feeling. October is a month of apple-crisp days, cool nights and the sense that time is moving on.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 04:17
- Purchases: 1
A look at the appeal of living in an area with four distinct seasons.
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Added: Nov 18, 2009
- Length: 03:30
- Purchases: 1
Seeing familiar faces in a box of old photographs
- Added: Nov 17, 2009
- Length: 03:30
A boy's grief led him to an extraordinary discovery...
Bought by XRAY.fm, WJCT, KUT, KUOW, and Remix Radio
- Added: Oct 05, 2009
- Length: 09:35
- Purchases: 5
Pollopel Island is host to Bannerman's Castle. But its curious history goes back centuries
- Added: Mar 09, 2009
- Length: 01:46
Kathryn Benson, Grinnell class of 2009, explores the smells of places and events that define her college experience.
- Added: Jan 30, 2009
- Length: 08:58
