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The painful struggles between parents and children are often a subject of drama, and no surprise, given the plentiful examples of this theme in hum...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:34
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Katie Davis tells the story of an inadvertent provocation between two boys at a teen center in her Washington, D.C. neighborhood, the conflict that...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
  • Purchases: 1
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The murders of four children at the hands of caretakers were adjudicated by Maine's court system recently. As the last days of a child whose grandf...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2019
  • Length: 07:17
Caption: Dr. Julie Bailey
A mom and veterinarian politely asks Santa not to bring her children the item that tops their Christmas lists: a puppy. With love and detail, Dr. ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
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I’m not sure how one marries the  proprietary "I give the right to life”  to the “I give the right to life free from emotional and physical torment...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2016
  • Length: 06:17
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On the streets, Danny compares himself to an animal in the wild that is in constant danger. Growing up around gangbangers, it felt natural for him ...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:49
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
In a Presidential primary that taxes our belief that the purpose of government is to benefit our lives, I remember legislation that Hillary Clinton...

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 03:14
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A short story about kids and piano practice and parental rage.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
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A single mom and her young transgender daughter both hit the dating scene, and then compare notes on the rocky road to romance.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCPN, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 03, 2015
  • Length: 08:28
  • Purchases: 4
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A family living in Idaho during the early 20th Century test the limits of the Postal Service, when they send a very special parcel through the Post.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:42
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 03:08
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:54
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:08
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
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Michael Goldberg shares his advice on trying new things. In his essay, Goldberg sets realistic goals for himself. All the while Goldberg is reflect...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:10
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Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota. In this piece, Finch explains the role of a Christmas t...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The peculiar thing about the News is that very often events of senseless tragedy and despair are juxtaposed with News of hope and compassion. Some...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 04:17
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The strange evolution of the iconic Pop-Tart.

Bought by WMMT and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 2
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It's up to us to curtail the widespread use of child labor.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:49