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I'm Gonna Be a Bear
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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I'm Gonna Be a Bear

  • Added: Sep 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:58
Bubba's Boots
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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Kids are wonderful... and trying...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
The Danger of Mangos
From: Owen Egerton
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Paradise with a toddler is no paradise at all

  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Raising the Minimum Wage: Don't Stop Now!
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that the new minimum wage should now be raised to at least $9.50 an hour.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 04:26
KERA Commentary: Stay At Home Dads
From: KERA
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Commentary about how some people have yet to adjust the idea of a man as a stay-at-home dad

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2007
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
What are we ever going to do with all these gay people?
From: SCAD Radio
Series: Interesting Point with SCADRadio
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An unconventional idea on homosexuality.

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 15, 2007
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
Carpe Diem Today?
From: Jennifer Neeley
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As a society both structure or lives around work as well as derive meaning from it. My hope is to inspire thought about how we 'seize the day' -- o...

  • Added: May 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:56
Farmworkers Need More Federal Help -- Now!
From: Dick Meister
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This commentary notes the great need for President Bush to provide much more relief to the thousands of farmworkers who've been struggling to meet...

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: Behind the mask (The un-Valentine)
From: Spokane Public Radio
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(Could be used as a "dark" Valentine) Public smiles often hide the private anger of those 'perfect' couples

  • Added: Jan 31, 2007
  • Length: 03:25
Commentary: Sick Workers and Kids Need Our Help
From: Dick Meister
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This commentary notes the great need to provide paid sick leaves to the millions of American workers who can't afford to take time off even if they...

Bought by KPFT


  • Added: Jan 25, 2007
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Food, Culture, and Immigration
From: Carl Nabozny
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This piece links food with culture.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2006
  • Length: 06:03
Falling into the Change of Seasons
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about the change of seasons

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Sep 22, 2006
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Steam Engine Days 2006
From: Benji Nichols
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A short narrative on a unique annual fall festival celebrating the Steam Engine.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:00
Personal Thoughts about Global Warming: a commentary by Nanci Olesen
From: Nanci Olesen
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Nanci Olesen describes her attitude toward global warming. She's depressed, but she's still gonna grill chicken outside in February....

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2006
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Gigantic, True Love for Valentine's Day
From: Nanci Olesen
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A commentary by Nanci Olesen about true love for the planet

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WEPS


  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
Teaching Kids to Kill
From: Dick Meister
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Hunting interests have stepped up their efforts to recruit youngsters to join adults in killing for the sport of it.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2006
  • Length: 02:26
Open Letter to the President
From: Sidney Wildesmith
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WILD SIDE NEWS Host Sidney Wildesmith directs an open letter to President Bush

  • Added: Dec 30, 2005
  • Length: 06:20
Home Planet: A not-so-perfect holiday
From: Spokane Public Radio
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We're driven by the belief that we can create this one perfect day or season, and the warmth generated by it will carry us through the rest of the ...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WBHM


  • Added: Dec 06, 2005
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Home Planet: (Christmas) Mom's Secret Christmas List
From: Spokane Public Radio
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When my children ask what I want for Christmas, I give the the standard list: perfume, slippers and things like that. But I have a secret list.

Bought by WEZU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2005
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
Home Planet:I Sang a Song for Her
From: Spokane Public Radio
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An old bluegrass standard, "Who will sing for me?" brings back memories of a life on the road.

  • Added: Nov 11, 2005
  • Length: 04:59
Jumping Off The Raft Without Dad
From: Nanci Olesen
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First person narrative about missing my dad.

Bought by KUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KTNA, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 09, 2005
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 4
America's Women: Four Hundred Years Of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates And Heroines.
From: WQLN
Series: Chautauqua Lectures
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Columnist Gail Collins says that women in colonial times had nearly as much freedom and even more power than they do today.

Bought by KZYX, Stan, KMUN, KDLG, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2005
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 5
No Child Left Unrecruited
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the military's devious, expensive and escalating attempts to recruit high school juniors and seniors.

Bought by WUSF


  • Added: Mar 20, 2005
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
Home Planet: The Temporary Green of Spring
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Writer Cheryl-Anne Millsap reflects on the meaning of being "green."

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: Mar 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
My Dad Died
From: Nanci Olesen
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Seven journal entries chronicling loss

Bought by KISU, WYSO, WUAL, and WKSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2004
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 4