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The Nocturnists teams up with two shame experts to investigate the nature of shame, and its role in the culture of medicine.
- Added: Sep 27, 2022
- Length: 24:25
An ex-felon and former car salesman works two jobs to rebuild his life and hopefully some day reunite with his daughter.
Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 3
When you think of someone who's part of America's "working poor", you may picture a high school or college dropout. It's generally assumed that th...
Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 04:10
- Purchases: 4
For many senior citizens, the "Golden Years" are meant to be lived comfortably. One retires, takes things easy, maybe catches up with kids and gra...
Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 04:10
- Purchases: 3
A woman arms herself before leaving for work; an 18 year old girl spends three months in an Alaskan cannery; and that woman on the phone is not who...
Bought by KUAC, XRAY.fm, KOSU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Aspen Public Radio and more
- Added: Mar 04, 2013
- Length: 28:31
- Purchases: 6
One evening during the overnight shift at the Hilton, Sam inadvertently ruins a co-worker’s life.
- Added: Feb 28, 2012
- Length: 12:25
One drunken afternoon at an Irish Pub in lower Manhattan, a fellow bellhop co-worker of mine informed me that he could see the future. This is an ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2012
- Length: 17:54
Sam is blindsided with an unfortunate realization on the Grand Central Parkway.
- Added: Oct 19, 2011
- Length: 09:15
Sam makes a not-so-triumphant return to the Hilton, where an old nemesis rears its ugly head.
- Added: Sep 28, 2011
- Length: 08:49
An orange naugahyde sofa. A pay-phone. A river of chicken blood.
- Added: Sep 16, 2011
- Length: 07:32
Sam meets the mysterious Man in the White Van, who rents him a beat-up cab, which he uses for his first fare, which nearly destroys him.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 09:51
A complex set of circumstances results in Sam awakening at 4:30am on a frigid January morning for his first day as a New York City cab driver.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 07:35
- Purchases: 1
The town of Mererani in northern Tanzania is the only place in the world where tanzanite is found. This deep blue gemstone is said to be a thousan...
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: May 01, 2009
- Length: 02:08
- Purchases: 1
