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I’m pretty sure I first encountered the plant called mala mujer in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson around 30 years ago. I had 10 years of ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2022
- Length: 04:30
At my age I should being thinking more of getting rid of clutter rather than adding to it. I like to tell our daughters Katy and Sarah that some da...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 04:23
Joy and tears were both a part of the experience for author Staci Lola Drouillard in writing the 2022 release Seven Aunts published by the Universi...
- Added: Jul 08, 2022
- Length: 08:32
The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days, I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonic...
- Added: May 04, 2022
- Length: 05:00
- Added: Dec 13, 2021
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
Elena Passarello discusses her relationship to Elvis and his tribute artists during the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Added: May 18, 2021
- Length: 17:36
Many years ago when I was running a nursery in Tucson, Arizona I was invited by a landscape architecture firm to supply the all plants for a landsc...
- Added: Aug 18, 2020
- Length: 04:48
A collection of stories that revolve around poetry and its effects on our lives.
- Added: Jan 30, 2020
- Length: 55:31
A collection of stories that explore wisdom and luck.
Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920
- Added: Jan 22, 2020
- Length: 57:56
- Purchases: 1
World Pieces host Jason Kladiva celebrates National Hot Dog Day with memories of dogs around the world and a few questions for Karen Maria about Ic...
- Added: Jul 16, 2019
- Length: 06:54
Oh my goodness, there are beetles, bees and moths that visit the open flowers of Calylophus harwegii from late afternoon and through the night. Som...
- Added: May 23, 2019
- Length: 05:45
Not all comedy shows go great. Sometimes you wind up with a handful of very bad comment cards. Jan had this happen early on in her career. . .it wa...
- Added: Jan 05, 2019
- Length: 04:24
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Nico, a 4th grade student in Austin, brings some of her Romanian heritage through her grandmother's charms.
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 01:58
Helping the environment isn’t just about recycling and abandoning plastic straws. WXXI’s Caitlin Whyte explored the concept of citizen science, and...
Bought by WBFO
- Added: Aug 21, 2018
- Length: 03:48
- Purchases: 1
On this segment of Shaky Ground, Geologist Lori Dengler takes on tales of earthquakes swallowing up hapless critters.
Bought by Radio Newark
- Added: May 10, 2018
- Length: 01:23
- Purchases: 1
Happy New Year! Ring in '18 with tales of teenagers who make a resolution to lose their virginity. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radio...
- Added: Dec 31, 2017
- Length: 18:40
Tales of kids whose pets weren't just their best friend, they were EVERYTHING. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. List...
Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 19, 2017
- Length: 28:37
- Purchases: 2
Packed in one car, Elaine Manis, her six siblings, and her mother set out on a trip from the small town of Forgan, Oklahoma, to the seaside town of...
- Added: Apr 25, 2016
- Length: 01:24
Produced by two-time Peabody Award winning feature producer, Greg R. Barron, “The 19th Floor” is a light-hearted little “ditty”, an acoustic ariett...
- Added: Feb 24, 2016
- Length: 12:53
In honor of the holiday season, Mortified presents the story of a sheltered middle-schooler who writes to Santa Claus for a boyfriend.
- Added: Dec 20, 2015
- Length: 21:24
This contemporary poem gets into the mind of a wide receiver in the middle of a play.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Sep 24, 2015
- Length: 01:23
- Purchases: 1
Victoria Gunning re-calls some childhood memories skiing in Bogus Basin, Idaho.
- Added: May 12, 2014
- Length: 02:30
This piece by Eric Millman is about moving to New Orleans from California hoping to join a baseball community, and drowning in the unavoidable Sain...
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 05:31
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on Michael Pollan's new book Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation, and why...
- Added: Apr 22, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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: Feb 26, 2013
- Length: 03:15
- Purchases: 1
