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This week we take you to Nashville for BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS: stories about the blues, jazz, songwriting and a cabin in the woods.
- Added: Apr 08, 2016
- Length: 59:00
A single mom working a fast-food job aims high.
Bought by KUER, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WTJU
- Added: Jul 02, 2014
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 4
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
KAXE contributor, Aaron Brown, reads a piece about trying new things. Brown's aspirations seem high initially before adding a healthy dose of reali...
- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 03:07
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
Tales of a taxi driver in the after hours of the night
- Added: Oct 22, 2009
- Length: 15:05
Tired of chasing personal prosperity, Eve Birch now believes in an American dream of shared success.
- Added: May 13, 2009
- Length: 03:47
- Purchases: 8
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré believes hard work can build character and promote freedom.
- Added: May 05, 2009
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 6
