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Many incarcerated people are also parents. Their children navigate social stigma and barriers to staying in contact with their loved ones.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
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How do you save an important piece of your past while building your future?

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 06:39
Caption: J.W. Taylor reads on Tales from the South
Our Annual Love Show, with stories about the things we do for love. Stories by Sandra Hamilton, Pat Gillum, and J.W. Taylor. True stories told by t...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 34:00
Caption: Martin Ferguson on Tales from the South
It's our Annual 1-Hour Holiday Special, in two parts. Christmas memories by Mary Lester, Wetzel LaGrone, Sara Baker, Martin Ferguson, Ann Talman, a...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 33:00
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This week's stories are all about the tensions that exist within families. Stories by Randi Romo, JB Hogan, and George Smith. True stories told by ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week our writers show us the not-so-pretty world of bullies and those being bullied. Stories by Angela Gattin, Wyatt Jones, and J.W. Taylor. T...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Stories by the campers, staff, and instructors of Operation Military Kids Camp 2012, an arts-based camp where children of military personnel learn ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2012
  • Length: 17:38
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Our 6th Annual Fathers' Show, celebrating the many different facets of fatherhood. Stories by James Seawel, Sandra Spotts Hamilton, and Phillip Tay...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week, our stories are all about turning points, as our writers move from innocence to knowledge, their lives forever changed. Stories by Sarah...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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Here they are, the winners of annual Telling Tales Contest, in conjunction with the Arkansas Literary Festival. Stories by Eric Van Meter, Sarah Mi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week it's our 6th Annual Mothers Show, celebrating the awesome power of motherhood. Stories by May Griebel, Jan Hamlett, and Mike Noland. All ...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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On this week's episode, our writers take us back in time to the angst of the teen years. Stories by Jill Bayles, Deana Nall, and Leslie Hitt. True ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week's stories are all about the lasting impact of grandmothers, whether we like it or not. Stories by Jennifer Miller, Mary Button, and Carla...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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This week our writers go up against the elements of water, fire, and earth-- and live to tell the tale. Stories by David Prud'homme, Holly Patton, ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Montgomery Trucking playing at Tales
True stories by Southerners in front of a live audience. This week's stories show us the innocence, imagination, and skewed logic of a child's mind...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Madelyn Young reads "Good Intentions"
This week's stories are about words, and the silences between sentences. Madelyn Young reaches out to one of her students, Robin Satterfield strugg...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Paulette Mehta witnesses a painful goodbye, Frank Thurmond travels around the world to meet his father for the first time, and Judy Stokley copes w...

Bought by WUTC and WEKU


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Award-winning author Kevin Brockmeier returns to his childhood hometown only to find it has changed as much as he has. Southern-style storytelling ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Diego Ruiz, Credit: http://www.outloudradio.org/
Every year during the month of June, in honor of LGBTQ Pride, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queers, and those who support them, gather to ma...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Jun 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2