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Billions lost! Ask me how!
From: Merle Kessler
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Some flunky at a bank in France lost billions. How?

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
When the Market Comes Home to Roost
From: Ted Magnuson
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Laugh at your economic problems, everyone else does?

  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
Grandfather
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
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This is a piece about an unexpected recording from the past. My grandfather taped hours of his thoughts for me when I was two - sitting in his sel...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, WSLR, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 6
Jay O'Callahan's "Politics" (Back Roads Radio)
From: Judy Goldberg
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World reknown storyteller Jay O'Callahan's relevant and comical story of his teenage thirst for connection and expression during the political camp...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bathroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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Nine-year-old Stephanie reveals the amusing and unexpected events which happened on the way from recess to gym.

Bought by PRX to iTunes and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: May 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
Lunchroom
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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Third grader Evan remembers the simple pleasures of first grade: blue sports drink.

Bought by KUOW, WTIP, and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
2nd Grade Room
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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A third grader remembers the trouble he and his classmates got into in second grade because of the class gerbil.

Bought by WTIP and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
Loose Tooth (1st Grade Room)
From: David Green
Series: School Scenes
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The incredible, true tale of William, who lost two teeth two days in a row!

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
Essay: The Community Garden Waiting List
From: Andi McDaniel
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Funny, quirky essay about waiting for a garden plot in Berkeley, CA

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
Breaking Bad Habits with Stickk.com
From: Karen Fritsche
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Want to quit a bad habit? Put a contract out on yourself.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
House of Cards
From: Sarah Neal (Neal-Estes)
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This is a rousing picture of first class obsession. In the 1990s, a group of loud, San Francisco Bay Area, twenty something college graduates beca...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2008
  • Length: 07:30
The Cult of Colin (Firth)
From: kitty felde
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confessions of a Colin Firth groupie

  • Added: Feb 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:25
Happy anniversary, Lego! Please go away.
From: Merle Kessler
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Anybody besides Ian have mixed feelings about Legos?

Bought by Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 01:48
  • Purchases: 1
Fave Five Blues
From: Merle Kessler
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Fave Five: the dark side of communication

  • Added: Feb 10, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
The Trouble with Cyborgs
From: Merle Kessler
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IF everybody's a cyborg, who's doing tech support?

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Feb 06, 2008
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
I'm going to Scotneyland!
From: Merle Kessler
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Tourism in Scotland leads Ian to ponder the value of slogans anywhere.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2008
  • Length: 02:23
Traitor Joe's
From: Karen Fritsche
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Ever fallen in love at TJ's? I mean, with a product? Then they discontinue that item? You're not alone. Karen Fritsche feels your pain...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and Here and Now


  • Added: Jan 29, 2008
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 2
A Cautionary Christmas Tale: The Giant Gingerbread Fortress
From: Diane Bock
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Don't bite off more than you can chew...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Football North and South
From: Jim Hoskins
Series: TBubbaTalks!
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Football North and South

  • Added: Dec 03, 2007
  • Length: 06:02
Chicken John, The Other White Mayor
From: Eric Zassenhaus
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Chicken John is running for second place for San Francisco Mayor. He's been laughed at on Fox News, and called a dwarf by The San Francisco Chronic...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2007
  • Length: 03:46
For the Love of Spam
From: Rene Gutel
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A Couple Discovers a Rift over Breakfast

  • Added: Nov 03, 2007
  • Length: 04:07
BP
From: David Berner
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Taking blood pressure measurements becomes a family tradition in mortality.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Sep 02, 2007
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 1
Porn again
From: Merle Kessler
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New study reveals Christians are into porn. Ian has doubts.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 1
I was kound. I rewound.
From: Merle Kessler
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Meaningless words that linger.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:53
J Walter Hawkes
From: Lu Olkowski
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Trombonist J. Walter Hawkes, who now plays with Norah Jones, almost quit music. He was going to pursue a more regular-guy path in computer programm...

Bought by KUOW and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2007
  • Length: 05:13
  • Purchases: 2