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A Postcard from Paris
From: Janet Robbins
Series: A Postcard from Paris
Caption: Paris, 2008
A Paris Snapshot

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: 09:12
  • Purchases: 1
No Child Left Behind
From: The humble Farmer
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People are not created equal

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 13, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
Affordable Tuition at Harvard
From: The humble Farmer
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Tuition at Harvard is 10 percent of a person's income

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 12, 2008
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
A Line Contains An Infinite Number of Points
From: The humble Farmer
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A commentary on math and logic

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 11, 2008
  • Length: :45
  • Purchases: 1
Riot Boy
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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One boy's unlikely connection with the music of northwest feminists

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KFAI Minneapolis, WGDR, KUOW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2008
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 6
A Side Benefit of Unemployment
From: The humble Farmer
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Unemployment is handy when there is no draft

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: :20
Iraq Kidnap Diary
From: Joshua E. S. Phillips
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An Iraqi refugee describes his kidnapping experience

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 08:04
I Met My Dad On Friendster
From: Jennifer Durban
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The title says it all...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2008
  • Length: 14:37
Depressed and Don't Know It?
From: The humble Farmer
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A commentary on email

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: :24
  • Purchases: 1
Whom Do You Hate Today?
From: The humble Farmer
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Fear and hatred are good for big business

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 02:01
The Coast Starlight Train
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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A train ride from Northern California to Portland Oregon

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 1
I Stole From My Workers
From: The humble Farmer
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Confessions of a bee keeper

  • Added: Oct 06, 2008
  • Length: :18
September Storms
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
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Returning to the US and the storms brewing.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2008
  • Length: 08:47
How To Stay Warm in October
From: The humble Farmer
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There are ways and means to suit men's needs

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 05, 2008
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
That's Why They Made Paper Bags
From: The humble Farmer
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People can age overnight

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 04, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
Can You Give Me a Description?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A naked man is seen running down the road

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 03, 2008
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 1
Stephen King's Movie Rose Red
From: The humble Farmer
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Scary things

  • Added: Oct 02, 2008
  • Length: 01:34
Bills
From: The humble Farmer
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How Bills Evolved

  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: :28
Clutter
From: The humble Farmer
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Why clutter?

  • Added: Sep 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Catch-22
From: The humble Farmer
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war and business

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 1
The Unexpected Can Kill
From: The humble Farmer
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Never surprise your spouse

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 24, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pushing The Envelope
From: The humble Farmer
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Technology

  • Added: Sep 23, 2008
  • Length: 02:09
This I Believe - Kij Johnson
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Writer Kij Johnson believes rock climbing helped her reject thoughts of suicide and embrace life.

Bought by WEZU, XRAY.fm, WEZU, and Iowa Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Sufiya Abdur-Rahman believes being black is beautiful and not a condition she has to rise above.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Anne Donahue
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Listener Anne Donahue has a few things she believes her newborn daughter should know about her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, KXOT Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 4

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