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This I Believe - Howard White
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nike executive Howard White believes saying "hello" opens a door to deeper connections with people.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
Sorry To Keep You Waiting
From: The humble Farmer
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How to make a phone call

  • Added: Sep 22, 2008
  • Length: 02:14
The Stepford Wives
From: The humble Farmer
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What are these mechanical women with mechanical voices doing today?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2008
  • Length: 01:47
Overpopulation
From: The humble Farmer
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starvation and pollution are only manifestations of our real problem

  • Added: Sep 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:04
The Civil War Was A Turning Point
From: The humble Farmer
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The 2008 election will be a turning point

  • Added: Sep 19, 2008
  • Length: 01:29
How to Play Slot Machines
From: The humble Farmer
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How to be a sure winner

  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:02
How To Break Even in a Casino
From: The humble Farmer
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How to Break Even in a Casino

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


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: :47
  • Purchases: 1
The Best Seat in the Restaurant
From: The humble Farmer
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What is the best seat in the restaurant?

  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: :39
See How Far That Goes
From: The humble Farmer
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Business Management

  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: :33
Coo Coo
From: The humble Farmer
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The War On Terror

  • Added: Sep 14, 2008
  • Length: 04:04
The Gorilla Had Hair Like Dolly Parton
From: The humble Farmer
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I can't think of a title for this piece

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


  • Added: Sep 13, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 1
Foul Hook: My Fishing Lesson
From: Susan Barrett Price
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Short fishing tale from my stream behind the strip mall, a lesson not so much about fish

  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:10
He Was in a Coma
From: The humble Farmer
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After 16 weeks in a coma, a young man woke up

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


  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Wrong Moment for Silence
From: Susan Barrett Price
Series: Youth Epiphanies
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Not being able to speak up to say the right thing at the right moment: a scene from high school

  • Added: Sep 12, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
There is as Much Money in Maine as There is in New York
From: The humble Farmer
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Economics

  • Added: Sep 11, 2008
  • Length: 01:07
I'm Looking Forward to the Election
From: The humble Farmer
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Voting irregularities

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


  • Added: Sep 09, 2008
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
The Dirty Boogie
From: The humble Farmer
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There once was a dance called the dirty boogie

  • Added: Sep 09, 2008
  • Length: :31
The Mixed Race Promise
From: PRX PromCom
Series: Promise Commentaries
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Commentary about the hopes of Mixed Race people and the Presidential race.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KCUR, Remix Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:13
  • Purchases: 5
Do You Need A Money Manager?
From: The humble Farmer
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There is a substitute for a money manager

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 08, 2008
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Don't Let The Bank Foreclose On Your Home
From: The humble Farmer
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How to protect your home from foreclosure

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


  • Added: Sep 07, 2008
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 1
Why Do People Go Into a Museum?
From: The humble Farmer
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Do you have to love art to go into a museum?

  • Added: Sep 05, 2008
  • Length: :29
Report Cards
From: The humble Farmer
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Children bring report cards home from school

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


  • Added: Sep 04, 2008
  • Length: :42
  • Purchases: 1
If a Butterfly Flaps it Wings A Polar Bear Gets A Hernia
From: Joel Brussell
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Absurd Connectivity of Things

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 02:36
Columbus Park
From: David Maxon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Reflection Manhattan's Columbus Park and the fluid nature of place.

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:13
How To Prepare For Your Army Physical
From: The humble Farmer
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There is a right way and a wrong way

  • Added: Sep 03, 2008
  • Length: :34

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