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Episode 28: Still Working: Things We'll Forever Be Working On, 3/28/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly concludes her series with Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale by reading and riffing on the joys and challenges of the work we're paid for and the wo...

Bought by WHYY, Maine Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WGBH Radio Boston, and WUFT


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 30: Margaret Atwood on Trading Regret for Happiness, 4/11/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly continues a series with writers on Human Nature with renowned Canadian poet, novelist and activist Margaret Atwood.

Bought by PRX Demo Station, KQED, WUFT, Maine Public Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
George Saunders on Virtue and Vice
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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In this new series on Human Nature, Kelly talks with celebrated author George Saunders about virtue, vice and the human condition.

Bought by WYAP, WHYY, Prairie Public, WYAP, WHYY and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 31: Jia Tolentino on Holding On To What's True in a Manipulative World, 4/18/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly continues her conversation with writers on Human Nature with New Yorker staff writer and intellectual phenom, Jia Tolentino.

Bought by WHYY, KQED, Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 32: Brit Bennett on Curiosity, Categorizing People and Finding Comfort in Old Friends, 4/25/2021
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly talks with Brit Bennett, the brilliant mind behind the bestselling book The Vanishing Half.

Bought by WHYY, KQED, Maine Public Radio, WUFT, and WYAP


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Misunderstood: Anna Quindlen, Anna Sale and Kelly share readings and thoughts on family life.
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Best Of Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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Kelly surrounds herself with podcaster Anna Sale and Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen to compare notes on family life.

Bought by WHYY, WYAP, Maine Public Radio, WHYY, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
The Apple Seed - Memorial Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Memorial Day can be filled with backyard barbeques and summer fun, but it can also be filled with remembrances that bring us closer to the ones we ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, KRWG, KCNP, KRVS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 16
The Garden
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Jakob Lewis and his wife Catherine transformed their front yard in Nashville into a garden. From conception to harvest, Jakob meditates on the less...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Love and Samosas: How a Massachusetts town backed a local general store owner
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Storefront of Sangar General Store, Credit: http://musingsinmass.blogspot.com
Sangar General Store, in Windsor, MA, is owned by Prem Sangar. Prem wasn't born in Windsor and doesn't quite fit the mold of the town, but the comm...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
James Aunquoe
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I finally started connecting the dots about who I was inside.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ayden
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Some people on the sidewalk said they saw what happened, and they called security and the police. And I remember one woman telling me, ‘You can rep...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Christmas Gift That's Been in the Workshop for Three Years Too Many
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
Caption: Anne Berardi says a lot has changed after the storm as she overlooks her neighborhood from her balcony., Credit: Colleen Callander
Hurricane Sandy did more than just destroy this family's home -- it swept away three years worth of holly jolly Christmases. Since October 29, 2012...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
Good Intentions: A Story of Cross-Racial Adoption
From: Brenna Daldorph
Caption: The Purdy family pose in Winchester, Massachusetts in 1984 when all four kids were in high school. From left, Kristen, Ron, Jessica, Hoãng Stephen, David and Pamela Purdy., Credit: Photo courtesy Pamela Chatterton Purdy
For more than forty years, Reverend David Purdy and his wife Pamela saw themselves as the heroes in their own story – white people who were civil r...

Bought by WJCT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 14:10
  • Purchases: 3
Love Letters to Mom from College
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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What would college students say to their mothers on Mother's Day, since many students can't be with her?

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
Little Madison had just one wish… so she wished!
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Caption: Madison with Mom & Dad and her 'Wish."
Madison never worried about the why, the 10 year-old? ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
Remembering My Mother: Eleven Years Ago Today
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Caption: Continues to be the foundation for my life. Will forever be missed and loved.
On May 16, 2004 was the day I lost my closest friend, my biggest supporter, my biggest inspiration to be the best person I could be. and the best h...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
A Father's Choice: Autism or Alcohol
From: Jesse Regis
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Berta and Joseph spent years as drug dealers and hustlers in the roughest parts of New York. They both served time. Joseph was an alcoholic. Their ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jul 19, 2014
  • Length: 18:54
  • Purchases: 1
OOC4: Dick Cates
From: Jake Harper
Series: Out of Context
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A candidate for Wisconsin's 51st Assembly district remembers his son, Peter, who brought so much joy into his life.

  • Added: Jun 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:19
Birth and Motherhood in Prison: An Interview with Veronica Martinez inside Folsom Women's Prison
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Veronica Martinez with her daughter inside Folsom Women's Prison in Northern California., Credit: Nancy Mullane
Veronica Martinez is a mother in prison. While in county jail awaiting trial she gave birth to her daughter Amaya Martinez. The Bureau of Justice S...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 24:13
The Beat : Sharon Harris - "Will You Stay"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:39
Representing Yourself in Court
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A mother struggles to represent herself in a custody dispute when she runs out of money to pay her lawyer.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Family Jewels Episode 1: Thanks. Giving.
From: Family Jewels
Caption: Family Jewels, whose got 'em?
Apryl and Eve explore some of the own families' Turkey Day memories, and consult some experts on topics from "Turkley Dumping" to What Not to Wear ...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 21:32