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Every time I pull a reference book or field guide off the shelf to read about a recently seen insect I seem to run across a quote by the famous ent...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:09
Caption: Doreen Bazile, Credit: Shefik
Wishes - Doreen Bazile is a social worker. She sees many different patients with distinct needs and issues, regarding spirituality and religion, fa...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 01:36
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A pet bunny gets recast as gay in a children’s book parodying a similar book created by members of VP Mike Pence’s family.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Charlie Daniels is partly Western and partly Southern. His signature “bullrider” hat and belt buckle, his lifestyle on the Twin Pines Ranch (a boyh...

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, KALH, KPIP-LP, WDSE and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Cierra Smith on stage at the Miss Delaware Teen USA 2015 Pageant.
We all know the stereotype, beauty pageant contestants as godzillas. We’ve seen it in that show Toddlers And Tiaras. And the heat of the competitio...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 04:26
Caption: Writer/performer Sharon Glassman, Credit: Katie Weisberger
Its roots are natural, sure. But isn't spring a bit...overpromise-y? Sharon Glassman makes the case for a name change. Or maybe just a change of he...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee Sierra Hull attended Pickett County High School before accepting a Presidential Scholarship to study at the...

Bought by KALH, KMSU, WRNC-LP, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 9
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A family living in Idaho during the early 20th Century test the limits of the Postal Service, when they send a very special parcel through the Post.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Tent Show Radio on the road live from the beautiful Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wisconsin with host Michael Perry, the Blue Canv...

Bought by WRNC-LP, WNMU-FM, WDSE, KMXT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: My Bipartisan Famiy, Credit: Susan Cook
I have a bi -partisan family. Maybe you do too. It makes understanding politics all the more difficult because sometimes people don’t agree. When ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
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Katie, a high school freshman, interviews other students about times they have been embarrassed on Facebook. While most of the stories are humorous...

  • Added: May 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:54
Caption: Tent Show Radio
Tent Show Radio live in concert from the CAL Center in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Featuring Tent Show Radio host Michael Perry, the Blue Canvas Orchest...

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, KSRQ, WDSE, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:20
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: The Lunchbox Poster, Credit: Lunchbox the movie
Sandip Roy finds love, in the new movie "The Lunchbox."

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
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James C. Henderson is a graduate of Metropolitan State University's Creative Writing program, and Hamline University's MFA program. He lives in New...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:18
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Two Reasons To Keep This Poem." The Beat is a daily reminder that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 2
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Casiana Siegle was adopted by an American family at fourteen months from the country of Kazakhstan. She's now thirteen years old and living in Dulu...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:19
Caption: Ken Malucelli and Tim Lewis, Credit: Chloe Veltman
Ken Malucelli, a carol composer and the director of The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers, a nationally-franchised caroling group, and jazz musician /...

Bought by KRPS, KRPS, and KISU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Arrangement In Gray and Black." The Beat is a daily reminder that...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
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I did a music profile piece on my uncle and gave background information on his life and where his music comes from. I talked about why i like his m...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:03
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This piece describes two memorable baseball games in June 2007

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 15:00
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Thoughts about summer flings

  • Added: Sep 07, 2005
  • Length: 04:30