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What happens when a photographer, a mature woman herself, welcomes older women into her studio to get the full glamour treatment? In this episode o...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Caption: Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on May 30th, 2021 for StoryCorps.
Cousins Monica Jordan and LaTonya Walker reflect on their strict upbringing and remember one afternoon when they decided to break the rules.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Comedian Erin Mohr, Credit: Photo provided by Erin Mohr
With the recent controversy surrounding Dave Chapelle’s Netflix special, The Closer, and his jokes about trans women and their genitalia, freelance...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2021
  • Length: 02:59
Caption: Niketa Calame-Harris, Credit: Provided by Niketa Calame-Harris
My interview with actor and activist, Niketa Calame-Harris who originated the role of Young Nala in Disney's "The Lion King."

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 16:07
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Topic 1 - Mothers and Daughters; Topic 2 - Mother's Day Celebrations and Bargain Hunting; Topic 3 - Working Moms

Bought by KTXK and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 2
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We're staying with the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania for a conversation with another artist. This time it's a nun living according to the spir...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
Caption: Jeffrey McHale, San Francisco, CA 6/28/19, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jeffery McHale talks turning tides, cracking intentions, and crossing lines.

  • Added: Jul 21, 2019
  • Length: 14:26
Caption: Wally and Mary, circa 1993. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Mary Holsenbeck.
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
Caption: Tariq Sheikh (left) and Tabinda Sheikh (right)
Married for 25 years, Tabinda and Tariq were recent immigrants when they first met, and even without a common language, their love blossomed.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 02:23
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A woman walks into a bar, asks 23 random strangers what advice they would give their 18 year old self, and every single person said the same thing.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:03
Caption: Melissa Rauch, San Francisco, CA  3/5/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Melissa Rauch talks voices, pommel horses, and the pressure to be likable.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2016
  • Length: 18:53
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For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso came about as a fluke as much as necessity. Both of their previous bands, Mountain Man and Megafaun,...

Bought by KSUT, KUCB, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Debby Wurster is having a ball at her new home in a retirement community. She's got a full calendar of activities, she's making new friends, and......

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Segment 1: Jowita Bydlowska - drunk mom Segment 2: Tippi Hedren/actress Segment 3: Steve Berry/author poe, lincoln Segment 4: Denise Chaykum/Myst...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Kiser, Home Again!
Ashley went outside to call her best friend Kiser… she called his name, a long pause and then nothing, silence. Kiser was gone.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:38
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Wisdom and stories learned from grandmothers in Central Mexican Kitchens. Plus: can years of farming rice change a cultural personality?

Bought by WJCT, KMUN, WABE, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Sarah Vowell signing books after a lecture at Lamar Univ. in Beaumont, Texas
Sarah Vowell talks to reporter Brian Friedman about Louis Armstrong, voiceover work, Andrew Jackson, and other musings.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 04:27
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Everyone has a birthday, but the day's meaning changes over time. In this episode, we look at life from 21st and 94th birthdays.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
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Deborah Sharp was a reporter for USA Today for nearly two decades. Given all the stories she wrote about killer sharks, rampaging alligators, and h...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 24:10
Caption: Paul Feig, San Francisco, CA 6/6/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Paul Feig talks sincerity, vanity, and his Hitchcock moment.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2013
  • Length: 16:03
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Chloe Espinosa interviews students, teachers, friends and family members about what it means to be a woman.

Bought by KSFR, KZYX, KUER, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 8
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I ask students around a college campus if men and women can be just friends.

  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
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92-year-old Martin Levin tells his granddaughters Jennifer Goebel and Zoe Crowe about a college classmate he didn't like.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WVBI-LP, WEZU, WEZU, Blue Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 13, 2012
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 6
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Jim Fletcher remembers meeting his wife, MaryAnn, in first grade.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
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Gweneviere Mann talks to her boyfriend, Yasir Salem, about living without a short-term memory. Her condition results from a stroke she suffered dur...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 2