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Emergency medicine and helicopter flight physician Mike Abernethy recounts an unexpected run-in at his local Walmart that made him feel as if he’d ...

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 46:55
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Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s provocative 1985 novel satirizes the stressful chaos and insanity of American life.

  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 07:08
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There are very few more poignant examples of world-historical irony in cinema than the Soviet silent film—the revolutionary hopes they expressed pr...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2020
  • Length: 03:43
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I’ve remarked more than once, here on the show, on the unique qualities that director Wes Anderson brings to his films.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 04:44
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For someone who writes about films as I do, there are always cases of movies that fly under the radar, escaping my notice, maybe not even playing l...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 03:35
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Tragedy n. “goat song” Named for the dramatic plays of the ancient Greeks, characterized by a protagonist whose flaw or error in judgment leads to ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 16:26
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In the fact of the fear, confusing and despair many Americans feel after the election, one group of individuals joined together to share stories of...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 1
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October is full of ghosts, but in our show we will not be talking about little kids who wear white sheets.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Elna Baker, Michele Carlo, Christine, Steve Spatucci and Scott Whitehair share true tales of the Yuletide.

Bought by Troy Public Radio, KOSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, KUNM and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 51:56
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Jay Jennings on Tales from the South
Our second-annual Shakespeare in the South, with stories by writers Jay Jennings and Hope Coulter.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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Please don't feed the large reptiles! An American in Vienna finds herself at the bountiful mercy of strangers; A man seeking treatment for depressi...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:03
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This week, our stories are all about the power of friendship. Stories by George McLeod, Pat Gillum, and Susan Elder. True stories told by the South...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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An avid backpacker shares mishaps and marvels encountered while exploring a national park; A vagabond finds the Lone Star State more worrisome than...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:08
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Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMXT, Louisville Public Media, KOSU and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
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I am a documentarian, chronicling the lives of performing musicians. As a writer, I am obligated to put their words to paper. As a story-teller, I ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 42:23
  • Purchases: 1
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It's his second week on the job as house manager at a major American regional theater, and an icon of the modern cinema is paying a visit.

Bought by KMUZ, PRX Remix, and KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 3