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From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...

Fiction Writer and Essayist Charles Baxter

From: New Letters on the Air

Fiction writer Charles Baxter reveals some of his motivations for writing short stories and novels. In this interview in front of an audience at th...

Bought by WNJR

Back to the Writing Well featuring Elizabeth Gaffney, George Saunders, and the late Pat Conroy

From: New Letters on the Air

NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR's Classic Series continues with "Back to the Writing Well." This time we'll hear about the influence of place and family fro...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KRZA, WNJR, WNJR, and WMUU-LP

Episode 99: Racehorse Haynes

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

There is nothing Richard “Racehorse” Haynes wouldn’t do to win a case. He once held a cattle prod against his skin. He cross examined an empty chai...

Bought by KPIK-LP

StoryCorps Griot: Willie Harris and Alex Brown

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Willie Harris and Alex Brown remember the prejudice they faced as African American stuntmen while breaking into the film industry in the 1960s.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU

Author Mary Pilon talks about the intriguing history of Monopoly

From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra

Mary Pilon, author of "The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game," discusses her New York Times bes...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Christmas Stories

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

For the next hour we’ve got three Christmas stories. From A Christmas Carol on Wheels, which is performed in 20 minutes, to an event called No Roo...

Bought by WLRN

Reclaimed Soul: The Wonder of Stevie

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Stevie Wonder should know the feeling of flattery well. His son...

Bought by WFHB

Building the geologic history of Game of Thrones

From: Generation Anthropocene

Ever wonder what Westeros looked like long before the Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, or Targaryens roamed its surface? How far back can we really ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

D.C. Dodgeball Whiz Drops (Dodge)Bombs at World Championships

From: Lauren Ober

We've all played dodgeball at some point in our childhood, right? And chances are, those memories of getting drilled in the face with a red rubber ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Learning to date all over again

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

Dating can be different for Muslims, Hindus and Latinos. Even once they've moved to America, some of the traditions stay alive, and some die.

Lego My Legos! - An Educational Look at the Classic Toy

From: Mason Sand

At one elementary school in Brookline, Massachusetts, Legos are having a big impact on S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) learning....

What are you?

From: Paul Flahive
Series: Arctic Entries

Loren Anderson questions why he didn't know the answer to "What are you?" Trying to understand why his cultural identity wasn't a part of his life.

Bought by KRUA and KUT

Ann Patchett's State of Wonder

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Writers on a New England Stage

An hour long reading and interview with Ann Patchett recorded in front of a live audience at the Portsmouth Music Hall in June, 2011.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Marin Alsop (Language Barrier)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders

Use any of these Funder Spot choices during your Classical Music Fundraising programming, and especially before or after playing any performance co...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, New Hampshire Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more

Virtuoso Voices: Produced Funders - Sir James Galway (Practice Days)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm): Funders

For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WSKG, WMNR, KRPS and more

Tell Me A Story: Author Performances by ZZ Packer and Julie Orringer

From: Leet and Litwin
Series: Tell Me A Story

Caption: ZZ Packer, Credit: Marion Ettlinger

Contemporary short stories, performed by two prize-winning young women writers. ZZ Packer has "Brownies," about violence that brews when white girl...

Virtuoso Voices - Yefim Bronfman (Bad Tchaikovsky)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 is a part of nearly every pianist's concert repertoire, and for many Russian pianists, it's often the first ma...

HEAT -- The Contenders

From: Murray Street Productions
Series: HEAT with JOHN HOCKENBERRY

Singer/Songwriter Billy Bragg rewrites "The Internationale", Joyce Carol Oates spars with George Foreman, and Spalding Gray turns the tables on Joh...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WCPN, KERA, and WCQS

Ode to Dishes

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Can dishes save a life? Ask Shane Boyington.

Virtuoso Voices - Andrew Litton (Walton's Henry V)

From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)

If you have any doubts about the quality and integrity of film music, and the music's ability to stand on its own without the picture, composer Wil...

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media

RN Documentary: The Story of the Carmina Burana

From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries

Its got to be one of the most recognizable pieces of music we know, spanning classical and pop cultures, yet not many people would recognize the Ca...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio