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2 - The Pathogen
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: Shabam!
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If you like having a brain but don't really care about having skin, please listen to this episode.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
Clarence Sasser by Stephen Lang
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Clarence Sasser
The story of Clarence Sasser is a portrait from Stephen Lang's one-man show, Beyond Glory, based on the book by Larry Smith of the same title. He p...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2018
  • Length: 15:14
Fats Domino-All Mixed Up
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Fats Domino
A thirty minute tribute to one of the founders of rock & roll- Antoine "Fats" Domino, featuring some of his classic recordings, interviews and actu...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2017
  • Length: 28:52
Anniversary by Rachel Bonds
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Sarah Sokolovic
ANNIVERSARY by Rachel Bonds, a comic drama about a young, grieving woman who finds love again. Featuring Michael Esper (The Last Ship, A Beautiful ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 21:24
Forward Observer: A short play by Willy Holtzman
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Tonya Pinkins
In Forward Observer, Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins plays a harried VA hospital clerk. An elderly World War II veteran is giving her a hard time a...

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 22:29
Waking Up: A short play by Cori Thomas
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Lynette Freeman
A perfect choice for Breast Cancer Awareness month is Waking Up by Cori Thomas. It juxtaposes the experiences of an American urbanite's and an Afri...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 18:02
Christmas Breaks: A short play by Patrick Gabridge
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Zach Appelman
In Christmas Breaks by Patrick Gabridge, a young man surprises his girlfriend with some curve ball gifts. Featuring Zach Appleman (War Horse and "S...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 15:57
Teenagers: The Agony and the Ecstasy - Two short plays by Christopher Sullivan
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Lucy DeVito
Two short plays about teenagers facing their futures. With summer imminent, they look ahead with anxiety, optimism, resignation, possibility. In th...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, WHRV, and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Two Jewish Men In Their Seventies: A short play by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jerry Stiller
Two Jewish Men In Their Seventies by Pulitzer Prize finalist Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros features the hilarous Bob Dishy (Along Came Polly) and Je...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 15:10
Banshee: A Short Play by John Patrick Shanley
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Aidan Quinn
In BANSHEE, a teacher (Aidan Quinn) who's home sick receives a visitation from an Irish sprite (Geraldine Hughes) and an out-of-this-world proposal...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 25:46
I Do's
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Michael Urie
Michael Urie, Harriet Harris and a great ensemble of actors star in three short plays about love and marriage. A couple celebrates their 24th anniv...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network, and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Real Me
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Bobby Cannavale
In the comic classic, MERE MORTALS by David Ives, a construction worker reveals he is secretly, actually the Lindbergh baby. Turns out his pals hav...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Birds and the Bees
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: William Jackson Harper
Lascivious bees swarm a young woman’s Upper West Side apartment. Two vultures have a bone to pick with Saint Francis. Playing on Air’s newest episo...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Crazy Love
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Rosie Perez, Credit: Rob Northway
John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale star in CRAZY EIGHTS by David Lindsay-Abaire (Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner). Two recovering drug ...

Bought by WRGY, KUNM, WCAI / WNAN, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Red River Radio Network and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 7
Getting To Know You
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski and Lois Smith star in short plays by Christopher Durang (Tony winner) and Beth Henley (Pulitzer Prize winner). In Henley's REPORT O...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and KUNM


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2
Higher Powers
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Audra McDonald, Credit: Autumn de Wilde
Aidan Quinn, Audra McDonald and Tonya Pinkins star in shorts by John Patrick Shanley (Oscar, Pulitzer, Tony winner) and Lynn Nottage (Pulitzer Priz...

Bought by KFCF FM, KTSW 89.9, KREV-LP, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Dogs of Tonto Verde
From: Brian Bahouth
Series: Short Audio Fiction
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This fantastical piece of short audio fiction is a literary experience your listeners will not forget, a unique form of digital literature. The Do...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 11:04
Lily
From: Brian Bahouth
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A short story written by UK based writer David Glass and produced by Brian Bahouth - words, sounds and music ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
A Dog and a Cat
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
Two plays starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Asner, Adam Driver and Kathleen Turner - one about a dog, and one about a cat. A deposed dictator's beloved ...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, WMPG, KUT, and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 11, 2014
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Author Amy Tan and “The Valley of Amazement”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This Chinese-American novelist, perhaps best known for her book, "Joy Luck Club," takes readers to Shanghai and its International Settlement where ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 10:04
  • Purchases: 1
Off My Chest
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Jesse Eisenberg
In Jesse Eisenberg’s satirical, humorous A Little Part of All of Us with Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha, a young man displays his tenuous hold o...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
Second Chances
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Amy Ryan
Three short plays, with Amy Ryan, Michael Stuhlbarg and others. In SKIN, romance sparks at the college health clinic where two Bengali students awa...

Bought by Red River Radio Network, Oregon Public Broadcasting, XRAY.fm, KUNM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
Out Loud
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Olympia Dukakis
Starring Oscar Winner Olympia Dukakis, There You Are, the first of three short plays portraying the gay experience, is about two widows who meet ag...

Bought by KZYX, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KZYX, KZYX, WCAI / WNAN and more


  • Added: Apr 27, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 8
Irish Author Roddy Doyle and "The Last Republic"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Winner of the Booker Prize, former teacher and one of Ireland’s most famous authors, Roddy talks about his last book in a trilogy, "The Last Republ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 1
Like No Business I Know
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Full Length Episodes
Caption: Jerry Stiller
There's no business like show business.... In TONY winner Christopher Durang's witty MRS. SORKEN, a wacky theater devotee gets her chance in the s...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 10, 2013
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 2