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StoryCorps: Deborah Wei and Kaia Chau
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Deborah Wei and her family moved to the Philadelphia suburbs in the 1960’s, they were the only Asian family in their neighborhood. Deborah rem...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 02:51
The Assembled Parties
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Dana Delany and Susan Sullivan star in Richard Greenberg's Broadway hit

Bought by KMUN, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KUOW, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 30
National Writers Series: Chasten Buttigieg
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Four
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Kal Penn talks with Chasten Buttigieg, author of the memoir "I Have Something to Tell You."

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
MN Reads: "Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight" by Shannon Gibney
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Shannon Gibney talks about her new picture book "Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight"

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 08:04
StoryCorps: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao at their StoryCorps in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2023, Credit: Kevin Alarcon
Folashade Alao remembers when she presented a Bill of Rights to her mother, Margaret Powell, and how it shaped their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
Lost in Yonkers
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A Pulitzer Prize-winner from Neil Simon

Bought by KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KMUN, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 36
The Apple Seed - The Story Tree
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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It's always great to have a big dream. I'll tell you a story about how my brother wanted to win the Heisman Trophy. And there's nothing like a grea...

Bought by KTXK, KKRN, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, and KSJE


  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps: Vincent Mosemann and Kat Valentino
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Vincent Mosemann and Kat Valentino at their StoryCorps interview in Oregon on January 26, 2019., Credit: Dupe Oyebolu for StoryCorps.
Vincent Mosemann and Kat Valentino reflect on their time living in their vehicles and what brought them together.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Apple Seed - Recalling and Reminiscing
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On today's episode, we'll bring you a story from Geraldine Buckley about connecting and reconciling with her father after he had passed on. It's a ...

Bought by KKRN, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KSJE, and KTXK


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Dancing with Arilda
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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What happens when the lady down the street asks you to learn the cha cha for a gathering of church ladies? Also, enjoy a bilingual story from award...

Bought by KTXK, KSJE, KKRN, WVPE, and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - The Bakery Imps
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On the next episode of the show, a conversation with our friend, Rod Gustafson, about how the film Shadowlands, the movie about C.S. Lewis, helped ...

Bought by WVPE, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KTXK, and KSJE


  • Added: Nov 23, 2021
  • Length: 54:48
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - The Woodchuck As Warrior
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Enjoy an hour of entertaining stories with subjects that include woodchucks, art in catacombs, and a little princess.

Bought by KTXK, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, KSJE, and WVPE


  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - The Bear Child
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Enjoy stories from Dolores Hydock, Willy Claflin, and much more in an episode packed with stories about history, humor, and imagination.

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
Motherhood
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories and memories about mothers.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 1
Whose Memento Is It?
From: Lori Mortimer
Series: Mementos
Caption: The memento that spawned a podcast, Credit: Steve Nelson
Mementos Podcast pilot: How did an old dusty box in the back of a garage spawn a burst of grief, a period of reflection about a mother and daughter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 29, 2019
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Garth Stein
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Two
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Author Garth Stein talks with Sarah Bearup-Neal.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
At the Root
From: Elliott Rose
Series: Works of Love
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What happens when you live life as a tumbleweed? Beholden to no one but yourself? What happens when an estranged parent tries to bring you back i...

  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 17:37
Marvin's Room
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A family crisis leads to a reluctant reunion.

Bought by KCHW, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 16
StoryCorps: John Marboe and Charlie Marboe
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John Marboe, aka Reverend Doctor Garbage Man, tells his 13-year-old daughter, Charlie, about his work as a pastor and a trash hauler.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
Attention by Holly Walter Kerby
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Steven Boyer
In Holly Walter Kerby’s Attention, Amber (Tony nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger) is bummed out that her boyfriend has visited his family without her. Sh...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 17:56
StoryCorps: Bill Sayenga and Ellen Riek
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Bought by WXPR, WVBI-LP, WEZU, and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 4
George Porter Jr.
From: Music Inside Out
Series: Music Inside Out
Caption: George Porter Jr.
The world renowned bassist, composer, bandleader and founding member of the Meters talks with Gwen about his life in music.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 52:00
Jim Dalrymple on Family and Losing Weight
From: Tim Smith
Series: For The Record
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After losing almost fifty pounds, Jim Dalrymple has a whole new outlook at what it means to live a balanced life. He talks about his weight loss, a...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 18:52
Dolly Parton on Getting Dirty
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"Mama just always said, ‘you be what you are and you don’t have to worry about nothing.’" - Dolly Parton in a previously unheard interview from 1978.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KALW, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, KVNF, WMMT and more


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 6
THE SKELETON TWINS -- Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader & Craig Johnson Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Craig Johnson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, San Francisco, CA 5/1/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader and Craig Johnson talk the ironies of writing contests, humor as a defense mechanism, and embracing cheesiness.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2014
  • Length: 16:32