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There’s a little popcorn shop in the Nokomis neighborhood of south Minneapolis where you can get popcorn, banter, and half off double the normal pr...
- Added: May 30, 2023
- Length: 07:10
Laughter is the key to everything. You can give yourself an orgasm, but you can’t tickle yourself.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 15, 2018
- Length: 04:07
- Purchases: 1
Classic piece. Marc, host of Money Matters describes his visit to Costco. A must listen. Too funny!
Bought by KKRN
- Added: Jun 25, 2016
- Length: 05:59
- Purchases: 1
“Sorry I passed out in the middle of your mother’s funeral. I’m sure it was a lovely service.”
- Added: Oct 13, 2015
- Length: 10:50
Gypsy bling, James Bond, Google Trends and brilliant business owners turn passion and personality into profit.
- Added: Jan 26, 2015
- Length: 20:03
Turn on the television at any hour, and you're bound to find a reality television show on. Many of these shows feature businesses - there are shows...
- Added: Jan 07, 2015
- Length: 07:39
Comedian Carlos Mencia is notorious for stealing other comics’ jokes. But he’s never been sued—in fact, there are almost no lawsuits in comedy. On ...
- Added: Oct 06, 2014
- Length: 18:43
- Purchases: 2
Noam Dworman, owner of popular club The Comedy Cellar, chats about booking comics, dealing with hecklers, managing pop-ins by renowned comedians, a...
- Added: Oct 15, 2013
- Length: 01:11:24
Beep, beep, beep. Welcome Valued Customer. A college student profiles late-night grocery shopping in a college town, and what she finds is unexpected.
- Added: May 16, 2013
- Length: 03:05
That's a real job? Yup. A forensic architect finds out what's wrong with old buildings by understanding their history...and using a garden hose.
- Added: Jun 07, 2011
- Length: 05:00
Stories, anecdotes, and fantastical rants about the woes of working life
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: 34:06
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 03:26
More cultural shorthand from the folks who offer cultural shorthand. We are not shorthanded in that department.
- Added: Dec 24, 2008
- Length: 03:11
- Added: Oct 21, 2008
- Length: 03:07
- Purchases: 1
This story takes you through the makeshift businesses kids invent when money matters are less complicated, less stressful, and MORE adventurous.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and BSR Radio
- Added: Oct 07, 2008
- Length: 08:27
- Purchases: 3
It's kind of a dude ranch for nerds
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WBHM, New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and WILL
- Added: Feb 25, 2008
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 5
- Added: Feb 10, 2008
- Length: 02:23
Shopping for the Twelve Days of Christmas may sound like fun but where do you find lords-a-leaping and how much do maids-a-milking cost?
- Added: Dec 20, 2007
- Length: 03:29
Hairdressers in New York City describe how things look from behind the chair
Bought by KUT, KXOT Public Radio, and WFUV
- Added: Nov 01, 2007
- Length: 03:07
- Purchases: 3
Gambling is fun but what about the food?
- Added: Aug 29, 2007
- Length: 04:27
For a mere $3.95, you can own a piece of America.
Bought by Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WILL
- Added: Jul 31, 2007
- Length: 04:48
- Purchases: 3
- Added: May 05, 2007
- Length: 02:30
Ian Shoales finds disturbing evidence of the failures of capitalism.
- Added: Aug 20, 2006
- Length: 02:31
A new book suggests that niche markets will take over. Ian's not buying it.
- Added: Aug 20, 2006
- Length: 02:37
A new program from Scientology gets Ian to thinking.
- Added: May 31, 2006
- Length: 02:22
