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The Fox Sisters and the “Great American Hoax”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
The Library of Desert Secrets
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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What sort of religious nut was John Muir? What was the mystical and spiritual argument for the creation of America's national parks system? Who pla...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
Happy 5783!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish for a global Rosh Hashanah playlist inspired by the holiday liturgy and our sincere hopes for a good a sweet year.

Bought by WVTF and WLPR


  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
That It Will Never Come Again
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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We are meditating upon some various facts and figures here in the Mojave High Desert this week, from the weather in Twentynine Palms to which apost...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Druid Stories To Ward Off St. Patrick
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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In tribute to the Druids who were canceled by Saint Patrick, we will tell some stories. Ghost stories. From those ancient Celtic lands that gave us...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Chanukah Tales
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Chanukah Tales
Writer Marilyn Kallet reads from her book, ONE FOR EACH NIGHT: CHANUKAH TALES AND RECIPES, a collection of eight food inspired tales that explain ...

Bought by WRKF, WVTF, Maine Public Radio, KMUN, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
Huehuecoyotl & the Canine Gods
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Looking for God in the world? Watch the coyote. Huehuecoyotl, that’s its Holy name. Old, old coyote. Lord of the arts, god of music and dance, our ...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 14, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Divine Sister
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A high-voltage spoof of religious melodramas.

Bought by KKRN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 37
146: Snail Knights
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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There are over 70 examples of knights fighting snails in illuminated manuscripts from the 1300s. But why? First meme? A silly inside joke? A weird ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 04:47
End Days
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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A suburban family undergoes a post-9/11 spiritual crisis.

Bought by KKRN, KWMR, KUOW, Spokane Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 28
New York State Poet Alicia Ostriker
From: New Letters on the Air
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We continue our series on current State Poets Laureate with New York's Alicia Ostriker. The New York State Poet (2018-2020) is a feminist, critic, ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
158: My Mormon Valentine
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Celebrate Valentines Mormon-style. It’s hard enough to find love as a teen but what if your fate for all eternity is on the line? And everyone is w...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
Supernal Being
From: The Drama Hour
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A sketch about two office workers. A conversation at the water cooler turns supernatural...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:36
151: Confessions of a Catholic School Girl
From: The Mortified Podcast
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This week, the unholy and very awkward truth about being a Catholic School Girl. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Li...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2018
  • Length: 36:21
The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage by David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Singles [8-35 minute short plays, plus interviews]
Caption: Jim Dale
The beloved narrator of the Harry Potter audiobooks, Jim Dale stars in a wickedly clever whodunit from short play master David Ives.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 29:33
146: Three Little Pigs
From: The Mortified Podcast
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From Babe to Piglet to Wilbur, stories of adorable pigs shaped our childhoods. This week, stories of teenagers, from very different worlds, whose l...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2018
  • Length: 28:37
HOLY MOLY: Two short comedies by Alan Zweibel and David Ives
From: Playing on Air
Series: Playing on Air Hour Length Episodes
Caption: Susie Essman of "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jim Dale and Susie Essman star in HOLY MOLY, two short comedies by Alan Zweibel and David Ives. In PLAYING GOD, a divine comedy from SNL's Alan Zw...

Bought by KZYX, Connecticut Public (WNPR), Connecticut Public (WNPR), Prairie Public, and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 5
125 Noam: The Unorthodox Jew
From: The Mortified Podcast
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The tale of Noam Osband, a rebellious boy raised in an Orthodox Jewish community who questions everything through poetry and song lyrics. The Morti...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2018
  • Length: 20:55
No MSG please
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: MSG 2 Movie Poster
At first he was funny. A bearded man with flowing hair dressed in his garish best, his forearms curly with knots of hair. But Ram Rahim is no ordi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 23: Between A Rock And A Holy Place
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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This is the first episode in a three-part summer series, called Science Camp, where we’re exploring the human side of science. Ryan Haupt had a lot...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KSFR, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: 24:03
  • Purchases: 4
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
Now There's Only Time To Live Forever
From: Jessica Ripka
Caption: Penelope DeWitt at Stoney Beach after her recording session, Credit: Jessica Ripka
Think about something you've spent your whole life wanting to do. Now try to think about what's kept you from doing it. What comes to mind? For...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 10:34
  • Purchases: 2
Show 522 More Spirituality of Silliness
From: Thomas Florek
Series: The Tom and Doug Show
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Tom and Doug re-visit the topic of "The Spirituality of Silliness". They discuss the important deep meaning of silliness, and why being silly is i...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
Amina on Ramadan: Fasting
From: Katy Sewall
Series: Amina on Ramadan (2015)
Caption: Ramadan decorations at the Al-Sadi home, Credit: Amina Al-Sadi
Amina Al-Sadi is a 25-year-old American Muslim currently observing the holy month of Ramadan. This year in the west, Ramadan lines up with the summ...

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 8
12 Keri: Handies are OK
From: The Mortified Podcast
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A devout Christian teen writes to God in her diary seeking his blessing as she becomes sexually active for the first time.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2015
  • Length: 16:48