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Our vast — and ever-growing — collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories from all over the world.
Re:sound #124: The Kids Show
This hour: kids sing opera, they talk about life on a remote island, and they opine about running the world.
- 2010
- 58:26
- Alix Blair
- Neil Sandell
- Alessandro Bosetti
- Delaney Hall
Re:sound #83 The Going Up Show
This hour: climbing, flying and facing your fears.
- 2008
- 58:29
- Roz Bluett
- Arielle Lasky
- Sarah Boothroyd
- Roman Mars
D Minor: The Ice Queen
If D minor were a person, who would she be?
- 2013
- 05:14
- Denise Ball
- Paolo Pietropaolo
John Cage and the Question of Genre
Form dances with function in this "seriously uncompromising"* and seriously compelling piece not so much about John Cage, as of the composer, music theorist, mycologist and artist, John Cage.
- 2013
- 31:02
- Chris Abrahams
- Rick Moody
- Sherre DeLys
The Organist
The Organist is a monthly experimental arts & culture program produced by the editors of the Believer - the award-winning monthly magazine published by McSweeney's.
- 2013
- 01:01:35
- Andrew Leland
- Jenna Weiss-Berman
- Ross Simonini
Re:sound #5: The Remedial Silence Show
This hour: a man hand-delivers reading material to a war criminal, two people who've never spoken fall in love, and more.
- 2004
- 59:01
- Benjamen Walker
- Joan Schuman
- Michael Johnson
- Julie Shapiro
The Glass Piano
At the tender age of 23, Princess Alexandra Amelie of Bavaria (1826-1875) was observed awkwardly walking sideways down the corridors of her family palace.
- 2012
- 30:07
- Deborah Levy
- Kate Bland
Everybody SCREAM!!
Spin class gets personal.
- 2012
- 10:32
- Jonathan Mitchell
Mike and Victor: A Family Story
In 1993, Mike Checuga was a 24 year-old working obsessively long hours until his boss ordered him to take a day off each week.
- 2014
- 29:03
- Alex Kotlowitz
- Amy Drozdowska
Los Frikis
How a group of 80's Cuban misfits found punk rock and went into exile without ever leaving home.
- 2015
- 28:32
- Tim Howard
- Luis Trelles
Voices Lost and Found
An old cassette, tucked away for years in the back of a drawer, magically brings a lost voice back to life.
- 2013
- 05:17
- Eleanor McDowall
- Jude Rogers
Soul of a Man
Ramblin' Jack Elliott has played music with legends like Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.
- 2013
- 12:10
- Abby Wendle
- Sarah Geis
In The Dark, Episode 1
When 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling disappeared in 1989, local Minnesota police seemed determined to crack the case. Instead, it took them 27 years.
- 2016
- 32:05
- Madeleine Baran
- Samara Freemark
- Natalie Jablonski
Re:sound #241 The Smash the Binary Show
This hour, stories that grab hold of our expectations and smash the binary.
At a Loss for Words
"I want to turn you inside out and fold you into a tiny square..." Sometimes the word 'love' just doesn't sum up how we feel about someone.
- 2016
- 21:56
- Mira Burt-Wintonick
- Cristal Duhaime
First Steps
Raising kids is one of life's biggest and most complicated adventures. Sometimes a basic task can present a monumental challenge - especially for new parents.
Aftermath
The Aftermath, Inc., headquarters is nestled in a strip of ordinary office buildings in the Chicago suburbs, but there's nothing bland about the service the company provides.
- 2008
- 17:23
- Laura Kwerel
- Nick van der Kolk
An American Life
Vaughn Hood was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted into the Vietnam War.
- 2015
- 31:37
- Larry Massett
Making Obama: Wait Your Turn
How was President Barack Obama shaped by his years in Chicago as a community organizer turned politician?
- 2018
- 56:15
- Colin McNulty
Looking For Love
M. is six years old and transgender. Marlo is her single mom and chronicles their life together in her podcast How to Be a Girl .
- 2014
- 08:29
- Marlo Mack
The Signing
The bureaucracy surrounding support for the unemployed is often mindless and ultimately de-humanizing for everyone involved.
- 2012
- 08:39
- Ellie Richold
- Nina Garthwaite
Four Failing Lungs
For Beth and Brian, a lung transplant could extend their lives for years. Or, it could lead to rejection and continued suffering.
- 2014
- 25:15
- Catie Talarski
Anchor Dreams: The Passion of Scoop Nemeth
Brian 'Scoop' Nemeth has a singular goal: to become "the black Bill O'Reilly."
- 2015
- 59:06
- Noel Black
- Jake Brownell
Re:sound #10: The Suitcase Show
This hour: a mysterious suitcase, basement bhangra, and more.
- 2004
- 57:59
- Gregory Whitehead
- Karen Levine
- Julie Shapiro
Where's Richard?
On February 15, 2014 Richard Simmons didn’t show up to teach the exercise class he had led for 40 years - and he hasn't been seen in public since.
- 2017
- 28:04
- Henry Molofsky
- Dan Taberski