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Our vast — and ever-growing — collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories from all over the world.
The Promise: A Beautiful Day in the Projects
The Promise is a limited-run series from Nashville Public Radio about life in James Cayce Homes, a public housing development smack in the middle of a city on the rise.
- 2018
- 24:58
- Meribah Knight
Larry and Zach
In Joe Frank's imagined world, a father and son conduct a conversation that appears to center around certain, tangible topics. But it's actually a searing and candid examination of their relationship -- no holds barred.
- 2018
- 09:44
- Joe Frank
Terrible, Thanks for Asking: Semper Fi
Terrible, Thanks for Asking is a podcast that tells stories about the parts of life that hurt - the parts we're usually told to get through with quiet determination.
- 2017
- 35:49
- Nora McInerny
- Hans Buetow
Arthur and Eleanor
Eleanor needs a family -- but the only family she had, her ex-husband Arthur, doesn't really need her anymore.
- 1987
- 05:28
- Joe Frank
Suicide Bridge
Lines form around the block for the world's most popular suicide spot.
- 2000
- 01:55
- Joe Frank
Minister Excerpt
Joe Frank, master of late night radio, assembled this piece: a phone conversation between himself and a cranky minister.
- 2000
- 05:15
- Joe Frank
Fresh Air: Joe Frank
"Whatever tragedies might befall you, you can always right away think, 'well that would make a great story for radio!'"
- 2018
- 19:56
- Terry Gross
- Joe Frank
Sweepstakes Winner
Joe Frank, the original radio maverick, is known for leaving listeners more than a bit uncomfortable.
- 2000
- 04:36
- Joe Frank
Not All Who Wander Are Lost… But Some Definitely Are
A car is a classic place to realize: "oh, I’m lost."
- 2017
- 25:46
- James Spring
First You Leave and Then You Go
Karen's dad wanted to pass on his curiosity and his faith to his seven children. Karen inherited that curiosity, but sharing his faith is another story.
- 2017
- 10:28
- Karen Duffin
Chanukah, 1992
One minute, snatched from a Chanukah party in 1992. Gwen Macsai's party, to be exact.
- 2017
- 01:17
- Dennis Funk
The Big Night
Producer Jonathan Goldstein made every girl he ever dated watch the home movie of his family's Rosh Hashanah dinner he made when he was 17.
- 2002
- 13:57
- Jonathan Goldstein
Ping Pong & Death
Alien transmissions, ping pong competitions and the perils of aging.
- 2016
- 02:39
- Raymond Pang
The Storm
Five years ago Erik embarked on "the project" - a last ditch attempt to harness the demons of his past.
- 2016
- 52:34
- Kirsti Melville
An American Life
Vaughn Hood was a 118-pound barber when he was drafted into the Vietnam War.
- 2015
- 31:37
- Larry Massett
Re:sound #49: The Stans Show
This hour: a group of tourists travels through Central Asia, where antics and misbehavior ensue.
- 2006
- 58:31
- Ben Adair
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #131: The Space Show
This hour: a one way mission to mars, a Russian cosmonaut's favorite music, the Voyager golden record, the sound of the northern lights, and more.
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 #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
Re:sound #10: The Suitcase Show
This hour: a mysterious suitcase, basement bhangra, and more.
- 2004
- 57:59
- Gregory Whitehead
- Karen Levine
- Julie Shapiro
Re:sound #22: The Fish Story Show
This hour: a beached whale in Maine, a conversation with the "real" Darth Vader, school kids deconstruct the work of one of America's most difficult poets, and more.
Re:sound #35: The Dad Show
This hour: Dads. The good, the bad, and the complicated.
Re:sound #41: The Dry vs. the Moist Show
This hour: the captivating results of a transcontinental radio collaboration.
Re:sound #46: The Lemon Tree Show
This hour: two decades after he was forced to flee, a young Palestinian man returns to his home to meet the Israeli woman who lives there now.
- 2006
- 58:31
- Sandy Tolan
- Roman Mars
Re:sound #53: The MBK Show
This hour: two stories by Mary Beth Kirchner.
- 2006
- 59:00
- Mary Beth Kirchner
- Roman Mars