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Our vast — and ever-growing — collection contains thousands of carefully curated audio stories from all over the world.
We've Forgotten James Powell
As we near the end of a violent summer of 2014, we look back to the summer of 1964. Late afternoon, New York City: a group of kids hangs out on a stoop after a day of summer school, just kicking it, like they always do.
- 2014
- 03:45
- Nate DiMeo
Woman Found Dead By Lake Shore
The body of a woman - violently injured - is found on the shore of a lake northeast of Loftahammer, Sweden. The prime suspect? Her husband.
- 2014
- 51:32
- Hugo Lavett
The Golden Room
Dreams, black holes, a special door, a golden room...
- 2014
- 06:26
- John Jacobs
- Julie Shapiro
Senza Parole
Rustle of cardboard and tin foil. Polka dots. A curious island in the middle of the Seine.
- 2014
- 18:37
Ripped Stockings
Growing up in Miami, Harvey Katz - then Elizabeth - was expected to have a bat mitzvah (the Jewish coming of age ceremony for girls), followed by a big, blow-out party.
- 2014
- 13:45
- Mitra Kaboli
Re:sound #191 The Songs My Mother Taught Me Show
This week one woman's story unfolds through many threads.
- 2014
- 01:04:19
- Chris Brookes
- Dennis Funk
We Lost Them
How does a victim's family cope, hours after a violent crime, when they are thrust into a national spotlight?
- 2014
- 13:42
- Lauren Spohrer
- Phoebe Judge
Double Your Impact!
Once upon a time there was a treasure trove of incredible audio stories locked away inside a lovely but creaky website.
- 2014
- 44
- listeners and makers like you
Easy Love
Twenty-six years ago, Warren Kirk was at home in his suburban Melbourne rental flat. Freshly showered and dressed, he consulted the yellow pages before making a call.
- 2014
- 09:52
- Jaye Kranz
1984 (the year not the book)
In the book 1984, George Orwell predicted that in the future "Big Brother" would watch and dictate our every move. In the year 1984, producer Benjamen Walker was in middle school.
- 2014
- 52:21
- Benjamen Walker
The Most of It
We interrupt our regular library spotlight for a quick pas de deux: a minute (and two seconds) that gives voice to movement and movement to voice.
- 2014
- 01:02
- CPR Arts Bureau
- Wonderbound
Why Oh Why? With Andrea Silenzi, episode #2
Andrea Silenzi's new podcast holds up a mirror to contemporary love and relationships, revealing the good, the bad, and the ugly within.
- 2014
- 56:09
- Andrea Silenzi
The Third Coast ShortDocs: Appetite Show
This hour: We showcase some of our favorite stories from the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge.
- 2014
- 58:00
- Katie Mingle
The Cabinet of Animosities
The things we give, the things we treasure, and the things we fling at each other when it all goes wrong.
- 2014
- 27:24
- Cathy FitzGerald
Chance
Turn right and you'll meet the man or woman of your dreams. Turn left and you'll get hit by a car.
- 2014
- 13:30
- Sarah Boothroyd
The Ghosts of Fire Island
Fire Island, only sixty miles from New York City, has long served as a safe and vibrant mecca for gay men and women. But in the early 1980's, the haven faced a new and lethal threat.
- 2014
- 25:00
- Myke Dodge Weiskopf
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
The Failure of Flight Show
This hour: failure of flight. In one story a man mysteriously falls from the sky onto a sunny London street, and in another, a plane crashes into a mountain side, and an 11 year old walks away.
- 2014
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The Kid's Secret Places Show
This hour: where kids go to get away; from themselves, their troubles, the rules they're supposed to follow, and of course, their parents.
- 2013
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The Texas State Pen Show
This hour: we present two very different stories about the Texas State Penitentiary. Both are about soul - the kind you dance to, and the kind you pray for.
- 2013
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The It's Complicated Show
This hour: imperfect, impolitic, infuriating... love.
The Taking Care Show
This hour: the delicate interdependence between being in need and answering the call to help.
- 2010
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The Letters Show
This hour: letters. To yourself, to your city, lost letters, found letters... and a love letterto letters.
- 2011
- 58:00
- Katie Mingle
DUPLICATE RESOUND The List Show
This hour: To do lists, compulsive lists, data lists, lists in literature and a list of firsts.
- 2012
- 59:00
- Katie Mingle
The Night Show
This hour: Listening to the night.
- 2012
- 58:00
- Katie Mingle