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Check out our library of broadcast stories... From the most recently released stories to the first ones ever aired.

12:09
Writing Amidst the Ruins

by Elif Shafak

Elif Shafak's self-imposed isolation draws her closer to her neighbors.

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05:05
Out of Print and Impossible to Find

by Dean Rudoy

Dean Rudoy magically finds the final book in his favorite author’s series.

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06:11
Just Wait a Whale

by Jessica Ribera

Jessica Ribera finally sees some whales... and tries to get her kids to see them as well.

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13:43
The Little Pink General Lee

by Samuel James

Samuel James looks at an artifact from his past with new eyes. 

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14:22
My Knight in Shining Sidecurls

by Frimet Goldberger

Frimet Goldberger ventures into the unexplored world of a Florida water park.

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12:37
The Case of the Cussing Canoeist

by Michael Steinberg

Michael Steinberg gets an unexpected case in his new role as the director of the Michigan ACLU. 

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07:17
Refuge

by Craig Mangum

Craig Mangum receives advice from a Mormon bishop.

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06:31
An Awkward Oath

by Adam Ellick

Adam Ellick is tasked with caring for his cantankerous grandfather.

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12:46
Daughter of a Preacher

by Lydia Caesar

Lydia Caesar grows up as a Preacher's Kid or "PK."

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16:33
The Grinch Rides Again

by Mary Gaitskill

After a traumatic life event, Mary Gaitskill finds a new sense of purpose... by becoming the Grinch for a little girl.

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06:49
The Lesbian Hunt or What Would People Say?

by Sejal

Sejal searches for the perfect Indian lesbian to meet her parents.

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12:39
Motorcycle Cowboy

by Trevor Nourse

Trevor Nourse spends a wild summer with his father as a kid.

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06:06
Attorney at Large

by Laura Gilbert

Laura Gilbert accidentally impersonates a law school graduate. 

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06:15
Marty Steps Out

by Martha Wegner

Martha Wegner comes out of her shell at dance class. 

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11:59
A Soldier’s Story

by Raymond Christian

Ray Christian begins to acknowledge his symptoms of PTSD.

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13:53
Residual Effects

by Anthony Brinkley

Anthony Brinkley shares his complicated relationship with white people.

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06:14
The Home Perm: Teenage Rebellion Never Looked So Good!

by Jason Schommer

Jason Schommer's mother teaches him that bad decisions can be immortalized in photos. 

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06:20
Communion Cookies

by William Nour

William Nour finds connection and communion through cookies.

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09:46
Paranoid Shadow

by Iman Ahmed

Iman Ahmed walks behind her father.

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06:46
Brothers

by Jim Giaccone

Jim Giaccone searches for his brother in the rubble of the Twin Towers.

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