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11:37
The Hat

by Omar Musa

Omar Musa travels to Malaysia and finds his roots.

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16:30
The Call of The Wild

by Bokara Legendre

A girl grows up on a safari.

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14:06
Like Tears in Rain

by Clementine Ford

A young woman learns that her mother is facing a deadly illness. 

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10:27
The Right To Bear Your Soul

by John DeVore

A man tells us about the last lesson his father taught him.

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16:11
A Family of My Own

by Melissa Rodriguez

Melissa Rodriguez grew up a foster child and then has a child of her own.

Melissa’s story comes to us from the Radio Diaries podcast.

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04:40
A Mother Can’t Wait

by Connie Mudenda

HIV Counselor and new mother Connie Mudenda learns firsthand what it feels like to wait for a infant’s test results.

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06:14
Stung

by Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks has an allergic reaction to a bee sting and needs his mother.

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05:36
The Solo

by Catherine Palmer

Catherine Palmer tries to micromanage her son at a school concert.

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04:53
The Contact Lens

by Chrissie Graham

Chrissie Graham is a nerdy girl who needs contacts and promptly loses one.

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11:13
New, French and Downtown

by Drew Nieporent

A new restauranteur agonizes to please a food critic.

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13:57
Justice Served

by Steve Barnes

A local restaurant reviewer is targeted by a disgruntled restaurant owner.

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15:22
The Spy Who Loved Me

by Noreen Riols

Noreen Riols is recruited into the world of Secret Agents on special missions during WWII.  

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12:15
A Mother’s Journey

by Catherine Cross

Catherine Cross finds herself conflicted when her young daughter faces an identity crisis.  

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17:15
All At Sea

by Tim FitzHigham

Tim FitzHigham is a record breaking adventurer who sets off to cross the English Channel in a bath.

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05:44
Soft Science?

by Deirdre Bowen

Deirdre Bowen tells a story of competing in her school’s science fair and her struggles to impress her scientist father.

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07:04
The Princess and the Queen

by Robin Frankel

Robin Frankel attends the Nobel Ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden as the guest of a Nobel Laureate.

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15:58
Ralph Was Right

by Sarah Schlesinger

Immunologist Sarah Schlesinger must try to save her mentor's life with his own work in cellular immunity.

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14:05
The Met, Mrs. Vreeland, and Me

by Andrew Solomon

An awkward teenager flourishes in the glamour of the the Metropolitan Museum.

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10:23
The Chicken Vanishes

by Calvin Trillin

A Chinatown chicken plays tic-tac-toe.

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06:28
The Promise

by Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks tries to keep a promise to his high school sweetheart.

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