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

12:20
Man on the Moon

by Nathan Englander

A writer moves to Jerusalem to be part of the peace process. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

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09:38
Pickpocket School

by Sherman "O.T." Powell

An aspiring pickpocket rises to the top of his game.

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06:03
Stranger Bonding

by Wendy Spero

When attending a wedding, Spero is shocked by the increasingly bizarre behavior of two fellow guests.

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05:52
Brave New Nose

by Eve Lederman

A woman's new nose gives her perspective. 

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15:47
The Story of Boris

by Dan Barber

A chef figures out what to do with a problematic boar.

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11:12
Chink

by Master Lee

The life of West Hartford's only Chinese kid changes when a Bruce Lee movie comes to town.

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10:53
Green Bean Queen

by Faye Lane

A little girl's self esteem is challenged when cast in an unfavorable role in the school musical.

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16:00
Bone Yard Stretch

by Kira Salak

A young woman puts her life at risk while traveling through a war zone in Africa.

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12:50
Look Away - Or Don't

by Andrew Postman

A man who faints at the sight of blood prepares to become a father.

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15:53
Notes on an Exorcism

by Andrew Solomon

While studying treatments for depression in rural Africa, Solomon has an overly intimate encounter with a ram.

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07:34
Pie Man

by Jim O'Grady

A fledgling journalist covers the birth of a campus sensation.

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14:19
Doctor's Orders

by Tamara Reynolds

A teenage girl takes her doctor's advice to heart.

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11:38
A Kind of Wisdom

by Ellie Lee

A daughter tells the story of her Chinese immigrant father and the empire he built from nothing.

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13:32
Fighting Chance

by Amy Cohen

Amy Cohen knows that breast cancer took her mother’s life and must make a choice.

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14:37
The House That Sherman Didn't Burn

by George Dawes Green

A Georgia woman goes to war when her family’s mansion is slated to be turned into a golf ‘clubhouse’.

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16:14
The Junkie and The Monk

by Mike DeStefano

After a series of devastating blows, a comedian decides to take his own life.

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12:07
Rock and Roll Parody Saved My Life

by Tony Hendra

A young writer at the end of his rope gets inspiration from a surprising source.

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13:27
Finding Esther

by Susan Duncan

After a lifetime of conflict, a writer struggles to help her aging mother.

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08:28
Father Figure

by Steve Zimmer

Hoping to impress his girlfriend's son with a glassblowing demonstration has disastrous repercussions.

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11:32
Extraordinary Mother

by Roland Rocchiccioli

A man's life is changed by the loss of his mother.

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