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12:51
Bicycle Safety on Essex

by Richard Price

A writer witnesses an all too common misunderstanding from the perspective of a young boy.

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12:06
Me and Joe

by Paul Carter

A lonely man befriends an orphaned monkey.

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04:53
Animal Husbandry

by Jeffery Rudell

When Jeffery's dad moves their citified family to a working farm, chaos ensues.

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07:02
Good Karma

by Jack Hannibal

A jaded man strikes up an unlikely friendship.

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10:26
Casting Couch

by Dina Pearlman

An actress trying to break into Hollywood finds herself with a tricky decision to make. 

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07:00
Love Letter from Ventura Jail

by Josh Cereghino

Poetry wins Josh a three day kick, but costs him his girlfriend. 

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16:30
Go Tell It on the Mountain

by Jim Gates

A physicist climbs many mountains over the course of his career. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

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12:19
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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09:37
Pickpocket School

by Sherman "O.T." Powell

An aspiring pickpocket rises to the top of his game.

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06:02
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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12:49
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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07:33
Pie Man

by Jim O'Grady

A fledgling journalist covers the birth of a campus sensation.

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14:18
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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