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This week's Hearing Voices from NPR episode is "Soapbox: Sampling 20th Century Political Speech." The entire hour will be at NPR.org/podcasts/. Here's one of the stories- Prod ... Discussion
2 days ago
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This week's Hearing Voices from NPR episode is "Nine to Five: The Work Week." The entire hour will be at NPR.org/podcasts/. Here's one of the stories- Producer Jeff Rice gets ... Discussion
18 days ago
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This week's Hearing Voices from NPR episode is "Old School: A Back-to-School Special." The entire hour will be at NPR.org/podcasts/. Here's one of the stories- Producer Hillar ... Discussion
24 days ago
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This week's Hearing Voices from NPR hour is "Caregiver." The entire hour will be at NPR.org/podcasts/. Here's one of the stories- "The Person I Admire Most" by Jake Warga: A d ... Discussion
8/14/2008
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Our story podcast is back with excerpts from the weekly hour Hearing Voices from NPR. This week's episode is "The Old Country: Back to the Homeland." The entire hour is at NPR ... Discussion
7/19/2008
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Audio excursions from the early eighties: Four traveling stories from public radio's past, hosted by the independent producers who made them, Scott Carrier attends a native se ... Discussion
4/11/2008
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First half: Host David Ossman of Firesign Theatre presents mixes of comedy bits with music beats, from Wally Cox yodeling to Peter Sellers singing while shaving, from Jack Ker ... Discussion
4/3/2008
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Last half: "Lenny Bruce Gets Busted" in Jonathan Mitchell's documentary. And we hear rare and classic bits from host David Ossman's Firesign Theatre. (29:00) Discussion
4/3/2008
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First half: Host Dmae Roberts of Stories1st.org, for Women's History Month, presents Stories By, For, and Of Women: The Kitchen Sisters go to "Tupperware®" parties. A supe ... Discussion
3/28/2008
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Last half: Tracie Morris, Jill Battson and Meryn Cadell perform short poems. Jenifir returns "Home From Africa" with all 13 Symptoms of Chronic Peace Corps Withdrawal. And ano ... Discussion
3/28/2008
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First half of Visiting Hours, with host Ceil Muller of KQED: "The Kiss and the Dying" is host Ceil Muller's (of KQED) etiquette list for those who may be dying, and for the so ... Discussion
3/22/2008
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Last half of Visiting Hours, with host Ceil Muller of KQED: Nancy Updike watches patients pass the time with TV in "Channeling Health." In "Our Father" Brian Brophy documents ... Discussion
3/22/2008
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NPR will soon be distrubiting our new weekly series. Until then, you can find it here. Our first hour is Street Map, with host Katie Davis of Neighborhood Stories. First half: ... Discussion
3/16/2008
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Second half of Street Map, with host Katie Davis of Neighborhood Stories: Host Katie Davis contemplates changes at the "Corner Store" on the DC street where she grew up and st ... Discussion
3/16/2008
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For President's Day- Excerpts from: Calvin Coolidge, Inaugural Address, Wednesday, March 4, 1925. (No inaugural recording exists of Herbert Hoover.) Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fi ... Discussion
2/20/2008
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For Black History Month- In 1963-4 two Atlanta residents collected live recordings at freedom movement events in the deep south, mass meetings, sermons, rallies, interviews. T ... Discussion
2/12/2008
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For MLK Day- In 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a sermon at Temple Israel in Hollywood. King was invited to the temple by Rabbi Max Nussbaum, who himself used the pulpi ... Discussion
1/21/2008
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The story of back-country skiers caught in an avalanche, told by the survivors. Produced by Scott Carrier (19:29). Discussion
1/16/2008
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When the last school bell rings, Pastor Mike Cummings stands in front of Jordan High School in Watts, Los Angeles. Jordan High is next door to the gang-ridden Jordan Downs pro ... Discussion
1/10/2008
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An HV/JoeFrank.com collaboration: For New Year's, a sobering look at the passage of time. Produced by Joe Frank (1:49) Discussion
1/4/2008
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