One Beauty Pageant. 12 contestants. 1000 rattlesnakes. And a story from a young girl who is confronted with the opportunity every kid at the orphanage dreamed of. Plus, the legendary Xiao Xiao.
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Been There Better Than That
Glynn witnesses a lady show what real class looks like.
12 Pageant Queens, 1000 Snakes
One Beauty Pageant. 12 contestants. 1000 rattlesnakes.
Produced by Anna Sussman
A Hard Knock Life
Sharon Skolnick was nine years old and an orphan in the Murrow Indian Orphanage, when she was confronted with the opportunity every girl at the orphanage dreamed of. Find out more about artist Sharon Skolnick at here.
Sound Design by Renzo Gorrio, produced by Anna Sussman
Xiao Xiao
When Cindy adopted a four year old girl from China, there was a lot the two didn’t understand about each other.
Find out about Cindy’s story (and her books) at CindyChampnella.com.
Sound Design by Pat Mesiti-Miller, produced by Anna Sussman
Art by Teo Ducot
Season 14 - Episode 51
Godsend - Snap Classic
Spooked - Sharp Tooth Boy
Spooked - Santi
Spooked - The Banshees
Spooked - Mrs. Hagstrom
Turncoat
The Other Hand - Love + Radio
Misguided
I Sing the Body Electric
The Spy's Son - Snap Classic
1865 "Sic Semper Tyrannis"
The Inventor and The Thief - Snap Classic
Head Games
Campfire Tales VI - The Thin Place
The Badlands - Snap Classic
Gambit
Shangri-La - Snap Classic
Kissing the Concrete - Snap Spotlights "Ear Hustle"
The Body Genius - Snap Spotlights "The Truth"
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On Being with Krista Tippett
TED Radio Hour
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Planet Money
The Dinner Party Download