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Ovarian transplants are on infertility's cutting edge

From: Robin Amer

Caption: Ralph and Katy Panek were able to have children thanks to a donated ovary from Katy’s twin sister Carol Enoch., Credit: Courtesy of Carol Enoch

Thirty-six-year-old twins Carol Enoch and Katy Panek are physically identical in every way but one: Katy was born without ovaries. She never menstr...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUER

Nice White Lady

From: Robin Amer

In their comedy skit "Nice White Lady," the ever edgy Mad TV pokes fun at movies like Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, and Dangerous Minds, in w...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh

Malort

From: Robin Amer

You might say that Malort is Chicago's signature drink. Which would be fine, if it weren't so disgusting. For the uninitiated, here is the story of...

Bought by KUT and WILL

Girls on the Gridiron: Life with the Chicago Force

From: Robin Amer

Four members of Chicago's all female tackle football team describe what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s game.

Bought by KUT

Make Love, Not Debt

From: Robin Amer

Caption: Debt Ledger, Credit: Jenny Bauman

"Him" and "Her" are an anonymous couple who used to have a LOT of debt. They write about getting out of it at their relationship finance blog, Make...

Bought by PRX Remix

What's a Little Money Between Friends?

From: Robin Amer

Caption: Funny Money, Credit: Material Boy

Some people believe that money can break up any relationship. If it didn’t exactly break up Jason and John, band buddies who genuinely liked each o...

Bought by PRX Remix

National Debt

From: Robin Amer

Caption: Women at the Tulle Lake War Relocation Camp, circa 1942. , Credit: Bob Bobster.

Two survivors of Japanese American internment describe how they went from being seen as model citizens to being seen as the enemy. In the story of ...

Bought by KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXDU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KFAI Minneapolis and more

C4 Explosion

From: Robin Amer

Chris, a veteran of the first Iraq War, tells the story of the time he saw 2500 lbs of C4 explode.

Bought by PRX Remix

Beer Run'd

From: Robin Amer
Series: You Spell That R-E Double D

Stephen explains the difference between being a drunk and being an alcoholic, and the difference your uncles can make.

Bought by Remix Radio

What You Leave Behind

From: Robin Amer
Series: You Spell That R-E Double D

Stephen imparts some words of wisdom about what you take with you, and what you leave behind. (Short answer, kids.)

Bought by Remix Radio

The Viagra Triangle

From: Robin Amer

The "Viagra Triangle" section of Chicago's upscale Gold Coast neighborhood is where older, wealthier men (allegedly) go to pick up younger women. O...

Bought by Remix Radio

Eugene's Gary, Part 3

From: Robin Amer
Series: Eugene's Gary

Eugene describes the aftermath of his accident and how he was touched by the divine.

Eugene's Gary, Part 2

From: Robin Amer
Series: Eugene's Gary

Eugene tells tales of Gary's open hearth steel mill, and the accident there that nearly did him in.

Eugene's Gary, Part 1

From: Robin Amer
Series: Eugene's Gary

Eugene introduces us to his neighborhood, and some of his neighbors, in Gary.

Ghosts of Gary

From: Robin Amer

The story of one abandoned movie theater is the story of this very post-industrial city. People haunt places, and places haunt people.

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUT, PRX Remix, and Third Coast Festival/Re:sound (Outside Purchaser)

Reconstructing Providence: Adaptive Reuse, Urban Revitalization, & Neighborhood Change

From: Robin Amer

Artists vs. developers vs. the city. The adaptive reuse of historic mill buildings in Providence, and all the controversy that's come with it.

Bought by WMFE, WMPG, and WZBC

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