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Man Playing Plastic Buckets
By Allison Fishman
Waiting for the L Train
By Flora Fair
We've collected interesting stories from other websites and radio stations that we think are doing it right. Listen in!
Journey to the Center of the Earth
At the End of the Dial, we never forget our roots. Listen to a space-age show from the Golden Age of radio.
Gallo Be Thy Name
Food Chain Radio takes a look into the early years of one of the nation's largest wine empires. Expect a dry finish, without even a hint of sweetness.
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Love may be Blind, but Online Dating Isn't
From NPR
OKCupid.com, an online dating service, recently analyzed the messaging habits of nearly a million of its users. The findings: black women were the most ignored, and white men and women were most favored by users looking online for romance. Sam Yagan, OKCupid co-founder and CEO, explains the racial politics of online dating and shares thoughts about how to level the imbalance. Listen to the story
Tipping for Takeout
By Jane V. Hardy
Several New Yorkers discuss their rules and woes when to comes to tipping for takeout.
Parenting 101
By Mark Sherstinsky
Two months before the birth of my child, I realize that I have no idea what I'm doing. Listen to my plight.
Manhattan Brunch Lines Breed Creativity, Though Their Logic Remains Elusive
By Sara Goldblatt
What compels Manhattanites to spend so much of their precious free time standing in line for pancakes on weekends? Listen and discover the creative ways in which New Yorkers cope with long hours of waiting on sidewalks.
One Minute and 50 Seconds
By Mirjam Donath
Hungarian television producer Laszlo Jozsa, 31, climbed the steepest wall he has ever faced on November 1, 2009.