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Selections from Work in Progress

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We’ve compiled some of our favorite stories from shows produced from 1986 to 1992. One track, ‘War Lover’ contains the segment about War and Peace that aired on NPR last year.

Total Duration: 56 min

‘Arthur and Eleanor’ – Rent-a-Family
‘War Lover’ – I’m Not Crazy
‘Lynchpins’ – Performer
‘Heart and Soul’ – The End
‘Bank Robber’ – Great Lives
‘My Crimes’ – Great Lives
‘Help Line’ – The Decline of Spengler
‘Visit to a Rabbi’ – Iceland
‘God’ – Great Lives
‘Annalee’s Story’ – The End
‘Droning Music’ – Iceland

Categories: Collections, Compilations, Work in Progress.

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We’ve compiled some of our favorite stories from shows produced from 1986 to 1992. One track, ‘War Lover’ contains the segment about War and Peace that aired on NPR last year.

Total Duration: 56 min

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