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Random Tape

Random Tape is a cabinet of auditory wonders for the 21st century.It is America's Premier Podcast.

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Young Hearts: A Prologue

Young Hearts: A Prologue

The begining of a great love story. To hear the rest visit www.belowtheten.com

25 Nov 2015

10mins

Ranked #2

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Goddamn Great Drum Music

Goddamn Great Drum Music

I came across this LP from 1963 that features three naked women playing bongos on the cover. It’s one of the most inexpl... Read more

3 Jan 2012

3mins

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Unchained Melody

Unchained Melody

Found Tape from the Cassette Library Album.

11 May 2014

4mins

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Martial Law

Martial Law

My friend Casey was a holdout during Hurricane Katrina. He worked occasionally for a friend who owned Old Time Photo, on... Read more

3 Jan 2012

4mins

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The Death of Chicken Lips

The Death of Chicken Lips

This tape came from a thirft store in the desert. Written with purple marker on the label was "To Ray from Mike 2/3/93"

25 May 2015

7mins

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All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses

This cover was performed by Walt McClement on banjo and Mary Go Round (the one time holder of the world record for spin... Read more

29 Feb 2012

4mins

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English as an Unknown Language

English as an Unknown Language

This is what english sounds like to someone who doesn't speak it?

8 Jun 2012

1min

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Jackpot

Jackpot

This is the sound of hundreds of electronic slot machines on the floor of Lumiere Casino in downtown St. Louis.

8 Jan 2012

1min

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The Dragon Does Not Wehbay!

The Dragon Does Not Wehbay!

Do you want the love of the fire? Cuz I’m not gonna wait around to give you my desire.For some reason an ex-girlfriend o... Read more

5 Jan 2012

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The Threesome

The Threesome

Ever wondered how a couple of straights can satisfy a lesbian? Look no further. A friend of mine sent me a CD of old rad... Read more

7 Feb 2012

3mins

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Radio Avalon

Radio Avalon

Late one night I picked up a strange signal on my radio dial...

19 Jul 2012

5mins

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Die

Die

Late on night Matthew Kielty got a mysterious call from an unkown number...

20 Jun 2012

2mins

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Radio

Radio

This poem appears in the October, 2011 issue of     Alec Hershman lives in St. Louis where he teaches at St. Louis Commu... Read more

6 Feb 2012

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Factory Set

Factory Set

If you ever did any late night channel surfing between 1993 and 2001 you probably came across the legendary pitchman hol... Read more

8 Jan 2012

Ranked #15

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The Friday Night Show on KISL

The Friday Night Show on KISL

24 Jun 2015

3hr 37mins

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After Life

After Life

This is what the world may sound like after the Apocaplypse.

18 Aug 2012

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Captain Tom Wins a Ham

Captain Tom Wins a Ham

Back when I was a deckhand on the M.V. Ptarmigan, a glacier tour boat in Alaska, I used to hang out in the wheelhouse an... Read more

11 Jan 2012

1min

Ranked #18

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BrailleNote Apex

BrailleNote Apex

This is the sound of Matthew Shifrin using his BrailleNote—a computer for the blind that pushes plastic nodes through ti... Read more

4 Jan 2012

1min

Ranked #19

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Gavin's Roar

Gavin's Roar

My cousin Gavin does the best T-Rex impersonation I’ve ever heard. It puts my terrible acting to shame.

6 Jan 2012

1min

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Badass Emma-Oh Lord

Badass Emma-Oh Lord

I was hanging out in Cabrini Park, a dog park in the French Quarter in New Orleans when Badass Emma saw my microphone an... Read more

27 Jan 2012

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