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These United States Stories

What happens when college public radio becomes unhinged? Join Professor Gordon Pringle of La Brea Community College (“Where The Tar Meets The Sidewalk!”) for These United States Stories, as he interviews a man who lives in a whale, a consumer advocate for those who watch online porn, the proprietor of a family billy club business, and other craftsmen, crackpots and characters from across the country. A new interview each week, painting a picture of the USA, one disturbing story at a time. A C.O. Ates Production (Made up, on the spot…and it sounds like it….)
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What happens when college public radio becomes unhinged? Join Professor Gordon Pringle of La Brea Community College ("Where The Tar Meets The Sidewalk"), for These United States Stories, as he interviews a man who lives in a whale, a consumer advocate for watchers of online porn, the proprietor of a family billy club business and other craftsmen, crackpots and characters from around the country. A new interview each week, painting a picture of the USA, one disturbing story at a time.

Jul 26, 2017

Slit wrists, ripped nails and emergency tracheostomies as Professor Pringle discovers the surprisingly violent world of professional jigsaw puzzling.

Jul 21, 2017

An elevator repairman assures Professor Pringle that it is almost impossible to suffocate in a stalled elevator, that they almost never plunge uncontrollably to the basement of a building, and explains that pretty much all safety features are useless.

Jul 12, 2017

A gourmet grocer explains to Professor Pringle why the best lettuce is grown in caves and harvested by blind people, as well as the benefits of strapping down hogs and massaging cows.

Jul 5, 2017

Professor Pringle learns why almost everyone who believes in reincarnation thinks they were someone famous in a prior life, when he interviews a hypnotist who puts people under to show them their past lives.

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