To Chris Fieldhouse, a baseball can tell a story. Originally aired on CBC Toronto's Metro Morning.

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Just a Stick

Buck Dietz is a figure model. That means he has to stand naked and completely still for long sessions while artists sketch him. But for Buck, it's more than just standing there. He shares his surprising techniques that make his artform... sing.

Recorded for the Transom Story Workshop in Cape Cod.

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Buck, Naked

After almost 30 years, the McTwist still perplexes skaters—and sends them to the hospital. Tony Hawk and other skaters recount the history of the trick that turned skateboarding on its head.

Originally aired on NPR's Only a Game

The Trick That Turned Skateboarding Upside Down

Tim Eaton is certified by the USBC (United States Bowling Congress) to inspect bowling lanes. Behind the pins at his home alley in Falmouth, MA he tells the story the strangest thing he's seen while inspecting a lane.

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Tim Eaton: Bowling Lane Inspector

For my sister, eating a hamburger is a sublime experience. And recently she tried to give them up.

This piece was created for the 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs challenge in collaboration with the James Beard Foundation. The story had to be two to three minutes in length, be based on the idea of "appetite" and be served in three "courses" or chapters.

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Between Two Buns

During my morning bike ride, my attempt to wax poetic goes horribly awry.

Andrew Norton