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From interrogating Japanese prisoners of war to working as an anti-war activist, Ukiah California resident Charles Fogg has led a varied and fascin...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:16
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Cannabis, commonly known as marijuana has caused considerable debate and political discussion, but just what is in this plant which creates such co...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 28:34
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Are you jealous? Have you ever been? Do you know the origin of your jealousy? Jealousy often goes hand in hand with feelings of love, but where doe...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 29:08
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As part of a series of ‘Radio Curious on tour in Scotland’ we interview Jim Fairlie, the organizer of Farmers Markets in Scotland. Jim is a farmer...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:20
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Modern life has become a constant stream of electronic devices demanding our attention. What are the consequences when we choose e-mail, Blackberri...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:01
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Taboos associated with menstruation limit public discussion of a primary event in the lives of more than half of the human population of the world....

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
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Do we need supplements to our diet? Does a normal balanced diet of food supply us with the nutrition we need?

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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The development of the large human head and broad shoulders provide many evolutionary benefits for our species but also require assistance for a sa...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
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Ed Reinhart alias Earl Dixon, a marvelous pianist and local musician joins Radio Curious again in this edition. Reinhart is best know as the king o...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 28:23
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NYC’s best lounge band performing the New American Songbook

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 16:13
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Syrian vocalist working at the intersection of Arab, Jazz and Improvised Music.

  • Added: Nov 27, 2009
  • Length: 17:54
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Why is it that Thanksgiving is celebrated almost exclusively in the United States and Canada. How has it been celebrated and how is it celebrated now?

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KRZA, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 6
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Everbody thinks about love and many people say “I love you”, but how is love defined? The book “How To Love” written by psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Liv...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 28:57
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Fiddle and Cello have a strong tradition in Scottish, 18th Century Music. In a reinvention of the classic musical marriage between big and small fi...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 57:52
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Susan Crane is a serious political activist of an unusual form. Instead of lobby the powers that be, she has taken a hammer to beat on weapons of m...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 30:28
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Can modern scientific methods and meditative spiritual theory compliment each other? In the past it may have seemed that Buddhist beliefs in re-inc...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Nov 17, 2009
  • Length: 46:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Consider spending time on death row and turning that experience into the drive to get a doctorate?

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Joshua Bell
Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" is an eclectic mix of classical music, Blue Grass, Jazz, Indian music and more. In a sense, this...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :26
Caption: Lorin Maazel
How does a conductor get the orchestra to play for him or her? Conductor Lorin Maazel says that's the wrong question to ask if you want to get a g...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Oct 30, 2009
  • Length: :23
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Joshua Bell
Violinist Joshua Bell's CD "At Home with Friends" includes an appearance by composer and pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff actually died ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: :24
Caption: Oaksterdam: Medical Marijuana, Credit: Chris Goldstein
Chris Goldstein interviews the Director of Government Affairs at Americans for Safe Access about her meeting with Department of Justice Officials. ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:32
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
"Keeping Score" is the incredible PBS music series that redefines everything we ever knew about "music education" and "music appreciation." The se...

Bought by PRX Demo Station


  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :26
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :34
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :28
Caption: Michael Tilson Thomas
The PBS Series, "Keeping Score" returned with a series of three programs, each devoted to a single composer and one of their pivotal pieces of musi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2009
  • Length: :27