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The humble Farmer January 18, 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Series: The humble Farmer Weekly 59-minute show
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Old fashioned music and humorous social commentary

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 59:00
Getting the News
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
With the demise of stores, post offices and garages, where do rural people now congregate to exchange the news?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:47
Topless Waitresses in Vassalboro, Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Vassalboro's planning board has approved an application for a coffee shop with topless waitresses

Bought by KUT and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 14, 2009
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
David Bouchier Essay: Great Expectations
From: WSHU
Series: Essays by David Bouchier
Piece image
David reports that Inauguration Day is anticipated with optimism in Europe.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:48
Wishy-Washy People
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
People who can't make up their minds drive me crazy

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 13, 2009
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 1
Do Pets Look Like Their Owners?
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Do spouses resemble each other after years of blessed togetherness?

  • Added: Jan 12, 2009
  • Length: 01:48
I'm Just an Okie From Muskogee
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Did you know that Okie From Muskogee was a satire?

  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:12
Energy Efficient Refrigerator
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can save on electricity if you never open the door

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Rolex Watches
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
I could not sleep last night, knowing that I wouldn't know a counterfeit Rolex watch if I saw one

Bought by KMXT and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 2
China: An Economic Black Hole
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We are broke. How did it happen?

  • Added: Jan 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:05
Show Me The Way
From: Miles Eddy
Caption: Mary Van Pelt, Credit: Miles Eddy
Invisible social barriers and the contrast between physical disabilities and psychiatric disabilities.

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
So Bored
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Saying you're bored is admitting that you are not too terribly clever

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:15
Hard Economic Times
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
We hear that times are hard

  • Added: Jan 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:00
Dating in 2009
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The man pays

  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:17
Encounters of a Granite Kind
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:49
Ecclesiastes 3. To every thing there is a season
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The time to sell is when you have a buyer

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 03, 2009
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Recycled Yacht Trash
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Trash left in Maine by New Jersey visitors might be brought back to New Jersey

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Will the New Year and Pres. Obama finally motivate Black men to shed excuses?
From: Will Wright
Caption: Will Wright, Credit: Brooks Peterson
Will Wright has been wondering: how will the New Year and Pres. Obama affect African-American men - their attitudes and futures?

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
We Took in Boarders
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
How does a large family ever manage in a small house?

  • Added: Dec 30, 2008
  • Length: :21
They Moved Away
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
The story of a visit

  • Added: Dec 29, 2008
  • Length: :53
I Am The Boss
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A man was uncomfortable because he was the only person in his office who didn't have a degree from a rich-kid school

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 1
The Uncertainty Principle
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
the values of certain pairs of conjugate variables cannot both be known with arbitrary precision

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 27, 2008
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 1
Jury Duty
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can only serve on a jury if you have no opinions

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Dec 26, 2008
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 1
Some Women Need to Gain 30 Pounds
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Most of the women in the TV ads need to gain 30 pounds.

  • Added: Dec 25, 2008
  • Length: :23
Jane Austen's Little Problem.
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Visitors to Jane Austen's museum are scattering cremains. Administrators there disapprove. So does Ian.

  • Added: Dec 24, 2008
  • Length: 02:05

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