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It's a wacky selection of tunes from decades past – Todd Rundgren just wants to bang on the drum all day, the California Raisins are sweet and deli...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Entirely NEW tunes today - from the likes of The Lemon Twigs, The Liverbirds, The Last Dinner Party and more. Plus, a hilarious "on-air call" from ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
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A wide variety of tunes today - including a Pixar jazz standard, a Chipmunks Broadway cover, a McCartney nursery rhyme, and new indie gems by The L...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s our “Best of 2023” show! With novelty and pop tunes galore and a few of the funniest on-air phone calls from the last year, plus a review of t...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
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Mary Jo Pehl talks about her 2022 memoir “Dumb Dumb Dumb: My Mother's Book Reviews”

  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 09:38
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A childhood story from Kim Weitkamp, and a reader's theater telling of Peter Pan.

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, WVPE, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
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I was asked to screen candidates for early admission to my alma mater. What they did, and didn't do, taught me a lot.

Bought by KXCR and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 2
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Two neighborhood kids came to my door Sunday afternoon and asked to wash my daughter's car.

Bought by KXCR


  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
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"Stone Soup" and "The Foolish Husbands"

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:11
Caption: Tobia Spinelli
Bobby speaks, from a boat anchored off the Coast of Shell Island, once again, with lifelong friend and pizza man Tobia Spinelli in part 2 of this 2...

  • Added: Jul 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:34:49
Caption: Joe Bev hosts an hour of Andrews Sisters & Ink Spots 78s., Credit: Lorie B. Kellogg
"Stompin At The Savoy", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", and "The Woody Woodpecker Song" are among the 78 RPM records heard on the 12th edition of ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and Radio New Zealand


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 58:31
  • Purchases: 3
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A short commentary that gives a serious yet satirical side on opinions and topics about life in general that an audience can relate to.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 11:12
Caption: Sharolyn Jones-Taylor telling her tale
Southern-style storytelling in front of a live audience. This week's true stories are about beginnings and endings, starting with "I do" and endin...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Travel to the past, the beach, and the land of jealousy with Dr. Joanna Seibert, Betty McPherson, Dottie Lou Norwood. Southern-style storytelling i...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Charles Lindbergh made history flying his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. The trip took over 33 hours! Lis...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom for the United States, but did you know it started life as a simple Statehouse Bell for Pennsylvania? Liste...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
The caves in Lascaux feature thousands of Paleolithic paintings along the walls. Just who painted these and why remains a mystery. We provide you w...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
In January or 1894, Edison Labs were working on the Motion Picture camera. During that time William Dickson became the director of the very first m...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
On September 26, 1580, Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the world. Find out what he said to his men as they pulled into the harb...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Joan of Arc is a national heorine in France who led the French armies during the Hundred Years War. Did This Happen? takes you to the final moments...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
On July 4, 1776, the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. Did This Happen takes you to Philadelphia for this historic moment. ...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron says that driving really fast requires less planning than better time management...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:51
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There's a difference between "a smile" and an actual smile, Aaron calls it his "work smile" or a "strategic deployment of teeth."

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:43
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Guido has the Last Word: Ready on the set! Pretend you're having fun...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:05
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Having Some Fun

  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 02:00