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I asked this simple question at dinner with a group of strangers. Things went downhill from there.

Bought by KXCR and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 2
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Absorbing oxygen through their "skin" and pumping blood with their guts, the Giant Sea Spider isn't a true spider, but it's close. Too close for Tr...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 06:24
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Who says classical music needs to be stuffy? This week, music with a sense of humor.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
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Living From Happiness - deep, thoughtful, provocative public radio

  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:26
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Ants hunt for food, but how do they know how to get back? Content warning: Science is messy. Some ants were harmed and we talk about it. Not in gre...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 08:50
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Like a scaly cheetah, galloping crocs were a terror both on land and in the water. Good thing they lived 100 million years ago.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Riders in the Sky
Grammy Award winning cowboy quartet “Riders in the Sky” recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, Mark J...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
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After hearing a mentor make an inappropriate joke, medical student Jenny Tiskus grapples with humor's place in the world of medicine.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2019
  • Length: 37:22
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In 1804 Dr. Troxler discovered he could make pastel dots on paper disappear if he stared at them for long enough. Blink, and they would reappear. T...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:24
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Need to string some wire through your house or clean a particle accelerator? You might need a science ferret.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Can Flatworms remember how to find food after re-growing their heads? Science rolled up its sleeves and found out.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 04:47
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Emotion Roadmap to Inspired Performance
In this show I talk about the role emotions play in our lives. I ask my listeners to call and tell me about the emotions that occur during wedding ...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:57
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The internet claims lobsters are immortal. Amy pulls a Dana Scully and debunks the heck out of that idea.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Jumping out of an airplane without a parachute?! We explore a study that explains how sometimes, if you look at the data in just the right way, bac...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:40
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Amy and Trace went on an epic field trip around our home town of Spokane and found all sorts of canned gems, like a whole chicken, silkworms and ch...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 07:53
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RECIPE: Spinach Enchiladas THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Infant Choking Hazards * (Segment 3) Mouth Wash for STDs?

  • Added: Jan 29, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Why do we do the things we do while in public? Simple actions like using the restroom or riding the bus get a lot more complicated when thinking ab...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 20:19
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RECIPE: Popeye Pot Pie THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Dog Owners Live Longer * (Segment 3) Healthiest U.S. States

  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Our guest in this program was Dr. William Fry, a psychiatrist who has done extensive research in the field of humor. We discussed the psychology an...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
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Broadcasting music, stories and happiness wrapped in canvas since 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour variety series showcasing national and...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMSU, WNMU-FM, KTXK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
The Jay Leno Comedy Challenge launched many wannabe comedians into their comedy careers, and Jan is one of them. It was a nationwide search to put ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:46
Caption: Tales From the Road in Under 5 Minutes
Comedians don’t always have good shows, and they know that. But all bombing is not equal. . . sometimes it’s a little worse that others. Here’s a s...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2018
  • Length: 04:21
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RECIPE: Broccoli w/ Anchovies & Garlic THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Who Cares For The Caregivers? * (Segment 3) Vitamin D & Calcium S...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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RECIPE: Japanese Cucumber Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Should We Eat Cookie Dough? * (Segment 3) Revised Blood Pressure Guidelines

  • Added: Dec 04, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
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KQAL and Winona State University are proud to present, Over the Back Fence, a community variety show from the St. Mane theatre in Lanesboro MN. BRI...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 59:48