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Jeopardy Flute Rock
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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At the end of 2022, Jeopardy had a category titled Classic Flute Rock. The problem is that the category did not include the one band viewers felt ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Christmas Movies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here is our first of two Christmas shows this year. Songs from Christmas movies. It's all opinion so please offer yours. Here are a few we like....

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KTRL and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
ZPOYH: Spinach & Chicken Tortilla Casserole, 9/8/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Spinach & Chicken Tortilla Casserole THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Dish Sponge Germs * (Segment 3) Dementia Prevention Study

  • Added: Aug 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
212: Peanut Butter Diamonds
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was ask...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
209: Detachable Tails
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but not twisted. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
208: Thunderclappers
From: Trace Kerr
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It wasn't just fame and glory that inspired Lewis and Clark's expedition across this great land. It took a "medication" so powerful that people wou...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 04:58
207: Cockroach Personalities
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Anything that scatters when you turn on the light...does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or timid world ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
204: Baker Miller Pink
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1978, Dr. Alexander Schauss and a research assistant mixed 1 gallon of white latex paint with a pint of shiny red and created P-618 aka Baker Mi...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
187: Animal Buddy Cops
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In an unexpected turn of events, two predators with very different hunting styles work cooperatively. During the summer months, badgers and coyotes...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
186: Sudden Genius
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Imagine waking up from a nap to discover that you have the ability to compose music in your head. What a shock that would be! There are people who ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 2
2140: City Slickers + What Dreams May Come, 10/7/2021
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story we’re taking a trip out west with Babaloo Mandel and Lowel Ganz, the screenwriting duo behind the classic American Western co...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
ZPOYH: Strawberry Cobb Salad, 8/5/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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Strawberry Cobb Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Are Pets the New Probiotics? * (Segment 3) New Kids Fruit Juice Guidelines

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Smashed Guitars
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Phoebe Bridgers smashed her guitar on Saturday Night Live back in February. It was a stunt for sure but then it sold for over $100,000 at a GLAAD ...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Parody Bands
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week was inspired by the Spinal Tap debut back in 1984. Once I started doing the research, there was simply a large group of bands that are b...

Bought by KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Mar 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 4
It Happened on Christmas Day
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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For this show, we stopped by a lot of the This Day In History websites and looked for events in music that, say it with me, happened on Christmas d...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Thanksgiving. Musicians Who Own Restaurants
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The this year's feat, we'll talk rock stars and pop stars who have invested their hard-earned money into the food biz. We've got all their menus a...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
I Am Michael Alago
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we will speak with A&R man and now author Michael Alago to talk about his book, "I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. ...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
71: Ants on Stilts
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
70: Galloping Crocodiles
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
52: Long Lives of Lobsters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
ZPOYH: Spinach Enchiladas, 1/24/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Broccoli w/ Anchovies & Garlic, 12/27/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Japanese Cucumber Salad, 12/13/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce, 11/8/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Why Are Hearing Aids So Expensive? * (Segment 3) The Health Benefit...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Heirloom Tomato & Herb Salad, 9/27/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Heirloom Tomato & Herb Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Swimming Naked in Public Schools * (Segment 3) Alcohol Use Up Among...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:00