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Episode 2: Killbillies
From: Center for Rural Strategies
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Join us for a closer look at a set of iconic movies that made a horror trope out of an over-the-top stereotype, introducing us to an infamous class...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2023
  • Length: 37:16
Holiday Show
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I have a bunch of photos from Christmas tree hunts and most of them are 35 mm slides. These few here were taken over the last several years. I alwa...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:07
The Apple Seed - Thanksgiving with the Apple Seed 2021
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A special episode of The Apple Seed that will help you celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll share stories of things we’re thankful for, stories about grea...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KTNA, KKRN, WVPE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 13
For Passover - The Matzoh Challenge
From: Anita Weiner
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Four brands of matzoh compete in a taste-test at a Jewish temple in Belmont, MA in a humorous, quirky piece about this traditional Passover food.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 13:56
Happy Valentine's Day
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston - Short interstitial content.
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A wish for my oldest daughter on Valentine's Day - keep gifts, expectations, and hope for this day small. Do nothing that creates permanence. Avoid...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
December Festivals
From: New Letters on the Air
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We feature literature and commentary about the December holiday season from our rich archives. The late Rabbi Gerald Kane discusses the origins of ...

Bought by WDCB and WDCB


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal pose after their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, GA in September 2018. , Credit: By Brenda Ford for StoryCorps.
This is a story about Santa Rick Rosenthal of Atlanta, Georgia -- who also happens to be Jewish (Modern Orthodox, to be precise).

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:20
Mysterious! / Wine Time! / Guest Ready / Aging Gracefully / Healthy Eating, Active Living!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Mary Higgins Clark/writer Segment 2: Leslie Sbrocco/wine pairings Segment 3: Courtenay Smith/holiday entertaining tips Segment 4: Ann Br...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Anticipation - "There's No Dishonesty In Reveling In the Anticipation of An Impossibly Ache, Pain, and Problem Free Future."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
Two Guys on Your Head: Sugar and The Brain
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Why is it hard to have just one of those delicious slices of pound cake over the holidays? Well, it turns out it has less to do with the creamy but...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Travis Ryder talks with Dianne Pittman about the annual New Year's Day Bike Ride taking place in Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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They ride a mile for every degree above zero the temperature rises to on the day of the ride. Dianne talks to Travis about the ride, tips on winter...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 10:17
  • Purchases: 1
Yes, Virginia, There Still is A Santa Claus
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3124443099/, Credit: Kevin Dooley
Is there a Santa Claus? A look at how today’s embattled editorial writers would answer that question.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Boise State Public Radio, KUER, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2010
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 10
Hep to the Holidays
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program of "cool-Yule" classic jazz, featuring holiday jazz from Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, Horace Silver and more, including poet S...

Bought by WUTC, WJAB, KCME, High Plains Public Radio, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 31
I Thank, Therefore I am, I Think
From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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It's almost heresy - on a day like this one - to question the idea of gratitude. But most of us - if we're honest - have an imperfect relationship ...

Bought by KVMR, WMPG, WMPG, WXXI Rochester, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:47
  • Purchases: 6
Believing in Santa Claus
From: Youth Radio
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Youth Radio talked to young people of different ages about their belief in Santa Claus.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 2
A Cook's Notebook: Christmas Lobster
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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The last Xmas meal I cooked for my Jewish husband was lobster. That was in 1994.

Bought by KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WKMS, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 7
A Cook's Notebook: Deep-Fried Turkey
From: Ali Berlow
Series: A Cook's Notebook
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Deep-frying a turkey for Thanksgiving

Bought by KTXK, KUAC, KDNK, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUHB and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2003
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 8