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Melina, the Spy, and the Secret Code
From: Page Flippers
Series: Page Flippers Take on the World
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Meet Melina, a nine-year-old kid who loves reading, writing, playing with her little siblings, and learning how to be a spy. When Melina joins the ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2022
  • Length: 22:24
By a Long Shot (#1572)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Imagine telling someone how to get to your home, but without using the name of your street, or any other street within 10 miles. Could you do it? W...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KNCT FM and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 19
Familiar Strangers (#1594)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on "A Way with Words": If you take up texting and social media late in life, there's a lot to learn! A 20-something wants advice getting ...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 30, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Word Hoard (#1593)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant "treasure" and your wordhord was the treasure of wor...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, RADIOLEX, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Broad Stripes, Bright Stars, and White Lies: America's First Flag
From: Smithsonian
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In honor of Flag Day and the Fourth of July, the Smithsonian unveils the often misunderstood stories behind two of our nation's most famous flags: ...

Bought by WVTF, KALW, KVMR, KVNF, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 59
When Pigs Fly (#1571)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Don't move my cheese! It's a phrase middle managers use to talk about adapting to change in the workplace. It comes from a popular 1990s business b...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Cool Beans (#1570)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue. But does this milestone mean you're actual...

Bought by KUAT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
You Talk Like a Sausage (#1592)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Do you refer to your dog or cat as "somebody"? As in: When you love somebody that much, you don't mind if they slobber. In other words, is your pet...

Bought by KUAT, KNCT FM, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP and more


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
ZPOYH: Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad, 6/30/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) The Power of Music * (Segment 3) Exercise & Marijuana Use

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Zaatar Roasted Eggplant, 6/16/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Zaatar Roasted Eggplant THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Opioids & Suboxone Treatment * (Segment 3) Babysitting Grandparents May ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches, 6/9/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Take A Vacation For Your Health * (Segment 3) TV In Bed Linked To Obesity

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Eggplant w/ Braised Chickpeas, 5/12/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Eggplant w/ Braised Chickpeas THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Using Baseball To Fight Dementia * (Segment 3) Some Drugs May Incr...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
StoryCorps Griot: Rob Maiden and Daniel Jacob
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Daniel Jacob and Rob Maiden at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, TX in 2014., Credit: Liyna Anwar for StoryCorps.
Rob Maiden tells his friend and fellow Mavs ManiAACs performer, Daniel Jacob, about what led him to join their hip--hop dance group of self--procla...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Love Bites (#1569)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece...

Bought by KUAT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Pushing the Envelope (#1591)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Sure, there's winter, spring, summer, and fall. But the seasons in between have even more poetic names. In Alaska, greenup describes a sudden, dram...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WSLR, RADIOLEX, WNIN and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Lasagna Hog (#1568)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Understanding the varieties of conversational styles can mean the difference between feeling you're understood and being insulted. "High involvemen...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Apple Seed - Bil Lepp, Mark Twain & Pranks
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about Pranks, Hoaxes, and General Mischief

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


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - Tim Lowry's Jacket and the World Series Mystery
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Road trips can give rise to stories that last a lot longer than the actual road trip did. Tim Lowry will share one of these stories with us in whic...

Bought by KKRN, KTXK, WVPE, and KSJE


  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 53:01
  • Purchases: 4
Primary Colors (#1590)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence still had to communicate about routine matters, from gardening to equipment repair. So they develope...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Kiss the Cow (#1567)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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An anadrome is a word that forms a whole new word when you spell it backwards. For example, the word "stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts." So...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Apple Seed - Bill Harley and Pencil Neck
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On the next episode of the show, a generation gap story about students and their teachers. Bill Harley with "Happy Birthday Mrs. Nottingham" on the...

Bought by KTXK, WVPE, KKRN, KSJE, KNCT FM and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:02
  • Purchases: 6
Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time
From: Joyride Media
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Brand-new one-hour Willie Nelson radio special behind the recording of his latest album, "A Beautiful Time."

Bought by KPSQ-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Take Me To The River New Orleans
From: Joyride Media
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The official radio companion to the film, "Take Me To the River New Orleans." The Story of of NOLA's diverse music culture told through a series o...

Bought by KPSQ-LP, WYSO, KALW, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Deep-Fried Air (#1589)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Eels, orts, and Wordle! Sweden awarded its most prestigious literary award to a book about . . . eels. The Book of Eels reveals the mysterious lif...

Bought by KUAT, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
No Cap, No Lie (#1566)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We take our voices for granted, but it's truly miraculous that we communicate complex thoughts simply by moving our mouths while exhaling. A fascin...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WSLR and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17

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