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ZPOYH: Egg Salad Tartine, 3/21/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Egg Salad Tartine THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Mediterranean diet linked to fewer Alzheimer's signs in brain * (Segment 3) Fr...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Coconut Noodle Soup, 3/7/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Coconut Noodle Soup THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) High drug prices are not justified by industry’s research and development sp...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Ghost Runner (#1631)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types of coinages are called wasei-eigo, or "Japanese-mad...

Bought by Raven Radio, KECG, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
At First Blush (#1529)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an opinionated romp through English grammar, a Spani...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Sweet Spot (#1630)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you're in a book club, how do you decide what books to read? There are lots of different ways, depending on your group's goals. And is it ever w...

Bought by WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Gift Horse (#1528)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The edge of the Grand Canyon. A remote mountaintop, or a medieval cathedral. Some places are so mystical you feel like you're close to another dime...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Future 2024
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Yes, we are a little late with the topic but here are some of the big predictions found around the internet discussing 2024 and the future of music.

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KECG, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Had the Radish (#1527)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on A Way with Words: Your first name is very personal, but what if you don't like it? For some people, changing their name works out grea...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Orange Pigs (#1629)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Abso-Bloomin-Lutely (#1526)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we write and how linguists study language? Also, supp...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTXK, Tri States Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Niblings and Nieflings (#1525)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand the text? One way is to emphasize the names of peop...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, Raven Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Book Moth (#1628)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you skip wearing underwear, you're said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated during the Vietnam War, when U.S. commandos had compe...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP, WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Kite in a Phonebooth (#1524)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Stunt performers in movies have their own jargon for talking about their dangerous work. They refer to a stunt, for example, as a gag. Across the c...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
ZPOYH: Spicy Turkey Meatballs, 2/22/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Spicy Turkey Meatballs THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults * (Segm...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Broccoli Rice Casserole, 2/8/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Broccoli Rice Casserole THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Most long covid effects resolve within a year after mild infection * (Se...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Bok Choy Mushroom Stir Fry, 1/25/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Bok Choy Mushroom Stir Fry THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adoles...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Avocado Breakfast Tacos, 1/11/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Avocado Breakfast Tacos THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter * (S...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Healthy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies, 12/28/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Healthy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against death high in childre...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Takes All Kinds (#1627)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Crossword puzzles are a marvelous mental workout. A delightful new book about them shares plenty of crossword lore and puzzle-solving tips. Also, p...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WPCA-LP, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Strawberry Moon (#1522)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We asked for your thoughts about whether cursive writing should be taught in schools -- and you replied with a resounding "Yes!" Here's why: Cursiv...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Extra Lit Chanukah
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, approaches and who couldn’t use some extra light right about now. The Holiday also comes with fried food and a sp...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Highway Robbery (#1626)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Secret signals on the job: Waitresses at some 19th-century restaurants ensured speedy drink service by communicating with a non-verbal code. One se...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Spill the Tea (#1521)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If someone urges you to spill the tea, they probably don't want you tipping over a hot beverage. Originally, the tea here was the letter T, as in t...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WPCA-LP, KTXK, Raven Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Musician NIcknames
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7