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Sun Dog (#1507)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A clever pun can make the difference between a so-so phrase and a memorable one. The phrase "the last straw" refers to an old fable about too many ...

Bought by KUAT, WUOT 91.9 FM, Tri States Public Radio, KQRU FM LP, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Cabin Fever (#1547)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The adjective canine refers to dogs, and feline refers to cats. But how does English address other groups of animals? Plus, cabin fever has been ar...

Bought by KUAT, Tri States Public Radio, KQRU FM LP, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Singing Sand (#1546)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Cat hair may be something you brush off, but "cat hair" is also a slang term that means "money." In the same way, cat beer isn't alcoholic -- some ...

Bought by KUAT, Tri States Public Radio, KQRU FM LP, WYAP, KTXK and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Baby's Breath (#1545)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There's a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the lang...

Bought by KUAT, Tri States Public Radio, KQRU FM LP, KVSC, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
30 Seconds of Democracy
From: Bob Garfield
Caption: PRX default Piece image
30 Seconds of Democracy is series of 30 second spots. Each will offer a slice of our democratic freedoms, through history, law, and perspective wit...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2019
  • Length: 14:45
Life Stages: Death
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Or How I Stopped Grieving and Learned to Love Bureaucracy

Bought by KMUN, PRX Remix, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 3
Life Stages: Retirement
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How do we prepare for life after work?

Bought by KMUN, PRX Remix, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 27:28
  • Purchases: 3
Life Stages: Birth
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What does it mean to be born a U.S. citizen?

Bought by PRX Remix, KVSC, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:54
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of University Archivist Tom Steman and the Oral History Project
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack hangs out with St. Cloud State Un...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 27:57
Nantucket Windsor Chair Sonic
From: Redmond Grybauskas
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Furiture maker, Aspen Golann describes a handmade Nantucket Windsor chair.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2019
  • Length: 01:06
CESAR CHAVEZ STORY 2
From: Cesar Chavez Foundation
Series: CESAR CHAVEZ ANECDOTES
Caption: resist, Credit: flocabulary
Celebrating the Month of our founder Cesar Chavez through his own words and with the people who were closer to him.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:01
Kids Are Asking (#1523, 2019 Spring Pledge Show)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Questions from young listeners and conversations about everything from shifting slang to a bizarre cooking technique. Kids ask about how to talk ab...

Bought by KMXT, KUAT, Radio Kansas, Tri States Public Radio, KQRU FM LP and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 25:59
  • Purchases: 8
Founding Documents: The Bill of Rights
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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A "nauseous project" becomes a bulwark of liberty.

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 23:40
  • Purchases: 4
Founding Documents: Declaration of Independence
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The shortest document with the biggest possible job.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 26:36
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of the St. Cloud State University Archives, 150 Years of History with Tom Steman
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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Have you ever wondered how World War I affected St. Cloud State University? Have you ever wondered how the neighborhood around the college has cha...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2018
  • Length: 29:40
#828- The skinny on the term 420
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Where did the term 420 come from? Money Matters details its history and host Marc Cuniberti finds out its closer to home then he thought.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:10
Drowned at Sea
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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This week, we look at how a religious cult of number worshipers on the Italian coast gave rise to modern science, mathematics, philosophy, and musi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:09
  • Purchases: 1
Job Talk Episode 18
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
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It’s a merger of storytelling, theatre and mystery as Doug and Dave learn from a freelance historical consultant Jeff Clark.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 18:33
Job Talk Episode 17
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
Caption: http://jobtalkradio.org, Credit: Job Talk LLC
Dave and Doug resurrect memories of old cars as they talk with a restorer of Volkswagen buses. How to turn your hobby in to a business, right here ...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 13:46
Prince as a 19th Century French Dandy
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Karen Turman, Assistant Professor of French at Winona State University, compares Prince to a 19th Century French Dandy.

  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 50:38
What Kids Know and Want to Find Out (#1482, 2017 Fall Pledge Show)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Our youngest listeners have questions about everything from love to one of their favorite foods. Kids ask why we might end a text with the letters ...

Bought by KUAT, KQRU FM LP, Tri States Public Radio, KMXT, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 9
The Lesser of Two Evils
From: Alex Schuman
Series: How to Fix U.S.
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How to Fix U.S. explores the two-party system and a simple change that's gaining traction to end Republican and Democratic dominance.

  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:29
The Drift
From: Courtney Naliboff
Series: 12 Knots
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Stories change. People change. Communities change. The first episode of 12 Knots, The Drift, features three stories from the small island communit...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2017
  • Length: 43:06
Can A Song Sway A Vote? Presidential Campaign Songs Since Washington
From: KUNM
Caption: The official Flag of the President of the United States, Credit: Wiki, Creative Commons
Can a song sway a vote? Learn about the use of campaign music throughout the history of American Presidential campaigns since George Washington thr...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2016
  • Length: 19:19
The Warehouse
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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All you need to know about the legendary music venue in New Orleans. From The Doors to The Who, The Warehouse was The place to play in the Crescen...

Bought by KSKQ, WOUB, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3