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A librarian opens a book and finds a mysterious invitation scribbled on the back of a business card. Another discovers a child's letter to the Toot...
- Added: Sep 07, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
Youngsters want to know: What's the difference between barely and nearly, and what's so clean about a whistle, anyway? Plus, adults recount some mi...
Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KMXT, KUAT, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, KTSW 89.9 and more
- Added: Sep 04, 2021
- Length: 23:35
- Purchases: 7
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Imagine arriving by boat in a rural town of 150,000 people where two rivers join in central China. Imagine be...
- Added: Sep 01, 2021
- Length: 29:00
RECIPE: Squash Curry w/ Red Lentils
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Forest Bathing
* (Segment 3) Is Being Single Bad For Your Health?
- Added: Aug 30, 2021
- Length: 59:00
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...
- Added: Aug 30, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
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 pe...
- Added: Aug 24, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridge...
- Added: Aug 17, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
RECIPE: Sesame Beef Bowls
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Gray Hair & Stress
* (Segment 3) Racism In Healthcare System
- Added: Aug 11, 2021
- Length: 59:00
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 WPCA-LP, WRFA-LP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Tri States Public Radio, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 09, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 5
In this segment we hear from Nett Lake resident/Bois Forte Band Member - Keith Roy who shares his knowledge on Wild Ricing and how to make a push p...
- Added: Aug 09, 2021
- Length: 20:15
Throwing cheese and shaky cheese are two very different things. In baseball, hard cheese refers to a powerful fastball, and probably comes from a s...
- Added: Aug 03, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
One secret to writing well is . . . there is no secret! There's no substitute for simply sitting down day after day to practice the craft and learn...
- Added: Jul 26, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to...
- Added: Jul 19, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it's the young Mary Aning, who went on to become a famous 19...
Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more
- Added: Jul 12, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
People who hunt treasure with metal detectors have a lingo all their own. Canslaw means the shreds of aluminum cans left after a lawnmower ran over...
- Added: Jul 05, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn't about "suffering." It's fr...
- Added: Jun 28, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
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...
- Added: Jun 22, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
One of the most powerful words you'll ever hear -- and one of the most poignant -- isn't in dictionaries yet. But it probably will be one day. The ...
- Added: Jun 14, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
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...
- Added: Jun 08, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 15
RECIPE: Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Comfort Food Bad For Mental Health
* (Segment 3) Baby Boomers Heal...
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 59:00
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
RECIPE: Grilled Chile Salmon w/ Lime Crema
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
* (Segment 3) Brits Are Havin...
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Greek Pasta Salad
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Zorba's Thoughts On Assisted Suicide
* (Segment 3) Lentils & Blood Sugar Study
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Persimmon Arugula Salad
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) A Frank Discussion On Bathroom Hand Dryers
* (Segment 3) Cell Phone Radi...
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 59:00
Sebastian (Sebo) Diaz is a rising junior at the UofA studying Biomedical Engineering.
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 04:12
