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OHR164: OHR Presents: More Hogslop String Band, 6/5/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Hogslop String Band, Credit: Jace Kartye
Nashville, TN based high energy neo-traditional oldtime music sensation “The Hogslop String Band” returns to Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mounta...

  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Folding Money (#1616)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Barbara Kingsolver's book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield set in today's Appalachia. Martha shares memories o...

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


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Life and Stuff
From: WICR
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Songs of Circumstance

  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 57:52
Mimeographs and Dittos (#1502)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms "blue" and "orange" arrived in English via French, so why didn't we also adapt th...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KECG, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: May 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Forks!
From: Nicole Franklin
Caption: The Forks! Poster
Andrei and Kathryn expect to have a wonderful anniversary in magical Sedona. But the company at their table have different plans....

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 32:18
Takes the Cake (#1615)
From: A Way with Words
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What do you call a long sandwich filled with lots of ingredients? Whether you call it a sub, a hoagie, a grinder, or something else entirely depend...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Truth and Beauty (#1499)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Vocabulary that trickles down from the top of the world. Malamute, kayak, and parka are just some of the words that have found their way into Engli...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
OHR162: OHR Presents: The Po' Ramblin’ Boys, 5/8/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Po' Ramblin' Boys
Gatlinburg, Tennessee based neo-traditional bluegrass band The Po' Ramblin’ Boys recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Ar...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
CJL-808 Joel Paterson Quartet - Part 2
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on Chicago Jazz Live it's Part Two of our two-part episode as we welcome the extraordinary guitarist, Joel Paterson, with another extraor...

Bought by WLPR and WDCB


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Dessert Stomach (#1498)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Funny cat videos and cute online photos inspire equally adorable slang terms we use to talk about them. When a cat leaves its tongue out, that's a ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KECG, WYAP, KTXK, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
OHR151: OHR Presents: The Ozark Granny Chicks, 4/24/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Pam Setser of the Ozark Granny Chicks
Ozark original all girl old-time string band sensation the Ozark Granny Chicks recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arka...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Taj Mahal: The Making of Savoy
From: KCSM
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The Making Of Savoy - a one hour radio presentation, is a lively discussion about the recording of the album with the celebrated artist and produce...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KMUW, and KBEM


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 3
CJL-807 Joel Paterson Quartet - Part 1
From: Steve Rashid
Series: Chicago Jazz Live
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This week on Chicago Jazz Live it's Part One of a two-part episode as we welcome the extraordinary guitarist, Joel Paterson, with another extraordi...

Bought by WDCB and WLPR


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 2
Blessing Box (#1613)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Is there such a thing as a "neutral" accent, and if so what does it sound like? And that quirk in the way Southern Californians talk about freeways...

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


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
2023-04-09 What's in a Game?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are games just a fun way to pass the time, or do they do something more for us?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KMXT, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 14
OHR166: OHR Presents: Dulcimer Jamboree!, 4/17/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Bing Futch
It’s Dulcimer Jamboree! A whole host of mountain & hammered dulcimer national champions recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
The Collin Roycroft Quartet Showcases Great Jazz
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Collin Roycroft by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
The Collin Roycroft Quartet gives unique spins to great Jazz created over recent decades. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Collin addressed th...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
The Collin Roycroft Quartet Showcases Great Jazz at Next Thursday Jazz Central in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Collin Roycroft by Andrea Canter, Credit: Andrea Canter
The Collin Roycroft Quartet plays the Emerging Talent series at jazz Central Studios in Minneapolis next Thursday at 8PM. At the show, Collin and t...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Cats and Dogs (#1614 Spring 2023 Pledge Show)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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It's cats and dogs, and a few other critters, too. Animals prowl around inside several English words, including sleuth, which was originally sleuth...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KTXK, KVSC, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 30:50
  • Purchases: 8
Cool Your Soup (#1495)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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According to Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, it's important to master the basics of writing, but there comes a time when you have to strike out on y...

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


  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
OHR155: OHR Presents: Ozark Original Singer Songwriters, 4/10/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Melissa Carper & Rebecca Patek
A collection of exceptional Ozark original singer-songwriters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, inte...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Sammy Marques: What Goes Around Comes Around Part 5
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sammy Marques tells stories, one-man-shows that last an hour and more. The stories within the bigger stories are chapters of his life. Because they...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 25:28
Sammy Marques: What Goes Around Comes Around Part 3
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sammy Marques, descended from Portuguese seamen, was expatriated from his native America by his missionary father. When he returned stateside he ma...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 27:56
Sammy Marques: What Goes Around Comes Around Part 4
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sammy Marques is a raconteur. He frequently draws on personal experience to flesh out stories that seem always to embrace some humorous element. Th...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 27:30
Sammy Marques: What Goes Around Comes Around Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For three generations, Sammy Marques’ family was stuck in a sort of revolving door of emigration from Europe to the United States and back again. I...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:24

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