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Off the Turnip Truck (#1532)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell sugg...

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


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
OHR125: OHR Presents: The Bluegrastronauts, 4/1/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Bluegrastronauts
Blast off with the Matchsellers’ “Bluegrastronauts,” the world’s first outer-space bluegrass odyssey, recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Gilded Age (#1633)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a difficult childhood ruled by her tyrannical father. For Si...

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


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
OHR200: OHR Presents: Dale Ann Bradley, 3/25/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Dale Ann Bradley
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member and six time International Bluegrass Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, Dale Ann Bradley, recorded l...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
The Atomic Hour Episode 100- What The-?! (Special Episode)
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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The One Hundredth Atomic Hour! Featuring Musical Meme-smiths, Rock 'N Roll Robots, and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Loaded for Bear (#1531)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature . . . or Rainstorm & Egg. A tong...

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


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
OHR163: OHR Presents: Mary Parker & Sylamore Special, 3/18/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Sylamore Special
Ozark original and Mountain View, Arkansas based seventeen year old award winning fiddle prodigy Mary Parker and her band of rising bluegrass super...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Bronx Cheer (#1632)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What's the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less important than just showing up in the first place. Al...

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


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Atomic Hour Episode 99- Oh-No, No, No, No, No...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Artist's Spotlight, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
OHR197: OHR Presents: Voices, 3/11/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Aunt Ollie Gilbert, Credit: Susan Gilbert Kemp
Voices. A collection of contemporary folk singers with unique and authentic voices recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain V...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these ...

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


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
OHR118: OHR Presents: Amythyst Kiah, 3/4/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Amythyst Kiah
In this special episode, Ozark Highlands Radio partners with Oxford American Magazine to bring Johnson City, Tennessee based up & coming contempora...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR198: OHR Presents: The Casey Penn Band, 2/26/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Casey Penn
Ozark original ACMA nominated and rising national bluegrass sensation The Casey Penn Band recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Moun...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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
OHR108: OHR Presents: The Seldom Scene, 2/19/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Seldom Scene
Legendary Grammy nominated Bethesda, Maryland progressive bluegrass super-group The Seldom Scene recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in M...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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
The Atomic Hour Episode 98- The Man Turned To Me And He Said...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Brand New Oldies, The Grown Ups' Table, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
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
OHR185: OHR Presents: Songs & Stories, 2/12/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Keith Sykes
Songs and stories from a trio of Grammy award winning world class songwriters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkan...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR196: OHR Presents: Steam Machine, 2/5/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Steam Machine
Authentic Minneapolis old time bluegrass string band quartet Steam Machine recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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 Atomic Hour Episode 97- "Death To Spies, Minister."
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Spy-Fi On The Hi-Fi, Sweet Soul Music, Brand New Oldies and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dawn Powell
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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Dawn Powell wrote novels about people like herself: outsiders who’d come to New York City in the early twentieth century to make a name for themsel...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 22:02
  • Purchases: 1
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

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