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East Overshoe (#1588)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Some people work hard to lose their accent in order to fit in when they move somewhere else. But others may be homesick for the sounds they grew up...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, KREV-LP, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Atomic Hour Episode 75- Peculiar Paths
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Mister 1960's Record Review, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and More!

  • Added: Nov 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
OHR093: OHR Presents: The Down Hill Strugglers, 12/5/2022
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Down Hill Strugglers
Brooklyn, New York based old-time string band The Down Hill Strugglers recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. A...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
Space Oddities: Episode 10-Odds 'n Ends
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: Coke's zero-g soda can., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Our last episode of the Space Oddities Podcast is a hodgepodge of stories dealing with space related marketing ideas, a couple of which you may rem...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2022
  • Length: 13:11
Snookums and Snicklefritz (#1604)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A new book about how animals perceive their environment reveals immense worlds beyond our own. A bee can see ultraviolet light, catfish have taste ...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, KTXK, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Herd of Turtles (#1587)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Some college students are using the word loyalty as a synonym for monogamy. Are the meanings of these words now shifting? Plus, a biologist discove...

Bought by KUAT, KREV-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Space Oddities: Episode 3-The First Moon Flights Club
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: A sample of the Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership card., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Long before Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson began sending civilians into space, in the 1960s there was an American airline that had the same dream. ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
OHR100: OHR Presents: Willi Carlisle & Carolyn Carter, 11/21/2022
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Willi Carlisle
Award winning actor, playwright, singer-songwriter, and traditional Ozark folk musician Willi Carlisle, recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Pa...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
Lenin's Embalmers
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Simon Helberg and Rufus Sewell star in a dark comedy about the race to preserve Lenin's body.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 17
If Grandma Had Wheels (#1603)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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While compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, lexicographer James Murray exchanged hundreds of letters a week with authors, advisors, and voluntee...

Bought by KUAT, KREV-LP, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
The Atomic Hour Episode 74- From Beggars To Kings
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Sweet Soul Music, The Euro Beat, The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, A Touch Of Exotica, and More!

  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
Space Oddities: Episode 2-What a Spectacle!
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: The Qantas Airlines Koala getting special treatment., Credit: Qantas Airlines
Episode 2 of the Space Oddities podcast takes a look at some interesting, manned spaceflight splashdowns and recoveries, in particular, those where...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 2
Space Oddities: Episode 1-Moon Dust In Your Lungs, Stars In Your Eyes
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: Terry Slezak accidentally came in contact with moon dust during the Apollo 11 quarantine period., Credit: NASA
Episode 1 of Space Oddities discusses NASA's plans to keep the Earth from being contaminated with lunar germs during the Apollo missions. Unfortuna...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
Mittens in Moonlight (#1586)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Need a slang term that can replace just about any noun? Try chumpie. If you're from Philadelphia, you may already know this handy placeholder word....

Bought by KUAT, KREV-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
OHR049: OHR Presents: Don Edwards, 11/7/2022
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Don Edwards
Consummate cowboy balladeer and Grammy nominated performer Don Edwards performs live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. A...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
Keep Calm and Carillon
From: WFIU
Caption: The Wells Metz Carillon, Credit: Alex Chambers
Producer Alex Chambers investigates the new bell tower outside the radio station windows, learning the history of carillons, and reflecting with th...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 18:41
  • Purchases: 1
Diamond Dust (#1585)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Diamond dust, tapioca snow, and sugar icebergs -- a 1955 glossary of arctic and subarctic terms describes the environment in ways that sound poetic...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Sleepy Winks (#1584)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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It was a dark and stormy night. So begins the long and increasingly convoluted prose of Edwards Bulwer-Lytton's best-known novel. Today the annual ...

Bought by KUAT, KTXK, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The Atomic Hour Episode 73- Operation Strix
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Spy-Fi on the Hi-Fi, Brand New Oldies, Doo-Wop After Dark, and More!

  • Added: Oct 17, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
Touch Grass (#1602)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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High school students in Alabama share some favorite slang terms. If someone tells you to touch grass, they're telling you to get a reality check --...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Made from Scratch (#1583)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha's savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist w...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
OHR149: OHR Presents: The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, 10/10/2022
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Lemon Bucket Orkestra
International multi-award winning Toronto, Canada guerrilla-folk ensemble The Lemon Bucket Orkestra recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park i...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
Salad Days (#1582)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A documentary film called My Beautiful Stutter" follows youngsters at a summer camp specifically for stutterers. It's a place for finding acceptanc...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Funny Papers (#1601)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There are word nerds, and then there's the woman who set up a folding chair on sidewalks throughout the country, cheerfully dispensing tips about g...

Bought by KUAT, RADIOLEX, WYAP, KTSW 89.9, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
OHR088: OHR Presents: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, 9/26/2022
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Credit: Irene Young
Celebrated Scottish & Oldtime acoustic music explorers Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain Vie...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:59

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