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Sound Beat episodes for the month of July 2024.
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 34:30
- Purchases: 3
This is a reading of two slightly humorous letters written to and from the former director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover (1875-1972).
They both dea...
- Added: Jun 25, 2024
- Length: 09:28
A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn't about "suffering." It's fr...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Tri States Public Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer and more
- Added: Jun 24, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 8
90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 24, 2024
- Length: 34:30
- Purchases: 1
RECIPE: Couscous w/ Chickpeas & Roasted Vegetables
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack a...
- Added: Jun 19, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk in the Episcopal Church shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to p...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK, WSLR, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX and more
- Added: Jun 17, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
Raise a Glass to Ray Charles, Arthur 'Gaps' Hendrickson, Rory Gallagher, and more
- Added: Jun 12, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Spicy Honey Corn Flake Baked Chicken
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Walking May Cut Risk For Dementia
* (Segment 3) WHO warns a...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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 ...
Bought by KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more
- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 15
RECIPE: Moroccan Fava Bean Soup
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Ozempic cuts risk of chronic kidney disease complications, study finds
*...
- Added: Jun 05, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Ditching the smartphone for a “dumb” phone
* (Segment 3) New study su...
- Added: Jun 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...
Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTXK, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more
- Added: May 27, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
RECIPE: Pulled Pork Sliders
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Likelihood of young people smoking and vaping linked to social media use
* ...
- Added: May 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
For today’s dumb idea, meet Barry Marshall. An Australian medical student, in 1982 he claimed that bacteria cause gastritis… then peptic ulcers, th...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 02:30
Wonder drugs have snuffed out some terrifying diseases. But first they must be approved by the U.S. government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 02:30
We don’t hear the word “anarchy” much today, but a century ago it was a worldwide social movement. In 1894 Charles Rodolf wrote: “The true anarchis...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 02:30
Is there something inherent in English that makes it the linguistic equivalent of the Borg, dominating and consuming other languages in its path? N...
Bought by Tri States Public Radio, KECG, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 3
90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.
Bought by KCBX, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 3
RECIPE: Sticky Rice w/ Pork Belly
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Some artificial sweeteners may raise blood sugar
* (Segment 3) Tattoo ...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Thai Beef w/ Basil
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Study says no evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin
* (Segment ...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Spicy Eggplant & Tofu Bowls
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Dietary salt substitutes lower risk of heart attack stroke and death...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Sriracha Deviled Eggs
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Hiccup Cures Put To The Test
* (Segment 3) Brain’s Response to Singing Is ...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Cobb Salad Wraps
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain and curb total meds and opioi...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Tri-color Pasta Salad w/ Pine Nuts
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) New research on binge drinking
* (Segment 3) Stress accelerat...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Over the past 500 years the scientific method has spurred huge gains for humanity. Scientists engage in research to test theories, which advance kn...
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 02:30
