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Clever Clogs (#1539)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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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 KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WUOT 91.9 FM, RadioFreePalmer, KMXT, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Bug in Your Ear (#1537)
From: A Way with Words
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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
ZPOYH: Sticky Rice w/ Pork Belly, 8/29/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Thai Beef w/ Basil, 8/15/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Spicy Honey Corn Flake Baked Chicken, 8/1/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Spicy Eggplant & Tofu Bowls, 7/25/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Sriracha Deviled Eggs, 7/11/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Cobb Salad Wraps, 6/27/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
ZPOYH: Tri-color Pasta Salad w/ Pine Nuts, 6/13/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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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
The Black Dog (#1536)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Books were rare treasures in the Middle Ages, painstakingly copied out by hand. So how to protect them from theft? Scribes sometimes added a curse ...

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


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Four Symphonic Secrets Revealed
From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour
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Brian Dunning delves into urban legends surrounding three of the greatest classical composers as well as the renowned Stradivarius violin.

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Animal Crackers (#1636)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Images of birds flutter inside lots of English words and phrases, from "nest egg" and "pecking order," to proverbs from around the world--including...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Beside Myself (#1535)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The new Downton Abbey movie is a luscious treat for fans of the public-television period piece, but how accurate is the script when it comes to the...

Bought by WPCA-LP, WNIN, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
May 2024 Episosdes
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes for the month of May 2024

Bought by KKRN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KRSC, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2024
  • Length: 34:31
  • Purchases: 13
Skookum (#1534)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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So you've long dreamed of writing fiction, but don't know where to begin? There are lots of ways to get started -- creative writing classes, local ...

Bought by KTXK, KVSC, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Student Questions: Drinking Urine, Nuclear Waste, and Tachyons
From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour
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Brian Dunning takes on a bevy of student questions with topics ranging from nuclear waste to fad diets to drinking one's own urine.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Electric Soup (#1635)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. Aft...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KPRG, WNIN and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Life of Riley (#1533)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after ...

Bought by KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Solar Eclipse - Good Luck or Bad Omen? It depends.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Wake up and view the solar eclipse, last one 'til 2044. If you think really has no significance except crazy superstition, think again. Ancient voi...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
Blue Dolphin (#1634)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How can you kick the verbal habit of saying You know and um so many times in a sentence? For one thing, get comfortable with pauses. There's no nee...

Bought by KTXK, Raven Radio, KECG, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Quit Social Media
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Arianna Grande is upset with her fans for deciphering her latest album and then punishing those they feel have harmed the singer. She said she mig...

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KSRQ, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KWIT and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
April 2024 Episodes
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes for the month of April 2024

Bought by KKRN, KVSC, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2024
  • Length: 35:22
  • Purchases: 13
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
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
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

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