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The Year of the Dragon: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Celebrate Chinese New Year in 2023 with Music and Words.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WHRV, WUOT 91.9 FM, WGTE Public Media and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
ZPOYH: One Pot Taco Soup, 1/4/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: One Pot Taco Soup THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) How your protein needs change as you age * (Segment 3) New research on cannabi...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
"To the Harvard pathologist who sold body-parts online", a poem By Michael Henrik Wynn
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A reading of a satirical poem by Michael Henrik Wynn. The poem is dedicated to the Harvard pathologist who recently was caught peddling body parts ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:47
"Agent Heine: The Man from the Stars", by Edgar Wallace
From: Michael Henrik Wynn
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Michael Henrik Wynn (me) reads a very funny first world war satire by Edgar Wallace, the man who created King Kong.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 32:59
An Interview with Rocky Raccoon
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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The Beatles released the song Rocky Raccoon” in 1968 on what came to be known as The White Album. For those of you who are unfamiliar, here are the...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 03:05
Niblings and Nieflings (#1525)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand the text? One way is to emphasize the names of peop...

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


  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Canadian Rockies
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from the foot of the Canadian Rockies, up across the border.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 95- Prepare The Minimizer! Deep Joy!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Let's Talk About Television, Brand New Oldies, Goin' Up The Country and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Dec 29, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Book Moth (#1628)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you skip wearing underwear, you're said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated during the Vietnam War, when U.S. commandos had compe...

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


  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
90 Second Naturalist - January 2024 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
Caption: The 90 Second Naturalist
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), WLRN, and Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP


  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 34:27
  • Purchases: 4
OHR193: OHR Presents: Ben Haguewood, 1/8/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Ben Haguewood & Kailee Spickes
Hammered dulcimer prodigy, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Ozark original Ben Haguewood recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
What (If Anything) is Good About Winter
From: Adam Scull
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The majority of people regard summer as their favorite season, and we know all the reasons why. Many people look forward to autumn as an escape fr...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:52
The One Where All The Guests Are Named Pat Smith
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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Today on Audacious, all four guests are named Pat Smith! What else do they have in common? And what's so different about them?

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
A Jew At Christmastime
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
The Christmas season prompts ambivalence in many Jews. We dig that holiday spirit, but since Yuletide isn’t our deal, we can feel left out. Tune in...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 1/5/24 "It's A Blue World"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KMXT, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
Christmas Traditions Around the World: Is Santa in a pickle?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Christmas traditions around the world have different origins and different meanings -- not all Santa and elves, sometimes funny, many surprising.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
National Writers Series: Erin French
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Cara McDonald talks with author and chef Erin French.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 1
OHR183: OHR Presents: Country Blues, 1/1/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Hubby Jenkins
A titanic trio of certified country blues guitar masters recorded live at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, commentar...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
OHR194: OHR Presents: Playlist One, 12/25/2023
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Mark Jones
A retrospective of the very first season of Ozark Highlands Radio featuring a variety of outstanding performances recorded live at Ozark Folk Cente...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Kite in a Phonebooth (#1524)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Stunt performers in movies have their own jargon for talking about their dangerous work. They refer to a stunt, for example, as a gag. Across the c...

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


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 12/22/23 "Hi-Fi Christmas 2023"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, WHRV, WGZS, KMXT, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Why Popcorn Pops
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Imagine each popcorn kernel as a tiny, sealed pot with a bit of water inside. When you put popcorn in the microwave, it’s like putting these tiny p...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:28
Why Popcorn Pops
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Imagine each popcorn kernel as a tiny, sealed pot with a bit of water inside. When you put popcorn in the microwave, it’s like putting these tiny p...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:28
Episode 2: Killbillies
From: Center for Rural Strategies
Series: The Rural Horror Picture Show
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We talk about some iconic movies from the 1970s, and their infamous villains–the killer hillbilly and his degenerate rural family.

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 37:16
ZPOYH: Spicy Turkey Meatballs, 2/22/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Spicy Turkey Meatballs THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults * (Segm...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00

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