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Meteorite!
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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The first meteorite to crash land into Earth - and have its date recorded - impacted the hamlet of Ensisheim (in modern-day France, then Austria) o...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 09:33
Intoxication & Civilization: Beer's Ancient Past
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Solid Comfort, 1906., Credit: Library of Congress
This show takes on the frothy subject of beer, and explores the science, culture, and history behind the suds.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 30:45
  • Purchases: 1
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 5
Clever Apes: Deconstructing Disgust
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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What is disgust, and where does it come from? Host Gabriel Spitzer explores why we've evolved with this emotion and what it says about us.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1