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Top 5 Pop & R&B 2
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 5 records on Pop and R&B charts in rock'n'roll era

  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:27
DLR Book
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we speak with author Darren Paltrowitz about his new work, DLR Book, How David Lee Roth Changed the World.

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KECG, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Banned For Odd Reasons
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Banning a song is often done for a strong reason. Then there is the show today. Here is a list of songs that were banned for silly or dumb reason...

Bought by WKPW, KWIT, KSRQ, KTRL, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Who Owns Band Names
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Who owns a band name? It depends on what legal document the band has created. If there is no legal document, then things get sticky.

Bought by KECG, WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
2023 Anniversaries Part 1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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To start each year, Rock School goes back every ten years to find out what this new year will be the anniversary for. We have a nice long list goi...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Music of the Nuclear Age
From: David Dunaway
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Today's headlines include threats of nuclear war in Ukraine and the possibility of contamination from bombing off Ukraine's nuclear power plant. Th...

Bought by Prairie Public and KVCR


  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Songs In Courts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can a song make a person do something awful? Many believe it can. In fact, there have been multiple court cases where a song was brought into evi...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Living Planet 09/10/22
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on Living Planet, we explore a topic that's perfectly natural and something we do every day. Whether you use a squat toilet, a pit latrin...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and Radio Kansas


  • Added: Sep 09, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
223: Turnspit Dogs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1576 and you don't have a young boy to spare to turn your meat while it cooks. So what could you use? A turnspit dog.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
221: Harriet the Tortoise
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Harriet lived from around 1835 to 2006! She is believed to be one of the Earth's longest lived creatures ever recorded.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
218: Gladiatrices
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Seldom written about, female gladiators fought for glory and Rome from around 509 BCE to 200 AD. What little information we have about them was in ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Oslo
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Sometimes the only thing you need to solve an intractable interntional conflict is waffles.

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


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:04
  • Purchases: 19
216: Parachuting Beavers
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game got the bright idea to transport beavers into the back country with PARACHUTES. It was a wild and wacky compromise to ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
215: James Madison & the 4 Letters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington's disorga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 2
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two pieces about booms and busts.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:01
  • Purchases: 2
201: Ancient Prosthetic Eye
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 2007, a woman's 5,000 year old skeleton was found in Burnt City, Iran. She was at least six feet tall and had what researchers think may be the ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Dolly and the Hall
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated Dolly Parton. She said no. They said sorry, the ballots have already gone out. Dolly is not the first a...

Bought by WKPW, KSRQ, KTRL, KNCT FM, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Robert Moog
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Remember, pronounce it Mohg rather than Mooog. Robert Moog did not invent the synthesizer. He just made it so that it was in the reach of the reg...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
193: Navy Seals
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The US military uses more than boats to protect our Naval bases. This episode brings a whole new meaning to "Navy seals".

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
2022 Anniversaries Part Two Early Upload
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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EARLY UPLOAD! THIS SHOW SHOULD BE USED THE WEEK OF 1/3 THROUGH 1/9. I CANNOT SCHEDULE MY UPLOADS. This is the second Anniversary show for 2022....

Bought by KSRQ, KWIT, KTRL, WOUB, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Follow Up Albums
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Once a musician has a massive hit album, they are expected to follow it up. But the rules change. What would easily be considered a hit for other...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, KTRL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
183: Telling the Bees
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The last episode of 4 with wonky sound. We got all the bugs out. (get it...bugs- cause its an episode about bees. *nudges in dad joke* Many cultur...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motown Part Two
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is the second part of our facinating interview with the flutist for Motown, Dayna Hartwick. Think of a classic hit for Motown and she played ...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, KTRL, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motwon Part One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Think of your favorite Motown song. If there is a flute or piccolo on that song, it was played by Dayna Hartwick. For close to a decade, she was ...

Bought by KTRL, KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Posthumous Hits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6