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Faith No More in the 1990s
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about a new book in the "Decades" series that documents the band Faith No More and thei...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:59
World War II
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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We take a step back in time, to over 80 years ago to World War II, one of the biggest conflicts in human history, which changed modern humanity for...

Bought by KECG, KRSC, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Hooked
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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Hooks can make a song's popularity soar. A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase to "catch the ear of the listener." It's ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Reading To Dogs
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore how reading to dogs can help kids feeling confident and excited about reading. Read To The Dogs program...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Drugs Changing How We Treat Obesity
From: Tradeoffs
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A new class of drugs can help people lose up to one-fifth of their body weight and manage serious health conditions associated with obesity. But th...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:32
#1 Both Sides of the Pond, Volume 1
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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#1 Hits in US and UK

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:09
Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Bethany Snider encouraged her nonprofit hospice agency to participate in a federal experiment to revamp Medicare's 40-year-old hospice policy, but she worries about its potential unintended consequences., Credit: Jon Cherry for Tradeoffs.
About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, acce...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 20:42
The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
From: Tradeoffs
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The Affordable Care Act faces yet another in a long string of legal challenges. Last Thursday's ruling, by a conservative federal judge who has tar...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 14:07
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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A documentary about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre not only explains the full story of the shameful attack on the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa tha...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:23
Triangle of Sadness
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Ruben Östlund’s satire on the ruling class takes us on a luxury cruise headed for disaster.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
The Banshees of Inisherin
From: KXCI
Series: Flicks with the Film Snob Chris Dashiell
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Martin McDonagh returns to Ireland for this tale of contagious madness between two friends falling out.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:32
Autism
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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The Kids Crew learn about autism from the authors of A Kids Book About Autism, David and Justin Flood. We also hear from scientist Dr. Temple Grand...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC, KVCR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
20230410: Autism, 4/10/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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The Kids Crew learn about autism from the authors of A Kids Book About Autism, David and Justin Flood. We also hear from scientist Dr. Temple Grand...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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We dig into three research papers to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 16:55
  • Purchases: 1
1963
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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1963 saw the end of exclusive American dominance of Rock 'n' Roll on the international music scene. The British invasion ended it. Listen to 1963 a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Squid
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Colorful, mysterious, delicious squid are among the most ancient and diverse creatures in the world. We learn all about them with Skype A Scientist...

Bought by KDLG, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KIYU-FM, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
When Home Becomes a Hospital
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Gabriel Kibuyu (right) receives hospital-at-home care from UMass Memorial Medical Center nurse Danae Stand (center) and Dr. Constantinos Michaelidis (left on tablet) on March 6, 2023., Credit: Photo by Lisa Abitbol for Tradeoffs.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 24:21
20230327: Squid, 3/27/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Colorful, mysterious, delicious squid are among the most ancient and diverse creatures in the world. We learn all about them with Skype A Scientist...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
A Few Good Women -- in the French Pantheon At Last
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The French Pantheon was created in 1790 to honor those who have done great service to the country. The motto over the door reads "To great men, a g...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:58
Caves Alive
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on The Children's Hour, we're joined by three cave biologists who are researching life underground. Learn the basics of caves, spelunking...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC, KSTK and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
Soft Rock: Who-What-When
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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A sub-genre of rock-n-roll called "soft rock" developed in the mid 1960s and was dominant in the 1970s on the radio and jukeboxes of the era. We ta...

Bought by WMNR and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 2
20230320: Caves Alive, 3/20/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour, we're joined by three cave biologists who are researching life underground. Learn the basics of caves, spelunking...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Top 30 Records - March 15, 1958
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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The Top 30 pop records - March 15, 1958

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:31
The Giants: Women who gave us our music
From: Garrett Stack
Series: American Jukebox®
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The music business is "a man's world" but is gradually changing. These powerhouses from the '60s and '70s unlocked the doors, and by sheer talent a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Class of 1969 - Top 30 Pop Records
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Top 30 pop records from 1969

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:55:11

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