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This week on science unscripted - What kids think about God, what Poles think about veganism, and what people eating broccoli think about other peo...

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era

  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 03:54
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "The Needle and the Lens," which explores pop songs used in film. So...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 27:32
  • Purchases: 1
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With the British invasion of 1964 a new era of pop music was ushered in. But it was more than the Brits making noise in 1964.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Learning to care for people who just rub you the wrong way.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
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This week on the show: Is recycling really the answer to the plastic crisis? Globally only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled. But why is that rat...

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


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from filmmaker Lulu Wang on her new project, The Farewell. And later, we’ll hear from writer and producer Felicia ...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
Cool songs from the Rock and Roll Era

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 04:49
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Music from the late saxophonist/composer Carl Grubbs, who died January 5th at age 79.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KHNS and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we write and how linguists study language? Also, supp...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTXK, Tri States Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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On this episode, we talked about the book "Krautrock," a recent addition to the 33 1/3 "Genre" series that explores the history and influence of Ge...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2024
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 1
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An expensive car, a shiny watch, a hot body, video game skins, a vegan diet — regardless of how different they can be, status symbols will always b...

Bought by WFHB, Central Florida Public Media, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Making time for the things that matter most

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on On Story, we'll speak with Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning writing partners Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander, and director Cr...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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songs from "The Memphis Blues Box," a collection of over five hundred blues songs from the Memphis area from 1914 to 1969

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Royalton Community Radio, KMUN, KHNS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: The Cool Song Of The Week, Credit: Mike Bock
January 3rd, 1970 Rotary Connection’s "Want You To Know" enters the singles charts. The song was written by Jon Stocklin, and produced and arranged...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 04:15
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This week on Afterglow, I’ll explore the influence of country music on jazz and traditional pop songs from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. We’ll hear coun...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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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
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Following Pt. 1 from December 11th, 2021, a second installment of Fripp session work and collaborations with other artists. Deep Undercover sets ex...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:49
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On this episode, we talked about John Luther Adams and his biography, "Silences So Deep," which focuses on his time living in Alaska between 1978 a...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on On Story we’re bringing you discussions with the creative teams behind two hit comedy series. Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch will discus...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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Thanks for listening to (or watching) our show this year. And please don't forget these quick tips on how to have a safe and fun party on December 31.

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this week's Living Planet, we're airing an episode from a miniseries on the plastics age by DW podcast On the Green Fence. RERU

Bought by Radio Kansas


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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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