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Our Christmas List
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is our first of two Christmas shows this year. Everybody has a Christmas list so we're doing a Christmas list show. Top songs. Biggest...

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


  • Added: Dec 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Tim English: Lennon. 1980 Playlist.
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Author Tim English joins us this week to discuss his latest book, Lennon. 1980 Playlist. It's a deep dive into the music, the concerts, the videos...

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


  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Thanksgiving. Musicians Who Own Restaurants
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The this year's feat, we'll talk rock stars and pop stars who have invested their hard-earned money into the food biz. We've got all their menus a...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Unplugged
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It was this week back in 1989 that he Mtv show Unplugged debuted with Squeeze as the first guest. Since then it has gone through two runs on TV, s...

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, WNYO, Harford Community Radio, and KWIT


  • Added: Nov 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
136: Sneaky Potato
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1532 the Spanish found out what everyone in South America already knew--potatoes are amazing. But when they brought them back to Europe the rece...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
135: Moon Junk
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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A word on sound quality: We're still recording remotely. Just pretend Amy is on the moon, reporting from her own personal spaceship. Besides the ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 1
134: Glowing Squirrels
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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An accidental discovery by scientist Jonathan G. Martin lead to a surprise at his bird feeder. Turns out Flying Squirrels in the United States have...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
Debut at Number One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The first single to debut at number one was in September of 1995. Since then it's happening more and more, quicker and quicker. Why is that? Wha...

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


  • Added: Nov 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bands With Differing Political Views
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It is easy to pick out the bands that lean left. It is easy to pick out the bands that lean right. However, in this time of politics, what happen...

Bought by WOUB, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
381: Shy Unicorns, 10/23/2020
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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SIPS Episode – Whiskey in the Fall is like the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause combining forces for whiskey geeks. This is our 2nd Fall 2020 release...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:51
Series Ending Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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So many television series have ended and those endings have been connected to a song. In fact, of the top 10 most watched series finales, seven of...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, and WNYO


  • Added: Oct 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
2041: Saturday Night Live Veteran: Paula Pell, 10/8/2020
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week, comic genius Paula Pell on life from the writers room to the film set as she discusses her work on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, Bridesm...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
380: By Outlaws for Outlaws, 10/16/2020
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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SIPS Episode – A broad range of new products from Lonerider, Chicken Cock Rye, and LAWS Whiskey House. 50/50 proportions is not a goal, but it do...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:51
History of Happy Birthday
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It's my birthday this week. We went out to a chain restaurant and they sang their odd birthday song to me. I wondered why because Happy Birthday ...

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


  • Added: Sep 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
128: Get Off My Lawn!
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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How did we go from no green spaces in city neighborhoods to the perfectly manicured lawn that defines American suburbia? It all comes down to Frede...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
127: Emergency Clams
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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No joke, the best and last line of defense to protect the drinking water for an entire city in Poland is eight clams. Let's chat about bivalve scie...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Memoir of a Roadie
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we'll speak to best-selling author Joel Miller about his book, "Memoir of a Roadie: Axl said I made a great cup of tea... Scott Weiland l...

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


  • Added: Sep 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Sorry, Wrong Number!
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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Who hasn’t inadvertently pocket dialed someone? Smartphones are ubiquitous, and so are the phone foibles of the digital age. Jocelyn Robinson tells...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 1
EQ Killed the Radio Star
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Author Alan Vanderburg talks with us this week about his book, EQ Killed the Radio Star. He believes he's found the reason why some bands break up...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WYAP, WNYO, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
I Am Michael Alago
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we will speak with A&R man and now author Michael Alago to talk about his book, "I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. ...

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


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Defamation in Music
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The words libel and slander are thrown around a good bit without any knowledge of what they actually mean and what it takes for someone to be found...

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


  • Added: Aug 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Priming with Purple
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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How did these United States get so thoroughly partisan? How do we get less partisan? Can independent-minded Americans help bridge the divide? The...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 12:01
Napster
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Remember Napster? Well, in July of 2001, it was finally shut down, at least the P2P version. But! Where did it come from? What does the name mean...

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


  • Added: Jul 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
120: Play Doh
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1930, the Kutol company came up with a putty to clean coal dust off of walls. Impending bankruptcy forced them to shift gears to find new ways o...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
Apollo 11
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In July of 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Did you know they had a cassette player on board? Most of you probably think David Bowie when you ...

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


  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5

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