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‘The Seven Wonders of the World’ *sounds* impressive, but could they do with an update? That was the mission of the mysterious Swiss-based ‘New 7 W...
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 09:15
Who invented the hamburger? It’s almost impossible to know, given that mincemeat has been consumed all around the world, and for centuries – but Os...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: May 29, 2023
- Length: 10:26
- Purchases: 2
Originating in India, the western version of the red bandana began in 1800s England with the use of snuff. Over the years the pattern has changed s...
- Added: Feb 21, 2021
- Length: 04:55
Tired of cold feet and longs nights huddled under not quite warm enough blankets? Maybe you need a box bed. Originating in medieval times, making a...
- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 04:45
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
Trace follows a trail from shoving boulders downhill to the 18th century sport of hoop rolling.
P.S. Trace mentions in the beginning of the episode...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
From 1920 to 1933, the United States had a ban against the sale and import of alcohol. Almost immediately the whole nation began to find innovative...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 01:02
- Purchases: 1
Humorist and author Roy Blount Jr. talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.
Bought by WKAR and Michigan Radio
- Added: Oct 30, 2019
- Length: 54:29
- Purchases: 2
This week's broadcast includes New Years folklore, this week's history lesson, celestial viewing, and a short story titled "Winter's Dreary Fog." ...
- Added: Jan 03, 2018
- Length: 09:13
Studs Terkel interviews Al Pommier, aka 'One Swing Al', a parking lot attendant in Chicago, Illinois. This story aired as part of a week long serie...
Bought by Troy Public Radio, Prairie Public, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: May 04, 2017
- Length: 01:27
- Purchases: 4
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:34
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:34
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:19
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:43
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:49
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:50
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:37
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 01:29
Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight Part One
- Added: Oct 21, 2013
- Length: 28:59
Potpouri - Program #1 Featuring the Bikersons, Andy Griffith, Tom Lair, Florence Foster Jenkins, Harry Brewer Group, Arch Obler (The Dark)
- Added: Oct 19, 2013
- Length: 29:00
In the long ago and far away of mid-to-late twentieth-century America, the clothesline was a common feature of the landscape. Sheets, towels, cloth...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 05:51
In the last few decades, the general belief that habitual, high-octane swearing should remain the domain of criminals, vagrants, and frustrated hou...
- Added: Oct 18, 2013
- Length: 06:35
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Oct 06, 2013
- Length: 01:22
XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.
- Added: Oct 06, 2013
- Length: 01:26
