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You 2.0: where the self-help industry succeeds, and where it misses the mark
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio, KGOU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 10
An Hour of Storytelling - Don't Kill Santa! - Holiday Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories by Donald Davis and Andy Offutt Irwin

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WVPE, Angelica Community Radio, and KSJE


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 4
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 12/18/23)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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It's the AKFC Holiday Episode! We are bellying up to the table for some excellent holiday tunes from Elton John, Chicago, WAR, Wheatus, My Morning ...

Bought by KHNS, KTNA, KNBA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Christmas Lawsuits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Not even Christmas gets away from the law. We begin with Mariah Carey being sued again for All I Want For Christmas is You and go from there.

Bought by KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KTRL, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Presents at Chanukah
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Let's hope that Chanukah has left folks with good memories and at least a few amazing gifts. Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish radio show for Jewis...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lost Christmas Songs (updated for 2023)
From: PJ Ewing
Series: Lester the Nightfly
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I would really like to keep score on how many of these Lost Christmas Songs I have collected for you. At least the ones you actually recognize. Add...

Bought by KSRQ and WGZS


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:26
  • Purchases: 2
Reel Discovery: Teddy's Christmas
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin travels to Norway for a charming family Christmas in Teddy’s Christmas.

Bought by WRMU, RadioStPete Florida, Harford Community Radio, WUTC, KKRN and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 7
Reel Discovery: Silent Night
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin prepares for battle with a grieving dad in John Woo’s Silent Night.

Bought by WUTC, KKRN, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin visits a small town that’s haunted by a Christmas tragedy in Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger.

Bought by RADIOLEX, WRMU, Raven Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
Shelf Discovery: The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin joins an American student on a Cotswolds Christmas getaway that doesn’t go as planned in The Christmas Gues...

Bought by KKRN, RADIOLEX, WRMU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUTC and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dancing and Romancing
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
“Sounds Jewish” anticipates the coming Jewish holiday of love, Tu B’Av, with a global playlist of Jewish tunes and shtick suitable for dancing and ...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
53rd Earth Day
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to "Sounds Jewish" for Jewish music from around the globe urging us to approach the natural world with gemilut chassadim – or loving kindne...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
On The Love Train
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish gets on the Valentines Day bandwagon with Jewish songs of romance -- current, former, and hoped for.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Nurture
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
It’s time for Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees and a reminder to appreciate and respect nature. Tune in to "Sounds Jewish" for Tu B’Sheva...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Un-Word of the Year
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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It’s that time of the year again when dictionaries around the world try to sum up the year in a word or two.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Happy (Indian) Christmas
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A Kolkata Christmas scene, Credit: Sandip Roy
In Bethlehem there was no room at the inn for baby Jesus. But in India there’s always room at the Christmas party.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
Christmakkuh
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Tune in to the next Sounds Jewish as I share some of the most moving Hanukkah melodies and a few odes about the Jewish experience on December 25th.

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Christmas Copyright
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Why do people choose to perform certain songs during Christmas. I would argue that often it's because the song is not under copyright. Many of yo...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KHNS, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Grace Paley's Short Story "The Loudest Voice"
From: New Letters on the Air
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A holiday favorite, this highly anthologized short story is read by the late author Grace Paley. "The Loudest Voice" is an amusing tale about a lit...

Bought by WDCB, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Lights and Latkes
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish celebrates Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with Chanukah tunes and chatter -- including a pre-Youtube latke-frying tutorial -- from...

Bought by KMUN and WLPR


  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Shelf Discovery: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin celebrates the holidays with Hercule Poirot in the audio edition of Agatha Christie’s The Adventure of the ...

Bought by RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Reel Discovery: Spirited
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Reel Discovery
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On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin sings and dances through the holidays with the Ghost of Christmas Present in AppleTV’s Spirited.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KKRN


  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Rhythm Review with Rob Payer for 10-29-22
From: WBRH
Series: The Rhythm Review with Rob Payer
Caption: The Rhythm Review
The Rhythm Review with Rob Payer for 10-29-22 from the WBRH studios at Baton Rouge Magnet High School.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 03:53:02
  • Purchases: 1
Delaware State of the Arts - The Yuletide Singers
From: Andrew Truscott
Series: Delaware State of the Arts Podcast
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Andy Truscott speaks with Deb DeHart (Wilmington, DE), the founder of The Yuletide Singers. The Yuletide Singers are an ensemble of highly experie...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 20:16
Sweet Diwali
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: An array of Diwali sweets., Credit: Sandip Roy
Diwali is not just the Indian festival of lights. It's also a festival of sweets!

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1