PRX - Pieces for Tone: Polished
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Episode two of The Wire, this show explores how the manipulation of recorded audio with magnetic recording tape changed music.
- Added: Oct 18, 2005
- Length: 52:55
- Purchases: 13
The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL
- Added: Jul 19, 2005
- Length: 02:03
- Purchases: 2
Jules Leotard is the eponym of the costume worn by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats.
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Jul 19, 2005
- Length: 02:02
- Purchases: 1
"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.
- Added: Jul 19, 2005
- Length: 02:02
Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?
Bought by KVNF
- Added: Jul 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
- Purchases: 1
Historian Alice Kessler-Harris looks at women's rights then and now.
Bought by 90.5 WSNC, KQED, and WXXI Rochester
- Added: Jun 15, 2005
- Length: 59:38
- Purchases: 3
The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
A discussion of the etmology of the word epitaph.
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:02
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
A discussion of the origin of the expression "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KHSU
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:02
- Purchases: 2
