PRX - Pieces for Tone: Quirky
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Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Feb 17, 2022
- Length: 05:33
- Purchases: 1
There are over 70 examples of knights fighting snails in illuminated manuscripts from the 1300s. But why? First meme? A silly inside joke? A weird ...
- Added: Jan 20, 2021
- Length: 04:47
Ramesses II (Also known as Ramses or Rameses) became Pharaoh at the age of 14, had more children than any other Egyptian ruler, and reigned during ...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
Will Rogers was a proud member of the Cherokee Nation
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 01:01
Will Rogers loved to travel, but he also loved to poke fun at his fellow tourists
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 01:01
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
In this time of COVID19 and staying at home (if you happen to be at home with more than just yourself) you might be finding family harmony is getti...
- Added: Aug 05, 2020
- Length: 04:49
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
Necco Wafers and Jelly Beans were candies citizens were urged to "send to the troops" during the Civil War. Easy to transport and not likely to mel...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 04:05
- Purchases: 1
If you're thinking, wait, I thought it was tenderhooks, you're not alone. Amy explains this early 18th century idiom that describes having a sense ...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 03:13
- Purchases: 1
Would you pay eight-thousand dollars to impress your friends with a pineapple? No? Well, the Victorians did.
- Added: Nov 24, 2019
- Length: 08:19
When the US and Canadian governments decided the border between our two countries, a few places got left on the "wrong" side of the line. Those pla...
- Added: Nov 24, 2019
- Length: 08:03
Ferrato's Later On Decatur and a round of "before they were."
- Added: May 19, 2013
- Length: 02:38:09
This week the Global Guru travels to Holland to learn how to insult someone... in Dutch. A surprising look at a secular society.
Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 08, 2010
- Length: 02:18
- Purchases: 2
