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Medical science on the fly. Turns out you only need to pull a few G's to loosen that stubborn kidney stone.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
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In 1804 Dr. Troxler discovered he could make pastel dots on paper disappear if he stared at them for long enough. Blink, and they would reappear. T...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:24
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Need to string some wire through your house or clean a particle accelerator? You might need a science ferret.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Taking Rate the Remake to another level with a show entirely of originals and sometimes the more popular versions plus their remake.

  • Added: May 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:43
Caption: Charlie Chaplin - composer, Credit: Le Chant du Monde
Scores by the Hollywood Legend

Bought by KMUN, Interlochen Public Radio, KWAX, GCR (Global Community Radio), WETS and more


  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Show starts with songs that you've heard before but they haven't gotten scooped up by the "oldies" or "hits" title so they're not over-played by ra...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:56:14
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In trying to edit and post four of these shows at the same time, I've already forgotten what this show was supposed to be about. Let's just call ...

  • Added: May 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:49:19
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Listener and friend of the show, Rick, programs, and co-hosts this edition of #abftp!

  • Added: May 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:43
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Why do we want to crush-hug cute things like babies and young animals? It may have something to do with adorableness overload and how our brains co...

  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:50
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Listener and friend of the show, Todd, programs, and co-hosts this edition of #abftp!

  • Added: May 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:00:25
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The Year: 1989

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 01:53:12
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Springtime Mix & Match: Listener requests, big names thru town in history, a local record label. SOCAL grooving, southwest jazz, blues & country. V...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
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Songs in and around 1990

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:01
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Anna Merlan, author of Republic of Lies, joins us for a weird ride down the Conspiracy Highway, which is our main road out here in the desert.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Support your public radio station at 866-380-4664 or https://www.wgte.org/.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 04:07
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Hosted by Carl Wiman and Hacksaw Tom, Radio 586 AZ Roots for 03-20 to 03-26-19, show # 291: Hear French/Arizona fusion, originals and trombones fro...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
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Amy and Trace went on an epic field trip around our home town of Spokane and found all sorts of canned gems, like a whole chicken, silkworms and ch...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 07:53
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African Wild Dogs appear to vote on pack activities by sneezing.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
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It's there and it's square. And now we know why.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 02:47
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Cougars are beautiful and stealthy solitary hunters. Until they want to mate. Then they sound like a person being run through a garbage compactor. ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 2
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Sufficient vinyl makes up our first hour, apparently catching Big Joe Turner on a European tour in his later years, then immediately to a songbird ...

Bought by WMOT, WEJP-LP 107.1, WYAP, WVBI-LP, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00:00
  • Purchases: 8
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Re-released Telarc Vinyl, Credit: Craft Recordings
Back (Bach) to the future! Vinyl releases from Craft Recordings of Telarc digital 180-gram LPs.

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KWAX, KVNO and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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Super powers that cause others to shrug and think, "who cares." The super power to move clouds with your eyes, to turn oxygen into carbon dioxide...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 03:32:49
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This week on Wind & Rhythm, it’s music about fire, fireworks, firestorm, fire dance, and fiery birds. We’ll hear John Mackey’s “Kingfishers Catch...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, and KMFA


  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
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David Koechner of Anchorman fame emphasizes the importance of accruing wisdom for the sake of your family and breaks down his one year stint on Sat...

Bought by KWIT, KWIT, WLPR , and KRSC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4