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We run through some particularly confusing grammar mistakes and how sometimes, we might think we’re saying one thing when we’re really saying another.
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Feb 29, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Here is our second Halloween show. Many musicians and celebrities have been buried with some rather interesting items. We have a rather long list...
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- Added: Oct 29, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
This week on On Story we’ll hear from comedy veteran Ali LeRoi who’s longtime collaboration with comedian Chris Rock resulted in Everybody Hates Ch...
- Added: Apr 04, 2022
- Length: 54:00
Sure, Archerfish can use a squirt of water to knock prey into the water to be eaten. But researchers wanted to know, could they count?
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- Added: Mar 11, 2022
- Length: 04:53
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Imagine you're an ant living in an arid climate. There's no grocery stores! How do you keep enough food on hand for when things are scarce? You won...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 04:48
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Give a captive gorilla tasty food, they often vocalize in ways that sound a lot like singing. It's so charming! But scientists thought this "singin...
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- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 05:08
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from Seinfeld writer David Mandel. And later will hear from screenwriting duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewsk...
- Added: May 12, 2021
- Length: 54:00
Can a cuttlefish master a test that very young children often struggle to pass? Instead of using marshmallows like we do with people, scientists us...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:05
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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 ...
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- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 04:46
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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
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In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the idea of life outside of the earth's atmosphere
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 12:52
In this episode, Adam and Rhett discuss the science of Video Games and the impact they have had on society.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 12:02
In this episode, Adam and Rhett make predictions on the direction technology will take as we proceed into the future.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:09
In this episode, Adam and Rhett attempt to spice up your day with some science facts that may not have crossed your mind before.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:07
In this episode, Adam and Rhett Allain discuss the importance and vast range of measurements.
- Added: Sep 30, 2020
- Length: 13:27
In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will is a janitor at MIT--he solves some impossible math problems and shocks the professors. That origin story is t...
- Added: Aug 05, 2020
- Length: 05:00
Every time I pull a reference book or field guide off the shelf to read about a recently seen insect I seem to run across a quote by the famous ent...
- Added: Jun 11, 2020
- Length: 05:19
The desert bighorn is found in the arid regions of the western and southwestern US and across the border in Mexico. Its scientific name is Ovis can...
- Added: May 22, 2020
- Length: 05:08
Searching our pantry and chest freezer has been quite an adventure. We’ve even found some unlabeled items in the freezer. “What do you suppose that...
- Added: May 18, 2020
- Length: 05:22
There are several species of Marah found in the western US, but only M. gilensis in Arizona. I call it wild cucumber, but another common name is ma...
- Added: May 18, 2020
- Length: 04:39
Mistranslation? Awkward. Surprisingly, it was a classic mistranslation after the Franco-Prussion War that prompted the acceptance of biosafety. Now...
- Added: May 07, 2020
- Length: 03:00
You've probably seen a dog sleeping soundly with their legs pedaling. Is Fido really dreaming of chasing a tennis ball? Let's find out.
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- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 04:49
- 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
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Where we live in southeastern Arizona it has been a very wet winter with rain out in the flats and snow in the hills and mountains. All that moistu...
- Added: Mar 03, 2020
- Length: 05:20
