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Pretending to be Proper
From: KMUW
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We look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Discovering delight - and despair - in dumpster diving
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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This week on Audacious: Dumpster Diving! A pro takes host Chion Wolf into the depths of a dumpster, plus a TikTok star talks about how she got hook...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 50:01
194: Iris Sphincters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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You might think you're special because you can flex your nostrils or flap your ears--but it turns out that there's a person out there who can volun...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 11:34
  • Purchases: 1
631: Solace Of Nature / 632: Going Underground, 10/23/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Solace Of Nature" - Wherever you live — city or country, East coast, West coast, or in between — we share common, contemplative experien...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
111: Pigeons and Four Letter Words
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Might it be possible to teach a pigeon how to "read" a label for a person who can't read? Is there the possibility of a future where pigeon service...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
85: Two Penny Hangover
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the late 19th century, London had the beginnings of homeless shelters. They weren't always comfortable (try sleeping in a four-penny coffin), bu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
82: Talking Eggs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Before they even hatch, Yellow Legged Gull chicks seem to be communication to their nest mates. Amy dives into the how and why.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 17.120: The Surprising Way Babies Learn, 6/16/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Surprising Way Babies Learn

  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.056: Choosing the Perfect Date Movie, 3/20/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Choosing the Perfect Date Movie

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.018: The Sun Just Blew Up!, 1/25/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Sun Just Blew Up!

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
The Indiana Jones of Mathematics
From: Ben Harden
Caption: Ken Golden drilling through the sea ice, Credit: Amanda Kowalski
Ken Golden isn't your typical mathematician. He's the Indiana Jones of Mathematics. He gets up from behind his desk, armed with mathematical theory...

Bought by KALW, Troy Public Radio, Radio Newark, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 07:32
  • Purchases: 10
Loving math and mime
From: Ari Daniel
Caption: Tim and Tanya Chartier present a classic mime stance in Central Park, NYC., Credit: Ari Daniel
Tim Chartier has found a way to fuse his two great loves: math and mime. (It's a fusion that's almost as unlikely as wanting to do a radio story a...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Here and Now, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:54
  • Purchases: 7
Global Guru-Tanzania's Barbershops
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru explores why there are so many barbershops -- sometimes a dozen in a single block -- in Tanzania.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
genial - word of the day
From: Charles Hodgson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story behind the word "genial"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:45