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These Names Have Snob Appeal
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Atomic Hour Episode 103- Ed? I Love You!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock And Roll Revivalism, The Grown Ups' Table, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 102- Le Caire, Nid D'Espions
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Spy-Fi On The Hi-Fi, Brand New Oldies, Teen Idol Time and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
British-isms
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We look at why Americans love to talk like our friends from across the pond-- or like to *think* that's what we're doing.

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Lost Oldies of the '60s & '70s, New Indie Music!
From: The Goober Hour
Series: The Goober Hour
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We've got some forgotten musical gems today from the likes of The Pointer Sisters, Wings, Tom Jones, The Mills Brothers, Sparks... plus new tunes b...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
The Good Kind of Stress
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We'll look at sentence stress and how the meaning of a sentence can completely change depending on which words you emphasize.

Bought by KRPS and KECG


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 4/1/24)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week are are diving into a big ol stack of new music from the likes of St. Vincent, Local Natives, The Mavericks, Royel Otis, and more!

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Atomic Hour Episode 101- Bobby and Marcie and Susie and Tracy...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock and Roll Revivalists, Goin' Up The Country, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Going Green
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
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Sounds Jewish raises a glass to St. Patrick’s Day.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 100- What The-?! (Special Episode)
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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The One Hundredth Atomic Hour! Featuring Musical Meme-smiths, Rock 'N Roll Robots, and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 99- Oh-No, No, No, No, No...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Artist's Spotlight, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Full Moon Hacksaw #1935 (Hour 1 & 2) - 02/29/2024
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Past is future, and to prove it, the Buselli-Wallarab Orchestra have re-arranged ditties from 100 years ago (from their station of Richmond Indiana...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KECG, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 02:00:02
  • Purchases: 11
Extreme ironing, cheese rolling, and shin kicking: The world of weird sports
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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Meet an extreme ironer, cheese roller, and shin kicking referee (also called a "stickler") on this weird sports episode of Audacious!

  • Added: Feb 24, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
Psilence!
From: KMUW
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We run through a few of the many, many English words that contain silent letters. And we'll hear some of the baffling reasons we pronounce those wo...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Latin Craze
From: KMUW
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We dig into why certain words are spelled ridiculously, thanks to a bunch of scholars a few hundred years ago who got a little too nutso about maki...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
The Atomic Hour Episode 98- The Man Turned To Me And He Said...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Brand New Oldies, The Grown Ups' Table, and Much More!

Bought by KSRQ and KECG


  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 2
You're Saying It Wrong: An Introduction
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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Who are we? What are we doing here? This episode will introduce listeners to host Fletcher Powell and language experts Kathy Petras and Ross Petras...

Bought by KECG and KRPS


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Atomic Hour Episode 97- "Death To Spies, Minister."
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Spy-Fi On The Hi-Fi, Sweet Soul Music, Brand New Oldies and More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 96- Not White Satin, But Rather...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Fundamentally Instrumental, The Grown Ups' Table, The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Jan 12, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Atomic Hour Episode 95- Prepare The Minimizer! Deep Joy!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Let's Talk About Television, Brand New Oldies, Goin' Up The Country and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Dec 29, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 5: Legacy
From: Center for Rural Strategies
Series: The Rural Horror Picture Show
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We zoom out to examine the real-world impact of rural horror movies. From economic boosts to persistently harmful stereotypes, these films have lef...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 41:33
Full Moon Hacksaw #1924 (Hour 1 & 2) - 12/14/2023
From: KRDP
Series: Full Moon Hacksaw
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Stumbling but hopefully forward we find ourselves once again after-ground-under-hours. From trumpeter Miles Davis’ famous “Cookin’” collection, “It...

Bought by KJZX-Austin, Raven Radio, KRZA, KHNS, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 10
The Atomic Hour Episode 94- Jaywalkin'
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Mister 1960's Record Review, Let's Hear It For The Girls, Fundamentally Instrumental, and More!

  • Added: Nov 15, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
Alaska's Fresh Catch (week of 11/13/23)
From: Dave Emmert
Series: Alaska's Fresh Catch
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This week we are talking to James Glaves - an Anchorage musician & producer with quite a bit of street cred. He has toured with bands in the lower ...

Bought by KHNS, KNBA, KTNA, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6

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