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PE 2405
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Perfectly balanced, with attitude

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
2024 Anniversaries #1
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our yearly start to the new year. We go back 10 years again and again as far back as we can go and tell you the music anniversaries that w...

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KECG and more


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
PE 2351
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Having a Cool Yule with a hermit

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KRZA, KEOS and more


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 21
PE 2348
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Laundry List

Bought by KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, KEOS, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 18
Rock Star Commercials
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might ...

Bought by WYAP, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Musician Cameos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Now and again, you will see a rock musician show up in a movie either as a performer or an extra. This week we have a long list of appearences.

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, Harford Community Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
PE 2217
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Battle of the Bands: Beatles vs Hendrix

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KNCT FM, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM, WFHB, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 19
213: Unexpected Origin of Roller Skates
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The first roller skates were patented by John Joseph Merlin in 1760. He showed off his new fangled wheeled shoes with an epic entrance to a party t...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
PE 2150
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Happy Trails, Cream, Stones! And more...

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, WSLR, KRSC, WFHB, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 16
184: Dog Days of Summer
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's fall now, but we recorded this episode during the dog days of August. The sky wore a blanket of wildfire smoke and daytime lows were in the mi...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
149: History of Bandanas
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Originating in India, the western version of the red bandana began in 1800s England with the use of snuff. Over the years the pattern has changed s...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 04:55
146: Snail Knights
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
139: Mummy Passport
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
136: Sneaky Potato
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
  • Purchases: 1
122: Good George Dantzig!
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2020
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pandemic Buzz
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Pandemic: quite a BUZZ word these days. We stay home, wear masks, and wash hands like crazy. But what would bees do? Hint: dance party! Written and...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Labs in Translation
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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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
Bringing Back the Tide, Stories of Marshes Restored
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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With a little help, carbon eating, coast protecting marshes are on the mend

Bought by WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, WFHB, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
106: Civil War Candy
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
The History of Carbonated Beverages
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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In this episode, our hosts dive into the history of pop, soda, cola, and other popular fizzes liquids.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
History of Radio
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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Dr. Rhett Allain and Issaak Bartholomew examine the science and history of radio

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2020
  • Length: 07:25
  • Purchases: 1
98: Tenterhooks
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
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
81: Victorian Pineapple Rental
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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
79: Pt. Roberts
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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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