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What happens when you are the Emperor of France and your hunting party plans go completely wrong? You get attacked by rabbits. This isn't a Monty P...
Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 04:47
- Purchases: 2
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
During the 1300-1500s there were several accounts of people being afflicted with spontaneous dancing. One group of 400 people were struck with the ...
Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: May 24, 2021
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 2
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
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
Trace follows a trail from shoving boulders downhill to the 18th century sport of hoop rolling.
P.S. Trace mentions in the beginning of the episode...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jul 23, 2020
- Length: 04:46
- Purchases: 1
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
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
Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg. Wide ranging discussion from his relationship with Bob Dylan to the potential of viral video...
- Added: Dec 18, 2013
- Length: 16:54
- Added: Nov 24, 2006
- Length: 02:40
- Added: Nov 13, 2006
- Length: 02:32
- Added: Nov 13, 2006
- Length: 03:19
