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Harvesting Jewish Harmonies

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

“Sounds Jewish” welcomes autumn with Jewish songs of the season and a vintage interview with Jewish football great Sid Luckman.

The Hidden World of Syllable Stress

From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong

We continue our fascination with rules we don't know we know with a look at the importance of where we put the stress when we say words out loud.

Bought by KRPS

Sinner?

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

With Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) approaching, “Sounds Jewish” features songs about sinning -- as a public service, mind you.

Bought by WLPR

Let's Hop Across the Pond!

From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong

Jump in your estate car and head to the chemist; this week, we're looking at some British equivalents of American English words.

Bought by WWNO, KWMR, KECG, KXCV, and KRPS

Getting an "A" on the SAT

From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong

The letter of the day is "A"! We're getting you (or your kids) ready for the SATs with some tricky vocabulary from the beginning of the alphabet.

Bought by KWMR, KXCV, and KRPS

Get Yourself Right

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

“Sounds Jewish” welcomes Elul, the Hebrew month that bids Jews to seek teshuva (repentance), with eclectic and inspiring songs about getting yourse...

Bought by WLPR

Let's Hit the Beach!

From: KMUW

Grab your swimsuit! Or your bathing suit. That's up to you. We're heading to the beach for a look at the language of tides, waves, and other things...

Bought by KWMR and KRPS

Now is the Winter of Our Discontent Made Brat Summer

From: KMUW

With Charli XCX sparking a summer phenomenon, we take a look at the nature of slang: who uses it, why we use it, and how we need to be very careful...

Bought by WWNO, KWMR, and KRPS

It's a Small World

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

Sounds Jewish grooves to the Summer Olympics' vibe of global togetherness, however temporary, with Jewish music from 15 nations.

Bought by WLPR

Global Tobetherness

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

"Sounds Jewish" celebrates the 2024 Summer Olympics' human togetherness, however temporary it may be, with an eclectic selection of great Jewish mu...

Bought by WLPR

Cassic Summertime Shtick

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting

"Sounds Jewish" offers relief from the summer heat with Jewish songs extolling cold food and beverages, Jewy surf guitar evoking a day at the beach...

June Wedding Songs

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

Sounds Jewish celebrates this most matrimonial month of June with Jewish weddings songs from around the globe.

Bought by WLPR

Songs made Yiddish

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

An hour of Yiddish-fid tunes: meaning non Yiddish tunes translated into the mamaloshen or recasts into the klezmer style.

Bought by WLPR

Canadian Jewish Heritage Month

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

“Sounds Jewish” celebrates Canadian Jewish Heritage Month -- May -- with Jewish tunes and shtick from across the dominion.

Holocaust Remembrance Day

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

Sounds Jewish commemorates Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with solemn music, poignant storytelling and a bit of sardonic comedy.

Bought by WLPR

Passover Tunes and Schtick

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

We're deep into Passover, the holiday celebrating the Israelites liberation from slavery as told in the book of Exodus. We hope that all peoples fi...

Bought by WLPR

Leap Year

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

“Sounds Jewish” marks Leap Year – both on the Gregorian Calendar and the Hebrew Calendar -- with Jewish tunes about leaping and jumping, experienci...

Bought by WLPR

Jewish Tango!

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish

Don’t you love an intimate tango? Jewish singers, instrumentalists and songwriters have brought us tangos in Yiddish and Hebrew for more than a cen...

Bought by WLPR

New & Classic Chanukah Tunes

From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting

"Sounds Jewish" celebrates Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, with a cheerfully curated hour of new and classic holiday tunes.

Tongue, Scotland

From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind

A postcard from Tongue, Scotland

Bought by KTNA

Montevideo, Uruguay

From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind

A postcard from Montevideo, Uruguay

Bought by KTNA

World Bridges 21 - 13 Host: Tom Berich

From: Tom Berich

Join Montana Public Radio's Tom Berich for an hour of fun and uplifting music from around the world.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Bhoot Chaturdashi

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Bugarik, a serpent with a human head part of "Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India.", Credit: Courtesy of the artist, Samita.

First comes Halloween, and a few days later is Diwali (the Festival of Lights) and in between is Bhoot Chaturdashi! When the doors between this wor...

Folktale of Toyland

From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales

This edition of Folktales, it's 'game on' as it tracks treasured toys, play songs and play time traditions around the musical globe!

Bought by WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, and KRZA

Folktale of Fire & Brimstone

From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales

Marlowe's Dr. Faust noticed "Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell," and that's the direction our Folktale of Fire & Brimstone is taking.

Bought by WFIU, WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WFIU

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