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Caption: Brian Friedland makes a funny face while playing the piano.
An interview with Brian Friedland, a Boston composer who has a sense of humor.

  • Added: May 30, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
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Satire Rock City Radio Show #111

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:51
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Satire Rock City Radio Show #110

  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:52
Caption: Curious squirrel, Central Park, New York, Credit: basair is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0
How many squirrels are there in Central Park? It’s not just a trivia question for a dinner party. The answer tells us a lot about the urban environ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:44
Caption: Cover of book by Chris Patton
Nature's call leads to police calls and log entries.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:01
Caption: Male staring at flowers
Hawkeye state residents living up to the IOWA acronym.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:48
Caption: Baby raccoon...by itself
Their masks are just a cover for what they're really up to.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:21
Caption: ...rosaries...taken from car
Police log entries about the purloined and the perpetrators (alleged).

  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: Male on a unicycle on the interstate
The unusual, strange and bizarre calls to the police.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:27
Caption: Cover of book by Chris Patton
First installment of zoological police log entries.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:23
Caption: Looking for pony in the woods
Zoological related police log entries

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:24
Caption: Male in park, playing clarinet
Police log entries about eclectic musical criticisms and complaints.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:54
Caption: Goose in the road, traffic backing up
Police log entries about gettin' down with our fowl friends.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:16
Caption: Landlord piled snow into his parking spot
Snow miser is on the way and is pissed

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:32
Caption: Owl...is just hanging out.
Requested police intervention for our furry friends both wild and domestic.

  • Added: Apr 10, 2022
  • Length: 02:12
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With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was ask...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on On Story we’ll hear from comedy veteran Ali LeRoi who’s longtime collaboration with comedian Chris Rock resulted in Everybody Hates Ch...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
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In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but not twisted. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Satire Rock City Radio Show #108

  • Added: Mar 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:51
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Satire Rock City Radio Show #98

  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:52
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Sure, Archerfish can use a squirt of water to knock prey into the water to be eaten. But researchers wanted to know, could they count?

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Here's the game. Name a TV theme song that then became a hit on the pop chart. You cannot choose a song that was first a hit and then used for a ...

Bought by WKPW, KSRQ, KTRL, KHNS, KWIT and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Imagine you're an ant living in an arid climate. There's no grocery stores! How do you keep enough food on hand for when things are scarce? You won...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
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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