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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
2024-02-18 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
From: Bill Childs
Series: Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
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This week, we’ll hear new music from Danny Weinkauf, plus songs from The Harmonica Pocket, Prince, Throwing Muses, Harry & the Potters, Mates of St...

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 56:09
  • Purchases: 1
#240217 Red Barn Radio
From: WEKU
Series: Red Barn Radio
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Hour 1: Theo & Brenna Hour 2: Wilhelmina

Bought by Raven Radio, WKYU, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:00
  • Purchases: 4
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 2/16/24 "In Love With Love"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KECG, Spokane Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 3
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
Sneaky Rules We Don't Know We Follow
From: KMUW
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Some of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know the...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
MS 24-06: Folk Music with a Sense of Humor, 2/15/2024
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Midnight Special
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Folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness and escape!

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
#240210 Red Barn Radio
From: WEKU
Series: Red Barn Radio
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Hour 1: Montgomery & The Phoenix Holding Co. Hour 2: Clarke Sexton

Bought by Raven Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WKYU, and Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:56:00
  • Purchases: 4
2024-02-11 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
From: Bill Childs
Series: Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
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This week, we’ll hear new music from Kacey Musgraves covering Bob Marley and from Mister Evan, plus we’ll listen to songs from new Grammy winner 1-...

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 56:16
  • Purchases: 1
MS 24-05: Folk Music with a Sense of Humor, 2/8/2024
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Midnight Special
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Folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness and escape!

  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 2/9/24 "Crooners"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, Rhythm & News Service, KECG, Spokane Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 5
Hyperforeignisms Are Our Forte
From: KMUW
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We look at what happens when we approach non-English words with a little too much gusto, and how, exactly, we should be saying foreign words so tha...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
#240203 Red Barn Radio
From: WEKU
Series: Red Barn Radio
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Hour 1: The Rail Splitters Old Time String Band Hour 2: Jacob Perez

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, GCR (Global Community Radio), Raven Radio, Angelica Community Radio, and WKYU


  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 01:55:56
  • Purchases: 5
Doublespeak!
From: KMUW
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Doublespeak! We look at unconscious ways we follow the rules of English by doubling sounds and words, and how meanings of words can change when we ...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KRPS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 3
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
2024-02-04 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
From: Bill Childs
Series: Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
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This week, we’ll kick off the celebration of Black History Month with new music from Fyütch and Aura V, plus we’ll hear songs from Ella Fitzgerald,...

Bought by KECG and KCCU Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 2
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 2/2/24 "Home Sweet Home"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KECG, Spokane Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
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
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
Jewish Tango!
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
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


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
MS 24-04: Folk Music with a Sense of Humor, 2/1/2024
From: The WFMT Radio Network
Series: The Midnight Special
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Folk music and farce, show tunes and satire, madness and escape!

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:30
2024-01-28 Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
From: Bill Childs
Series: Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
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This week, we’ll hear new music from May & Them Pups, Hullabaloo, Michael & The Rockness Monsters, and Turkey Andersen, plus tracks from Gina Chave...

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 55:51
  • Purchases: 1
Atomic Age Cocktail Party 1/26/24 "Command Records"
From: WILL
Series: Atomic Age Cocktail Party
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It's music from the golden age of the hi-fi! The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listenin...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KECG, Spokane Public Radio, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
Music, Music, Music!
From: The Goober Hour
Series: The Goober Hour
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A wide variety of tunes today - including a Pixar jazz standard, a Chipmunks Broadway cover, a McCartney nursery rhyme, and new indie gems by The L...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1

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