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ZPOYH: Turkey Hummus Sliders, 8/11/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Turkey Hummus Sliders THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Binge Drinking Up In Seniors * (Segment 3) Post-Surgery Brain Function Risk

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Sour Pickle (#1576)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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You know that Yogi Berra quote about how Nobody ever comes here; it's too crowded? Actually, the first person to use this was actress Suzanne Ridge...

Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Not My Circus (#1575)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Throwing cheese and shaky cheese are two very different things. In baseball, hard cheese refers to a powerful fastball, and probably comes from a s...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Excuse the Hogs (#1596)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When a teenager went a week without talking as part of a school project, he noticed a surprising side effect: Instead of rehearsing a response to w...

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  • Added: Jul 04, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Scooter-Pooting (#1574)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Old. Elderly. Senior. Why are we so uncomfortable when we talk about reaching a certain point in life? An 82-year-old seeks a more positive term to...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
2226: Refeed: Greenland + A Conversation with Christopher McQuarrie, 6/30/2022
From: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
Series: Austin Film Festival's On Story®
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This week on On Story - Action sells! It delights! But without a good story to support it, it totally bombs. Even the most intricately choreographe...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
Exoplanets
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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The Kids Crew talk with an exoplanetologist and find out if there's life on other planets, and how we can join the hunt to find new ones. Mixed wit...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 13
All That and a Bag of Chips (#1595)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We tend to take the index of a book for granted, but centuries ago, these helpful lists were viewed with suspicion. Some even worried that indexes ...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Gold Dance (#1573)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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People who hunt treasure with metal detectors have a lingo all their own. Canslaw means the shreds of aluminum cans left after a lawnmower ran over...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
By a Long Shot (#1572)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Imagine telling someone how to get to your home, but without using the name of your street, or any other street within 10 miles. Could you do it? W...

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  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 19
Familiar Strangers (#1594)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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This week on "A Way with Words": If you take up texting and social media late in life, there's a lot to learn! A 20-something wants advice getting ...

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  • Added: May 30, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Word Hoard (#1593)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant "treasure" and your wordhord was the treasure of wor...

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  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
The Universe
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on The Children's Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist whose current focus is on the timeline...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KSTK, KRSC and more


  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 8
20220523: The Universe, 5/23/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist whose current focus is on the timeline...

  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
When Pigs Fly (#1571)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Don't move my cheese! It's a phrase middle managers use to talk about adapting to change in the workplace. It comes from a popular 1990s business b...

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  • Added: May 16, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Cool Beans (#1570)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak a second or third language, you may remember the first time you dreamed in that new tongue. But does this milestone mean you're actual...

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  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
You Talk Like a Sausage (#1592)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Do you refer to your dog or cat as "somebody"? As in: When you love somebody that much, you don't mind if they slobber. In other words, is your pet...

Bought by KUAT, KNCT FM, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP and more


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
ZPOYH: Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad, 6/30/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Asparagus Garbanzo Bean Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) The Power of Music * (Segment 3) Exercise & Marijuana Use

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Zaatar Roasted Eggplant, 6/16/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Zaatar Roasted Eggplant THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Opioids & Suboxone Treatment * (Segment 3) Babysitting Grandparents May ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches, 6/9/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Grilled Veggie Sandwiches THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Take A Vacation For Your Health * (Segment 3) TV In Bed Linked To Obesity

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Eggplant w/ Braised Chickpeas, 5/12/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Eggplant w/ Braised Chickpeas THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Using Baseball To Fight Dementia * (Segment 3) Some Drugs May Incr...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
Love Bites (#1569)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The word filibuster has a long and colorful history, going back to the days when pirates roamed the high seas. Today it refers to hijacking a piece...

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  • Added: Apr 25, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Pushing the Envelope (#1591)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Sure, there's winter, spring, summer, and fall. But the seasons in between have even more poetic names. In Alaska, greenup describes a sudden, dram...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Lasagna Hog (#1568)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Understanding the varieties of conversational styles can mean the difference between feeling you're understood and being insulted. "High involvemen...

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Primary Colors (#1590)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Centuries ago, monks who took a vow of silence still had to communicate about routine matters, from gardening to equipment repair. So they develope...

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17