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The official radio companion to the film, "Take Me To the River New Orleans." The Story of of NOLA's diverse music culture told through a series o...
Bought by KPSQ-LP, WYSO, KALW, and Harford Community Radio
- Added: Mar 22, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
Eels, orts, and Wordle! Sweden awarded its most prestigious literary award to a book about . . . eels. The Book of Eels reveals the mysterious lif...
Bought by KUAT, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WYAP and more
- Added: Mar 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
We take our voices for granted, but it's truly miraculous that we communicate complex thoughts simply by moving our mouths while exhaling. A fascin...
- Added: Mar 14, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
Some people work hard to lose their accent in order to fit in when they move somewhere else. But others may be homesick for the sounds they grew up...
- Added: Mar 07, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
RECIPE: Eggplant Casserole
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Cheese Is Good For Us?
* (Segment 3) Music Helps Our Brains
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Honey Garlic Salmon
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) New Methods For Alzheimer’s Detection
* (Segment 3) Sleep Is Vital To Formin...
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Zorba's Experimental Beef Brisket
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Garlic Helps Memory
* (Segment 3) Do Supplements Actually Work?
- Added: Mar 02, 2022
- Length: 59:00
For rock climbers, skiers, and other outdoor enthusiasts, the word "send" has a whole new meaning. You might cheer on a fellow snowboarder with "Se...
Bought by KUAT, KTSW 89.9, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WSLR, Tri States Public Radio and more
- Added: Feb 28, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
RECIPE: Butternut Squash Tacos w/ Avocado
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Walking Speed Determines Health
* (Segment 3) Antibiotics & Obe...
- Added: Feb 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Pineapple Shrimp Noodle Bowl
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) What Else Is In Our Pills?
* (Segment 3) Mushrooms For Memory
- Added: Feb 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Some college students are using the word loyalty as a synonym for monogamy. Are the meanings of these words now shifting? Plus, a biologist discove...
Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Feb 21, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
In Cockney rhyming slang, apples and pears is a synonym for "stairs," and dustbin lids means kids. Plus, sniglets are clever coinages for things we...
- Added: Feb 14, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 19
Need a slang term that can replace just about any noun? Try chumpie. If you're from Philadelphia, you may already know this handy placeholder word....
Bought by KUAT, KTXK, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more
- Added: Feb 07, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 20
National Book Award winner Barry Lopez had wise advice for young writers. First, read widely and follow your curiosity. Second, travel or learn a f...
- Added: Jan 31, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
What kind of book do people ask for most often in prison? Romance Novels? No. The Bible? No. The most requested books by far are . . . dictionarie...
- Added: Jan 24, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
Twice a day the River Thames recedes, revealing a muddy shoreline. Hobbyists known as mudlarks stroll the surface searching for objects that have f...
- Added: Jan 17, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
RECIPE: Spicy Shrimp Tacos w/ Creamy Slaw
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Online menus should put healthy food first
* (Segment 3) Cardi...
- Added: Jan 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
Diamond dust, tapioca snow, and sugar icebergs -- a 1955 glossary of arctic and subarctic terms describes the environment in ways that sound poetic...
- Added: Jan 10, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 17
It was a dark and stormy night. So begins the long and increasingly convoluted prose of Edwards Bulwer-Lytton's best-known novel. Today the annual ...
- Added: Jan 04, 2022
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
One of the greatest joys in this life is the joy of our relationships. In today’s stories, you'll hear a Japanese story from Donald Davis about a m...
- Added: Dec 28, 2021
- Length: 54:58
- Purchases: 4
Many of us struggled with the Old English poem "Beowulf" in high school. But what if you could actually hear "Beowulf" in the English of today? The...
- Added: Dec 27, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 18
What's it like to hike the Pacific Crest Trail all the way from Mexico to Canada? You'll end up with sore muscles and blisters, and great stories t...
Bought by KUAT, WYAP, WSLR, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more
- Added: Dec 20, 2021
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 16
RECIPE: Garlic Roasted Asparagus w/ Cotija
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Mediterranean Diet Secret Ingredient
* (Segment 3) Hearing Ai...
- Added: Dec 20, 2021
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Winter Pasta Salad
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Art Appreciation Extends Life
* (Segment 3) Talcum Powder & Cancer
- Added: Dec 20, 2021
- Length: 59:00
RECIPE: Carrot, Smoked Salmon & Avocado Salad
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS:
* (Segment 1) Can We Inherit Trauma?
* (Segment 3) Low Sodium Diets
- Added: Dec 20, 2021
- Length: 59:00
