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159: Wanna Cuttle?
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Can a cuttlefish master a test that very young children often struggle to pass? Instead of using marshmallows like we do with people, scientists us...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
158: Spider Pulley
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:59
156: Smell This
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
Cooking with Inga Witscher from Around The Farm Table
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Today on Culture Clique we are in the studio with Inga Witscher to discuss her upcoming cooking demonstration this Saturday that is being hosted by...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 19:27
Greatest Hits Albums
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Greatest Hits album is either loved or hated. You either get all the hits in one place or your not a real fan of the band. The funny thing is...

Bought by KSRQ, WNYO, KWIT, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dance Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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About once a year, or so, someone creates a song specifically to make a dance. The lyrics say what to do and we do it. But, what was the first? ...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Odd Opening Bands
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Hendrix opening for The Monkees is the benchmark of odd opening bands, but there is a reason they were paired. And there is a reason why a lot of ...

Bought by WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Interview With a Grammy Voter
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Have you ever watched the Grammys and wondered who are the people who get to vote for this? I have the answer this week. Michael Brothers is a pr...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNYO, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mythology
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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A listener to the show suggested there are a rather large group of songs that deal with Mythology, and not just the Greek stuff. This week we'll t...

Bought by KWIT, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, WOUB, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Groupies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1969, Rolling Stone made their cover story, Groupies and Other Girls. It is generally believed this is where the word came into commo...

Bought by WNYO, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and WOUB


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
WRM40 - Will & Reading
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Even though he wasn't a great student, Will Rogers knew the value of a good education.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
Music Trademarks
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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A music trademark? Can you even do that? Should it not be a copyright? Well, yes and no. Taylor Swift and Beyonce are trademarking their lyrics...

Bought by WYAP, KWIT, KSRQ, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
2021 Anniversaries - Part 2
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here is the second part of our look at the anniversaries of 2021. We do every 10 years going back from the new year. This week, we will discuss e...

Bought by WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
141 Box Beds
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Tired of cold feet and longs nights huddled under not quite warm enough blankets? Maybe you need a box bed. Originating in medieval times, making a...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:45
140: Beehive Fence
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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There are only approximately 400,000 elephants left in the world. Frustrated and saddened by this stark statistic, Dr. Lucy King set out to find a ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
It Happened on Christmas Day
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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For this show, we stopped by a lot of the This Day In History websites and looked for events in music that, say it with me, happened on Christmas d...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Tim English: Lennon. 1980 Playlist.
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Author Tim English joins us this week to discuss his latest book, Lennon. 1980 Playlist. It's a deep dive into the music, the concerts, the videos...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Thanksgiving. Musicians Who Own Restaurants
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The this year's feat, we'll talk rock stars and pop stars who have invested their hard-earned money into the food biz. We've got all their menus a...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Unplugged
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It was this week back in 1989 that he Mtv show Unplugged debuted with Squeeze as the first guest. Since then it has gone through two runs on TV, s...

Bought by WOUB, KSRQ, WNYO, Harford Community Radio, and KWIT


  • Added: Nov 15, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
136: Sneaky Potato
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1532 the Spanish found out what everyone in South America already knew--potatoes are amazing. But when they brought them back to Europe the rece...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 04:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Story of Milli Vanilli
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It was this week back in 1990 that Milli Vanilli were outed as a fake band, dancing while backup singers performed the music. How did we get there...

Bought by WOUB, WNYO, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Debut at Number One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The first single to debut at number one was in September of 1995. Since then it's happening more and more, quicker and quicker. Why is that? Wha...

Bought by KSRQ, WOUB, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Bands With Differing Political Views
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It is easy to pick out the bands that lean left. It is easy to pick out the bands that lean right. However, in this time of politics, what happen...

Bought by WOUB, WYAP, Harford Community Radio, and KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Last Song Before Passing Away
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our Halloween show for 2020. We're going to list the last song rock stars played before passing away. It is a macabre topic but it is Hal...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, WNYO, WYAP, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Series Ending Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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So many television series have ended and those endings have been connected to a song. In fact, of the top 10 most watched series finales, seven of...

Bought by KWIT, WOUB, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, and WNYO


  • Added: Oct 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5