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ZPOYH: Ginger Sesame Burgers w/ Slaw, 6/8/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health

RECIPE: Ginger Sesame Burgers w/ Slaw THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Even Mild Covid May Change the Brain * (Segment 3) Using Anti-Infl...

Added: May 29, 2023
Length: 59:00

Banned In School

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

Back in 1992 this week, the principal of a school in New Jersey banned We Are the Champions because Freddy Mercury had died of AIDS. Of course peo...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more

Added: May 28, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

ZPOYH: Cobb Salad Wraps, 5/25/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health

RECIPE: Cobb Salad Wraps THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain and curb total meds and opioi...

Added: May 24, 2023
Length: 59:00

Piping Hot (#1503)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

The game of baseball has always inspired colorful commentary. Sometimes that means using familiar words in unfamiliar ways. The word "stuff," for e...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, KTSW 89.9, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more

Added: May 22, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 18

ZPOYH: Pomegranate Rice Salad, 6/1/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health

RECIPE: Pomegranate Rice Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Changing your diet could add years to your life * (Segment 3) COVID and l...

Added: May 19, 2023
Length: 59:00

Folding Money (#1616)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Barbara Kingsolver's book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield set in today's Appalachia. Martha shares memories o...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KECG, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more

Added: May 15, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

Mimeographs and Dittos (#1502)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms "blue" and "orange" arrived in English via French, so why didn't we also adapt th...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KECG, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more

Added: May 08, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

Takes the Cake (#1615)

From: A Way with Words

What do you call a long sandwich filled with lots of ingredients? Whether you call it a sub, a hoagie, a grinder, or something else entirely depend...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Added: May 01, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 1

Truth and Beauty (#1499)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Vocabulary that trickles down from the top of the world. Malamute, kayak, and parka are just some of the words that have found their way into Engli...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more

Added: Apr 24, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

Dessert Stomach (#1498)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Funny cat videos and cute online photos inspire equally adorable slang terms we use to talk about them. When a cat leaves its tongue out, that's a ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KECG, WYAP, KTXK, RADIOLEX and more

Added: Apr 16, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 18

Blessing Box (#1613)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Is there such a thing as a "neutral" accent, and if so what does it sound like? And that quirk in the way Southern Californians talk about freeways...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WYAP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more

Added: Apr 10, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 18

Cats and Dogs (#1614 Spring 2023 Pledge Show)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

It's cats and dogs, and a few other critters, too. Animals prowl around inside several English words, including sleuth, which was originally sleuth...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KTXK, KVSC, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP and more

Added: Apr 04, 2023
Length: 30:50
Purchases: 8

Cool Your Soup (#1495)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

According to Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, it's important to master the basics of writing, but there comes a time when you have to strike out on y...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more

Added: Apr 03, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

Fair Dinkum (#1612)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

This week on "A Way with Words": A magnificent new book celebrates the richness and diversity of 450 years of written and spoken English in what is...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RADIOLEX, WPCA-LP, KTXK and more

Added: Mar 27, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

Put on the Dog (#1494)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Ever wonder whatever happened to responding to "Thank you" with the words "You're welcome"? A listener asks why so many radio interviews end with t...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, RADIOLEX, KTSW 89.9 and more

Added: Mar 20, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

Excuse the Hogs (#1596)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WPCA-LP, KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more

Added: Mar 13, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 15

By a Landslide (#1611)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

How do you transform ancient Chinese script for use in the modern age? English uses a keyboard with just 26 letters, but the first Chinese typewrit...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTXK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, RADIOLEX and more

Added: Mar 06, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

All That and a Bag of Chips (#1595)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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 ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTXK, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTSW 89.9, WYAP and more

Added: Feb 27, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

Big Dog (#1610)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

If you're ever near a sundial, step closer and look for a message. Many sundials bear haunting, poetic inscriptions about the brevity of life. Plus...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, KTSW 89.9 and more