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Yak Shaving (#1548)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There was a time when William Shakespeare was just another little 7-year-old in school. Classes in his day were demanding -- and all in Latin. A ne...

Bought by WSLR, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WUOT 91.9 FM and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
ZPOYH: Mushroom Scampi, 9/19/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Mushroom Scampi THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Melatonin gummies may have a higher dose than what’s on the label * (Segment 3) ...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Easy as Pie (#1643)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How hot is it? Well, poet Dylan Thomas found lots of memorable ways to describe a heat wave. In one letter to a friend, he wrote that it was so hot...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
ZPOYH: Green Coconut Curry Lentil Soup, 10/31/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Green Coconut Curry Lentil Soup THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) How Certain Foods May Improve Your Mood * (Segment 3) A deconge...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Potato Pizza, 10/24/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Potato Pizza THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) New study finds alarming rise in cancer rates among people under 50 * (Segment 3) T...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Heirloom Tomato Salad, 10/10/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Heirloom Tomato Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Why It Takes So Long to Get a Doctor's Appointment * (Segment 3) More Scre...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Gluten Free Chicken Stir Fry, 9/12/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Gluten Free Chicken Stir Fry THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Balancing alternative medicine with traditional medicine * (Segment...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Cabin Fever (#1547)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The adjective canine refers to dogs, and feline refers to cats. But how does English address other groups of animals? Plus, cabin fever has been ar...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Toad in the Hole (#1642)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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An ambitious effort to install poetry in national parks around the United States features the work of beloved poets in beautiful spots. It's a remi...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR, WUOT 91.9 FM and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Singing Sand (#1546)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Cat hair may be something you brush off, but cat hair is also a slang term that means "money." In the same way, cat beer isn't alcoholic -- some pe...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Make a Beeline (#1641)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you make a beeline for something, you're taking the shortest route possible. You're also mimicking bee bee-havior! After a bee has visited enoug...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Baby's Breath (#1545)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There's a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the lang...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, WSLR, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Pickled Peppers (#1640)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Names don't always mean what you think they mean. Main Street in San Francisco is named after businessman Charles Main, and Snowflake, Arizona, hon...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Hog on Ice (#1544)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One secret to writing well is . . . there is no secret! There's no substitute for simply sitting down day after day to practice the craft and learn...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Minor Planets (#1639)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There are eight major planets, but more than a million minor ones, including asteroids. If you discover one, you get the honor of naming it. The Di...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Goody Two-Shoes (#1543)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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She sells seashells by the seashore. Who is the she in this tongue twister? Some claim it's the young Mary Aning, who went on to become a famous 19...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Pinking Shears (#1638)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you're distracted by trying to get the perfect photo at a wedding or fiddling with your camera during a solar eclipse, you're missing out on s...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Baby Blues (#1542)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn't about "suffering." It's fr...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Raven Radio, WSLR, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jun 24, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Sleeve Island (#1637)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk in the Episcopal Church shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to p...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK, WSLR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
ZPOYH: Spicy Honey Corn Flake Baked Chicken, 7/4/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Spicy Honey Corn Flake Baked Chicken THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Walking May Cut Risk For Dementia * (Segment 3) WHO warns a...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Walkie Talkie (#1541)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One of the most powerful words you'll ever hear -- and one of the most poignant -- isn't in dictionaries yet. But it probably will be one day. The ...

Bought by KTXK, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Clever Clogs (#1539)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTXK, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Bug in Your Ear (#1537)
From: A Way with Words
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Is there something inherent in English that makes it the linguistic equivalent of the Borg, dominating and consuming other languages in its path? N...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio, KECG, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
ZPOYH: Sticky Rice w/ Pork Belly, 8/29/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Sticky Rice w/ Pork Belly THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Some artificial sweeteners may raise blood sugar * (Segment 3) Tattoo ...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Thai Beef w/ Basil, 8/15/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Thai Beef w/ Basil THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Study says no evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin * (Segment ...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00