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Rock and Bugs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Believe it or do not but there are scientists out there who have taken their life work and named their findings after rock star. I would probably ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Dates in Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Do you remember the 21st of September? You know that date means nothing, right? It fit in the beat of the song. However, there are many songs wi...

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


  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Food Named for Musicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Caruso Sauce. Paganini’s Ravioli. Bizet Cake. Drinks. Sandwiches. Food trucks. It's amazing how many food and food-related items are named af...

Bought by WKPW, KTRL, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Old Tires and Arizona Cypress
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The genus is now Hesperocyparis, but back in the olden days, I learned the rough bark Arizona cypress of southeastern Arizona as Cupressus arizonic...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
Long and Short Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Late Last Year, Taylor Swift's song All Too Well topped the chart and became the longest song to reach number one at just over ten minutes. She to...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, KTRL and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
2022 Anniversaries Part Two Early Upload
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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EARLY UPLOAD! THIS SHOW SHOULD BE USED THE WEEK OF 1/3 THROUGH 1/9. I CANNOT SCHEDULE MY UPLOADS. This is the second Anniversary show for 2022....

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


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Thanksgiving 2021
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our annual Thanksgiving show. We will talk turkey and Black Friday and play the entire song Alices Restaurant.

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


  • Added: Nov 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Halloween 2021
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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I want to play a game. No. Really. I want to play a game. I have ten monsters. I will say the monster and you tell me what song comes to your ...

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


  • Added: Oct 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
ZPOYH: Tom's Asparagus, 7/15/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Tom's Asparagus TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Patients Recording Doc Visits * (Segment 3) New Data on Coffee

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Posthumous Hits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
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
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
118: Trundling
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Trace follows a trail from shoving boulders downhill to the 18th century sport of hoop rolling. P.S. Trace mentions in the beginning of the episode...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
The FULL UNEDITED Untold Story of Tuscaloosa the Movie with Executive Producer Erik Helgeson
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack takes us to the movies with a very unlikely journey. ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:14:22
But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids Radio Hour
From: Vermont Public
Caption: But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids, Credit: VPR
On But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids, we take questions from kid listeners all over the world and find interesting people to help answer them. We...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 55:08
Weavers and Spinners
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
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A society of weavers and spinners shares their textured, multi-stranded history with the next generation.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:24
Doggin' Around Part 1
From: KCSM
Series: The Annals of Jazz
Caption: Richard Hadlock
Host, Richard Hadlock starts a series of canine appreciation through "Dog Music". Dog titles and dog inspired music is featured.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:12
The Cattle Egret
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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Lean how to identify the Cattle Egret and discover some interesting behavioral traits that make this small egret so interesting to watch.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
The Caspien Tern
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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Learn how to identify the Caspian Tern and discover some interesting behavioral facts about this shorebird.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
The Carolina Wren
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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Learn how to identify the Carolina Wren, and hear about some interesting behavioral traits associated with this tiny song bird.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
The Brown-headed Cowbird
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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Found out identification and behavioral aspects of this small song bird during this segment of The Audubon Moment

  • Added: Jun 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
What's the Size of an Egg?
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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Bird's eggs come in all sizes. From the hummingbird to the ostrich, a bird's egg is a fascinating study in reproduction.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
What's In A Bird's Beak?
From: John Nelson
Series: The Audubon Moment
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A beak can tell you a lot about a bird. This segment discusses the different types of bird beaks that can be found and what they are used for.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:00