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Kite in a Phonebooth (#1524)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Stunt performers in movies have their own jargon for talking about their dangerous work. They refer to a stunt, for example, as a gag. Across the c...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of January 14th
From: Chris Palladino
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

Bought by KSRQ, KENW, KIYU-FM, and KSLU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 57:34
  • Purchases: 4
Wax Museum 12/16/22 Show #197 Genesis Revisited
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
An overview of Genesis solo and group activities in the late 1970's and early 1980's, including new music by Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett, and a...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:00:39
ZPOYH: Spicy Turkey Meatballs, 2/22/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Spicy Turkey Meatballs THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Healthy lifestyle linked to slower memory decline in older adults * (Segm...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Broccoli Rice Casserole, 2/8/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Broccoli Rice Casserole THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Most long covid effects resolve within a year after mild infection * (Se...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Bok Choy Mushroom Stir Fry, 1/25/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Bok Choy Mushroom Stir Fry THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adoles...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Avocado Breakfast Tacos, 1/11/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Avocado Breakfast Tacos THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter * (S...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Healthy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies, 12/28/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Healthy Oatmeal Walnut Cookies THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against death high in childre...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Takes All Kinds (#1627)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Crossword puzzles are a marvelous mental workout. A delightful new book about them shares plenty of crossword lore and puzzle-solving tips. Also, p...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WPCA-LP, KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
This Week In Rock and Roll History week of January 7th
From: Chris Palladino
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

Bought by KSRQ, KENW, KIYU-FM, and KSLU


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 4
Strawberry Moon (#1522)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We asked for your thoughts about whether cursive writing should be taught in schools -- and you replied with a resounding "Yes!" Here's why: Cursiv...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Beatles A.I.
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Beatles released a song with John Lennon which is mainly AI. People love it but is it a good thing? AI is being used more than you might thin...

Bought by KHNS, KWIT, KECG, KSRQ, KTRL and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Highway Robbery (#1626)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Secret signals on the job: Waitresses at some 19th-century restaurants ensured speedy drink service by communicating with a non-verbal code. One se...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTXK and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Spill the Tea (#1521)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If someone urges you to spill the tea, they probably don't want you tipping over a hot beverage. Originally, the tea here was the letter T, as in t...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WPCA-LP, KTXK, Raven Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Fred North - Helicopter Stunt Film Pilot - Over 200 feature films, Flying Sideways
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: Fred and Peggy
Fred North - Helicopter Stunt Film Pilot - Over 200 feature films, Flying Sideways

Bought by KUT, Raven Radio, and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Wax Museum 11/18/23 Show #196
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
New music by Crack The Sky, Yes and archival reissues by Elton John, Jethro Tull and a review of the musical connections between Robert Fripp and D...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:37
  • Purchases: 1
Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

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


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Musician NIcknames
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
FP2409: Footlight Parade: A Visit with Tom Shepard (Part 2), 2/26/2024
From: Footlight Parade
Series: Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical (Subscribable Series)
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Footlight Parade: A Visit with Tom Shepard (Part 2)

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 56:51
FP2410: Footlight Parade: 1960 on Stage, 3/4/2024
From: Footlight Parade
Series: Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical (Subscribable Series)
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Footlight Parade: 1960 on Stage

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 56:51
FP2408: Footlight Parade: A Visit with Tom Shepard (Part 1), 2/19/2024
From: Footlight Parade
Series: Footlight Parade: Sounds of the American Musical (Subscribable Series)
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Footlight Parade: A Visit with Tom Shepard (Part 1)

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 56:52
Strong Coffee (#1625)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, thousands of volunteers helped crowdsource the Oxford English Dictionary. This venerable reference wor...

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


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Wax Museum 11/4/23 Show #195 The Beatles "Now And Then"
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
A review of the new single "Now And Then" by The Beatles and related projects from 2023 and more.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:57
Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about t...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, KECG, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Keep Your Powder Dry (#1519)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Jacuzzi and silhouette are eponyms – that is, they derive from the names of people. An Italian immigrant to California invented the bubbly hot tub ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19