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Orange Pigs (#1629)

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

What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they'...

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

Added: Jan 15, 2024
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

The Strat is 70

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

2024 is a year of many anniversaries and one big birthday. The Fender Stratocaster is 70 years old. We will look at the history and why it contin...

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

Added: Jan 14, 2024
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Four Famous Cryptids Unmasked

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning examines the legends of four famous cryptids: the Bili Ape of the Congo, the Beast of Gevaudan, the Monster of Port Chatham, and the ...

Bought by WVTF

Added: Jan 12, 2024
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 1

Clarina Nichols portrayed by Eickhoff Diane – "The Revolutionary Heart of Clarina Nichols"

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Originally Broadcast: January 13, 2007 Revolutionary Heart, The Life of Clarina Nichols and the Pioneering Crusade for Women’s Rights The life of...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida

Added: Jan 12, 2024
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Abso-Bloomin-Lutely (#1526)

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

The autocomplete function on your phone comes in handy, of course. But is it changing the way we write and how linguists study language? Also, supp...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, KTXK, Tri States Public Radio and more

Added: Jan 08, 2024
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 15

2024 Anniversaries #2

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

Here is the second show listing the anniversaries in the music world that will be coming up during this new year, 2024.

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

Added: Jan 07, 2024
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

In the Shadows of Realism: The Artistic Journey of Andrew Wyeth

From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio

Andrew Wyeth, an American artistic luminary, transcended the canvas to become a masterful chronicler of the human condition and the natural world. ...

Added: Jan 07, 2024
Length: 10:27

Niblings and Nieflings (#1525)

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

How do actors bring Shakespeare's lines to life so that modern audiences immediately understand the text? One way is to emphasize the names of peop...

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

Added: Jan 01, 2024
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 16

2024 Anniversaries #1

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

This is our yearly start to the new year. We go back 10 years again and again as far back as we can go and tell you the music anniversaries that w...

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

Added: Dec 31, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 8

Book Moth (#1628)

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

If you skip wearing underwear, you're said to be going commando. This bit of slang originated during the Vietnam War, when U.S. commandos had compe...

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

Added: Dec 25, 2023
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 17

SEEKING PEACE ON EARTH: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2023)

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series ...

Bought by KUNM

Added: Dec 22, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 1

A School for All

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Louise Fraser, Credit: Fraser School

Minnesota children with disabilities didn’t go to public school in the early 1900s. They were often sent away to institutions where they lived in h...

Added: Dec 20, 2023
Length: 07:02

Kite in a Phonebooth (#1524)

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

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

Takes All Kinds (#1627)

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

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

Concert Movies

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

With Beyonce and Taylor Swift setting records with their two new concert films, we decided to offer up some other concert films for you to enjoy th...

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

Added: Dec 10, 2023
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

Program 193

From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes

Armenian Folk Songs by Alan Hovhaness, memories of summer by Howard Hanson, Themes for silent movies by William Perry and others.

Bought by KVNO, GCR (Global Community Radio), KWAX, and WDPR

Added: Dec 06, 2023
Length: 58:26
Purchases: 4

Program 192

From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes

Seafaring music by Howard Hanson, music of faith and inspiration by Jonathan Leshnoff and Barbara Harbach, music for flute by Amy Beach and piano m...

Bought by KVNO, GCR (Global Community Radio), WDPR, and KWAX

Added: Dec 05, 2023
Length: 58:29
Purchases: 4

Centering Authentic Indigenous Voices

From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History

To start its latest season, the award-winning A New York Minute in History podcast celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a conversation ab...

Added: Dec 04, 2023
Length: 29:30

Strawberry Moon (#1522)

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

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

851: How Should We Tell Our History? / 852: Searching For Order In The Universe, 12/2/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "How Should We Tell Our History?" - Debates over history are front-page news, from critical race theory to AP history classes. How should...

Added: Dec 01, 2023
Length: 01:59:01

Program 191

From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes

Dance music by Henry F. Gilbert, movements from a hot piano concerto by teddy Abrams, John Alden Carpenter sets poetry by Tagore, Americana by Will...

Bought by KVNO, WDPR, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KWAX

Added: Nov 28, 2023
Length: 57:55
Purchases: 4

Highway Robbery (#1626)

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

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

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