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The Razzies

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

The Golden Raspberry Award. It used to have a Worst Song catagory. Not anymore. But we will revist those that once made the cut in this award s...

Bought by KTRL, KNCT FM, KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT and more

Added: Apr 03, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

209: Detachable Tails

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but not twisted. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Mar 31, 2022
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 1

208: Thunderclappers

From: Trace Kerr

It wasn't just fame and glory that inspired Lewis and Clark's expedition across this great land. It took a "medication" so powerful that people wou...

Added: Mar 30, 2022
Length: 04:58

207: Cockroach Personalities

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Anything that scatters when you turn on the light...does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or timid world ...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Mar 30, 2022
Length: 05:33
Purchases: 1

Twice A Hit

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

There is a small group of songs that have charted twice. Not a remake or a remix but the exact same song. It charted twice often years apart. To...

Bought by WKPW, KSRQ, KTRL, KNCT FM, WYAP and more

Added: Mar 27, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 8

No Chorus

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

Here's an interesting trivia question. Name a song that does not have a chorus. We have a few. We will also discuss the idea of a refrain, which...

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

Added: Mar 13, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

206 part two: Skeet Shooting Fish

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Sure, Archerfish can use a squirt of water to knock prey into the water to be eaten. But researchers wanted to know, could they count?

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Mar 11, 2022
Length: 04:53
Purchases: 1

206 part one: Goldfish FOV

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

You've heard of an ROV, a remotely operated vehicle. But did you ever think you'd see an FOV, a fish operated vehicle? Israeli scientists have atte...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Mar 11, 2022
Length: 04:56
Purchases: 1

TV Themes that Became Hits

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

Here's the game. Name a TV theme song that then became a hit on the pop chart. You cannot choose a song that was first a hit and then used for a ...

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

Added: Mar 06, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

Skaboom Book

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

This week we have an interview with author Marc Wasserman about his new book Skaboom. An American Ska and Reggae Oral History. It is a history of ...

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

Added: Mar 01, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Musicians and Oscars

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

The Oscars are this month. How about a show discussing musicians who have been nominated for an Oscar? Some have even won.

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

Added: Feb 20, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

204: Baker Miller Pink

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

In 1978, Dr. Alexander Schauss and a research assistant mixed 1 gallon of white latex paint with a pint of shiny red and created P-618 aka Baker Mi...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Feb 16, 2022
Length: 05:06
Purchases: 1

202: Honeypot Ants

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Imagine you're an ant living in an arid climate. There's no grocery stores! How do you keep enough food on hand for when things are scarce? You won...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Feb 15, 2022
Length: 04:48
Purchases: 1

201: Rabbit War

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

What happens when you are the Emperor of France and your hunting party plans go completely wrong? You get attacked by rabbits. This isn't a Monty P...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio

Added: Feb 15, 2022
Length: 04:47
Purchases: 2

We Have to Talk About Joe Rogan

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

This is a music podcast/radio show. The biggest music story right now is Joe Rogan and Neil Young. We have to talk about it.

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

Added: Feb 13, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

Title Change

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

It happens now and again that a song will have its title changed after it is released and starts to become popular. The reasons why vary but colle...

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

Added: Feb 06, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Get Paid For Listening

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

My wife and cohost has joked many times that she listens to so much radio and audio book during her job that they should be paying her. Well, now ...

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

Added: Jan 30, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 6

Jingles That Became Hit Songs

From: KSLU
Series: Rock School

It is quite common for a commercial to use a hit song but now and again a commercial will become so popular that the music in the commercial will b...

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

Added: Jan 18, 2022
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 7

197: Singing Gorillas

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Give a captive gorilla tasty food, they often vocalize in ways that sound a lot like singing. It's so charming! But scientists thought this "singin...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Jan 10, 2022
Length: 05:08
Purchases: 1

194: Iris Sphincters

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

You might think you're special because you can flex your nostrils or flap your ears--but it turns out that there's a person out there who can volun...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Added: Jan 10, 2022
Length: 11:34
Purchases: 1

190: Beard Power

From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk

Those of you with a thick beard, that hair does more than make you look suave or rugged. Turns out, a beard might be protecting your face. There's ...

Bought by WRFA-LP