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Howling Fantods (#1513)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Are there words and phrases that you misunderstood for an embarrassingly long time? Maybe you thought that money laundering literally meant washing...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX, WYAP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
ZPOYH: Mushroom Scampi, 9/21/2023
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 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Pizza Bones (#1624)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What's in a name? If your last name is Cook or Smith, your ancestors probably worked in those professions. But what if your last name is Pope? Or A...

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


  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
ZPOYH: Gluten Free Chicken Stir Fry, 9/14/2023
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 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Bottled Sunshine (#1512)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you catch your blue jeans on a nail, you may find yourself with a winklehawk. This term was adapted into English from Dutch, and means "an L-sha...

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


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Endless Summer (#1623)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Surf's up! When surfers describe the waves as going gangbusters, it's a great time to be out on the water. But why describe surf conditions that wa...

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


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Stage Moves
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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You all know the Windmill from Pete Townshend. You know the Duck Walk from Chuck Berry but there are so many more stage moves named after musician...

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


  • Added: Aug 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Care Package (#1511)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Sending someone a care package shows you care, of course. But the first care packages were boxes of food and personal items for survivors of World ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WYAP, RADIOLEX, WGCU, WNIN and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Brazen Presents: The Closer Back to School Special
From: PRX
Series: Brazen Presents
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This is a special "Back to School" edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that chang...

Bought by WRKF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., Nevada Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 14
Cootie Shot (#1510)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Perfect sentences and slang that tickles your mind. A new book of writing advice says that a good sentence "imposes a logic on the world's weirdnes...

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


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Sticky Wicket (#1622)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Is listening to an audio-book for your book club somehow "cheating"? While some argue there's no substitute for engaging with the printed page, oth...

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


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Ding Ding Man (#1509)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In 1803, a shy British pharmacist wrote a pamphlet that made him a reluctant celebrity. The reason? He proposed a revolutionary new system for clas...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WYAP, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Gleam in Your Eye (#1621)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A remarkable new documentary explores the world of amateur and professional mermaiding and the language bubbling up within it. Some mermaiding enth...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Hollywood Stars
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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In my music feeds, it often comes up that a musician received his or her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that day. I decided to investigate. W...

Bought by WKPW, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Take Tea for the Fever (#1508)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Silence comes in lots of different forms. In fact, says writer Paul Goodman, there are several kinds: There's the noisy silence of "resentment and ...

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


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Alligator Mouth (#1620)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Kinbank is a new database that illustrates the global diversity of family terms. English, for example, specifies sibling relationships with just on...

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


  • Added: Jul 17, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
ZPOYH: Five Spice Chicken, 7/13/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Five Spice Chicken THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Best diets for heart health, according to the American Heart Association * (S...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Sun Dog (#1507)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A clever pun can make the difference between a so-so phrase and a memorable one. The phrase "the last straw" refers to an old fable about too many ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jul 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
ZPOYH: Couscous & Cherry Salad, 8/31/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Couscous & Cherry Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Are Plant-based Burgers Healthy? * (Segment 3) Graphic Warning Labels on...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Avocado Potato Salad, 8/17/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Avocado Potato Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Belly Fat Risks * (Segment 3) X-rays During Pregnancy

  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Beer Battered Smelt, 7/27/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Beer Battered Smelt THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Men's vs. Women's Health Diagnoses * (Segment 3) Daily Low-dose Aspirin Use

  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
High Jinks (#1619)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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For many people, religion provides language and rituals for key milestones in life, from births to weddings to funerals. But what if you don't asc...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
ZPOYH: Avocado Edamame Salad, 6/29/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Avocado Edamame Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) The trouble with sunscreens * (Segment 3) Multivitamins improve memory in ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Oh For Cute (#1506)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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A stereotype is a preconceived notion about a person or group. Originally, though, the word stereotype referring to a printing device used to produ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WPCA-LP, WYAP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Coinkydink (#1505)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Sometimes it's a challenge to give a book a chance: How many pages should you read before deciding it's not worth your time? There's a new formula ...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN, RADIOLEX, WYAP, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18

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