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Yak Shaving (#1548)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There was a time when William Shakespeare was just another little 7-year-old in school. Classes in his day were demanding -- and all in Latin. A ne...

Bought by WSLR, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WUOT 91.9 FM and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
092024: Jimmy Carter: Celebrating a Century of Service and Compassion, 9/30/2024
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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In this special episode of The Children’s Hour, we celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Jimmy Carter, just in time for his 100th birthday...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
Easy as Pie (#1643)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How hot is it? Well, poet Dylan Thomas found lots of memorable ways to describe a heat wave. In one letter to a friend, he wrote that it was so hot...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Cabin Fever (#1547)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The adjective canine refers to dogs, and feline refers to cats. But how does English address other groups of animals? Plus, cabin fever has been ar...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WNIN and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
September 2024 Episodes
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes for the month of September 2024.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, WOMR, RadioStPete Florida, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2024
  • Length: 31:28
  • Purchases: 12
"Man of Constant Sorrow"
From: Nicholas Williams
Series: American Songcatcher | 8 Minute Shorts
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Thought to be rooted in the early hymns brought to America, this old-time folk song has shined brightly in the spotlight of the roots music communi...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Program 201
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Music by Dr. Bob Arnot representing the Molokai Crossing competition, a piece by Joseph Thalken in tribute to the Syrian refugees, a saxophone conc...

Bought by KVNO and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 2
Legends of the King
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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Music inspired by the myths and legends of King Arthur.

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


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 3
Program 199
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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William Banfield enlarges the blues, Michael Daugherty admires Grant Wood, Leroy Anderson pays tribute to his alma mater and more.

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


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:21
  • Purchases: 3
Program 198
From: KCME
Series: American Landscapes
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George Chadwick tries to wake up Rip Van Winkle, Paul Schoenfeld explores his roots, singing and dancing with Rick Sowash and others.

Bought by KWAX and KVNO


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 2
Toad in the Hole (#1642)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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An ambitious effort to install poetry in national parks around the United States features the work of beloved poets in beautiful spots. It's a remi...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR, WUOT 91.9 FM and more


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Doc Watson (Part 2)
From: Nicholas Williams
Series: American Songcatcher | 8 Minute Shorts
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North Carolina’s most celebrated guitarists, songwriters, storytellers and preservationists, Doc Watson has influenced over five generations of gui...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Doc Watson (Part 1)
From: Nicholas Williams
Series: American Songcatcher | 8 Minute Shorts
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North Carolina’s most celebrated guitarists, songwriters, storytellers and preservationists, Doc Watson has influenced over five generations of gui...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2024
  • Length: 08:00
Singing Sand (#1546)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Cat hair may be something you brush off, but cat hair is also a slang term that means "money." In the same way, cat beer isn't alcoholic -- some pe...

Bought by RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WSLR, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 19, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Kate Magruder— "Celebrating Community"
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ukiah, California, a small vibrant community, approximately 100 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge is the home to the Ukiah Players Theater. An ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Make a Beeline (#1641)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you make a beeline for something, you're taking the shortest route possible. You're also mimicking bee bee-havior! After a bee has visited enoug...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WPCA-LP, WSLR, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
The State of Education 70 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
From: WABE
Series: Closer Look National Specials
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When the Supreme Court issued its landmark desegregation ruling in 1954, it was thought that it would improve America’s public education system. Wh...

Bought by WKSU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WYSO, KFCF FM, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 18
240812: THINK: Most Americans are Moderates, 8/12/2024
From: KERA
Series: Think
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MONDAY, 8/12 In these politically divided times, conversations can be charged. Krys Boyd talks about building bridges with the author of “Remaking...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:53
Baby's Breath (#1545)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Have you ever googled your own name and found someone else who goes by the very same moniker? There's a word for that: googleganger. Plus, the lang...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Raven Radio, WSLR, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Communication Nation: Mother Tongues
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Communication Nation: Mother Tongues focuses on the incredible diversity of language around us, from appreciation of the way names sound, to the re...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KSTK, KMXT, KRSC and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
Pickled Peppers (#1640)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Names don't always mean what you think they mean. Main Street in San Francisco is named after businessman Charles Main, and Snowflake, Arizona, hon...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
August 2024 Episodes
From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
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Sound Beat episodes for the month of August 2024.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KKRN, WOMR, WYPL, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2024
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 12
080524: Communication Nation: Mother Tongues, 8/5/2024
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Communication Nation Episode 2: Mother Tongues focuses on the incredible diversity of language around us, from appreciation of the way names sound,...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2024
  • Length: 58:00
Hog on Ice (#1544)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One secret to writing well is . . . there is no secret! There's no substitute for simply sitting down day after day to practice the craft and learn...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WNIN, WSLR, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Minor Planets (#1639)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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There are eight major planets, but more than a million minor ones, including asteroids. If you discover one, you get the honor of naming it. The Di...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WSLR, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16

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