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Sleeve Island (#1637)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk in the Episcopal Church shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to p...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KMXT, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Raven Radio, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Walkie Talkie (#1541)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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One of the most powerful words you'll ever hear -- and one of the most poignant -- isn't in dictionaries yet. But it probably will be one day. The ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WUOT 91.9 FM and more


  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Tiger Tail (#1540)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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You may have a favorite word in English, but what about your favorite in another language? The Spanish term ojala is especially handy for expressin...

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


  • Added: Jun 03, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
2024-06-02 Marcus Aurelius
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do you have to be an emperor to live a Stoic life?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Clever Clogs (#1539)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Ribbon fall. Gallery forest. You won't find terms like these in most dictionaries, but they and hundreds like them are discussed by famous writers ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KTXK, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
HBCU Renaissance (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by WXDU, Kansas Public Radio, RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 11
HBCU Renaissance (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 3
HBCU Renaissance (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
HBCU Renaissance (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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HBCUs rose from the ashes of slavery and have been educating Black students for generations.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
2423: Marcus Aurelius, 6/4/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do you have to be an emperor to lead a Stoic life?

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Bug in Your Ear (#1537)
From: A Way with Words
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Is there something inherent in English that makes it the linguistic equivalent of the Borg, dominating and consuming other languages in its path? N...

Bought by Tri States Public Radio, KECG, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Black Dog (#1536)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Books were rare treasures in the Middle Ages, painstakingly copied out by hand. So how to protect them from theft? Scribes sometimes added a curse ...

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


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Animal Crackers (#1636)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Images of birds flutter inside lots of English words and phrases, from "nest egg" and "pecking order," to proverbs from around the world--including...

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


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Beside Myself (#1535)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The new Downton Abbey movie is a luscious treat for fans of the public-television period piece, but how accurate is the script when it comes to the...

Bought by WPCA-LP, WNIN, KTXK, KTSW 89.9, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Skookum (#1534)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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So you've long dreamed of writing fiction, but don't know where to begin? There are lots of ways to get started -- creative writing classes, local ...

Bought by KTXK, KVSC, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Electric Soup (#1635)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When an international team of scientists traveled to a research station in Antarctica for six months, the language they all shared was English. Aft...

Bought by KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KPRG, WNIN and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
2417: What Would Kant Do?, 4/23/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Is it really possible to base your moral values on reason?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
Life of Riley (#1533)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Unwrap the name of a candy bar, and you just might find a story inside. For instance, one chewy treat found in many a checkout lane is named after ...

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


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Blue Dolphin (#1634)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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How can you kick the verbal habit of saying You know and um so many times in a sentence? For one thing, get comfortable with pauses. There's no nee...

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


  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Off the Turnip Truck (#1532)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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It's hard to imagine now, but there was a time when people disagreed over the best word to use when answering the phone. Alexander Graham Bell sugg...

Bought by Raven Radio, WPCA-LP, RadioStPete Florida, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTXK and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Moving Forward By Looking Back (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by WFHB, RadioStPete Florida, Kansas Public Radio, KIYU-FM, WUTC and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Moving Forward By Looking Back (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KHEN-LP, KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Moving Forward By Looking Back (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by KIYU-FM


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Moving Forward By Looking Back (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When Latorial Faison meets somebody, she can almost immediately tell if they attended a Black school during segregation. She says they carry themse...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Gilded Age (#1633)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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In her sumptuous new memoir, Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair describes her escape from a difficult childhood ruled by her tyrannical father. For Si...

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


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17

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