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When you put something on a pedestal, it becomes a prime target for pigeons. Or to put it another way – if a certain movie consistently shows up on...
- Added: Sep 06, 2017
- Length: 05:52
Steve visits the Edge Center for the Performing Arts in Big Fork, to see Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater and also John Bauer's Exhibit "What's Left:...
- Added: Oct 28, 2016
- Length: 03:42
This particular Untold Stories of Central Minnesota is the first in a series of three concerning the Untold Story of Immigration in our area. As ...
- Added: Oct 21, 2016
- Length: 28:35
Steve Downing visits the Edge Center for the Arts, in Bigfork, to see the musical "Annie Jr.", presented by Stages Theatre Company.
- Added: Oct 10, 2016
- Length: 03:51
Steve Downing shares his trip to New York City, visiting the Village Vanguard, Whitney Museum of American Art, the Barrow Street Theatre and more. ...
- Added: Aug 10, 2016
- Length: 04:07
Breaking up is hard to do, and it's hard to put into appropriate words. Comedian Rosie Wilby seeks a better term for 'ex', and family law barrister...
- Added: Mar 06, 2016
- Length: 18:28
The 2016 US election isn't going away anytime soon, so let's seek refuge in etymology. Consider the linguistically appropriate age of a senator, an...
- Added: Feb 25, 2016
- Length: 36:05
Responding to his editor about why he wrote his most famous children's novel, E.B. White replied in characteristic good humor.
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: :58
Your online dating profile is the latest spin on a 300-year-old tradition of advertising yourself in order to find a spouse, a sexual partner, or s...
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: 41:08
There’s a language which is said to be the smallest language in the world. It has around 123 words, five vowels, nine consonants, and apparently yo...
Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 20:24
- Purchases: 1
It's cathartic; it's a useful historical record; and it might help you behave better on public transport. Neil Katcher and Dave Nadelberg from Mort...
- Added: Dec 14, 2015
- Length: 18:58
Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer from the podcast Criminal stop by to talk about the linguistic challenges of crime reporting. They also share their...
- Added: Nov 02, 2015
- Length: 23:05
La la la, dum di di dum, a wop bop a loo bop a wop bom bom - what are all those non-words doing masquerading as words in songs? Hrishikesh Hirway f...
- Added: Oct 24, 2015
- Length: 13:44
“Talking about music is like dancing about architecture” is a problematic statement: not just because nobody can agree on who came up with it, but ...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WABE, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 24, 2015
- Length: 27:04
- Purchases: 3
The messiness of English is the price of its success. It is the most widely spoken language in the world, geographically, being an official languag...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 14, 2015
- Length: 28:03
- Purchases: 1
Goes2Eleven continues its tribute to guitar heroes with flamenco superman Paco de Lucía. We discuss Paco’s traditional flamenco roots and his explo...
Bought by KKRN
- Added: Aug 05, 2015
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 1
Learn all you need to know about this season's production of "Much Ado About Nothing" directed by James (Jim) Edmondson! We'll go over the cliff no...
- Added: Jul 08, 2015
- Length: 05:20
Women have been making comics since the beginning. This engaging history tracks the gender dynamics of the comics industry for 120 years, highlight...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WABE
- Added: Jun 18, 2015
- Length: 21:39
- Purchases: 2
Heartfelt, energetic, and down home. Heralded by CMT Edge as "one of the most promising bands on the bluegrass scene," the music of the Nashville b...
- Added: May 08, 2015
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 9
On the eve of the 2015 General Election in the UK, take a jaunt through the etymology of election-related words.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: May 06, 2015
- Length: 09:01
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Apr 23, 2015
- Length: 10:21
- Purchases: 1
You'd think you could trust dictionaries, but it turns out, they are riddled with LIES.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 26, 2015
- Length: 15:26
- Purchases: 1
They rock and roll them. We're talking about those boulders we all see in the woods. Geologists call them "erratics."
- Added: Dec 17, 2014
- Length: 03:53
Seton Hall University Athletics competitive rise to the top of Intercollegiate Athletics behind the Vision and dedication of their Athletic Directo...
- Added: Nov 21, 2014
- Length: 15:59
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: A. Curtis Farrow In Conversation With Another Great Performer
Series: A. Curtis Farrow In Conversation With Another Great Performer
Emmy Award Winning Producer & Director, A. Curtis Farrow In Conversation With Another Great Performer, Ms. Cissy Houston.
- Added: Jun 17, 2014
- Length: 20:00
