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This Week In Rock and Roll History week of January 7th
From: Chris Palladino
Caption: This Week In Rock and Roll History, Credit: Tyler Palladino
This Week In Rock and Roll History is a weekly one hour look back at the songs, the artists, and the stories behind the music of the rock and roll ...

Bought by KSRQ, KENW, KIYU-FM, and KSLU


  • Added: Dec 10, 2023
  • Length: 55:34
  • Purchases: 4
Strawberry Moon (#1522)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We asked for your thoughts about whether cursive writing should be taught in schools -- and you replied with a resounding "Yes!" Here's why: Cursiv...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Beatles A.I.
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Beatles released a song with John Lennon which is mainly AI. People love it but is it a good thing? AI is being used more than you might thin...

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


  • Added: Dec 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Highway Robbery (#1626)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Secret signals on the job: Waitresses at some 19th-century restaurants ensured speedy drink service by communicating with a non-verbal code. One se...

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


  • Added: Nov 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Spill the Tea (#1521)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If someone urges you to spill the tea, they probably don't want you tipping over a hot beverage. Originally, the tea here was the letter T, as in t...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WPCA-LP, KTXK, Raven Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Wax Museum 11/18/23 Show #196
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
New music by Crack The Sky, Yes and archival reissues by Elton John, Jethro Tull and a review of the musical connections between Robert Fripp and D...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:37
  • Purchases: 1
Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

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


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Musician NIcknames
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Can you give yourself a nickname? Michael Jackson wrote a letter to Mtv this week in 1991 that asked them to call him The King of Pop. Some did m...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Strong Coffee (#1625)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, thousands of volunteers helped crowdsource the Oxford English Dictionary. This venerable reference wor...

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


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Wax Museum 11/4/23 Show #195 The Beatles "Now And Then"
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
A review of the new single "Now And Then" by The Beatles and related projects from 2023 and more.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:57
Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about t...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, KECG, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Keep Your Powder Dry (#1519)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Jacuzzi and silhouette are eponyms – that is, they derive from the names of people. An Italian immigrant to California invented the bubbly hot tub ...

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


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Halloween Buried With
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here is our second Halloween show. Many musicians and celebrities have been buried with some rather interesting items. We have a rather long list...

Bought by KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KSRQ, WOUB, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Wax Museum Halloween House Of Horrors 2023 Show #194
From: Chris Palladino
Series: The Wax Museum
Caption: The Wax Museum, Credit: Tyler Palladino
The annual Wax Museum Halloween show with Chris Palladino and Mistress Cindy

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:08:42
  • Purchases: 1
One-Armed Paper Hanger (#1518)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The emotional appeal of handwriting and the emotional reveal of animal phrases. Should children be taught cursive writing in school, or is their ti...

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


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
ZPOYH: Cucumber Beet & Pistachio Salad, 12/21/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Cucumber Beet & Pistachio Salad THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Statins vs. supplements * (Segment 3) Headphones putting young p...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Broccoli Cheddar Chicken & Rice Casserole, 11/30/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Broccoli Cheddar Chicken & Rice Casserole THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Less than five hours' sleep at night linked to higher ...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese, 11/16/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Over-the-counter hearing aids available in US for first time * (Se...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
ZPOYH: Everybody Loves Ramen, 11/2/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Everybody Loves Ramen THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Ultraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, studies find * (Seg...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Halloween Grave Gifts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Music celebrities that have passed often have fans that come to the grave sites and leave gifts. Here is a list of some of the more famous ones.

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KECG, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
ZPOYH: Green Coconut Curry Lentil Soup, 10/19/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Green Coconut Curry Lentil Soup THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL TOPICS: * (Segment 1) How Certain Foods May Improve Your Mood * (Segment 3) A deconge...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Hair on Your Tongue (#1517)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak both German and Spanish, you may find yourself reaching for a German word instead of a Spanish one, and vice versa. This puzzling expe...

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


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Deezer's Audience Centered Method
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Streaming service Deezer is trying a new format of paying artists and the world is watching. We have the story.

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KWIT, KECG and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Aphex Twin
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2023
  • Length: 27:47
Train of Thought (#1516)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Chances are you recognize the expressions Judgment Day and the root of all evil as phrases from the Bible. There are many others, though, some of w...

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


  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18

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