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The Atomic Hour Episode 105- TWANG!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Artist Spotlight, Brand New Oldies, Fundamentally Instrumental, and Much More!

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
OHR189: OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Eureka Strings, 5/27/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Eureka Strings
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Eureka Springs folk orchestra, Eureka Strings, re...

  • Added: May 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
Those publicity-seeking opportunists.
From: KENW
Series: Dumb Ideas that Changed the World
Caption: Dumb Ideas the Changed the World, Credit: Cindy Gentry and Shannon Hearn
For today’s dumb idea, meet Barry Marshall. An Australian medical student, in 1982 he claimed that bacteria cause gastritis… then peptic ulcers, th...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
What if the cure is worse than the disease?
From: KENW
Series: Dumb Ideas that Changed the World
Caption: Dumb Ideas the Changed the World, Credit: Cindy Gentry and Shannon Hearn
Wonder drugs have snuffed out some terrifying diseases. But first they must be approved by the U.S. government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
What if a social movement is anti-social?
From: KENW
Series: Dumb Ideas that Changed the World
Caption: Dumb Ideas the Changed the World, Credit: Cindy Gentry and Shannon Hearn
We don’t hear the word “anarchy” much today, but a century ago it was a worldwide social movement. In 1894 Charles Rodolf wrote: “The true anarchis...

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
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
OHR090: OHR Presents: Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives, 5/20/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Marty Stuart
Five time Grammy Award winning traditional country, bluegrass, & Americana music legend Marty Stuart and his band, The Fabulous Superlatives, recor...

  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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
MN Reads: "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota" by Georgia Finnegan
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author and dancer Georgia Finnegan talks about her new book "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota"

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 08:08
The Atomic Hour Episode 104- Out In The Street
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- Mister 1960's Record Review, Let's Hear It For The Girls, Vocal Group Greats, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
OHR188: OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbaree, 5/13/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Will Gunselman
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring singer-songwriters Will Gunselman & Ashtyn Barbar...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR202: OHR Presents: The Creek Rocks, 5/6/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: The Creek Rocks
Springfield, Missouri based Ozark original husband & wife duo The Creek Rocks recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, A...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
The Atomic Hour Episode 103- Ed? I Love You!
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock And Roll Revivalism, The Grown Ups' Table, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
OHR187: OHR Presents: Railyard Live - Front Porch, 4/29/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Front Porch
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring Eureka Springs hard-driving folk quartet, Front P...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR201: OHR Presents: The Howlin’ Brothers Return, 4/22/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Howlin' Brothers
Unconventional folk-blues-Americana-bluegrass trio “The Howlin’ Brothers” recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkan...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
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
The Atomic Hour Episode 102- Le Caire, Nid D'Espions
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring: Spy-Fi On The Hi-Fi, Brand New Oldies, Teen Idol Time and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1
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
OHR186: OHR Presents: Rogers Railyard Live Ozark Folk Jamboree, 4/15/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Rogers Railyard Live
A special road trip episode. OHR visits Rogers, Arkansas’ Railyard Live Concert Series featuring their Ozark Folk Jamboree. A compilation of seve...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
OHR199: OHR Presents: Adam Fudge & Friends, 4/8/2024
From: Ozark Highlands Radio
Series: Ozark Highlands Radio
Caption: Adam Fudge
An accidental masterpiece performance featuring three finger bluegrass banjo Jedi and Ozark original Adam Fudge & friends recorded live at the Ozar...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
The Atomic Hour Episode 101- Bobby and Marcie and Susie and Tracy...
From: KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio
Series: The Atomic Hour
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Featuring- The Cozy Covers Comparison Corner, Rock and Roll Revivalists, Goin' Up The Country, and Much More!

Bought by KECG


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1

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