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Robert Moog
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Remember, pronounce it Mohg rather than Mooog. Robert Moog did not invent the synthesizer. He just made it so that it was in the reach of the reg...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
193: Navy Seals
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The US military uses more than boats to protect our Naval bases. This episode brings a whole new meaning to "Navy seals".

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Lion in Winter
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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One of history's most volatile families back-stabs their way through an unforgettable Christmas.

Bought by KKRN, KMUN, KWMR, WPCA-LP, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 34
2022 Anniversaries Part Two Early Upload
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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EARLY UPLOAD! THIS SHOW SHOULD BE USED THE WEEK OF 1/3 THROUGH 1/9. I CANNOT SCHEDULE MY UPLOADS. This is the second Anniversary show for 2022....

Bought by KSRQ, KWIT, KTRL, WOUB, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Follow Up Albums
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Once a musician has a massive hit album, they are expected to follow it up. But the rules change. What would easily be considered a hit for other...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, KTRL, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
National Writers Series: Mary Roach
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Three
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Kendra Carr of Interlochen Public Radio talks with science writer Mary Roach.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 3
The Untold Story of Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha and Her Award Winning State Fair Crop Art
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack delves into a rather seedy aspect of the Minnesota Sta...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:23
183: Telling the Bees
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The last episode of 4 with wonky sound. We got all the bugs out. (get it...bugs- cause its an episode about bees. *nudges in dad joke* Many cultur...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motown Part Two
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is the second part of our facinating interview with the flutist for Motown, Dayna Hartwick. Think of a classic hit for Motown and she played ...

Bought by KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, KTRL, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Dayna Hartwick, The Flute of Motwon Part One
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Think of your favorite Motown song. If there is a flute or piccolo on that song, it was played by Dayna Hartwick. For close to a decade, she was ...

Bought by KTRL, KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Posthumous Hits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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There's a trivia questions goes around asking, what is the first posthumous number one hit? The answer that is probably expected is Sittin on the ...

Bought by KTRL, WYAP, KSRQ, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Lux Jezebel
From: Bill Taylor
Series: When It Was Live
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The series featured as many of the original stars of the original stage and film productions as possible, usually paying them $5,000 an appearance....

Bought by KSLU and KMXT


  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:24
  • Purchases: 2
WRM45 - Will & Peace
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers thought about peace often, but didn't always trust it

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: :59
The Untold Story of SCSU Archivist Tom Steman's KVSC Trivia Question, a Letter from Sinclair Lewis, and much more from the University Archives
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Prodcuder Jeff Carmack heads over to the University Archives once again to c...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:58
WRM44 - Will Pokes Fun at Congress...Again
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Some of Will's greatest jokes about Congress

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: :59
Ep. 450: Kevin Young, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Clyde W. Ford, and Amythyst Kiah, 2/26/2021
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Amythyst Kiah
In celebration of Black History Month, this episode features poet Kevin Young, groundbreaking Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, writer and historian...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
WRM43 - Will & Presidents
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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The President is an obvious subject for Will's humor. He spoke about the office, and the men in that position, often.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: :59
"Black History Month Special" with Kevin Young, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Clyde W. Ford, and Amthyst Kiah
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire Specials
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In celebration of Black History Month, this special episode features poet Kevin Young, groundbreaking Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, writer and h...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
151: G. A. Morgan and the Traffic Light
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Traffic lights, a hair relaxant, gas masks, the zig-zag stitch on sewing machines...all of these important inventions have one thing in common, Gar...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 05:57
Groupies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week in 1969, Rolling Stone made their cover story, Groupies and Other Girls. It is generally believed this is where the word came into commo...

Bought by WNYO, KSRQ, Harford Community Radio, KWIT, and WOUB


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Big Book of Mars: Our Obsession with the Red Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Marc Hartzman's fascinating and entertaining book about Mars in popular culture and more., Credit: Quirk Books
Author Marc Hartzman’s new book celebrates the wonder of the Red Planet and how it entered popular culture.

Bought by WFHB, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
WRM42 - Will & Cowboys
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers was a cowboy until the day he died. He visited ranches around the world to see that the cowboy way of life was still alive.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
WRM41 - Will Rogers Own Groundhog Day
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers proposed we could look at political change like we look at Groundhog Day.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:17
WRM40 - Will & Reading
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Even though he wasn't a great student, Will Rogers knew the value of a good education.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
WRM39 - Will Loved America
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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For as much as he poked fun at those who ran the nation, it was clear that Will loved America.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00

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