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The Black Dog (#1536)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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 WHCP-LP Cambridge, WPCA-LP, KTXK, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more

Four Symphonic Secrets Revealed

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning delves into urban legends surrounding three of the greatest classical composers as well as the renowned Stradivarius violin.

Animal Crackers (#1636)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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 KTXK, WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more

Beside Myself (#1535)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

May 2024 Episosdes

From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat

Sound Beat episodes for the month of May 2024

Bought by KKRN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, KRSC, Harford Community Radio and more

Skookum (#1534)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

Electric Soup (#1635)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

Life of Riley (#1533)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

Blue Dolphin (#1634)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

April 2024 Episodes

From: James O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat

Sound Beat episodes for the month of April 2024

Bought by KKRN, KVSC, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRSC, Harford Community Radio and more

Off the Turnip Truck (#1532)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

A Host of Haunted Houses

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning takes a look at some haunted houses and separates the historical facts from the ghost stories.

Gilded Age (#1633)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

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

Loaded for Bear (#1531)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

One way to make your new business look trendy is to use two nouns separated by an ampersand, like Peach & Creature . . . or Rainstorm & Egg. A tong...

Bought by KTXK, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WPCA-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more

Bronx Cheer (#1632)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

What's the best thing to say to someone who is grieving? Choosing the right words is far less important than just showing up in the first place. Al...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTXK, KVSC, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more

Mrs. Astor's Horse (#1530)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

"What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?" Answer: a kitten! A 1948 children's joke book has lots of these ...

Bought by KECG, WPCA-LP, WNIN, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more

Ghost Runner (#1631)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

In Japan, if you want to order a corndog, you ask for an Amerikan doggu (アメリカンドッグ). These types of coinages are called wasei-eigo, or "Japanese-mad...

Bought by Raven Radio, KECG, WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more

At First Blush (#1529)

From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words

Book recommendations and the art of apology. Martha and Grant share some good reads, including an opinionated romp through English grammar, a Spani...

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

BHM Vignette 13_HPM_William Lawson

From: KUHF