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6 works, including BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (2nd Mvt. only) . Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Andris Nelsons.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 56:58
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4 works, including HENRIETTE RENIÉ: Légende; Valerie Milot, harp.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
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6 works, including HOLST: St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29, #2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan Barlow.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
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6 works, including HOLST: St. Paul's Suite, Op. 29, #2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alan Barlow.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
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6 works, including PRICE: Fantasie negre No. 1 in E Minor; Samantha Ege, piano.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
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6 works, including PRICE: Fantasie negre No. 1 in E Minor; Samantha Ege, piano.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
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6 works, including HANDEL: Belshazzar Overture. The English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 56:59
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The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
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Daily rundown of Tech History

  • Added: Oct 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:17
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Jules Leotard is the eponym of the costume worn by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
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The Full Monty means "the entire amount, the whole enchilada." Why?

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
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"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
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The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
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The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
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A discussion of the etmology of the word epitaph.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
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Origin and evolution of the word "dope."

  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
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A discussion of the origin of the expression "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KHSU


  • Added: Apr 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 2