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In this first episode of American Compassion, we explore what life was like in America without a safety net. Join executive producer Rebecca McInro...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KUT
- Added: Aug 05, 2022
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 2
A check-in with one of our most popular interviews, Jeff Clarke. Historian, actor and host of Public Broadcasting’s Saving Grace. Learn how he turn...
- Added: Jul 22, 2018
- Length: 18:15
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
"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.
- Added: Jul 19, 2005
- Length: 02:02
The genesis of the phrase "rule of thumb" is uncertain.
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
The story behind the coinage of the common expression "good Samaritan."
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
A discussion of the etmology of the word epitaph.
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:02
- Added: Apr 15, 2005
- Length: 02:03
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