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One of the most memorable lines from Oppenheimer the film comes from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. Sandip explains our abiding cultural ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Gilded Buddha statue at Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India., Credit: Sandip Roy
While Buddhism as a religion was founded in India, only 0.7% of Indians describe themselves as Buddhist.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Rogers thought about peace often, but didn't always trust it

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: :59
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Will the new abolition movement succeed in transforming how we invest public resources? And what really are the economic underpinnings of the syste...

Bought by KSPC and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Will liked to joke about the election results, no matter which party came out on top

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2020
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Rogers shares his humor about Presidents and the elections that get to that position.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Rogers once performed for a sitting US President. Find out how it went.

  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: :59
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Will's was born on Election Day, which set the perfect tone for his political humor and commentary

  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
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What do fathers really want to celebrate their day? Will gives his thoughts.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
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Will believed that doing something your own way, even if it doesn't work, is better than doing the same thing as everyone else

  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: :59
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While Rogers was known for his love of baseball, he had some great things to say about football, as well

  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: :59
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Will jokes about labor and Labor Day

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, in her first appearance since fleeing Brazil, women’s rights advocate Debora Diniz joins fellow activists and philanthropists to discuss...

Bought by KMUN, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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A debate about whether Nolan’s Dunkirk whitewashes history is perfectly legitimate but seventy years after India’s Independence isn’t it also time ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
Caption: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Credit: nataji.org
The mystery of Subhas Chandra Bose has trumped the actual history of Subhas Bose.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
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According to Psychology Today, mindfulness can be defined as “a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe yo...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:34
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Kooky characters have lessened in number, so has our opportunity to pitch in and help them or to put up with a little misery or embarrassment from ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:20
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Permanence—the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely—might appear to be an outmoded, unrealistic concept.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 08:16
Caption: Benny Goodman
In the 1930’s, the clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, brought jazz stylings to mainstream America. With this short feature jazz historian a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2