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Dirty Laundry (#1520)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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When you had sleepovers as a child, what did you call the makeshift beds you made on the floor? In some places, you call those bedclothes and blank...

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


  • Added: Nov 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
The Democratic Party
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How did the party that supported slavery become the party that nominated our first African-American president?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 19:25
Strong Coffee (#1625)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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During the late 19th and early 20th century, thousands of volunteers helped crowdsource the Oxford English Dictionary. This venerable reference wor...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WPCA-LP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week is an interview with authors Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel about their new book, Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine. I ask them about t...

Bought by KSRQ, KHNS, KWIT, KECG, WOUB and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Keep Your Powder Dry (#1519)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Jacuzzi and silhouette are eponyms – that is, they derive from the names of people. An Italian immigrant to California invented the bubbly hot tub ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Bruce Patterson – "Old Time Tales of Anderson Valley"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural ar...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Seen and Obscene
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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The birth of obscenity laws in the 1870s provides a cautionary tale for the present moment, when far-right conservatives incorrectly label books “s...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:15
  • Purchases: 1
One-Armed Paper Hanger (#1518)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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The emotional appeal of handwriting and the emotional reveal of animal phrases. Should children be taught cursive writing in school, or is their ti...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, WNIN and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Hair on Your Tongue (#1517)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you speak both German and Spanish, you may find yourself reaching for a German word instead of a Spanish one, and vice versa. This puzzling expe...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
GJ Interviews Gov. Regis Pecos (Part Two)
From: Generation Justice Admin
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This week on Generation Justice, we hear from Governor Regis Pecos, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Leadership Institute at Santa Fe Indian Schoo...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 23:01
GJ Interviews Gov. Regis Pecos (Part One)
From: Generation Justice Admin
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This week on Generation Justice, we hear from Governor Regis Pecos, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Leadership Institute at Santa Fe Indian Schoo...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 34:29
Train of Thought (#1516)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Chances are you recognize the expressions Judgment Day and the root of all evil as phrases from the Bible. There are many others, though, some of w...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WPCA-LP, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
GJ Interviews CCESOS
From: Generation Justice Admin
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OUR PODCAST IS READY!! This week on Generation Justice, we spoke with Alicia Chavez, Board President at the Center for Social Sustainable Systems. ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 17:41
Space Cadet (#1514)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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We have books that should be on every language lover's wish list, plus a couple of recommendations for history buffs. Plus: how did the word boondo...

Bought by Raven Radio, KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 20
Howling Fantods (#1513)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Are there words and phrases that you misunderstood for an embarrassingly long time? Maybe you thought that money laundering literally meant washing...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WPCA-LP, RADIOLEX, WYAP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Pizza Bones (#1624)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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What's in a name? If your last name is Cook or Smith, your ancestors probably worked in those professions. But what if your last name is Pope? Or A...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTSW 89.9, RADIOLEX, WPCA-LP, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Jerry Eisterhold Of TerraVox Winery interview
From: Mark Lenzi
Series: The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 233 The Wonderful World of Wine with Jerry Eisterhold of Terravox Winery

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 38:18
Bottled Sunshine (#1512)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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If you catch your blue jeans on a nail, you may find yourself with a winklehawk. This term was adapted into English from Dutch, and means "an L-sha...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Banned For Odd Reasons
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Banning a song is often done for a strong reason. Then there is the show today. Here is a list of songs that were banned for silly or dumb reason...

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


  • Added: Sep 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Endless Summer (#1623)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Surf's up! When surfers describe the waves as going gangbusters, it's a great time to be out on the water. But why describe surf conditions that wa...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 18
Care Package (#1511)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Sending someone a care package shows you care, of course. But the first care packages were boxes of food and personal items for survivors of World ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WYAP, RADIOLEX, WGCU, WNIN and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 19
Brazen Presents: The Closer Back to School Special
From: PRX
Series: Brazen Presents
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This is a special "Back to School" edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that chang...

Bought by WRKF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., Nevada Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 14
Cootie Shot (#1510)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Perfect sentences and slang that tickles your mind. A new book of writing advice says that a good sentence "imposes a logic on the world's weirdnes...

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


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Rock Star Commercials
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Of course rock stars do commercials. Some believe it is selling out but you have pay the bills. This week is a long list of rock stars you might ...

Bought by WYAP, WMTNradio, KHNS, KWIT, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Aug 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Sticky Wicket (#1622)
From: A Way with Words
Series: A Way with Words
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Is listening to an audio-book for your book club somehow "cheating"? While some argue there's no substitute for engaging with the printed page, oth...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KTSW 89.9, WYAP, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WNIN and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16

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