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Explore the loving journey of Carol Burnett, a story of resilience, heart, and the transformative power of laughter.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 16:43
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The Sydney Opera House was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973, marking the start of a two-week festival of events in celebration of...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 09:05
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For our season finale, Devin and Lauren tell the story of the Fox sisters, who rose to fame as early practitioners of modern spiritualism in the 19...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
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Simon Helberg and Rufus Sewell star in a dark comedy about the race to preserve Lenin's body.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KFCF FM, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KALW and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:01
  • Purchases: 17
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Door to Suspense #19 featuring Eve Arden in: Our Miss Brooks 10/24/48 CBS, Suspense “The Well-Dressed Corpse” 1/18/51 CBS.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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Door to Suspense #17 featuring Shirley Mitchell in: Great Gildersleeve 5/26/46 NBC, Suspense “Blind Date” 11/18/54 CBS.

  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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Door to Suspense #16 featuring J. Carrol Naish in: Life With Luigi 3/25/52 CBS, Suspense “Treasure Chest of Don Jose” 2/4/52 CBS.

  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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This week on Living Planet, we explore a topic that's perfectly natural and something we do every day. Whether you use a squat toilet, a pit latrin...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and Radio Kansas


  • Added: Sep 09, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Door to Suspense #14 featuring Henry Morgan in: Henry Morgan Show 6/4/47 ABC, Suspense “Dream Song” 11/6/47 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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Door to Suspense #13 featuring Jim and Marian Jordan in: Fibber McGee and Molly 1/9/46 NBC, Suspense “Backseat Driver” 2/22/51 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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Door to Suspense #12 featuring Bob Hope in: Bob Hope Show 3/21/50 NBC, Suspense “Death Has a Shadow” 5/5/49 CBS.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 53:00
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It's 1576 and you don't have a young boy to spare to turn your meat while it cooks. So what could you use? A turnspit dog.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Harriet lived from around 1835 to 2006! She is believed to be one of the Earth's longest lived creatures ever recorded.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
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In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game got the bright idea to transport beavers into the back country with PARACHUTES. It was a wild and wacky compromise to ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
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It's 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington's disorga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Amy pulled out all the stops for this shenanigan filled episode. Don't be an April's Fool like Trace.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Kendra Carr of Interlochen Public Radio talks with science writer Mary Roach.

Bought by WNMU-FM, Michigan Radio, and WKAR


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 3
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack delves into a rather seedy aspect of the Minnesota Sta...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:23
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The last episode of 4 with wonky sound. We got all the bugs out. (get it...bugs- cause its an episode about bees. *nudges in dad joke* Many cultur...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 04:56
  • 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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Some of Will's greatest jokes about Congress

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: :59
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The President is an obvious subject for Will's humor. He spoke about the office, and the men in that position, often.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: :59
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Will Rogers was a cowboy until the day he died. He visited ranches around the world to see that the cowboy way of life was still alive.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00
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Will Rogers proposed we could look at political change like we look at Groundhog Day.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:17
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Even though he wasn't a great student, Will Rogers knew the value of a good education.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:00