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18: Traditions and Philosophy of Midwestern Baking, 03/31/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is all about baking. First up is Shauna Sever, the author of Midwest Made, who shares her insights into the ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Green Light Circus and Complexities of Love
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
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As we wrap up our second season focused on events in the Northern Susitna Valley, we are coming back to Talkeetna. Specifically to the Sheldon Com...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Trapper Creek Festivals
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
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Today we’ll be focusing on two annual festivals across the river from Talkeetna in Trapper Creek. If you’re looking for summer fun, or if you want ...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Susitna Valley Mushing Events
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Today, we’ll hear about Alaska’s state sport, dog mushing, and how mushing events have played a role in life in the area. Mushing races can be as ...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Oosik Classic Ski Race and Tour
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Today, we’re looking at another annual gathering that brings hundreds of people to Talkeetna each March. In most years, it is a reminder that Spri...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Moose Dropping Festival
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Today, we’re looking at an event…or rather two events with very similar names and themes having to do with…moose excrement. Come along as we hear ...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Miner’s Day
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
Today, we’re exploring another festival from Talkeetna’s recent past, Miner’s Day. It’s another example of the sort of celebration that took place...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Borderlands (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The colonial era is usually seen as prim and proper - a time when manners were refined and marriage was sacrosanct. But that period may have been m...

Bought by KHEN-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 7
Borderlands (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The colonial era is usually seen as prim and proper - a time when manners were refined and marriage was sacrosanct. But that period may have been m...

Bought by KXCV, KEDT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WNED Buffalo, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Borderlands (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The colonial era is usually seen as prim and proper - a time when manners were refined and marriage was sacrosanct. But that period may have been m...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, KMUN, RadioStPete Florida, WFHB and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Borderlands (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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The colonial era is usually seen as prim and proper - a time when manners were refined and marriage was sacrosanct. But that period may have been m...

Bought by KXCV, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Mar 25, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
17: A Smattering of European Influences on Midwestern Foodways, 03/24/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This week's episode showcases the culinary traditions of Scandinavian, Germanic and Eastern European immigrants into the American Midwest. Capri's ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 24, 2022
  • Length: 54:05
  • Purchases: 3
26: Cheesetales: The Past, Present and Future of Midwestern Cheese, 03/17/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Cheese is the star of this episode of Eat Your Heartland Out. We will talk with anthropologist and author Heather Paxson. Her book, The Life of C...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
John Muir in the Wild Desert
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Tonight we visit with the friendly ghost of John Muir, specifically regarding his many excursions in the California deserts. New soundscapes by Red...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Talkeetna Bachelor Auction and Ball
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
In this episode, we’re taking a look at the event that has turned the darkest time of year into the biggest party for the last forty years, the Tal...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
24: The Cultural Heritage and Culinary Charm of Amana Colonies, Iowa; 02/17/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This week on Eat Your Heartland Out, we are spotlighting the Amana Colonies in Iowa. This unique community with German roots has a surprising histo...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Nasruddin & Other Holy Fools
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Back from our brief convalescence to bring you desert prayers in the night — Ancient Egyptian prayers & psalms, in this case. And some tales of Mul...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Feb 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
Wilderness Woman Contest
From: KTNA
Series: The Blue Tarp
Caption: The Blue Tarp, Credit: KTNA Talkeetna
One of the more common questions visitors ask Talkeetna residents is what we do in the winter. We’re starting off our second season by answering p...

Bought by KSKA and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
11: Old World Influences of Southern Europe: Spotlight on Greek and Italian Immigrants in the Midwest, 1/06/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out is a special one for host Capri Cafaro. As an Italian-American from the Midwest, Capri shares her own person...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRPS, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Fountain of Youth
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from the Sierra Nevada.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Run for the Desert Hills
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Like the beaver, we can change parts of our environment. Like the birds, we can move to other lands or at least try. And sometimes those Other Land...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
2: Midwestern Cocktail Culture, 11/11/21
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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Capri is joined by author Jeanette Hurt. Jeanette has written 12 books about food and drink including Wisconsin Cocktails and The Joy of Cider: All...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 11, 2021
  • Length: 54:04
  • Purchases: 1
Historian Nathaniel Philbrick’s “Travels with George. In Search of Washington and His Legacy”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Bestselling, award-winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick's "Travels with George" is a blended account of two road trips separated by about 230 year...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 08:47
Constant Wonder - Tiger in the Sea, Nine Lives Over the Atlantic
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: A gripping tale of triumph, tragedy, unparalleled airmanship, and incredibly brave people in their finest hour; Topic 2: A ferry pilot's n...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:49
The Jaws of Darkness Do Devour
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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The ill counsel of a desert place, that would be howled out in the desert air . . . . Night has fallen on the desert, in this spookiest of seasons....

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1

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