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PE 2415
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Gimme That Ol' Time...Radio?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Royalton Community Radio, KHNS, WFHB, WFiT Melbourne 89.5 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 20
Voice of the Desert
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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The storms continue, the wildflowers begin to appear, and Chantel (our mysterious PCT through-hiker) probably made it to the Canadian border withou...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Year was 1947
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish, Credit: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Sounds Jewish takes a deep dive into the Jewish music of 1947.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Carol Burnett: Loving to Laugh
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Love Is History
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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
StoryCorps Missoula 2022 - 02
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: MTPR Documentary Specials
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The second special to come from StoryCorps' mobile tour visit to Missoula in 2022. First aired on Montana Public Radio in December 2023, this speci...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2024
  • Length: 59:05
  • Purchases: 1
Some humor included
From: WMNR
Series: An Arthur Fiedler Sampler
Caption: Arthur Fiedler
Though classical music is sometimes described as "serious", there are examples that belies this notion. This program has a healthy serving of them.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
The Winona Art Walk 2022 Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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From paintings to prints, from wood work to writing, there is no limit to what you can find at the Winona Art Walk. Hosted across the city of Winon...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 24:50
David Blaine, Trickless Magician
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Ten thousand spectators gathered by the side of the Thames on 19th October, 2003 to watch street magician/illusionist David Blaine come back down t...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2023
  • Length: 08:38
Australia’s Most Iconic Building
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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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
The Fox Sisters and the “Great American Hoax”
From: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Series: A New York Minute In History
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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
The Dowsing Rod
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Ever seen a water witch at work? It’s a beautiful thing to behold. We have ancient reserves of great power within us.

Bought by KFCF FM and KSJE


  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
7 Jul: Seven Wonders – Rebooted
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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‘The Seven Wonders of the World’ *sounds* impressive, but could they do with an update? That was the mission of the mysterious Swiss-based ‘New 7 W...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:15
4 Jul: Here Comes The Hamburger
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Who invented the hamburger? It’s almost impossible to know, given that mincemeat has been consumed all around the world, and for centuries – but Os...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 2
The Persistence of Tulare Lake
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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During these many months of heavy rain & thick snowdrifts, we look around the southwest and notice all those playas, those alkaline dry lakes, bles...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Artifact or Artifice: The Kensington Runestone Hoax
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: Reporter Matthew Schneeman poses in front of the runestone at the Kensington Runestone Museum, Credit: Mattew Scheeman
In 1898, a farmer dug up a stone engraved with a Nordic language in a field in Kensington, Minnesota. People have been arguing about it ever since...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 25:48
Space Oddities: Episode 3-The First Moon Flights Club
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: A sample of the Pan Am First Moon Flights Club membership card., Credit: Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
Long before Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson began sending civilians into space, in the 1960s there was an American airline that had the same dream. ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
  • Purchases: 1
Lenin's Embalmers
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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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
Door to Suspense featuring Eve Arden
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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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
Door to Suspense featuring Shirley Mitchell
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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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
Door to Suspense featuring J. Carrol Naish
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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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
Living Planet 09/10/22
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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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
Down in the Flood
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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An interesting thing about a raging flash flood is how quiet it is, for the most part. Sometimes you’ll hear a pinyon log sort of bonk against a bo...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 05, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Warren Nelson & Friends | Episode 22-36
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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First broadcast in 1994, Tent Show Radio is a weekly one-hour radio program showcasing the best live recordings from acclaimed music acts and enter...

Bought by WXPR, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRFA-LP, WDSE, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Door to Suspense featuring Henry Morgan
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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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
Door to Suspense featuring Jim and Marian Jordan
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Door to Suspense
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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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