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Drugging France (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In the 19th century, French doctors were finally on the cusp of treating pain. It was a new horizon in the history of medicine.

Bought by WJCU, KVSC, KHNS, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Drugging France (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In the 19th century, French doctors were finally on the cusp of treating pain. It was a new horizon in the history of medicine.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 1
Drugging France (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In the 19th century, French doctors were finally on the cusp of treating pain. It was a new horizon in the history of medicine.

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
Drugging France (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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In the 19th century, French doctors were finally on the cusp of treating pain. It was a new horizon in the history of medicine. Sara Black says the...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
MN Reads: "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota" by Georgia Finnegan
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author and dancer Georgia Finnegan talks about her new book "Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota"

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 08:08
Living Space
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book "Living Space" by Michael E. Veal, which is a thorough and creative examination of John Coltrane's fr...

  • Added: May 05, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
2419: The Legacy of Freud, 5/7/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly thinking about your mother?

  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
In Good Faith - Book Club, Poetry by Rumi
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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In Good Faith welcomes two guests to discuss "Rumi: Studying the Sun".

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 1
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KHEN-LP, KECG, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, and WRGY


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
United We Stand: The People's Tongue (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Who decides what makes a language? In countries all over the world, there are official organizations with that job–in France, Croatia, India, Denma...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
Shelf Discovery: The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan
From: Kristin Dreyer Kramer
Series: Shelf Discovery
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On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin follows three different women as they find safety in books in The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan.

Bought by WUTC, RADIOLEX, WCNY, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 5
Byzantine Chant
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the book "The Past is Always Present," which documents Orthodox chant practices among the monasteries of Mount Ath...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2024
  • Length: 27:24
  • Purchases: 1
MN Reads: "Impermanence" by Sue Leaf
From: WDSE
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Author Sue Leaf talks about her new book "Impermanence"

  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 08:20
861: Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time / 862: Renunciation, 1/6/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: The Tyranny Of Time" - When you’re on the clock, the hours disappear. Time scarcity is making us and the planet sick. But the...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
The oud
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about the new book by Rachel Beckles Willson, called "The Oud: An Illustrated History." This book might be the first in-...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2023
  • Length: 27:42
  • Purchases: 1
What Makes a Place? (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
What Makes a Place? (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and KHEN-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
What Makes a Place? (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It’s almost impossible to look back on family road trips without thinking of Cracker Barrel.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, and WUGA (part of GPB)


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
849: Shapeshifting / 850: Reading While Young, 11/25/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Shapeshifting" - Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
843: Against Capitalism / 844: Books We Can't Forget, 11/4/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Skin Deep
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Happy Halloween! Jess talks with UCLA librarian Megan Rosenbloom about the spooky science of uncovering what makes some old books extra rare.

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Bach Cello Suites
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode, we talked about a new book that serves as a companion to the Bach cello suites. Cellist Steven Isserlis has created a great book t...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 27:09
MN Reads: "From Lapland to Sápmi" by Barbara Sjoholm
From: WDSE
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Author Barbara Sjoholm talks about her new book "From Lapland to Sápmi"

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 09:33

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