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Political Science 101
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:19
Ping
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
Malapropisms_1
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:49
Like them apples
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:50
Ignorance is bliss
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:37
Having a field day
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:29
Bag of hammers
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:27
Live Wire Radio - Episode 227 Encore NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Musician Jonathan Coulton, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Author/artist MOLLY CRABAPPLE, Chef CHRISTINA TOSI, musical guest JONATHAN COULTON.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
Live Wire Radio - Episode 227 Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Musician Jonathan Coulton, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Author/artist MOLLY CRABAPPLE, Chef CHRISTINA TOSI, musical guest JONATHAN COULTON.

Bought by WCPN, KSRQ, 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Rhythm & News Service


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 5
Lena Dunham & Judy Blume in Conversation
From: The Organist
Caption: Lena Dunham and Judy Blume, Credit: Jenna Weiss-Berman
A conversation between Lena Dunham and Judy Blume, in Blume's Manhattan apartment. Recorded, edited and produced by Jenna Weiss-Berman.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 40:01
  • Purchases: 1
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 225 Encore NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 225 Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Filmmaker LYNN SHELTON, Essayist STACY BOLT and musical guests THAO and the GET DOWN STAY DOWN.

Bought by WCPN, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 238
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Comedian Dana Gould, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Comedian DANA GOULD, writer LINDY WEST, and music from BLITZEN TRAPPER.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, and 90.5 WESA


  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 238 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Comedian Dana Gould, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Comedian DANA GOULD, writer LINDY WEST, and music from BLITZEN TRAPPER.

Bought by KUT, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On Westerns - "Bang! Bang! You've Been Run Through, Brought Low."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 237 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Actor STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, writer OPHIRA EISENBERG, and music from STORM LARGE and RODNEY HICKS.

Bought by WRIR, KUT, KUOW, KCPW Salt Lake City, and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 237
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Storm Large, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
Actor STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, writer OPHIRA EISENBERG, and music from STORM LARGE and RODNEY HICKS.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, 90.5 WESA, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 19, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
John Updike on Family Affairs
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"There is the fear that you somehow neglected to say what was really yours to say" - John Updike. The iconic author on how he discovered himself by...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
First Draft with Russell Banks
From: mitzi rapkin
Series: First Draft
Caption: Russell Banks, Credit: Nancie Battaglia
First Draft highlights the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft and the literary arts. This week's show features an interview...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 223 "Monsters of Public Radio" Encore NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: This American Life's Ira Glass
Host and producer of This American Life IRA GLASS, RadioLab's JAD ABUMRAD and ROBERT KRULWICH, Prairie Home Companion's GARRISON KEILLOR and music ...

Bought by KHNS, KISU, WRIR, KUT, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 223 "Monsters of Public Radio" Encore
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: This American Life's Ira Glass
Host and producer of This American Life IRA GLASS, RadioLab's JAD ABUMRAD and ROBERT KRULWICH, Prairie Home Companion's GARRISON KEILLOR and music ...

Bought by 90.5 WESA, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, KSRQ, and WCPN


  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Live Wire Radio - Episode 236 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Comedian April Richardson, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
NPR Correspondent DAVID FOLKENFLIK, Comedian APRIL RICHARDSON, and music by SHELBY EARL.

Bought by KUT, WRIR, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 4
Live Wire Radio - Episode 236
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
Caption: Comedian April Richardson, Credit: Jennie Baker for Live Wire Radio
NPR Correspondent DAVID FOLKENFLIK, Comedian APRIL RICHARDSON, and music by SHELBY EARL.

Bought by 90.5 WESA, KSRQ, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, and WCPN


  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010-2012), David Clewell
From: New Letters on the Air
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David Clewell, former Poet Laureate of Missouri (2010-12), whose new work is featured in the current issue of NEW LETTERS magazine, draws upon a mi...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Live Wire! Radio - Episode 235 NEWSHOLE VERSION
From: Live Wire! Radio
Series: Live Wire
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A post-holiday special with a mix of new and old material from the likes of author SIMON SINGH, professional cuddler SAMANTHA HESS, AUGUSTEN BURROU...

Bought by KUT, Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4

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