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We have fun with rhetoric and some commonly used rhetorical devices, including how we might be using them even when we don't realize it.
- Added: May 02, 2024
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 2
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
Episode 262
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards.
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 34:53
We look at some names of famous people that, when you pronounce them correctly, can let people know you're an expert... or a snob.
- Added: Apr 25, 2024
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 2
This week, Kathy and Ross quiz Fletcher on a list of words that may or may not have been coined by Shakespeare. You might be surprised by which one...
- Added: Apr 18, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
Co-founder of I’m Your Neighbor Books Kirsten Cappy builds bridges through children’s literature
Bought by WMPG, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 28:56
- Purchases: 6
We look at some "rules" of the language that were mostly just made up so people could feel like they were speaking proper English.
- Added: Mar 07, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
We run through some particularly confusing grammar mistakes and how sometimes, we might think we’re saying one thing when we’re really saying another.
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Feb 29, 2024
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Some of us like to be rule breakers, but here are a few rules of the English language we can’t help but follow. And we probably don’t even know the...
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Feb 08, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
I’ve gone over the different Points Of View many times. I was explaining at length the different forms of 3rd person and the views of 1st and 2nd p...
- Added: Jan 01, 2024
- Length: 29:34
Erosion and evolution. Shadow and light. Death and rebirth. These are some of the strands that the acclaimed author, naturalist and activist Terry ...
- Added: Dec 18, 2023
- Length: 28:30
Library workers often risk their livelihoods when they speak out against censorship, spurring community members to pick up the fight for intellectu...
Bought by WORT
- Added: Dec 13, 2023
- Length: 25:35
- Purchases: 1
Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with Maia about what it's like to be on t...
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 17:55
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
Episode 251
Exploring all things wine with you!
In this episode of The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW), Kim and ...
- Added: Nov 25, 2023
- Length: 40:51
Brittany Cavallaro talks with Jack Driscoll.
Bought by WKAR
- Added: Nov 10, 2023
- Length: 54:30
- Purchases: 1
Banning of so-called “classics” grabs public attention, but books like To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 don't need your defense. It's the more recent...
- Added: Nov 08, 2023
- Length: 19:25
Join our Kids Crew in a conversation with the beloved children’s authors, Goosebump’s RL Stine and Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the Ar...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KTNA, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more
- Added: Nov 06, 2023
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 10
Campbell Library (East Grand Forks, MN) news on tap! Everything from glass etching to birds! Director Charlotte Helgeson has the spicy details!
- Added: Nov 01, 2023
- Length: 14:46
Join our Kids Crew in a conversation with the beloved children’s authors, Goosebump’s RL Stine and Marc Brown, the author and illustrator of the Ar...
- Added: Oct 27, 2023
- Length: 58:00
Author Carmen Maria Machado's book “In the Dream House” appeared on high school classes’ recommended reading lists, and was subsequently targeted b...
- Added: Oct 06, 2023
- Length: 25:22
From: KRCL
This is a 1 on 1 interview with Author Dan Levitt, and Radioactive's Nick Burns.
From Levitt's Website
"For readers of Bill Bryson, Neil deGrasse ...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 12:04
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
Exploring all things wine with you!
In this episode Kim and Mark talk with Natalie MacLean about her new book "W...
- Added: Sep 08, 2023
- Length: 40:49
We are trying to help save the world! The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDG) #4 is Quality Education. The goal is to ensure inclus...
Bought by KECG
- Added: Aug 25, 2023
- Length: 01:00:06
- Purchases: 1
Author and veterinarian Jody Lulich talks about his new memoir In the Company of Grace
- Added: Apr 06, 2023
- Length: 09:33
HOUR ONE: "How Should We Tell Our History?" - Debates over history are front-page news, from critical race theory to AP history classes. How should...
- Added: Feb 24, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
Author and educator Celeste Finn talks about her new book "As I Am"
- Added: Feb 09, 2023
- Length: 08:29