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215: James Madison & the 4 Letters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's 1789 and the beginning of bureaucracy in the United States. James Madison is writing letters to smooth the path of George Washington's disorga...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
139: Mummy Passport
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Ramesses II (Also known as Ramses or Rameses) became Pharaoh at the age of 14, had more children than any other Egyptian ruler, and reigned during ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Will and Lawyers
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will's jokes extended outside of politics to discuss other topics, like lawyers

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
WRM10 - Will and Congress
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers loved to poke fun at Congress. Now he keep an eternal eye on them.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
WRM09 - Will Rogers and Elections
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers had a lot to say about elections

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
105: Prohibition Cow Shoes and Hollow Canes
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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From 1920 to 1933, the United States had a ban against the sale and import of alcohol. Almost immediately the whole nation began to find innovative...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
93: Farting Herring
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Welcome to our funniest episode yet. Scientists avert international tension between Sweden and Russia, learn something we didn't know about herring...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 04:37
89: Jiu Jitsu Suffragettes
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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That's right. Way back in the early 1900s, when women were protesting for the right to vote, there was a four-foot eleven-inch woman teaching the S...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 09:26
No MSG please
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: MSG 2 Movie Poster
At first he was funny. A bearded man with flowing hair dressed in his garish best, his forearms curly with knots of hair. But Ram Rahim is no ordi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Skeptic Check: Science and the Election
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Science and the Election, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s a divisive election year, but there is public consensus that science and technology policy issues matter. So why aren’t the candidates discus...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Iran Belongs to Its Youth
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Veteran journalist Reese Erlich takes us to Iran, where young people, who make up over 40% of the country’s population, are looking toward the futu...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Can you Satirize Poor Customer Service from Big Cable Companies?
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
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Episode 130: Given all the horrible experiences people have had over the telephone with massive cable companies, it isn't clear that one can design...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2015
  • Length: 15:02
The (political) lure of Minnehaha Falls
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Minnehaha Falls has been a popular tourist spot for politicians since Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote his epic poem, “The Song of Hiawatha” in 185...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:21
Freedom of Expression™
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
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BackStory hears from Kembrew McLeod – journalist, professor, and intellectual property “prankster” – on how a system meant to encourage innovation ...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Radio Newark, and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
ADHD EMP -- Groks Science Show 2010-03-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stanley Greenspan discussed overcoming ADHD without a pill. Also, Dr. William Forstchen discussed the detrimental effects following the detonat...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 27, 2010
  • Length: 31:03
  • Purchases: 2
Active Voice Radio 10-29-08: Steve Bloom: Pot Culture and Si Kahn: The Fox in the Henhouse
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Steve Bloom on his book Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language and Life also Si Kahn on his book The Fox in the Henhouse:How Privatization T...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Election Signs
From: Hillary Frank
Caption: An attempt in vain to try something new., Credit: Campaign poster by Larry Rivers.
Graphic designer Michael Bierut answers the question: Why do all election signs look the same?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KCUR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KGOU and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2004
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 8