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A Sonnet for Negative Ads

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: ...including the mouse., Credit: Susan Cook

Sometimes, there is an ineffable quality to the offensiveness of negative campaign ads. We turn here to the sonnet to express deep concern about n...

Bought by KICI Iowa City

Added: Nov 01, 2014
Length: :57
Purchases: 1

Yale’s Debra Fischer and the Ever More Precise Search for New Worlds

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: In this laser frequency comb, colorized for illustrative purposes, the solid lines are the star spectrum and the dots are the artificial laser spectrum. The dark gaps in the star spectrum represent different chemical elements in the starlight. Long-term s, Credit: European Southern Observatory

It’s terribly hard to find exoplanets that look like our homeworld. The search requires development of astoundingly powerful and precise instrumen...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Added: Oct 13, 2014
Length: 28:51
Purchases: 1

My 500 Pound Gorilla: A Citizen's Guide

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Maybe the gorilla taught the person to sign.., Credit: Susan Cook

I watched a program the other night about a 500 pound gorilla, or maybe it was a monkey whose owner taught him sign language. Whatever. I am begin...

Added: Jul 25, 2014
Length: 04:11

Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Comfort Food - "There's No Such Thing As An Ergonomic Hotdish with Much-Needed Adjustable Lumbar Supports."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Added: Oct 21, 2013
Length: 02:55

Managed Car: Another 210 Seconds On How To Triple Car Insurance Premiums

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: Authorizing for the alignment took a year. Now he'd like to get the car's oil changed., Credit: Susan Cook

The last we checked on managed car , a disappointed car owner was unable to receive prior authorization from his Automobile Behavioral Health cus...

Added: Jan 06, 2013
Length: 03:38

This American Life Parody: Hey, It's Our Thing

From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour

Brooklyn hipsters explore modern commerce through social networking, urban tribalism, and suspicious fires.

Added: Jul 08, 2012
Length: 05:25

Wild Card Wednesday: Certain National Treasures

From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics

The Sam Dingman Show Etiquette Report looks at a troubling linguistic trend. Next, our Archaeological Division has unearthed another National Trea...

Added: Mar 28, 2012
Length: 35:40

The Hyles Files

From: WVAS

A short commentary that gives a serious yet satirical side on opinions and topics about life in general that an audience can relate to.

Added: Mar 15, 2012
Length: 11:12

How They Got The Idea For Freedom of Speech: An Historical Allegory

From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide

Caption: The Ven diagrams were very confusing. , Credit: Susan Cook

Freedom of Speech began long ago in a tiny town called Fragile Rock when the people finally declared "We are the overlapping section of the Ven dia...

Bought by KVMR

Added: Dec 09, 2011
Length: 03:40
Purchases: 1

Sounds From Kentucky's 107th State Fair

From: Louisville Public Media

State fairs are an opportunity to eat fried foods, play games and discover parts of your state you might not know exist. Many of the fair's booths ...

Added: Aug 23, 2011
Length: 07:36

Jamie Lee on The Shutdown

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me