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Lake Superior State U. Banished Words list for 2013 trending now!
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Lake Superior State University recently released their 38th annual Banished Words list. WTIP's Buck Benson chatted with John Shibley of the univers...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 16:20
  • Purchases: 1
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
Cirque du So Gay IV
From: Radio K
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It's that time again. Every year since 2009, Minneapolis-based Queer Bike Gang has hosted the LGBTQA-themed alley-cat bike race, Cirque du So Gay. ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
This American Life Parody: Hey, It's Our Thing
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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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
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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
Nuclear Plume Paranoia
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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AMA Approved Radiation

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
The Hyles Files
From: WVAS
Caption: PRX default Piece image
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
The Mikie Show #48, George
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and p...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #47, Kara
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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It’s another episode of The Mikie Show! I know, we were all hoping I’d say that. Well, I did. Join us as we speak with Kara Hartzler, an attorney w...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Body Modification Segmemt
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by: bucaorg, Flickr
In this episode, youth in and around Santa Fe discuss the world of body modification. From tattoos having symbolic meaning to them being a part of ...

Bought by KUNM, Vocalo.org, and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
The Mikie Show #43, Sarah
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Hurrah, it’s another show about stuff I don’t know! Yes, this episode we speak with Sarah Mattson, planetary photographic cartographer, you know, I...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
A Citizen's Guide to Acupuncture
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Acupuncture is an ancient intervention for helping raise "chi"- pronounced "GEE" in English. For those for whom acupuncture treatments have enhanc...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 02:54
Sounds From Kentucky's 107th State Fair
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: Souvenirs from the fair.
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
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The State of Minnesota is supposedly shutting down at least partially by July 1st. Does that affect you in any way? Do you work for the state? Ar...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:37
The Panic Virus -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Author and journalist Seth Mnookin discusses his recent book, "The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear".

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 3
The Mikie Show #35, Ned
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us as we speak with newsman/publisher Ned Creighton. He drinks a lot but that’s okay, he’s in the news business. Nah, I’m kidding. He is a gre...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Joy of Derequiring: A New Word for New Health Care Policy
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Derequired?, Credit: Susan Cook
We need a new word for those who think "required" health care coverage is pesky and unconstitutional.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: :57
Zombie Politics -- Groks Science Show 2011-04-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dan Drezner discussed zombie politics.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 25:39
  • Purchases: 3
John Register on Hurdling Adversity & Disability: Mind Over Matter
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: John Register, Credit: johnregister.com
This week on Culture Clique, Olympian John Register speaks to us about the disabled community. While training for the 1996 Olympics, Register fell ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 31:46
  • Purchases: 1
Pet Cloning -- Groks Science Show 2011-02-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
John Woestendiek discussed the science and practice of cloning pets

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 32:36
  • Purchases: 3
Essential Oils -- Groks Science Show 2011-01-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Cass Ingram discussed essential oil treatments for the cold and flu.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:50
  • Purchases: 3
Behavioral Happiness -- Groks Science Show 2011-01-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Shawn Achor discussed the science of happiness.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 34:01
  • Purchases: 2
THICKLY SETTLED, or how I learned to stop worrying and love my neighbor - Episode 12.21.10
From: David Goodman
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This 30 minute mini-documentary is from an episode of THICKLY SETTLED, a weekly radio program about civilization and citizenship broadcast from the...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2010
  • Length: 30:54
Ig Nobel 2010 -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marc Abrahams discussed the winners of the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2

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