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Ducks in a row
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: Apr 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
That's a pipe dream
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: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:20
Caught up in red tape
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: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:29
Buck naked short
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: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:36
Give them an inch
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: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:37
Sign of the times
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. Read the full description.

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:31
Ticked off, picked off & Mr. Chekov
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: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
Rediscover The Meaning of True Friendship: Simple Rediscovery #515
From: Teosson Wells
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The current philosophy seems to be the more “friends” that we can amass on Facebook, or the more “followers” that we can attract on Twitter, the be...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 08:12
Politics 101-BC: How Democracy Worked
From: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Series: Politics 101-BC
Caption: Ellen Millender, Professor of Classics and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Credit: Michael Clapp, OPB
What kind of power did ancient Athenians have over elected officials? Eligible voters screened candidates for several positions before they took th...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Politics 101-BC: Cleon Argues Against Flip-Flopping
From: Oregon Public Broadcasting
Series: Politics 101-BC
Caption: Ellen Millender, Professor of Classics and Humanities at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Credit: Michael Clapp
Waffling. Flip-flopping. We hear a lot about the pros and cons of politicians changing their minds in modern politics. So how long has that debate ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:08
Producer Profile: Billy Luther
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Billy Luther
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with award winning filmmaker Billy Luther.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2012
  • Length: 21:06
Native Sounds: Derek Miller
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Derek Miller, Credit: Courtesy of Lee Hyeoma and Derek Miller Enterprises.
Alex Epperson speaks with Native blues musician Derek Miller.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 13:44
  • Purchases: 2
Native Sounds: Devin "Buddaz" Whirlwindsoldier
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Devin Whirlwindsoldier
Tobias Grant (Omaha) speaks with Native musician Devin Whirlwindsoldier.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 3
Detroit's Floating Post Office
From: Zak Rosen
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On the banks of the Detroit River, sits the J.W. Westcott. The ship is only 45 feet long. But believe it or not, it has its own zip code. Since 1...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
The arrival of spring
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old man winter seems to have the last say on the arrival of spring.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:34
Hiding
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A series of strange people tell where they hide a familiar object.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 03:40
Native Sounds: Joey Stylez
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Joey Stylez
Tobias Grant speaks with Native American Hip Hop musician Joey Stylez.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KSQM 91.5 FM, KWIS 88.3 FM, and WGDR


  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
  • Length: 11:35
  • Purchases: 4
Making or Breaking a Business Deal in China -- with cigarettes
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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The writer Peter Hessler decodes the hidden messages of Chinese cigarettes in business deals.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, WBEZ, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 3
Doors of New Orleans
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Typical French Quarter Door, Credit: Jamie Dell'Apa
An audio postcard mimicking the famous posters showing images of a city's famous doors.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2010
  • Length: :33
  • Purchases: 2
Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru uncovers the rules behind Japanese baseball. Accidentally smack the matter with the ball? You better practice your bowing...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
The Familial Allure of Mexican Botaneros
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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Unique to the state of Colima, this week's Global Guru explores the familial vaudevillian antics of a Mexican botanero through the eyes of a charmi...

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 3
A Musician's Life: Gordon Gano (of Violent Femmes fame)
From: WXPN
Series: A Musician's Life
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The son of a minister, Gordon Gano hardly seemed like an obvious candidate to front the 1980's post-punk band, The Violent Femmes. But his smart ly...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1
Sweden's Curious Christmas
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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What's Donald Duck got to do with a Swedish Christmas?

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KUER, KCMJ Community Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 14
Short List #2
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative “Short List” poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WTIP, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 7
Global Guru-Thailand's Hot and Cold Food
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru learns how to avoid culinary death in Bangkok -- and just why Thais categorize their food.

Bought by WABE, HCC Radio The Dragon, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 3