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Dr. Holly Golecki, a professor in the Bioengineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about using soft robotics ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 48:22
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If I total my car, you see, I'll just call it an RUD. This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 06:34
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An engineer will feel at home when surrounded by many an ohm. This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:16
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Is there a standard I may have missed? Time to consult the engineers at NIST. This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2020
  • Length: 06:50
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Students and teachers at Highland Park in Austin discuss their hopes, dreams, and the impact of reality.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2018
  • Length: 04:50
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Always think positive, unless you're doing negative testing. This is Episode 67 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fasci...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Why Would Somebody Insist We Yank Goats? That's not what WYSIWYG stands for. This is Episode 53 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Off the usual money stuff, but hilarious. The economics of a weird cactus described only as Host Marc can. A must hear classic but not much about m...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
Caption: Maria Martin teaches Lushootseed to preschoolers at the Tulalip Montessori School., Credit: KUOW Photo/Ben Gauld
Linguists say that by the end of the century, 80% of all world languages will fall out of use. The spread of global languages like English and Span...

Bought by KALW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Peter Richardson lecturing about the legacy of the Grateful Dead., Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
Peter Richardson, a lecturer at San Francisco State, was teaching a course on the Grateful Dead at a school for adults over 50. A cultural history ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 1
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All the world's a stage, and it's full of smaller stages. We have interviews with two interns who have found their own stages. Kaitie Marshall disc...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:58
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Today's show looks at people coming together to hone another language.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 11:22
  • Purchases: 1
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This show highlights two summer traditions that bring people out to celebrate - parades and music festivals.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:56
  • Purchases: 1
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Today's show refutes frequent stigmas of both home schooled students and garden gnomes.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
In this episode, we visit Leah Wade at San Francisco's Quiet Science Taxidermy Studio to learn about the art of making the dead live again ... sort...

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 2
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You’re probably hearing a whole bunch of back to school nonsense right now: features about homeschooling, tracking, uniforms, extended school hours...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2011
  • Length: 07:50
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Evan McHenry, a student at Susan B Anthony middle School in Minneapolis seriously compares pancakes and waffles. He prefers waffles because they ar...

  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 01:00

  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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HIS FIRST NAME, REMEDY OR SPICE...

Bought by KMXT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A Tranquilizer Chair inside the Glore
An otherworldly visit to one of America's most bizarre museums, the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, MO.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, KUOW, Remix Radio, KFAI Minneapolis and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2009
  • Length: 13:48
  • Purchases: 6
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Steve Tatko explains how he ended up with a bioler operator's license.

  • Added: Jul 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
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The word "scrotum" is used in a children's book. Controversy ensues.

Bought by KRCC-FM and KUSP


  • Added: Mar 16, 2007
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 2
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The story behind the word "arcade"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
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The story behind the word "apron"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 02:33
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Eighteen year old Josh Dayton lives in the real world, and his own fantasy world.

Bought by WCFM and WHQR


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 2