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The Spittle of Babes
From: Walker Raigh
Series: Scratch & Sniff
Caption: Scratch & Sniff Logo, Credit: Walker Raigh
A special Mother’s Day episode where Walker reads a letter she sent to her mom years ago to tell her why her desire to never have children does not...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
The Big Ponder #30: The Zoo
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Growing up, Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller traveled the world with his family. On their trips, they always made time for a visit to the local zoo: in Ber...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #29: Humor
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Despite the cliché of the unfunny German, there is a rich tradition of comedy in German culture. Soraya Nelson visits comedy clubs in Berlin and in...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 27:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #27: Immersion
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Immersive artwork breaks down the border between the viewer and the artist, submerging the spectator in the exhibit. Nancy Pettinicchio discusses t...

Bought by KVSC, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Big Ponder #26: Krampus
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In the U.S., Santa keeps tabs on who’s been naughty or nice, but there isn’t much follow through on the naughty list. In much of Europe, however, S...

Bought by WBEZ and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 23, 2021
  • Length: 27:27
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #22: Candy
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
As a kid, candy makes the world go round. As an adult, it has the power to bring back long-forgotten childhood memories. Carol McKinley talks about...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Podcast Playlist Halloween Spooktacular!
From: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio
Series: Podcast Playlist from CBC Radio Specials
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Spooky podcasts to get you into the Halloween spirit.

Bought by WVTF, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio, KECG, KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Big Ponder #21: Community
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Community is the story of our lives. It is who we are, who we have been, and who we hope to become. Melissa Gerr visits Jewish congregations in Bal...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #15: Record Booth
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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By the 1920s, people had begun using coin-operated record booths to create audio souvenirs — immortalizing their thoughts and feelings on a disc. C...

Bought by HowSound and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #14: Sacred Self
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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In her early 20s, Sibylle Baier recorded 14 folk songs that she says saved her life. Then, she packed the tape away and forgot about it. Decades la...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
"Divided States: Efforts to Pull Together When Things Fall Apart"
From: Shirley Jahad
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The theme of this special is a great fit for your programming needs in the days leading up to and the days following the July 4th holiday! This sel...

Bought by WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KMXT, WABE, WJCT and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 41
Invisible Ink
From: Black Mountain Radio
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Fifteen years ago this month, on April 6, 2006, Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison spoke to a crowded lecture hall on the campus of the University of...

  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 21:01
The Big Ponder #11: Home
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Is ‘home’ a place or more of a feeling? Jocelyn Robinson speaks with three American expats who unpack the relationship between self and place, draw...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #9: In Friendship
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Inspired by a year of forced isolation, essayist Bilal Qureshi explores the history, landscape, and meaning of friendship across cultures. At the h...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #5: Little America Revisited
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
Since World War II, there have been countless American GIs stationed at military bases all over Germany. Sylvia Cunningham and Monika Müller-Kroll ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #4: Anatomy of an Apology
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Katie Davis tells the story of an inadvertent provocation between two boys at a teen center in her Washington, D.C. neighborhood, the conflict that...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 24:52
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #3: Radio Wanderlust
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Bilal Qureshi explores the German-English idea of ‘Wanderlust’ through his personal audio archives and conversations with fellow travelers. Does th...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 14, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Ponder #1: I Love You, I Hate You
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
Caption: The Big Ponder, Credit: © Goethe-institut
“We have the right to hate Germany because we love it,” German writer Kurt Tucholsky wrote. Listening to positions from both sides of the Atlantic ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Best of the Best 2020: The Great Indoors
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: Best of the Best: The 2020 Third Coast Broadcast
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In this episode, three winning stories of the 2020 Third Coast/RHDF Competition each paint a unique portrait of survival and hope in the time of co...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Prairie Public, New England Public Media, WGBH Radio Boston, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
How Is School Reopening Going?
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Schools have reopened in Fall 2020 amid the COVID19 pandemic, and educators are putting in overtime to make it work. Four educators speak about th...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 46:33
Seeking and Blundering – The Discovery of Penicillin
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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This episode of the FEHLER podcast is an exploration of mistakes in science and their connection to art. Listen for more!

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 14:27
How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ?
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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How can Philanthropy help bring a silver lining during the dark cloud of Covid-19 ? With Elizabeth Barbella President of The Community Foundation M...

Bought by WCNY and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - 2020 Labor Day Special Episode
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We're marking Labor Day with a special episode about a group of women in Appalachia who defied stereotypes to get better living conditions for thei...

Bought by WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUHF, and KOWS


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:25
  • Purchases: 4
Rediscovered Radio: WYSO’s Lost Tapes
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: Fehler (Mistakes)
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Listen to this story on how an act of benign neglect transformed Southwest Ohio based WYSO from a small public radio station into a community.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:33
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - 2020 Fourth of July Special Episode
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: How America has changed since its founding. Topic 2: Black Women who fought for suffrage. Topic 3: Immigration laws and who gets to be an ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSTK, WNMU-FM, and KOWS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 54:57
  • Purchases: 4

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