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Ep. 158: Odds & Ends Oct 2021
From: Franklin Fantini
Series: Dollar Country
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A collection of lost American music on 45 rpm discs. You are guaranteed to hear something you've never heard before.

Bought by KSTK, KIYU-FM, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
If These Bones Could Talk
From: Smithsonian
Series: Sidedoor
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A forensic mystery, 135 years in the making.

Bought by KISU and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: 26:29
  • Purchases: 2
Give me a home where the sea elephants roamed: Orinda
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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California seems to be getting it from both sides. The state is in a serious drought at the same time coastal areas are studying ways to avoid bein...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:46
Distillations Episode 157: Smoke and Mirrors
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Arthur Henry Knighton’s Caustic Pot House Stacks, “A” Power Stack, “A” Pump Station, and “A” Evaporator Building., Credit: Image courtesy of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. On view in CHF’s museum.
On today's show we track the evolution of smog from symbol of industrial progress to public-health catastrophe.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 14:19
Distillations Episode 156: Hard to Stomach
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: A gourmet treat for some; a total gross-out for some others., Credit: Flickr user lmnop88a.
In this episode we test your gag reflex. First an exploration of rank, funky cheeses made from your own body's bacteria. Then the history of how di...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 13:13

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