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7 Jul: Seven Wonders – Rebooted
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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‘The Seven Wonders of the World’ *sounds* impressive, but could they do with an update? That was the mission of the mysterious Swiss-based ‘New 7 W...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:15
5 Jul: The Best Thing Since Wrapped Bread
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Sliced bread had never been automated before Otto Rohwedder unveiled his “power-driven, multi-bladed bread slicer” at Chillicothe Baking Company on...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:34
4 Jul: Here Comes The Hamburger
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Who invented the hamburger? It’s almost impossible to know, given that mincemeat has been consumed all around the world, and for centuries – but Os...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 2
4 Jul: Birth Of The Bikini
From: Matt Hill
Series: Today In History - with The Retrospectors
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Swimwear never made more of a splash than when designer Louis Réard unveiled his daring new two-piece at the Piscine Molitor in Paris on July 5th, ...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 09:47
RetroRanch Christmas
From: Mike Flanagan
Series: Professor Mikey's Old School
Caption: RetroRanch Christmas
A rootin' tootin' ride through the wild West winter in a snowstorm of cowboy Christmas songs from the 40s, 50s, and 60s!

Bought by KMXT, KSRQ, KDUR, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 11
Up Close And Acoustic Holiday Season 2021
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Happy Holidays from Up Close And Acoustic, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
The Holiday season 2021 is upon Up Close And Acoustic. This year I have a bunch of new seasonal songs for you. One or two covers of classics, but m...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Apple Seed - Black Mamba
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we'll hear a story by the great storyteller Charlotte Blake-Alston, about a village who's survival depends someho...

Bought by KSJE, KKRN, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WVPE, and KTXK


  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Apple Seed - Labor Day 2021 Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed we explore tales of different types of labor.

Bought by WVPE, RadioStPete Florida, WJCT, Morehead State Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 8
The Lisa Show - 2021 Labor Day Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Lisa and Richie discuss a new timeline of goal setting for moms with Christine Michel Carter, new ways to celebrate this Labor Day, and some exciti...

Bought by KTXK, KMXT, KUHF, and KUT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2021
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Apple Seed - Suki
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear a story from Len Kebrall, about two pals, a buddy story! Thing is, these buddies are frogs. The adven...

Bought by KSJE and KTXK


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Apple Seed - Tea in the Slammer
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Tune in to today's episode for a story by Geraldine Buckley who, before she was a storyteller, worked as a chaplain in the largest men's prison in ...

Bought by WCNY, KTXK, and KKRN


  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 3
Sister Jane Mary
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We're staying with the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania for a conversation with another artist. This time it's a nun living according to the spir...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:07
The Lisa Show Christmas Special - Feasts, Self Care and Christmas Stories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Topic 1 - Christmas Feast, Topic 2 - Christmas Self Care, Topic 3 - Christmas Stories

Bought by KTXK, KVCR, and KUHF


  • Added: Nov 23, 2020
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 3
Mama Learns to Drive
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In today’s episode, we’ll hear about Donald Davis’s mother and her extraordinary adventures in driving. Nothing prepares her for the shock she rece...

Bought by KSJE


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
Jack and the New Ground
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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What was your first-ever job? Was it an easy dream job? Or was it hard and tedious? Whatever it was, we can promise it was easier than Jack’s first...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
WRM08 Will Starts Writing
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers becomes wildly popular in the newspapers

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
Alicia and the Monster Under the Bed
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Stories about adventures that arise at the end of the day.

Bought by KTXK


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 57:21
  • Purchases: 1
The Contest between Wisdom and Luck
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A collection of stories that explore wisdom and luck.

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 01/14/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
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This week on the show: You just gotta want it? Is there anything you'd like to change about the way you're living life? If we're honest with ours...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Karama Neal and Judge Olly Neal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Karama Neal (left) with Judge Olly Neal (right).
Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter how discovering African American author Frank Yerby's books in his school library turned him around academically.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2019
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
Rogue The Wolf
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed, KQAL’s Willard Huyck hangs out with local Winona band Rogue The Wolf. The band has a lot going on these days and ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 31:01
Telluride Comedy Festival 2019
From: Julia Caulfield
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When you think of comedy, you might think of LA, Chicago, or New York. Once a year, the small town of Telluride, Colorado hosts some of comedies bi...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:34
Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of Art Beat we talk to two cast members from the play Emilie: La Marquise Du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight. We learn about the ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2018
  • Length: 31:34
Brewing Up The Past
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique we talk to Scot Simpson at the Winona History Center. Scot is a volunteer at the History Center and one of the mo...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 38:58
World Pieces: Mackinac Island (MI) 2018 Stone-Skipping Tournament
From: Jason Kladiva
Series: World Pieces
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Mackinac Island has hosted the world championships of stone-skipping for the past 50 years. The 2018 contest was one of excitement and laughter.

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jul 06, 2018
  • Length: 09:03
  • Purchases: 1