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Teaching the meaning of "lachrymose" through Dictionary Head's guessing game in rhyme.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2017
  • Length: :56
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Teaching the meaning of "credible" through Dictionary Head's guessing game in rhyme.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: :59
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Teaching the meaning of "enigmatic" through Dictionary Head's guessing game in rhyme.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: :59
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Teaching the meaning of "renown" through Dictionary Head's guessing game in rhyme.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2017
  • Length: :59
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Teaching the meaning of "dubious" through Dictionary Head's guessing game in rhyme.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2016
  • Length: :59
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A new study suggests baby marmosets’ calls change as they grow up, overturning more than 50 years of conventional wisdom about primate vocalizations.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Differences in animals’ pupil shapes distinguish predators from prey.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Ricture Alphabet of Birds, 1874, Credit: Public Domain, via flickr
The letter “R” is one of the hardest sounds we learn to pronounce; now scientists think they’ve identified what makes it so tricky.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Measles vaccination in Ethiopia., Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND 2.0, via flickr
The measles vaccine protects the immune system from other infectious diseases.

Bought by KENW, KMXT, and WLPR


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
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African-American author LaShonda Katrice Barnett, interviewed recently on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday (2/8/15), reads here from her heralded new n...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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When children are adopted internationally, the first language they hear as babies may not be entirely lost.

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A cichlid fish strikes a bottom-weighted thermometer that would immediately right itself. , Credit: (Ann Hawthorne)
Some fish appear to play with objects in their tanks.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Heightened curiosity about one subject primes people to learn less interesting information as well.

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An early intervention for autism shows promise for helping babies who have not yet been diagnosed with the condition.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Home videos could be a tool for lowering the age of autism diagnosis.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Apr 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robot toy box., Credit: Julia Fink
Could a robot toy box help get your kids to clean up?

  • Added: Mar 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2013
  • Length: 03:10
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Emily Brisse's place based work has appeared in publications like Orion, The Writer's Chronicle, and Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. She teaches ...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 03:37
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Lorie Yourd is a retired educator and a dedicated advocate for the arts living in the Bemidji area. Here she reads her poem "Aggies." The Beat is a...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
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Ella Edbloom is a twelve year old who lives near Duluth. And she loves being outside exploring with her 4-wheeler. She loves to write poetry. Her i...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Nikki Anderson-Weir is a high school student in Bemidji. Recently she stopped into the Northern Community Radio studios in Bemidji and recorded som...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 01:18
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What's the most effective stance in helping your kids become self-disciplined?

  • Added: Jun 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:02
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Is there something special about being the oldest?

  • Added: Jun 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:02