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Caption: Host Martha Burk
Halloween used to be about Fairies and Superman, but in the 1970s a new spook came on the scene -- the evil clown. Historians say it was because ki...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
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I forgot to say that false solomon’s seal was formerly in the family Liliaceae, but is now in Asparagaceae. There are 2 subspecies of Maianthemum r...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 04:09
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I’m so lucky to live in the land of the ornate box turtle (Terrepene ornata luteola). For me it has been a wonderful journey with turtles, from my ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 04:52
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Board games about climate solutions inspire action. 4 game designers tell their stories.

Bought by WFHB, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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The finalists' confidence begins to crack as they're faced with the reality of setting up demonstrations in just a few months. How do their challen...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 44:25
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We take a drive north across the Wyoming prairie to visit the research center that’s been dubbed a “glimmer of hope” for coal country. There, we me...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 47:52
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Coal is on its last legs. In the coal capital of the country, in the least-populated state in the union, leaders had to make a move. So, they turne...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 35:58
  • Purchases: 1
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In WWI and WWII women were super sneaky and ingenious using their yarn and knitting needles to covertly transport coded messages. That's right, tod...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2021
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Great piano and great taste from relative newcomer Isiah J. Thompson followed by historic Red Garland get us going, for saxophone may we introduce ...

Bought by KHNS, KJZX-Austin, KRZA, WMOT, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 9
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This time we profile street musician Bongo Joe, who recorded a cult favorite for Arhoolie Records, in 1968.

  • Added: Apr 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:29
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We hit the jackpot on new releases like New Cool Collective, Joran Cariou Trio and Marcus Daves. Then there’s Jingle Bell Jazz with Lambert/Hendri...

Bought by WEJP-LP 107.1, WMOT, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:58
  • Purchases: 8

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
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  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Did the Bacteria Say to the Other Bacteria?

  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Feb 10, 2017
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  • Added: Feb 03, 2017
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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
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  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Michael Keene is an author and historian.
The Erie Canal changed the world by connecting New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. But author and historian Michael Keene says...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: :56
  • Purchases: 6
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It's got to be "Prez, Bird, Shearing or the Basie" according to top hipsters King Pleasure and Symphony Sid, singer and radio DJ respectively. The ...

Bought by WMOT, WJSU, WOUB, KCMJ Community Radio, WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00:01
  • Purchases: 7
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Pilon about her bestseller, “The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World’s Favorite Board Game.”

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 30:11
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Old-timey ensemble playing from Al Grey's trombone sounds first then Kathy Kosins sings her territory's music of Detroit. Milt Jackson demonstrate...

Bought by WYAP, WVBI-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:59:57
  • Purchases: 4