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People of the Costume
From: Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Series: Sounds Jewish
Caption: Sounds Jewish logo with star of David
Halloween technically is not part of the Jewish calendar. But many People of the Book become People of the Costume on Oct. 31st. Plus -- Jewish fol...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pituophis in the Hen House!
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Caption: The photos are mine. I doubt the snake enjoyed having its meal interrupted by a dude with a camera, but my goodness, isn’t it a beautiful snake? Even with its mouth full!
The scientific name for our gopher snake (or gophersnake. I’ve seen it written both ways) is Pituophis catenifer. The genus looks like a combinatio...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 05:31
Start of Summer With Hamburgers
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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For those of a certain age, the start of summer isn't about going to the beach because a life's worth of hamburgers means never again wearing a bat...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 28:15
F. Murray Abraham - Phobias
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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F. Murray Abraham, reading a list of Phobias

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4
Garrison Keillor - Menu of a Homecoming Feast, from Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Garrison Keillor, reading an excerpt from Mark Twain’s A Tramp Abroad

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
Dick Cavett - Strange Medical Syndromes
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Dick Cavett, reading a list of Strange Medical Syndromes

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 3
John Lithgow - Royal Epithets
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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John Lithgow, reading a list of Royal Epithets

Bought by WUFT and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
F. Murray Abraham - Collective Nouns from the Animal Kingdom
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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F. Murray Abraham, reading a list of Collective Nouns from the Animal Kingdom

Bought by KUER, WUFT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 6
John Lithgow - Shakespearean Insults
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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John Lithgow, reading a list of Shakespearean Insults

Bought by WUFT, PRX Remix, and KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 3
Garrison Keillor - Biblical Begats from the Testament of Matthew, King James edition
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Garrison Keillor, reading a list of Biblical Begats from the Testament of Matthew, King James edition

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:53
  • Purchases: 1
F. Murray Abraham - Manhattan White Pages
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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F. Murray Abraham, with a dramatic reading of the Manhattan White Pages.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
Renée Fleming - Characters from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Renée Fleming, reading a list of characters from Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Alec Baldwin - The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930, the “Hays Code”
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Alec Baldwin, reading from the Motion Picture Production Code of 1930, the “Hays Code”

Bought by KUER, WUFT, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 4
Garrison Keillor - List of Sections in a Bookstore, from Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Garrison Keillor, reading an excerpt from Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
John Lithgow - Royal Etiquette, or How to Behave When Presented to the Queen
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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John Lithgow, reading Royal Etiquette, or How to Behave When Presented to the Queen

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 3
Alec Baldwin - Irish Heroes & Heroines, from James Joyce's Ulysses
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Alec Baldwin, reading a list of Irish Heroes and Heroines, from James Joyce’s Ulysses

Bought by KUER, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 3
Barbara Rosenblat - Roman Catholic Patron Saints
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Barbara Rosenblat, reading a list of Roman Catholic patron saints

Bought by WUFT, WMUU-LP, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Dick Cavett - Newspaper Corrections
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Dick Cavett, reading a list of newspaper corrections

Bought by KUER, WUFT, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 5
Alec Baldwin - Reported Side Effects of Ambien
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Alec Baldwin, reading the reported side effects of Ambien

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 6
Garrison Keillor - Reasons for Admission to a 19th-Century Insane Asylum
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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Garrison Keillor, reading a list of reasons for admission to a 19th-century insane asylum

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 5
John Lithgow - Manhattan White Pages
From: RadioArt(r)
Series: The Phone Book
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John Lithgow, with a dramatic reading of the Manhattan White Pages.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, PRX Remix, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 3
THE COUNTRY SHOW
From: Mike Matthews
Series: Mike's Daily Podcast
Caption: MIKE AND BENITA, Credit: MIKE MATTHEWS
Today it’s the return of a segment that we have not had in OVER A YEAR! It’s called the CASSETTE CUBBYHOLE where I’ll be playing back a MATTHEWS IN...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 22:37
Grandpa Talks Seasonal Nightwear
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Are you ever concerned that your pajamas are not seasonally appropriate? Fret no more. Ellery Stritzinger speaks to a professional about staying cu...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 01:21
The Glass Sho: Episode 30 (Allan Kozinn)
From: Chris McGovern
Series: The Glass Sho
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Author/music journalist Allan Kozinn discusses The Beatles' remastered mono LPs, the "Paul is Dead" rumor/phenomenon, and other things Beatle-related.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:39:42
Ep 51 - Piazza | Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Matthew Piazza is a hilarious scumbag from Boston, Mass. Drugs used to fuel him, pot still does, as Matt admits, "If it weren't for pot, I'd still ...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:25:09