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The Good Kind of Stress
From: KMUW
Series: You're Saying It Wrong
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We'll look at sentence stress and how the meaning of a sentence can completely change depending on which words you emphasize.

Bought by KRPS and KECG


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Leap Year 2024
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It only comes around every four years so we need to do something with Leap Year day February 29. Here is our take.

Bought by KTRL, KHNS, KWIT, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Psilence!
From: KMUW
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We run through a few of the many, many English words that contain silent letters. And we'll hear some of the baffling reasons we pronounce those wo...

Bought by KRPS


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
2024-01-28 20th Anniversary Quiz Night
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Celebrate two decades of questioning everything (except your intelligence) by taking our philosophical pub quiz.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Halloween Buried With
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here is our second Halloween show. Many musicians and celebrities have been buried with some rather interesting items. We have a rather long list...

Bought by KHNS, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM, KSRQ, WOUB, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Re-Record the Music
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Taylor Swift is re-recording all the albums she recorded with Big Machine Records. She is not the first. Not even close. We have a long list of ...

Bought by KECG, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Big in Japan
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The phrase Big in Japan has become a bit of a joke thanks to Spinal Tap. However, it is a real thing and the Japanese press began noticing and rep...

Bought by WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, WOUB, The Bear 91.3, KUCA-FM and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Episode #16 - The Haunting of the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge
From: Rebecca Glotfelty
Series: The Red Jacket Jamboree, an old time radio variety show
Caption: Show Poster, Credit: Real People Media
Come enjoy a merry not scary Halloween with the cast of The Red Jacket Jamboree and guests: storyteller Pete Griffin and singer-songwriter Michael ...

Bought by WNMU-FM and Southern Branch Bluegrass


  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
Odd Collaborations
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Now and again, two music artists from seemingly opposite ends of the musical spectrum get together and create a hit. But how did they get togethe...

Bought by WMTNradio, KWIT, WOUB, KTRL, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
224: Cat Nights
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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We don't know about you, but 2022 has been a MOOD so we're starting Halloween a little early this year. Be prepared! Starting Aug 17th, we have a s...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
470: I'll have a Half-Caf Double Flat Non-Dairy Whip, 7/8/2022
From: One Tan Hand Productions
Series: Sips, Suds, & Smokes
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SIPS – On this episode we discuss Coffee, like all things 101. We cover such a wide range of topics. We guarantee you’ll learn something no matter ...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:51
Food Named for Musicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Caruso Sauce. Paganini’s Ravioli. Bizet Cake. Drinks. Sandwiches. Food trucks. It's amazing how many food and food-related items are named af...

Bought by WKPW, KTRL, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Black Box
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It seems that music companies are going out of their way to not pay their performers. The Black Box is a nickname given to a fund of royalties tha...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Decoding Dylan
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we speak with author Jim Curtis about his new book, Decoding Dylan Making Sense of the Songs That Changed Modern Culture. Curtis is an a...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KWIT, WOUB, KTRL and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Poorly Attended Concerts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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All too often, when a concert is poorly attended, it is made fun of. However, used correctly, it can be a learning experience to work on your perf...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
YouTube's Content ID
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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If you have ever posted content to YouTube that contains music, there is a good chance you've had a ContentID interaction. You could have received...

Bought by WYAP, WNYO, KSRQ, KWIT, KTRL and more


  • Added: Aug 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Deep Fake Audio
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What is the future of music? Could it be music made only for you, by a computer that knows and monitors you? THat way it plays you the exact musi...

Bought by KWIT, KTRL, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
20210816: Puzzling The Children's Hour, 8/16/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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The Kids Crew gets puzzled with the world's most syndicated puzzle maker, David L. Hoyt, author of the Jumble puzzle found in more than 600 newspap...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
Stars in Videos
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week we are going to to talk about some of the golden days in music video. Many well known stars got their start in a big music videos. We h...

Bought by KHNS, KSRQ, WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
ZPOYH: Tom's Asparagus, 7/15/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Zorba Paster on Your Health
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RECIPE: Tom's Asparagus TOPICS: * (Segment 1) Patients Recording Doc Visits * (Segment 3) New Data on Coffee

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Epic Voices
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Caption: Jon Bailey
The Kids Crew learn about voice acting from the Epic Voice Guy himself, Jon Bailey. We also hear about a butterfly that is on the road to recovery ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KQRU FM LP, RadioFreePalmer, KSTK, KRSC and more


  • Added: May 30, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
20210531: Epic Voices, 5/31/2021
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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The Kids Crew learn about voice acting from the Epic Voice Guy himself, Jon Bailey. We also hear about a butterfly that is on the road to recovery ...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 58:00
158: Spider Pulley
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:59
156: Smell This
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
Greatest Hits Albums
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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The Greatest Hits album is either loved or hated. You either get all the hits in one place or your not a real fan of the band. The funny thing is...

Bought by KSRQ, WNYO, KWIT, WOUB, and Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5