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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...
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- Added: Feb 22, 2024
- Length: 29:00
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It is summer and swimsuit season. Here is a list of musicians who have lost a ton of weight and how they did it.
- Added: May 16, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
To Rick Roll someone is to offer one thing and then when he person clicks on it, he or she receives the video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give Y...
- Added: Mar 26, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 8
At the last Grammys, Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed a live version of the song Unholy. Many said it was a Satanic Ritual but was it? Or was i...
- Added: Feb 19, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
There are three rather interesting copyright concerns that the government will need to deal with in 2023. Copyright and Artificial intelligence, t...
- Added: Dec 04, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
- Added: Dec 01, 2022
- Length: 03:27
- Purchases: 1
This week back in 1988 Cher's Believe was released and the effect introduced everyone to Auto Tune. We will talk about the effect's history, how ...
- Added: Sep 18, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
Pollstar has released their yearly mid year report on live music and the results are good. People are going out and spending money. The one downs...
- Added: Sep 11, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
This week in history, Jimi Hendrix played a concert and RF traffic came through his amplifier. It was his single coil pickups and being too close ...
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- Added: Sep 04, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
Soft, 70s and 80s rock has been given the nickname Yacht Rock. Where did it come from and how does Van Halen figure into it? We will tell you all...
- Added: Aug 28, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 9
Now and again, an older song will be picked up in a television show and break back on the charts for a whole new generation. Stranger Things has d...
- Added: Jul 31, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
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...
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- Added: Jul 13, 2022
- Length: 04:57
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A month, or so, back, the Chicks walked off stage because the lead singer wasn't able to continue due to allergies. This happens more than you mig...
Bought by WYAP, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, WOUB, KTRL and more
- Added: Jul 03, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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Interpolation in music is a simple, specific thing. Instead of sampling a piece of music, taking the actual song, Interpolation, is reperforming t...
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- Added: Jun 26, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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This week, we will speak with author Christy Alexander Hallberg about her new book Searching for Jimmy Page.
- Added: Jun 12, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
This week, back in 1979, Fleetwood Mac recorded the Trojan Marching Band for their song Tusk. That started us wondering. Are there other pop and ...
- Added: May 29, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
Donald Trump hosted the Celebrity Apprentice six times and then Arnold took over for a season. Believe it or not, musicians played a big part in t...
- Added: May 23, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 8
Less than 3 percent of people 18 to 40 watched the Grammys. Furthermore, according to Spotify, the top 200 new songs playlist is responsible for l...
- Added: May 16, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 9
There has much interest in the use of frequencies for health, healing and general feeling better. The most famous are the Solfeggio Frequencies. ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
This week will contain April 20. That's 4.20. It means smoking pot. But why? We will take an hour and discuss all the nicknames for pot and pl...
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- Added: Apr 17, 2022
- Length: 59:00
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The Golden Raspberry Award. It used to have a Worst Song catagory. Not anymore. But we will revist those that once made the cut in this award s...
- Added: Apr 03, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 7
You've heard of an ROV, a remotely operated vehicle. But did you ever think you'd see an FOV, a fish operated vehicle? Israeli scientists have atte...
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- Added: Mar 11, 2022
- Length: 04:56
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This week we have an interview with author Marc Wasserman about his new book Skaboom. An American Ska and Reggae Oral History. It is a history of ...
- Added: Mar 01, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
In 1978, Dr. Alexander Schauss and a research assistant mixed 1 gallon of white latex paint with a pint of shiny red and created P-618 aka Baker Mi...
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- Added: Feb 16, 2022
- Length: 05:06
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What happens when you are the Emperor of France and your hunting party plans go completely wrong? You get attacked by rabbits. This isn't a Monty P...
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- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 04:47
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