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Top of Mind - Why Jews Are So Funny, Model UN, When Humans Eat Foods to Extinction
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Why Jews Are So Funny, and When It’s Okay for Non-Jews to Laugh; Topic 2 - Teaching Diplomacy to Kids Through Model UN; Topic 3 - How Hum...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 51:49
  • Purchases: 1
WRM27 - Election Day
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will's was born on Election Day, which set the perfect tone for his political humor and commentary

  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
WRM 22 - A Student of Human Nature
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will Rogers could make the butt of his jokes laugh just as hard

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
WRM20 - Will's Opinion on Opinions
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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The Will Rogers Minute is a lighthearted look back at the influential comedian, radio host, movie star, and political commentator.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Will and Lawyers
From: KRSC
Series: The Will Rogers Minute
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Will's jokes extended outside of politics to discuss other topics, like lawyers

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:01
  • Purchases: 1
Nerd Nite Winona with What the Hell is Going on Here: Dante in a Time of Political Division
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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It’s time to release your inner geek! On this episode of Culture Clique we take you to Nerd Nite at Ed’s No Name Bar in Winona. The topic? “What th...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2019
  • Length: 31:41
THE OATH -- Ike Barinholtz Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Ike Barinholtz, San Francisco, CA 9/27/18, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ike Barinholtz talks savagery, gestalt therapy, and art in difficult times.

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 11:58
Comedy, Comedians, and Political Correctness: Not a Laughing Matter
From: Lauren Perlowski
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This piece looks at what is and is not acceptable to say on stage from a comedians point of view.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:40
Allusionist 30: US Election Lexicon
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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The 2016 US election isn't going away anytime soon, so let's seek refuge in etymology. Consider the linguistically appropriate age of a senator, an...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 36:05
The Speed of Sound: Ben Folds
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Ben Folds talks to Kyle Meredith about playing at The White House, boxing metaphors, comparing prog rock to classical, and his new album with yMusi...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 3
Behind the hijinks, with Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men
From: Waging Nonviolence
Series: We Are Many
Caption: Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men., Credit: The Yes Men
Andy Bichlbaum discusses the new Yes Men movie and how his mischievous youth led to a life of hilarious, but highly effective, activism.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 09, 2015
  • Length: 44:12
  • Purchases: 1
Rob Schneider, Comedian
From: Jesse Regis
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From Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Home Alone, and what seems like every comedy ever - Rob Schneider has been playing the game for half his life. ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2014
  • Length: 12:21
What's the Richest You've Ever Been?
From: Hank Rosenfeld
Series: Folk Journalism
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With the gap between Haves and the Have-nots widening in the U.S., Hank Rosenfeld asks folks about a time when they felt they had their plenty-est.

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Dec 25, 2013
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
Hitchhiking a Tech Shuttle
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: On board the Facebook bus, Credit: Kristina Loring
Real talk: I’m not the biggest fan of San Francisco public transportation. So when I first heard of the alternative transportation network of priva...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 05:59
What to Expect When You are Aborting
From: Cassie Wagler
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Excerpts from the anonymous blog "What to Expect When You Are Aborting."

  • Added: Dec 29, 2012
  • Length: 07:51
Make 'Em Laugh
From: Sharif Youssef
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A profile on Ryan Bowers, a winner of Yale University's Last Comic Standing, and an opener for John Mulaney at the Yale Fall Show.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
The Mikie Show #47, Kara
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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It’s another episode of The Mikie Show! I know, we were all hoping I’d say that. Well, I did. Join us as we speak with Kara Hartzler, an attorney w...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/8/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WHEN THE BULL RANGES FREE...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
The Mikie Show #39, Whit
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Episode thirty-nine! Just had to say it, hope you don’t mind. We speak with Whit Patten, a man who grew up on a farm in the country (he had to boar...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #36, Liz
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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This episode we speak with Liz Tilley, a soon to be PhD in Family Studies and Human Development. Her focus is on awareness and prevention of teen p...

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  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #35, Ned
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us as we speak with newsman/publisher Ned Creighton. He drinks a lot but that’s okay, he’s in the news business. Nah, I’m kidding. He is a gre...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
My Life as a Cup
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2007 Third Coast ShortDocs: Dollar Storeys
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The triumphs and regrets of a cup.

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #28, Manu
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us as we speak with Manu Mallikarjun. A former derivatives trader who changed course and is making a documentary I hope we all get to enjoy. ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 29, 2010
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
WNR: The War on Stage
From: War News Radio
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From "Center Stage" (February 20, 2009): War News Radio profiles an independent theater production that examines the ways the national media shapes...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 05:29
B-Side Radio: Authority
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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B-Side's Tamara Keith rides through the streets of Sacramento with a police officer and finds people have varying levels of respect for the authori...

Bought by Remix Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 19, 2008
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3