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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting September 9, 2011. Benjamin's birthday is this week, and he wasn't shy about it at all....

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting September 3, 2011. Benny came in and Benjamin gave a quiz on gaming statistics (and Ben...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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We think of the Great Lakes today as a great place to play on the beach, to swim, to go fishing. But those huge, beautiful lakes are changing. The ...

Bought by WFPL News


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 53:30
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, it's Linguistic True confessions! Martha and Grant take listeners' true confessions about embarrassing linguistic moments. And they make...

Bought by WCNP-FM


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
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Is typing two spaces after a period "totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong?" Martha and Grant disagree. Also, is the language of the m...

Bought by WCNP-FM


  • Added: Sep 01, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting August 27, 2011. Benjamin talked about Parents and Facebook, as well as addictions to c...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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A look at various music styles across India

  • Added: Aug 25, 2011
  • Length: 14:48
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This week on "A Way with Words": If you've "seen the elephant," it means you've been in combat. But why an elephant? Also, Martha and Grant discuss...

Bought by WCNP-FM


  • Added: Aug 24, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: During Ramadan, Muslims breat their daily fast with dates and water or milk., Credit: Gary Tamin
After abstaining from food and drink during the daylight hours of Ramadan, Muslims return to eating with a meal of dates, water or milk. The combi...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting August 20, 2011. In the bigger topics, Benjamin Rockwell talked about public traveling ...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Harvesting Veggies, Credit: Google Images
It is time to reap the benefits of your gardening efforts this season! This edition of "High Plains Home & Yard" provides a few good tips on harve...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 01:49
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Shadowdabbled. Moon-blanched. Augusttremulous. William Faulkner often used odd adjectives like these. But why? Grant and Martha discuss the poetic ...

Bought by WCNP-FM


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting August 13, 2011. Benjamin Rockwell covered how much bad guys pay to get you, and answer...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for any week in 2011, as a special for "Back to School Computing". Benny Rockwell, who usually does a single ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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What do the words marathon, paisley, and bikini have in common? They're all words that derive from the names of places. Martha and Grant talk topon...

Bought by WCNP-FM and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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We have collective nouns for animals, like "a gaggle of geese," "a pride of lions," and "an exaltation of larks." So why not collective nouns for p...

Bought by WCNP-FM and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A Fall Garden, Credit: Flickr/Gemma Grace
When you want fresh vegetables through the fall, you'll want to plant now. Charlie also explains why it's good to be merciless in the mid-summer ga...

Bought by WMNR


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter, bassist/cellist/educator extraordinaire, talks about his career playing jazz and classical music.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 25:22
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An effort is underway in Louisville, Kentucky to preserve the city's iconic shotgun houses. Rick Howlett reports.

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
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Federally licensed gun dealers are required to screen people before they can sell them a gun. If the person ends up being a felon or clinically ins...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Eric Corey Freed
Eric Corey Freed talks about the book he co-authored with Kevin Daum, GreenSense For The Home. And Barry Katz tells us about Practical Green Remode...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Clethra, Credit: Sericea/Flickr
This week, Charlie talks about three hardy bushes that flower in the middle of the summer. Clethra, the button bush, and the seven-son flower take ...

Bought by WMNR


  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Johnson Space Center spokesperson John Ira Petty talks with reporter Dot Cannon about the Atlantis crew's workday during their final mission to the...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 06:22
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Ready for some crazy crossword clues? The hosts discuss some clever ones, like "Hula hoop?" (3 letters). Also, is the correct term jury-rigged or j...

Bought by WCNP-FM and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly broadcast for the week starting July 30, 2011. Benjamin covered job hunting during the current economic times, gave a h...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:00