Road Trip with WNYC

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A show that samples WNYC’s best podcasts, curated to fit all your travel needs.

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Flyover Edition: Haunted

Radiolab tells the story of the night a group of paranormal investigators showed up at Dennis Conrow's door in Kansas and made him realize what it really means for a house, or a man, to be haunted. Subscribe to Radiolab.

Jul 06, 2015•30 min•Ep. 5

Flyover Edition: Buffalo Bill's Wild West

Studio 360 explains why William F. Cody was the most famous American in the world—a showman and spin artist who presented a new creation myth for America, bringing cowboys, Indians, settlers, and sharpshooters to audiences who had only read about the West in dime novels. Subscribe to Studio 360.

Jul 06, 2015•52 min•Ep. 4

Flyover Edition: Michigan's Weirdest Museum

Dan Pashman talks to the curator of the Moist Towelette Museum about the best way to use them and what makes an especially great one. Then Dan and his friend Mark Garrison debate cloth vs. paper napkins, whether napkin color affects meal enjoyment, and whether restaurants should be banned from using scented hand soap. Subscribe to The Sporkful.

Jul 06, 2015•25 min•Ep. 3

Flyover Edition: In Austin, the Future is Now

There's a neighborhood in Austin, Texas, where the refrigerators tell stories. The roofs are paved in solar panels. There are more electric cars per capita here in the Muëller community than in any residential neighborhood in America. It's a kind of paradise. And it could drive you nuts. Subscribe to Note to Self.

Jul 06, 2015•18 min•Ep. 2

Flyover Edition: What's In a Name

On The Media tells the story of one Pennsylvania paper that stopped using the word "Redskin" when referring to Washington's pro football team. Subscribe to On The Media.

Jul 06, 2015•7 min•Ep. 1

Flyover Edition: 80's Indie from the Land of 10,000 Lakes

The Replacements were famously hard-living and raucous during their mid-to-late 1980s heyday. Recently, another of Minnesota's favorite musical sons, Craig Finn of the Hold Steady, found himself sharing a stage with his childhood heroes. He walks Soundcheck through a playlist of his favorite tunes. Subscribe to Soundcheck.

Jul 06, 2015•17 min0

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