Rhyming Rhino | Ep. 233

<p>Negin Farsad (Fake the Nation, Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!) and Stacey Vanek Smith (Planet Money, The Indicator) face off in a battle of wits in this tale with roots in North America, China, and the Middle East.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", < ... Show More

<p>Ahmed Mawas (Human Resources, Rescuing Christmas) plays a king with a knack for finding the truth and sealing the deal in this tale from Persia.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</p> 

<p>Jorma Taccone (The Lonely Island, Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse) stars in a tale from Hawaii about a fisherman whose magical gift leads to a fishy situation.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</p> 

<p>The Rhinoceros &nbsp;Join us today as we learn about the second-largest land mammal, the rhino.</p> <p>Sources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/animal/rhinoceros-mammal"><u>https://www.britannica.com/animal/rhinoceros-mammal</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.awf.o ... Show More

Un lièvre bien affamé, des abeilles butineuses et une hyène retorse font l’expérience de l’entraide. Sur sa route à travers l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, et Côte d’Ivoire), le conteur et amuseur Koami a croisé des contes, des petites histoires qui ne l’ont plus ... Show More

Two fairy tales from England along the theme of "She Shall Go To the Ball!' There's a touch of Cinderella and hint of King Lear. These two stories are romantic and fun. Sponsored by Kiwico, promo code "story". 

<p>In this story, Noah finds some tiny horses and unicorns sledding. A frog leads them, and Noah, on an adventure.</p> 

<p>Conan speaks with Jill from Vulcan, Alberta about growing wetland plants in a commercial greenhouse, fainting goats, and what Conan would name a wetland species of his own discovering.</p> <p><p>Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the S ... Show More

In honor of National Bird Day, this episode features some great bird stories from history. Victoria Reibel reads the story of Charles Morton, a man who tried to explain the mystery of bird migration with an otherworldly hypothesis. Jason Lawrence reads the tale of Cher Ami, one o ... Show More

Today’s story is about a very curious young elephant, and it was imagined by the English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist Rudyard Kipling. 

Hear special guests "Hey Black Child" on race tensions in the US, also about the ocean's mysterious blue holes, Nigeria's dancing sensation and the "cheeky" way to stop lions eating cows. 

June. A song sung in Welsh schools - usually in a round - celebrating the return of the cuckoo. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs by Gwilym Bowen Rhys first compiled for the 2023 edition of As the Season Turns. Mastered for Ffern by Geoff Bird. Artwork by Gemma K ... Show More