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  • Carl Sandburg, pawpaw poet? This and other pawpaw oddities & mysteries | Under Rocks podcast

    Carl Sandburg, pawpaw poet? This and other pawpaw oddities & mysteries | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/09/24
    Poet Carl Sandburg knew blue collar culture – You know, “hog butcher for the world” and all that. Maybe that’s why he latched onto the lowly pawpaw, the “poor man’s banana,” as the root of a decades-long joke he shared with friends (who got it), the President of the United States (who didn’t get it), and reporters (who knows if they got it, but it made a fun story!).
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    38 分
  • The art of the bale: Strawfest, Mt. Morris | Under Rocks podcast

    The art of the bale: Strawfest, Mt. Morris | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/08/27
    Encore Mt. Morris has a mission: To create a unique rural arts environment in northwest Illinois. And boy, did they nail it with the annual Straw Sculpting competition. We meet up with organizer Jeff Bold and artists Chris and Cecelia Mann.
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    25 分
  • Test Site: The Art of Praxeology | Under Rocks podcast

    Test Site: The Art of Praxeology | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/07/30
    We learn about Rockford's Test Site on this latest edition of Under Rocks.
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    28 分
  • Little bits of magic: Mysterious Toynbee Tiles appear in Rockford | Under Rocks podcast

    Little bits of magic: Mysterious Toynbee Tiles appear in Rockford | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/06/25
    Toynbee idea in movie 2001. Resurrect dead on planet Jupiter. What? And why is this message on a tile in the streets of Rockford, Illinois? The Under Rocks team investigates.
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    42 分
  • Restoring the Geneva Grotto's glory | Under Rocks podcast

    Restoring the Geneva Grotto's glory | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/05/28
    Thousands drive past it every day, but only a few lay eyes on it. It's the Geneva Grotto. And nearly a century after it was built by local Catholic priests, the mosaic and stone structure is returning to serve as a connection between the faithful and their God.
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    25 分
  • Dirt-fishing with the Driftless Digger | Under Rocks podcast

    Dirt-fishing with the Driftless Digger | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/04/30
    The Under Rocks team goes on a treasure hunt with a real life detectorist.
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    42 分
  • Mrs. Fisher's by the bag, by the bucket: It's always better to be the chip person | Under Rocks podcast

    Mrs. Fisher's by the bag, by the bucket: It's always better to be the chip person | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/03/26
    If you grew up anywhere near Rockford, Illinois, in, oh, the last century or so, you probably have eaten at least a handful of Mrs. Fisher's potato chips. This regional delicacy started in Ethel Fisher's kitchen and still maintains that small-batch flavor, even as the company goes through 2.6 million pounds of local potatoes every year. So join Mrs. Fisher's vice president Chris Spiess as he takes the Under Rocks team on a tour of Rockford's salty treasure.
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    42 分
  • Good curling II: The never-ending bonspiel | Under Rocks podcast

    Good curling II: The never-ending bonspiel | Under Rocks podcast
    2026/02/26
    Curling fever doesn't have to end on the Olympic medal podium! Join your local curling league and the next four years will fly faster than a granite stone across a sheet of ice. We revisit our 2022 curling adventure at the Waltham Curling Club in Triumph, Ill. Plus, our resident curling superfan recaps the 2026 Olympic highlights — and explains the shocking controversy. Good curling!
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    32 分