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Origin of the name Greenpeace.
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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We hear who really came up with the name Greenpeace and why.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:09
Dr. Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson: Healthcare in 1894
From: My Account of It
Series: My Account of It
Caption: Dr. Halle Tanner Dillion Johnson was the first woman and the first black woman to practice medicine in Alabama. She was licensed in 1891.
Here's an account of healthcare in the rural Alabama. This account was written in 1894. Listen.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 06:39
#722- "Having an exit strategy in your portfolio to limit losses"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Many investors have no idea where to sell a stock in a falling market and therefore are subject to massive losses if markets continue to spiral dow...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
#721- Is the trouble brewing in the bond market"
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Bonds which are IOU's are the largest market on the planet so it pays to listen to them. Is there a storm brewing in this critical area? Hear it al...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mike Dumovich, American Wobbly Heart CD
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: American Wobbly Heart by Mike Dumovich (the old cro)
CD: Mike’s CD features one man's journey thru the turmoil of the Labor Movements beginnings, caustic comments by a crow, and a surprise ending call...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:20
Around The Bend E43
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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Includes an exclusive interview with HIRIE where we discuss her recording plans and the struggles of women in the recording industry. We also enjoy...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:00:07
How To Not Crush Your Soul On An Elephant
From: Evo Terra
Series: The Opportunistic Travelers
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Is riding an elephant high on your bucket list? Spoiler alert: Take it off. There are much better and guilt-free ways to have an elephant encounter...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 10:57
  • Purchases: 1
Endeavours - Truth & Reconciliation Commission
From: Dan McPeake
Series: Endeavours
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Former BC Attorney General Wally Oppal, Native Studies Professor Niigaan Sinclair

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 53:09
Obama's Fast Track Attack on Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The President is asking for "fast track" authority to give the White House sole negotiating authority on the Trans Pacific Partnership, a giant tr...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Albuquerque Takes a Giant Step for Women
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Too often when Albuquerque, New Mexico is in the news, it's bad – a police department under scrutiny by the Justice Department, or an unsolvable ho...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Micro-lending helps local entrepreneurs
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Financing a business plan or personal project usually means taking out a bank loan, but for many immigrants, there's another alternative. KFAI's Al...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:39
What do High Schoolers’ think about Affirmative Action?
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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A common topic among high schoolers when discussing the college application process and admittance is race. Listen to hear the opinions on affirmat...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:07
Joseph B. Uehlein, President of the Labor Network for Sustainability/Voices for a Sustainable Future, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Joe Udhlein, Labor Network for Sustainability
Joe describes the mission and activities of the Labor Network for Sustainability and includes letting us know how corporations successfully pit wor...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones!
From: Josh Clement
Series: All Things Natural With Ed Kanze
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They rock and roll them. We're talking about those boulders we all see in the woods. Geologists call them "erratics."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:53
Women and the Elections: What's at Stake II?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Second of five broadcasts on what's at stake for women in the upcoming elections. Today's topic: the minimum wage.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Labor Day Celebration: Rosalinda Guillen, Ex Dir of Community to Community Development
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Rosalinda Guillen, Ex Dir Community to Community
Labor celebrates with an introduction by Ken Winkes. Interview: Rosalinda, who was raised in a local farm worker family and has worked long hours ...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:26
  • Purchases: 1
Once More With Feelin' -- Groks Science Show 2014-08-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Sliman Bensmaia explains the sense of touch.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMUD, WYAP, and KPVL


  • Added: Aug 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 4
Rosalinda Guillen, Executive Director of Community to Community, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Rosalinda Guillen, Ex Dir Community to Community
This week Rosalinda tells her story about how she became an organizer, activist, and helped create a movement building collective of farm worker le...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:26
Thanks for Listening
From: John Messmer
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Public Radio Promotion

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: :02
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
The Art of Video Game Design (Billboard)
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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The introduction to each episode of "The Art of Video Game Design"

  • Added: Mar 08, 2014
  • Length: :36
We Do The Work-Just Transition Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Bobbi, Tom, Kristen of PSARA
Kristen, Bobby, and Tom explain what happens when there is high unemployment and low wages and then tell us what we need to do to create an economy...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 1
Culturology: Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People - Hour Two
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People
This is the second installment of Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People. Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 6
Producer Profile: Wil Meya
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Wil Meya
Multimedia Intern Bekka Schlichting speaks with Wil Meya Director of The Language Conservancy about the upcoming documentary Rising Voices

  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 15:59
Native Sounds: Randall Warren Heavilin
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Sounds
Caption: Randall Warren Heavilin
Production Assistant Landon Mattison speaks with Randall Warren Heavilin (Navajo), a classically trained cellist and composer from Austin, Texas.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 16:44
  • Purchases: 1