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Jess speaks with Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird about one of Earth's most influential humans and his scientific and political legacies.
- Added: Jul 25, 2023
- Length: 29:00
We look at the UN’s achievements, its shortcomings and what the future holds for international cooperation.
Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Nov 04, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
The United States government has a history of paying reparations to those who have been wronged but with one very striking exception: slavery. Shou...
- Added: Nov 12, 2020
- Length: 46:41
In this special episode, we go microscopic to learn about viruses. We explore how they work, and we discuss our odds of defeating them. We also lea...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle
- Added: Apr 22, 2020
- Length: 49:39
- Purchases: 1
On June 24, 1948, the Soviet military administration officially cut off roads and rails into West Berlin in the Berlin Blockade, isolating it from ...
Bought by KWMR, KICI Iowa City, and Morton College Radio
- Added: Jul 10, 2019
- Length: 19:21
- Purchases: 3
Poet Carl Phillips explores how life influences the creation of his poetry. Professor Timothy Moore then takes us back to ancient Greece and how an...
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 20:05
Poet Mary Jo Bang explores the process of translating Dante Alighieri's Inferno, and professor Jessica Rosenfeld explains the origins of literature.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 20:23
How well does any nonfiction writer capture "The Truth?" Essayist Edward McPherson explores truth and memory in nonfiction.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 14:17
Author Kelly Link discusses the archetypes of magical realism and William McKelvy explains the hallmarks and legacy of Gothic literature.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 20:52
One of the best mission statements I’ve read is the original NPR mission, which was written in 1969 by Bill Siemering. Bill is an amazing guy who, ...
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 19:24
- Purchases: 3
In this episode we break down the factors that will influence the fate of football in the United States. Is football doomed or is it immune to the ...
- Added: Nov 04, 2015
- Length: 34:39
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
On this edition of God Matters, host Peter Kreten welcomes Dr. Iman Saca, Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at S...
- Added: Sep 08, 2015
- Length: 30:01
Includes updates on the upcoming interview schedule as well as music from Tribal Seeds, Sola Rosa, and The Expendables.
- Added: Sep 04, 2015
- Length: 56:24
"Keep It California" and the people who want to live in the "State of Jefferson" battled it out at the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meetin...
- Added: Aug 20, 2015
- Length: 03:21:46
We sit down with Devin Morrison of The Expanders to discuss rebel reggae and the legacy of the music. Also featuring tracks from Third World, Matis...
- Added: Aug 18, 2015
- Length: 59:29
Steam-powered vibrators the size of kitchen tables, the importance of dildos in Ancient Greece, and the future of sex machines in the second instal...
- Added: Jul 21, 2015
- Length: 24:25
Providing commentary and historical background, this episode includes new material from Slightly Stoopid, as well as music from Steel Pulse, The Mo...
- Added: Jun 08, 2015
- Length: 59:58
We tend to view our hunter-gatherer ancestors with pity for their primitive ways. But what if they employ strategies for leading a depression-free ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2015
- Length: 13:13
"The artists are the ones who make it possible for people to remember what the time was like, and who was there, and what we did as human beings. ...
Bought by WMOT, WHQR, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP
- Added: Aug 12, 2013
- Length: 11:41
- Purchases: 4
"Smells Like Teen Spirit," in particular sounds like a modal jazz tune. That's one of the funniest things to me. It says so much about people's att...
Bought by WMOT, Delmarva Public Media, and KREV-LP
- Added: May 13, 2013
- Length: 16:32
- Purchases: 3
Martin Zellar was the frontman of The Gear Daddies, a late 80's/early 90's Minneapolis based band with whose members formed bonds while living a c...
- Added: Jan 28, 2013
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 2
Host Phalana Tiller talks with Business Talent Group's Jody Greenstone Miller and then we hear a rare audio recording of Peter Drucker on the mobil...
- Added: Jul 13, 2012
- Length: 58:59
We talk with Diane Schwanz about the back to the land movement in Debs, MN in the 1970's.
Bought by KSRQ
- Added: Jul 28, 2010
- Length: 21:55
- Purchases: 1
Re-broadcast of 2005 program featuring older, middle and younger generations discussing the changes in our culture
- Added: Sep 13, 2009
- Length: 29:00
