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The Wishes of the Dead
From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation
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Our lives are controlled by the invisible hand from the grave. Death does not prevent people from influencing the world with their wealth, but such...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 46:43
How to Create a Neuroscience Pipeline
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
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Neuroscientist Eric Herzog shares the importance of increasing diversity in his field and his efforts to encourage local students.

Bought by WDBM and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 14:39
  • Purchases: 2
Mapping the Brain
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
Caption: White Matter Fiber Architecture, Credit: The Human Connectome Project
Pull our your compass, because researcher Deanna Barch is about to guide us through the Human Connectome Project.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 12:51
  • Purchases: 1
The Navigators Part 8
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: The Navigators
Caption: Hokule'a
The Navigators chronicles the Pacific Islanders voyaging across the vast Pacific Ocean in search of new islands to settle.

  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 02:47
Lifting Scores Lowers Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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What we actually learn from school and why it might be at risk.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 11:15
  • Purchases: 1
Education gives us hope, BUT...
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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The purposes and expansion of the educational system.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 19, 2015
  • Length: 17:21
  • Purchases: 2
Great Expectations part one
From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology
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When Miss Havisham, a strange but wealthy old woman asks for Pip to come play, he has no choice but to go. What he experiences changes his life and...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2015
  • Length: 20:04
SHERLOCK HOLMES The Adventure of the Speckled Band pt 2
From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology
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Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes travel to Stoke Moran to investigate the death of Helen Stoner’s sister… and to try and prevent history from repeati...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 27:21
Why Schools Were Never About Knowledge
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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Schools were not created with the intention of making geniuses and filling its pupils with knowledge. Hear three historians explain the surprising ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 11:41
  • Purchases: 2
A Neuron Channel Makes You Dumb
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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New research reveals a strange fact – a special type of neuron channel (HCN) makes us dumb. Hear about basic neuron mechanics and the supposed func...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 22, 2015
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 2
How We Hurt Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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A short episode about the things that hurt the learning process: why distractions are distracting and the conflict your brain encounters when given...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 2
Start Class
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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As a teacher, the first step to student learning is starting a lesson. This is an incredibly chaotic time for teachers! Hear the thinking behind th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPIP-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 4
Test Stress
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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You’ve probably experienced test anxiety. Listen to what it’s like for teenagers to take a test with test anxiety. Then hear educators question whe...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
  • Length: 09:12
  • Purchases: 1
Synaptic Pruning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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How do we get better at tasks? In this short episode, we describe an important mechanism of learning: pruning away neural connections.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 3
Irrational Fears
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Summer Soundwave
Caption: Curious about the picture? Listen to the Show!
Hosts Devon Dennison and Zoe Sheinkopf explore the difference between rational and irrational fears with help from Ron Kleinknecht, former dean of ...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 19:53
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Praise
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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“Hey, you’re smart!” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it? Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, ch...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Pearl Curran - "Ghost"-writer
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
Caption: Illustration of Pearl Curran and Patience Worth from the American Weekly, ca. 1940
Professor Daniel Shea shares the story of Pearl Curran, who, beginning in 1913, used a Ouija board to transcribe novels, plays, essays, and poetry ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
WMMT - Epic
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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Youth-produced content that deals with increased punishments over the years that may intimidate students and influence them to drop out.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:08
Week 3 of "Get Your Diploma. Get Your Degree."
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: WGVU Get Your Diploma. Get Your Dream.
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Carol Paine-McGovern and Shatawn Brigham, Kent School Services Network.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:09
Imagination Station
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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Honey Bees

  • Added: Nov 06, 2008
  • Length: 28:00
Toilet Conservation
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Discussing water conservation

  • Added: Oct 08, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Released Dec. 1967
The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.

Bought by KPIP-LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WMNF, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 01:02:25
  • Purchases: 5
Peace Talks Radio: Climate Change and Conflict (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two scholars who have studied the impact of climate change on peace and security reflect on the awarding of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to climate c...

Bought by WGDR and WXDU


  • Added: Mar 27, 2008
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
Mind Over Matter in the World's Religions: exploring prayer, magic and positive thinking (Program 2) Interview with Scott Guerin PhD, Writer and Researcher in the area of intercessory prayer.
From: MaryLynn Schiavi
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What is prayer? What makes it powerful? Does it work for everyone? Can we use prayer to heal at a distance? Scott Guerin PhD shares the results of ...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2007
  • Length: 21:54
This I Believe, Vermont
From: Vermont Public
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A series of five essays written by Vermonters for This I Believe, the national radio series exploring principles and values that guide our lives.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2007
  • Length: 18:55