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Before he became an acclaimed children's writer, Douglas Wood often felt like a failure. A letter from a famous wilderness guru changed all that.
- Added: Mar 21, 2024
- Length: 52:51
An anthropology professor makes unexpected discoveries about his profession and himself when his second child is born with Down Syndrome.
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 52:48
Minnesota children with disabilities didn’t go to public school in the early 1900s. They were often sent away to institutions where they lived in h...
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 07:02
Two siblings named Ruby and Hart die in a car crash. The surviving parents, Gail Lerner and Colin Campbell, generously share with us their grief an...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP
- Added: Oct 13, 2023
- Length: 52:52
- Purchases: 2
Many people feel they have to be perfect in every aspect of caregiving. We can find ourselves in situations where we have very little compassion fo...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Oct 06, 2023
- Length: 52:53
- Purchases: 1
The St. Paul nonprofit Women’s Advocates founded one of the first shelters in the country for women escaping domestic violence. It started in the e...
- Added: Jun 22, 2023
- Length: 06:46
From: World Footprints LLC
Power of Children: Making a Different exhibit shares the stories of four extraordinary children who have significantly impacted the world - Ruby Br...
- Added: Mar 19, 2023
- Length: 25:56
We continue with the stories of five brave women—Terry Menefee Gau, Melissa Gray, Kathi Shiff, Mary Carpenter and Didi Tremblay—who like so many ot...
- Added: Oct 16, 2022
- Length: 27:31
Gary Boelhower talks about his Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards nominated children's book "A Common Thirst"
- Added: Aug 11, 2022
- Length: 12:56
Meet Jack, an eight-year-old kid who loves dancing, drawing, and doing math! When a glue bottle explodes in the library, Jack has to think on their...
- Added: Jul 27, 2022
- Length: 20:54
Mandy Cooke tells Paula Reed about her enduring trauma from the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, which both women survived.
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Jun 10, 2022
- Length: 02:20
- Purchases: 1
Jesus and Suzanne Valle reflect on their decision to take in children from families struggling with opioid addiction.
- Added: Dec 20, 2021
- Length: 02:52
KaBoom is a national non-profit organization dedicated to giving every child the childhood they deserve. Their mission is to “make play easy by int...
- Added: Feb 28, 2021
- Length: 02:30
One man has given away over 60 thousand bicycles to kids and others in need.
- Added: Feb 27, 2021
- Length: 02:30
- Added: Feb 25, 2021
- Length: 02:30
- Purchases: 1
In today’s episode of The Apple Seed, you’ll hear an account of the ancient tale of the last Zapotec king. And on the lighter side, you’ll hear Don...
- Added: Dec 23, 2020
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 2
Longtime friends Josh Belser and Sam Dow, who are healthcare workers in different states, have a conversation to check in with each other during th...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Jun 15, 2020
- Length: 03:05
- Purchases: 1
Afterschool programs can provide students with additional education opportunities. But a Duke University researcher says these programs can also u...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: May 28, 2020
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 1
One author's journey to becoming published and how she balances life as a mom, wife and writer since COVID-19. (There is no internal narration).
- Added: May 17, 2020
- Length: 10:17
Exploring solutions on kids struggling with low self-esteem.
- Added: Feb 13, 2020
- Length: 03:01
When Wendy Hellowell’s son Oliver was born, he was diagnosed with Down syndrome. She realized the two of them would face enormous challenges. But t...
- Added: Jan 27, 2020
- Length: 16:37
- Purchases: 2
Mariah Karis talked to Sarah Peruzzi, whose daughter is a 15-year-old training to become a professional ballet dancer. Ada Peruzzi's talent and tra...
- Added: Nov 12, 2019
- Length: 02:27
The third graders of "Third Grade Audio" made two Service Learning podcasts. Each one is about a social service organization which is working to he...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 03, 2019
- Length: 05:45
- Purchases: 1
The third graders of "Third Grade Audio" made two Service Learning podcasts. Each one is about a social service organization which is working to he...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 03, 2019
- Length: 05:23
- Purchases: 1
Dee Westenhauser speaks to her childhood friend, Martha Gonzalez, about the one person in her life who saw her for who she truly was.
Bought by KALW, KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WCQS
- Added: Apr 22, 2019
- Length: 02:25
- Purchases: 4
