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The problem with "sounding white"

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

We are always adjusting the way we sound. It especially depends on the social situation we are in. Linguists call it "code switching," a term origi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Feb 04, 2015
Length: 06:19
Purchases: 2

Nitty gritty

From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions

XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM

Added: Oct 26, 2014
Length: 01:45
Purchases: 1

Episode 3: Beth's Story

From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST

"My sense has been that most men ultimately really do want children, and I think many of longer relationships -- that's been part of the end." -Bet...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Oct 22, 2014
Length: 01:53
Purchases: 1

How Old is Gender?

From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl

How old is gender? Can a six-year-old child really be considered transgender? Marlo Mack explores this question, with a little help from her tran...

Bought by WCPN

Added: Sep 06, 2014
Length: 08:54
Purchases: 1

Courageous Endeavors CD Release Party

From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend

Caption: Courageous Endeavors, Credit: Bryan Belcher

It's the first Courageous Endeavors CD, and they're showcasing songs from the CD at the Ice House in Minneapolis, Friday night May 9 at 11 PM

Bought by KSRQ

Added: May 01, 2014
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 1

if music be the love of food?

From: PhilipDavid Ellwand

Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

Added: Jul 28, 2013
Length: 01:00:00

The Beat : Yaya Fredrickson - "Spawn"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

Yahya Fredrickson got his undergraduate degree from Moorehead State University, his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana, and his...

Added: Jan 24, 2013
Length: 02:44

Culturology: Dan Sinykin reviews "The Long Shining Waters" by Danielle Sosin

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology

Danielle Sosin's novel, "The Long Shining Waters," tells three stories of three women living around the shores of Lake Superior in three distinct t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ

Added: Jan 17, 2013
Length: 02:58
Purchases: 2

Sound bites about the situation of Native Americans

From: Octavian Coman

Caption: Sidney Hill, leader (Tadodaho) of Onondaga nation, Credit: Octavian Coman

Speeches at a Washington DC conference about Native Americans can exude optimism and many promises. But from time to time words used in a hurry p...

Added: Dec 07, 2012
Length: 01:53

Neither Stranger, Friend nor Enemy

From: Jamie Dell'Apa

Anthony Garza has an appearance that seems to mirror everyone's expectation of him. Middle Easterners, Americans and Hispanics strangers enjoy pic...

Added: Sep 13, 2012
Length: 03:27

American Graduate: Poetic Justice Part 2 - Graduation Day

From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate

WUNC is a part of the American Graduate Project. It's a public media initiative looking at the drop out crisis across the country. As a part of thi...

Bought by KZYX and Marfa Public Radio

Added: Aug 15, 2012
Length: 10:23
Purchases: 2

No Dessert

From: Carla Seidl

Caption: girl eating the Togolese staple food "pâte", Credit: Carla Seidl

Dessert? Some people have never even heard of it. This piece examines the cultural relativity of this sweet, after-meal food practice by contrastin...

Added: Jul 02, 2012
Length: 04:12

In Bed Stuy, Brooklyn: Old buildings, new residents

From: Cassie Wagler

There is an effort underway in Bedford-Stuyvesant, or Bed Stuy, to protect the old architecture by turning parts of the neighborhood into historic ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Jun 22, 2011
Length: 05:20
Purchases: 1

A Cold Freezin Night (Inverse Winter)

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2010 Third Coast ShortDocs: Book Odds

In Tucson, Arizona, summer is like winter in Canada.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 11, 2011
Length: 03:10
Purchases: 1

Millennials: Are we lazy, or just smart?

From: Lillian Mongeau

Caption: Mary Marmastone (featured in the piece) plays with her dog Titan on a beach near her home in Seattle., Credit: Lillian Mongeau

This fun piece launches from the ideas broached in the New York Times article, "What is it about 20-somethings?" I ask my friends, all at the tail-...

Added: Dec 02, 2010
Length: 03:54

Winter: Where the Wild Rivers Run ~ Cheryl-Anne Millsap

From: Spokane Public Radio

Caption: Clark Fork River, Missoula MT, Credit: Cheryl-Anne Millsap

We crossed the Clark Fork River on our way out of Missoula, Montana. The sun was just coming up and the sky along the horizon was fading, changing ...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio