Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

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The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University is one of America’s leading schools of public policy, offering undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in public policy and international development policy.

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Ways & Means "Shorts" 
10 Pieces

Ways & Means is a podcast featuring bright ideas to improve society. These "shorts" are designed for a radio audience.

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Ways & Means Podcast 
3 Pieces

Ways & Means podcast: bright ideas for how to improve society.

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How Afterschool Programs Empower Parents
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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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
When Local News Dries Up
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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More than 1,800 newspapers nationwide shut down or drastically downsized in the last 15 years. Many cities or towns now exist in “news deserts” – p...

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:12
Reparations: How it Could Happen
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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The question of whether and how to compensate descendants of people formerly enslaved in the United States has hung over the country since the end ...

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  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
A Green Idea to Power Rural Nepal
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
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Researchers are investigating a method of creating power from fast moving streams in Nepal. Sometimes these micro-hydro minigrids work and sometime...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 16:08
  • Purchases: 1
How to Get More People to Ride the Bus
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
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What motivates commuters to leave their cars behind, and take the bus or a bike to work instead? A government innovation team in Durham, North Caro...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 15:20
  • Purchases: 1
How Parenthood Affects Climate Change Skeptics
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means Podcast
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Research shows that when Republican parents are thinking about their parental identity rather than their partisan identity, they are more likely to...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 14, 2020
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 2
Childbirth, Babies & Bonuses
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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New research on how providing incentives for doctors in the developing world might help more women survive childbirth.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
Life After Loss for Orphans in Africa
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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A research team is testing a novel new approach to helping orphans in Kenya get mental healthcare.

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 03:25
Slum Detectives
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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How researchers are using Google Earth to find the undocumented slums of India.

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 03:29
A Small Green Idea to Power Nepal
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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A research teams treks the Himalayas to investigate why tapping rivers for power works in some places, but not others.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:36

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