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March 17th, 2011
Nuclear Power After Fukushima?
From: Burton Cohen
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Was the nuclear disaster in Japan avoidable? Can we prevent more such catastrophes?

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:42
  • Purchases: 1
On the Threshold of Affordable and Sustinable Housing
From: Martha Baskin1
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Lede: Sustainable, energy efficient urban housing that’s affordable? Solid Ground, a nonprofit dedicated to building community to end poverty, t...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 05:07
The Mikie Show #33, Martin
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us as we speak with independent filmmaker Martin Holt. Over forty-six years of collecting life's experience on film, he has filmed ceramic art...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
On The Margins of Music - Alan Lomax & Anthony Burgess
From: Open Source
Caption: Anthony Burgess by David Levine, from The New York Review of Books
First, we join biographer John Szwed in thanking the eccentric musical anthropologist Alan Lomax for his rare recordings of early twentieth century...

Bought by KRVS, KPIP-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KXOT Public Radio, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
"Is Ghostwriting Ethical?" with guest Deborah Brandt
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Deborah Brandt
Every day, politicians publish books telling the stories of their lives and their political views. But more often than not these “autobiographies” ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 1
Put to the Test
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Students take a standardized test at a high school in Greensboro, North Carolina., Credit: Billy Barnes
There’s been a dramatic change in public education over the past 10 years and it’s all about numbers. (9/6/2007)

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, NPR Illinois, WTIP, KERA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Rising by Degrees
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Students on their graduation day from Montgomery College, a community college in Maryland. Most young Latinos looking for a way up through higher education choose community college, but a lot of them never make it to graduation day. , Credit: Emily Hanford
Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and they are among the least likely to graduate from college. (11/5/2009)

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, KPIP-LP, KQED, KZYX, Nevada Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Early Lessons
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student in a preschool classroom at River Breeze Elementary, a public school in Palatka, Florida. Preschool used to be a radical idea, but now the majority of American children go to preschool. , Credit: Stephen Smith
There’s been a quiet revolution in America’s schools over recent decades. We’ve added an extra grade to a child’s education: Preschool. (10/29/2009)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WSKG, KPIP-LP, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Testing Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teacher Joe Curtis working with a student at Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Credit: Emily Hanford
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
New Beginnings: Liberians in Minnesota, Pt 3
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Charles Dwamina
In this three-part radio documentary, producers e.g. Bailey and Sha Cage explore Liberian history and the growth and development of the community i...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:30
New Beginnings: Liberians in Minnesota, Pt 2
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Memeneh George
In this three-part radio documentary, producers e.g. Bailey and Sha Cage explore Liberian history and the growth and development of the community i...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Fuzzy Bunny tickles your happy spot
From: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Series: The Fuzzy Bunny Cuddle Time Hour
Caption: www.fuzzybunnyradio.com, Credit: Fuzzy Bunny Radio
Short days, long nights, cold weather and cabin fever will soon be over. Spring is just around the corner and to get you ready, Dirk is gonna play ...

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:56:08
  • Purchases: 1
The "Curse" of the Hope Diamond
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Does bad luck befall everyone who's owned the infamous Hope Diamond?, Credit: The Smithsonian
Is the world's most famous diamond... cursed?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 2
March 16th, 2011
Riddles from the Border Regions, 3/19/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THIS NASTY WOMAN POUNDS ABOUT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Chuck the homeless interloper
From: Shane McLaughlin
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I came home one night to find a homeless vet living in my house. This is the story of Chuck, a wanderer with PTSD and a book in-progress about livi...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 11:04
  • Purchases: 1
Student co-op brings the collective grocer back to Berkeley
From: KALW
Caption: Photo courtesy of www.sustainablelocal.org
We’re thinking more about what we eat, where we buy it … and how we can use food to connect with our communities. Those are fundamental principles ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:56
I Love Tejano Music
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producer and radio DJ Yithzak Ledesma explores his love of Tejano music and interviews a local Tejano DJ. Produced at LBJ High School in Aus...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Elementary Education
From: Lauren Peterson
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For some, education is a global debate involving scholarly theories and reform strategies; for others, it's something a little more...elementary. O...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:46
New Cool -- Groks Science Show 2011-03-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Neal Bascomb profiles a FIRST robotics team in the New Cool.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 27:32
  • Purchases: 2
From Indie to Bollywood: a sneak peek at the Asian American Film Festival
From: KALW
Caption: "Surrogate Valentine" is one of the films featured at the SF Int'l Asian American Film Festival
The 29th annual San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival kicks off this week. There will be 120 film works playing from San Francis...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 07:20