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Kumi Naidoo admits that when he learnt to ride a bike in the alleys of Oxford, UK - he thought the median lines on the roads were the bike lanes.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:04
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This ancient, raw soup is easier than you think.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:58
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In this episode, we have given up sitting for two weeks. You know, that practice of putting one’s butt in a chair? Yup. We kissed that goodbye and ...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 33:50
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What if an influential teacher set you on your life's path? What would that teacher say if she met you today?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2015
  • Length: 19:07
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This installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota has gone to the dogs. This past weekend in Wilson Park, the Tri County Humane Society ...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 30:12
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The messiness of English is the price of its success. It is the most widely spoken language in the world, geographically, being an official languag...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Memories and experiences from band campers young and old.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:01
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This piece delves into the world of life after graduation.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1
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COSTA RICA is perhaps Central America's most progressive country. It is ranked as the "greenest" country on earth. 6% of its land mass in fact is f...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:04:38
Caption: Five-time Emmy Award winner Fran Brill, the first woman hired by Jim Henson for Sesame Street (seen here with Zoe) is retiring after 42 years , Credit: Jim Henson Legacy
Cobblestones: Jim Henson from A to Zoe is a sound rich special that includes original interviews, clips, music, and new skits with many of the orig...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 55:05
  • Purchases: 1
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FILMS AROUND THE WORLD deals with film an an international commodity. In terms of commercial entertainment at home, on the big screen in theaters e...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 01:00:10
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The Bahamas is composed of more than 700 islands and is the nearest resort destination to the U.S. mainland after Cuba. It has a varied history.

  • Added: Jun 02, 2014
  • Length: 13:41
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In this last episode of Rachel’s series called “Outlooks", she asks kids ages 5-18 a simple, yet thought-provoking question. For students, parents,...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:49
Caption: Africa's first canopy ropewalk at Kakum National Park, Credit: Kelly Ramundo
Ghana has long been a special place for the African American diaspora. For many, "roots tourism" is a rite of passage. But in the early 90s, the We...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 14, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 1
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How do you take your own condition and turn it into a career helping others?

  • Added: Sep 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:56
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In 2009, the Portland Police Department faced down a daunting task: writing poetry.

Bought by KUER, KFAI Minneapolis, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Second year medical student Sarah Rapoport grabs the mic and interviews fellow student Peter Kaminski., Credit: Kristin Gourlay
For the past school year, the series "Future Docs" has been following two Brown University medical students to see how their training is evolving w...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
Caption: Second year medical student Sarah Rapoport, in Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School., Credit: Kristin Gourlay
We're checking in on our Future Docs, Sarah and Peter, who've nearly reached the mid-way point of their second year of medical school. Reporter Kri...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:15
Caption: Dave Raymond watching Fritz the Cat at Mascot Boot Camp, Credit: Alexis Kenyon
Since retiring as the original Philie Phanatic, Dave Raymond makes his living training professional mascot performers and creating new mascot ident...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:31
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Tender shoots grow on the roofs of the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco's toughest neighborhoods. By tender shoots we mean fifth graders, who are l...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2013
  • Length: 13:55
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales takes a look at a lesser known insect with an unusual talent.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at the Great Chicago Fire with Dr. Fiona Halloran.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 07:51
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In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S. 

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 6

  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 3
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For students locked up in Maine's Long Creek Youth Development Center passing notes is a crime... and an art form. Jacorey investigates.

Bought by The Story, KUOW, PRX Remix, KUT, and YouthCast


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 5