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Voting Rights Under Fire
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
Reshaping the Coast
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
Our own voices with our own tongues
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Paul Robeson in Othello, Act I Scene 4, Credit: Folger FSL Collection
Shakespeare in Black and White

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 30:55
Freedom, Hey-Day! Hey-Day, Freedom!
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Ira Aldridge
African Americans and Shakespeare

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:22
The Case for National Service
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:05
A Perfect Storm
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
90 Second Naturalist - November 2015
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KMUN, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Pulavars: Shadow Puppeteers of Kerala
From: Charles Nuckolls
Caption: K. K. Ramachandra and family., Credit: Charles Nuckolls
K.K. Ramachandra Pulavar and his family continue the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry in Kerala, India.

  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 22:46
NEA Jazz Moments with Saxophonist and Composer, Charles Lloyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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A born innovator, musician Charles Lloyd has been on the path to NEA Jazz Master for decades. In these Moments, he talks about growing up surrounde...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 13
Good News for Tigers?
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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"Did you see a tiger?" The first question asked of anyone who comes back from Jim Corbett National Park was asked of Sandip Roy recently. Here is ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bob Dylan & The Band - Complete Basement Tapes - Part 1
From: Joyride Media
Series: Bob Dylan & The Band - Complete Basement Tapes - Shorts
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Bob Dylan biographers Sid Griffin, Clinton Heylin and Greil Marcus begin this series on Dylan's The Basement Tapes with the Band by calling it "a m...

Bought by Radio Catskill, PRX Remix, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 3
Indie on Demand Reviews TAKE SHELTER
From: Daniel Persons
Series: The Indie on Demand Movie Review
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A Review of Director Jeff Nichols' Topical, Enigmatic Drama

  • Added: Feb 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
NOVA Minute: Humans and Mass Extinction
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Sam Bowring, Credit: MIT
Sam Bowring studies mass extinctions in the Earth's past. He says humans might not be around much longer... geologically speaking.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: Loneliness in Space
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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NASA psychologist Al Holland describes the mental challenges astronauts might face during a 3-year mission to Mars.

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WEZU, WXDU, Radio Newark, KRUA and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
NOVA Minute: Diving in Underwater Caves
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Kenny Broad
Anthropologist and explorer Kenny Broad studies some of the world's most dangerous places—underwater caves called "Blue Holes."

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: Diamond Electronics
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Materials scientist Stephen Steiner says that high-speed computers in the future might run on man-made diamonds instead of silicon.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 3
NOVA Minute: How Earth Got Its Water
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Geoff Marcy, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Geoff Marcy describes how the Earth got just the right amount of water to support life.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 3
Roy Orbison 75 Modules
From: Joyride Media
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Ten 75-second modules to celebrate Roy Orbison's would-be 75th birthday in 2011 (birthday is 4/23/1936).

Bought by Sun Radio - KDRP Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2011
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
Impact of Ancient Greece
From: Richard Paul
Caption: Miles Davis
Where Ancient Greece appears in modern culture.

Bought by Delmarva Public Media, KREV-LP, and Listenwise


  • Added: Dec 14, 2010
  • Length: 15:23
  • Purchases: 3
Post-Election Iraq
From: Woodrow Wilson Center
Series: Lee H. Hamilton Commentaries
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Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 01:18
The Best Way to Fix Government Dysfunction
From: Woodrow Wilson Center
Series: Lee H. Hamilton Commentaries
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Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: :55
Progress Against Al Qaeda
From: Woodrow Wilson Center
Series: Lee H. Hamilton Commentaries
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Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 01:22
Bipartisanship Requires Hard Work and Political Will
From: Woodrow Wilson Center
Series: Lee H. Hamilton Commentaries
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Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:22
The Limits of Bilateralism
From: Woodrow Wilson Center
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Drawing on his 34 years in office, Lee H. Hamilton offers a unique perspective on Congress, foreign affairs, and the legislative process.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:20