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This week on the show: Rights and Aid in Times of Crisis - Germany's increasing role in humanitarian assistance. 70 years of the Geneva Conve...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wit...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 24:23
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wi...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 22:24
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On this WorldCanvass, we investigate adverse childhood experiences and the negative physical and mental health consequences children and adults wit...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 24:29
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Adults can guide whether children categorize based on race or ethnicity through subtle changes in the way they use language. Bill Latimer finds out...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: :59
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Ray Shows is the first violinist of Artaria String Quartet, a Twin Cities based ensemble. The group centers on two missions: performance and educat...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 16:17
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Nearly 8% of 3rd graders report non-suicidal self injury (NSSI), with nearly 23% of teens reporting the behavior in their lifetime. Bill Latimer fi...

  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: :59
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The Spirit of Harmony Foundation was formed under the direction of Rock Star Todd Rundgren and his associates in order to promote the enduring impo...

  • Added: May 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:48:17
Caption: A board encouraging attendance greets students and parents as they walk into Garfield Elemantary School, Credit: Isabel Angell
Oakland schools have a dropout rate that’s higher than the state average. So, the district made solving the problem a priority. Officials started t...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:18
Caption: A pile of foldscopes, Credit: Prakash Lab
I am in a lab tucked away in the basement of a Stanford University engineering building. Bioengineering professor Manu Prakash is showing me a tiny...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Amelia Martinez and Elizabeth Montiel hit the streets to survey Mission residents, Credit: Melanie Young
With the start of a new school year, families all around San Francisco are sending their children off with hopes for a good year and a bright futur...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:00
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WJCT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KRDP, and WLIW


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Second grade teacher Pamela Diebel releases her class after the lockdown drill., Credit: Rhian Miller
Every time news of another school shooting hits the headlines, so does the debate about how to keep children safe. After the shootings at Sandy Hoo...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 10:14
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The Bay Area’s cultural diversity is translated in so many different ways; you can hear it in how many languages are spoken here. For parents want...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 07:01
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free online courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the fu...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KVSC, WFHB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Sometimes all it takes to get kids excited about science is a bag full of eyeballs.

Bought by WCNY, WCWP, and WTJU


  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 53:48
  • Purchases: 3
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Peggy Orenstein, New York Times best-selling author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture t...

Bought by Radio Catskill and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
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If you’ve lived in San Francisco long enough, you might have noticed that there are fewer yellow school buses crisscrossing the city. State budget ...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 05:25
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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This story is free! Podcast #4: "A World Fit for Children". A discussion about educating children in some of the world?s most challenging contexts,...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 28:48
  • Purchases: 1
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This story is free! This is the 2nd in a series of discussions on education in emergencies and post-crisis countries moderated by Amy Costello and ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr.Mel Levine examines the many ways children learn.

Bought by KMXT, Interlochen Public Radio, and AIFM


  • Added: Sep 20, 2006
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3