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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
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Do you believe that a calorie is a calorie, or that we all have real “choice” in the food marketplace? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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Radio Curious discusses lead poisoning in children with Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environment...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Family visits at the Alameda County Jail , Credit: Daniel Arauz
Nearly one in ten children in California have a parent in the criminal justice system, but it’s hard to find numbers for individual cities. Experts...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 05:37
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
Caption: Learning to swim in Bangladesh, Credit: Mike Hally
Winner of a Silver Trophy at the New York Festival 'World's Best Radio Awards' 2014, this startling but ultimately uplifting documentary is about t...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 27:55
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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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Regional and international experts join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the global reality of child abuse and neglect, its impact on childr...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 24:55
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Regional and international experts join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the global reality of child abuse and neglect, its impact on childr...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:14
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Regional and international experts join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the global reality of child abuse and neglect, its impact on childr...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 22:56
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Regional and international experts join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the global reality of child abuse and neglect, its impact on childr...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 27:08
Caption: Harlem Newsboy, 1943, by Gordon Parks , Credit: Library of Congress
BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature o...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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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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From TV to the internet, to brand logos in the classroom and on clothing, advertisers target our children no matter where they are. Join Food Sle...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Seminole children on a reservation in Florida, c1948., Credit: Florida Photographic Collection
30-second promo for "Young Americans: A History of Childhood," with a 5 second hole for station-specific time/date tag.

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 30, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
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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
Caption: Migrant cotton picker and her baby, Buckeye, AZ, 1940, Credit: (National Archives).
It’s BackStory’s birthday! To celebrate one year as a weekly show, the American History Guys are going back to where it all begins: birth. From mid...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KFOK-LPFM, KBRP Community Radio, WOUB, and WTJU


  • Added: May 10, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Horses and humans have long had a special relationship, but now therapeutic horse riding is helping children with Autism in some life-changing ways.

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Sarita Meena is 12 years old. She lives in a remote village in northwestern India and is part of the first generation of girls in the village to go to school and have aspirations of economic independence.  , Credit: Priyanka Pacahuli
India has come under close scrutiny lately for its poor treatment of women and girls. Yet, this is a time when a growing number of women are enjoyi...

Bought by KSFR, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 11:03
  • Purchases: 7