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The Complicated Debate Around New York City's Specialized High Schools
From: Katie Anastas
Caption: Teens Take Charge press officers Ayana Smith and Sophie Mode at a press conference on May 17, 2019., Credit: Teens Take Charge Instagram
New York City has been trying to improve diversity in its schools for years. But lawmakers, parents, teachers and students disagree about how to do...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 26:40
The Microfinance Heretic
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: jacket Cover, Credit: design by Kirk DouPonce
Hugh Sinclair traveled to several continents while working for numerous banks, agencies and institutions, and saw microfinance from the ground up. ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
The Last Myth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mathew Barrett Gross
In the past dozen years, from Y2K to 2012, apocalyptic anticipation in America has leapt from the cultish to the mainstream. Today, nearly 60 perce...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
Moral Maps and Geographies of Conflict - Melani McAlister & Téa Obreht
From: Open Source
Caption: Melani McAlister's book jacket for Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and US Interests, 1945-2000
How do war stories work, and where do we find them? Our guests this week are mapping out terrains of conflict and confusion in our lifetimes, from ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Apr 15, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
Japan-Asia Postwar
From: Steve Herman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Time does not heal wounds Japan inflicted in Asia before and during WWII

  • Added: Aug 10, 2005
  • Length: 06:38