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031: Being and having an only child: separating truth from stereotype, 4/12/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Assumptions about narcissism, loneliness and selfishness in only children are largely that: assumptions. But there are experiences unique to being ...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
Childhood Obesity Guidelines: Good Medicine or Too Extreme?
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines to address childhood obesity, affecting over 14 million children, including rec...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Mothers of Gynecology
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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The history of why Black women are more likely to die when giving birth than White women.

Bought by WVTF and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 56:56
  • Purchases: 2
The Twelve Months
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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Often as children, we believe in fairies, magical items, or powerful creatures that can make the world seem vibrant and colorful. To rekindle some ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 57:41
Cleaning Out Mama's House
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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A collection of stories about things that have been passed down from those who came before.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 57:54
190322: Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age, 3/22/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? Research has shown the deleterious effects of electronics on weight, sleep,...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
2019-03-22 Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? Research has shown the deleterious effects of electronics on weight, sleep,...

Bought by WJCT, KUOW, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS -- Tim Wardle Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Tim Wardle, San Francisco, CA 4/8/18, Credit: Andrea Chase
Tim Wardle talks paranoia, non-coincidences, and existential crises.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2018
  • Length: 18:41
RDD: Larry's Story
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Last week on The Rough Draft Diaries we started a a two-part conversation on The Beach House Family Shelter in Toledo, Ohio with Tammy Holder, CEO ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 1
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Sue Klebold
Guilt can haunt any parent whose child commits suicide. That’s especially true for a murder-suicide.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
RDD: It's BitterSweet
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries you'll meet Vicki Obee former director at Bittersweet Farms, a private non-profit that offers services to adul...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 06:38
  • Purchases: 1
War Torn: Stories of Courage, Love, and Resilience
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kenneth E. Miller
It’s estimated that roughly 200 million people are affected by wars across the globe. One-third of those are refugees.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Last Sunday of the Lenten Season
From: KDNA Radio
Series: En Tu Presencia Señor
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“En Tu Presencia Señor” is a ½ hour program hosted by Fr. Gustavo Gomes and lay people on issues relevant and true to Catholic teachings. This prog...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:15
Pentecost Sunday
From: KDNA Radio
Series: En Tu Presencia Señor
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Fr. Gustavo Gomes a priest at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish discusses Pentecost Sunday as mentioned in the Book of John.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:22
Short List #6
From: David Green
Series: Short Lists
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A collaborative “Short List” poem which sheds light on the thoughts, secrets, senses of humor and lives of eight and nine-year-olds. Can you figure...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: :44
  • Purchases: 1
Marley Kaul's New Book "Letters to Isabella"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Marley Kaul Lily Patch, Credit: (c) Marley Kaul
Marley Kaul is a Bemidji artist and professor emeritus of Bemidji State University. His new book "Letters to Isabella" features 77 full-page egg te...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 11:39
  • Purchases: 1
Three Weeks
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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An intimate conversation about the death of a child. What happens after the hardest thing happens?

  • Added: Jun 25, 2015
  • Length: 31:27
The Evolution of Childhood Aspirations
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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How fast are kids growing up? Jasmyn Harlan, a senior in high school, asks kids of various ages what they want to be when they grow up. Surprisingl...

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 03:48
The Moral Imperative of Music Education - Spirit of Harmony Foundation-Tod Rundgren
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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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
Minor Key: A Teenage Composer at a Crossroads
From: Mary Quintas
Caption: Bryson Alexander playing one of his compositions, Credit: Mary Quintas
Bryson Alexander is a Contemporary Classical music composer. At 16 years old, he’s composed nearly 40 pieces...all without knowing how to read or ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 2
Life After Stress: The Biology of Trauma and Resilience
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Orphans in Romania., Credit: Mike Carroll for Harvard University
What makes some people able to cope with life's challenges better than others? A growing field of science is peering into the brain to find an answer.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 2
Childhood
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on the nature of childhood over the ages

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Anticipation - "There's No Dishonesty In Reveling In the Anticipation of An Impossibly Ache, Pain, and Problem Free Future."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On School Supplies - "Nothing But the Best For Our Future Leaders, As Long It Doesn't Cost Anything."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
Maurice Sendak on Being a Kid
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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"I still think the same way I thought as a child. I still worry. I'm still frightened... Nothing changes." - Maurice Sendak In 2009 Newsweek's And...

Bought by WABE, KALW, KJZZ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 7