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"How to Think Philosophically About Aging" with Sharona Hoffman
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Sharona Hoffman
Everyone gets older, but not everyone plans for it. Even fewer people think about that planning philosophically. We look closely at one author’s pr...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
03-11: Beloved Community: Hello, My Other Self, 4/20/2016
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Ilarion "Larry" Merculieff
In today’s radically shifting world, the name of the game is resilience - the capacity of both human and ecological systems to absorb disturbance, ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
Hometown Unknown
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Core by Open Orchard Productions
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Within Taylor's 16 years, she has lived in eight places all over the country. Taylor explains the impact moving has had on her life and how each pl...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:03
(Episode #09) Failing Forward
From: Odegaard Writing and Research Center
Series: Character Development
Caption: Odegaard Writing and Research Center, Credit: OWRC
Failure is a part of life. College students, in particular, know this feeling all too well. Since academic failure can take many forms in the colle...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2016
  • Length: 21:31
Integration Nation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Susan Eaton
Immigration. That’s a major hot button issue. In recent years, a handful of states have passed laws designed to make it easier to deport unauthor...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Conversation Pieces (Hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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More pieces from a recent conversation about life, love, and the power of family led to diving into music that adds to the conversation. Great song...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Jose Gonzalez
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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Jose Gonzalez released his 3rd full length, Vestiges and Claws, earlier this year, showcasing a more stripped down sound for the Swedish songwriter...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, KHNS, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Study and Practice of Nonviolent Action
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How effective have nonviolent resistance movements been to effect social and political change, compared to armed violent uprisings? This time on P...

Bought by WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
We Too Sing America
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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An increase in the acts of terrorism around the globe raises the fear levels in America. Islamophobia in the Bible Belt, and anti-immigrant, anti-M...

Bought by KVSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
“Text as Image, Image as Text"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Alexandra Grant
Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Alexandra Grant, exploring her use of language to combine art and literature.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 08, 2015
  • Length: 53:50
  • Purchases: 1
Albums Over Streams (hour 1)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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Too often we spend our time moving from one song to the next without taking in the music, the experience and the moment. Instead, let's enjoy the c...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:02
Albums Over Streams (hour 2)
From: D. Grant Smith
Series: The Appetizer Radio Show
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In our second hour we dive into a few more known artists recent albums like Ben Folds, Blues Traveler, The Dear Hunter and more. Our exploration an...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
A Progressive Environmentalist
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Cecelia Tichi
Jack London is known for his wolf-dog tales and sagas of the frozen North. But, that’s overlooking the real story. London was a reporter who made n...

Bought by KVSC, KPVL, and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
179-Planets, Billiards, & Alchemy
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Sir Isaac Newton's ideas continue to be relevant to everyday life in situations ranging from the flight of an airplane to the colors of the rainbow.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Holy Eucharist
From: KDNA Radio
Series: En Tu Presencia Señor
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Fr. Gustavo Gomes explains the Holy Eucharist.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 1
153-Alien Invaders
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The most likely alien invaders are microorganisms which humans may export from or import to Earth's biosphere.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KENW and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Our Worst War
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Seymour Hersh, Noam Chomsky, and Christian Appy on the legacy of Vietnam.

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX


  • Added: May 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Love, Poetry, and Philosophy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What's love got to do with poetry and philosophy?

Bought by KMUN, KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, XRAY.fm, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
2020-04-19 Poetry as a Way of Knowing
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Can we come to know things poetically that we couldn't get at through other forms of thinking, writing, or talking?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
126-Ready Yourself for Alien Life
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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How will humans react to the inevitable discovery of life outside of our planet?

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
The Teacher of Literature
From: Open Source
Series: Radio Open Source: Reading Chekhov
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We’re reading and gabbing about a story called “The Teacher of Literature,” published in 1894; Chekhov was 34 years old. It’s a story about a young...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:21:57
The Transcendentalists Are Coming!
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're revisiting the birthplace of the American mind. Five houses on three streets within a period of five years in Concord, Massachusetts launche...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WRPI, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 28, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 3
The Student
From: Open Source
Series: Radio Open Source: Reading Chekhov
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We’re reading a famous story called “The Student.” It’s a late winter, early spring night in the 1890s, Easter weekend. A student is coming home f...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 20:08
  • Purchases: 2
Gusev
From: Open Source
Series: Radio Open Source: Reading Chekhov
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Chekhov wrote “Gusev” on shipboard, returning from his stark study mission to the prison island of Sakhalin in 1890. He was 30 years old, ten years...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 52:19