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Cacao was born in a bean-shaped area in the upper Amazon and is believed to have been grown and used—first, as a drink—in countries that now encomp...
- Added: May 05, 2017
- Length: 24:01
Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...
- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 21:27
Episode topics: Epidemics and choosing a gym.
- Added: Jan 09, 2017
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 3
Radio Curious continues a tour of the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a safe haven for black slaves seeking refuge from the south through the u...
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 29:01
Radio Curious tours the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a safe haven for black slaves seeking refuge from the south through the underground rai...
Bought by KVMR
- Added: Oct 12, 2016
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 1
Social media is very prevelant in our society today, on this episode of Culture Clique, we delve into it. On Tuesday March 15th, WSU hosted the 2nd...
- Added: Jul 20, 2016
- Length: 51:41
The decade of the 1970's; the music almost died. But there were a few highlights from "Company" and "A Little Night Music" to "Jesus Christ Superstar"
- Added: Apr 12, 2016
- Length: 58:30
- Purchases: 2
In "The White Elephant,” Yochai Maital walks us through the history of Tel Aviv’s ‘New’ Central Bus Station — a derelict eight-story behemoth and m...
- Added: Mar 27, 2016
- Length: 32:00
The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Mar 27, 2016
- Length: 54:12
- Purchases: 1
Professors Derek Hirst and Steven Zwicker discuss the life and work of Andrew Marvell.
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 16:04
Brian Fagan discusses how animals have shaped our history and how our conception of them has changed over time.
- Added: Jan 20, 2016
- Length: 22:57
- Purchases: 3
Nathan Ward, who was an editor with American Heritage, has written for The New York Times and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, n...
- Added: Jan 06, 2016
- Length: 12:44
Joe Loewenstein describes the small and highly competitive theater scene in which Early Modern playwrights like William Shakespeare flourished.
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 14:06
Robert Henke tracks Shakespeare back to his Italian inspirations and uncovers sources for his early comedies.
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 12:26
Musa Gurnis describes the characteristics and lasting influence of theater in Shakespeare's time.
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 13:50
Levinson, a former finance and economics editor at The Economist, discusses the compelling history of what was once the world's largest retailer.
- Added: Nov 13, 2015
- Length: 30:41
On this episode, Jimena Canales discussed the debate of Henri Bergson and Albert Einstein.
- Added: Nov 04, 2015
- Length: 31:58
- Purchases: 2
Violence against women is a global problem. We discuss the origins of gender violence and its existence throughout history.
- Added: Aug 27, 2015
- Length: 05:01
Radio Curious revisits a conversation about Ellis Island, it's history and the people who arrived there, with Andrew Weiss, a historian and then to...
- Added: Aug 05, 2015
- Length: 29:01
A seedy road trip
Bought by KWMR, KSRQ, KKRN, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more
- Added: Jun 30, 2015
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 14
Rebecca McInroy invites Kate Betts, Margaret Cook, Nancy Baker Jones, and Jean Heath to discuss The Bullock Texas State History Museum's exhibit on...
- Added: Feb 11, 2015
- Length: 58:08
To make sense of this new era in low-income housing in San Francisco, we’re going to travel back in time and follow the story as it unfolds into th...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Dec 28, 2014
- Length: 10:01
- Purchases: 1
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in Central City has recently seen a lot of redevelopment. Why has it been so hard to bring business back to this bou...
- Added: Oct 16, 2014
- Length: 05:10
Dr. Gillen D’Arcy Wood discusses the eruption of Mount Tambora.
Bought by WYAP, KPVL, and KKWE Niijii Radio
- Added: Oct 01, 2014
- Length: 35:00
- Purchases: 3
From family friends and trusted confidants to the present day, Nomi Prins, journalist and a former managing director of Goldman Sachs, retraces the...
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 29:00
