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Caption: Shrimp fishing from horseback in Belgium, Credit: UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has no central "ocean" theme, but many of its myriad studies, project...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The mid-term elections are almost upon us. Now that Obama care is working, what political issues might be nearby? What will help us make good choic...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 03:13
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At the close of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen above all others ...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 05:09
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
After Nelson Mandela was freed from the life sentence he was serving in prison, he often spoke about refusing bitterness toward his captors. But h...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
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Free, audio book excerpt. Once upon a time, there was a girl who imagined a bear. Actually, she imagined a lot of bears. And then she drew them—bea...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2013
  • Length: 13:16
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill offers an observation on the essential nature and power of light in our lives. He suggests t...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will share his practice of carrying blue marbles with him wherever he goes, gifting them to ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry:A Woman of Her Word Moral inquiry means asking questions about what is the right thing to do. So,...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: :59
Caption: Operation Surf, Credit: www.operationsurf.com/
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss Blue Mind 3 and the conference topic of empathy. He will describe the work of o...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 05:29
Caption: Man throwing cast net , Credit: Mangrove Action Project | MarinePhotobank.org
In the last edition of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill suggested reciprocity as a value on which to build our response to the environmental deg...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
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You hear about it all the time, but how many people truly know what diversity is all about? Can a traffic light teach us?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Fishing guides spend their days reading the water, seeing fish., Credit: Susan Cook
The strident opponents of a rapid, unregulated re-introduction of alewives to the St. Croix believe that at one important juncture in the river, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
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Each year during the holidays, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen above all oth...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: What happens after a fish is caught teaches that fish are not so stalwart after all., Credit: Susan Cook
When people say things like the quote published in the newspaper the other day, they don't seem to realize what's at stake. So, this Citizen's Guid...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:12
Caption: Photo of Ryan Lawless, Facebook
“Kids are worried about what they’ll be and parents worry about their children not doing anything (or enough) with their life. This piece should gi...

Bought by Vocalo.org


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photo by Wonderlane, Flickr
“Little Lost Fish” was created by Marga Blanco. Having just moved to the USA two months prior to joining YMP’s and SFAI’s Summer Intensive, she mad...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photo by Marius Dollinger, Flicker
“Three pages about life in the shelter and overcoming problems” - Mercedes Downing

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photo by baaker2009, Flickr
“This is about my story, like a river, and how I got adopted.” - Teddy Garcia

  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:03
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Despite his best efforts, like the very establishments he excoriated, Studs Terkel became an American institution. A man of the people, he was also...

Bought by Troy Public Radio, XRAY.fm, WZEN.org, KBGA 89.9 FM, WDSE and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 11
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Hold that fork! Block that barbeque! Do you know the source of the meat that's sizzling on the grill? Can we trust meat inspectors to catch pathoge...

Bought by WCNY, WZEN.org, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Two lives spent breaking the mold of both traditional and feminist perspectives are recounted in candid conversation, each with a focused sense of ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WZEN.org, KREV-LP, KUOW, WHRV and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Photo by, Matt Callow, Flickr
Do you know why you celebrate Halloween? In this special Halloween Seeds of Sound, Gabriel Rima asks listeners to question this tradition and celeb...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KRZA, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and WTIP


  • Added: Oct 19, 2011
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: VPR President's Peonies, Credit: Robin Turnau
Charlie Nardozzi offers tips on enjoying and growing peonies; including successful transplanting and disease control.

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Jun 20, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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The contributions of the Black Man—celebrating Black History Month. Recounted in this installment is the life, times, and legacy of Phillis Wheatle...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 47:29