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The Spanish Hour 2417: Jordi Savall and the Red Book of Montserrat
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Pages from El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
Jordi Savall and friends present selections from El Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, or the Red Book of Montserrat, a 14th-century collection of devot...

Bought by WCQS, WRTI, KMUN, WRGY, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 45
California Termites and the Atmosphere
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dylan Gaeta
California is famous for its picturesque sunsets, year-round mild weather, excellent surf, and largely progressive politics, including forward-thin...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
The Rise of the New Labor Movement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Brunswick cafe, Little Dog, where workers organized a union., Credit: Alex Spear, Bowdoin Orient
On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose workers start to organize a union and we tal...

Bought by WUWM, KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
An Interview with Maia Kobabe
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Maia Kobabe's debut memoir, Gender Queer, was the most frequently banned book in 2021 and 2022. We talked with Maia about what it's like to be on t...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 17:55
Beloved Blues
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 23:18
An Interview with George M. Johnson
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
Caption: Borrowed and Banned logo, Credit: John Snowden
George M. Johnson talks about their debut Young Adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, the support of their family, their love of Toni Morrison, and th...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 15:31
Sounds and Sparks – The Foxgloves and “Mama Was A Bandit”
From: WTIP
Series: Sounds and Sparks
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Original Air Date - December 2 2022 If you’re a fan of folk music, Americana, or original tunes with a hint of a country twang, you’d be hard pres...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 35:42
International Drum Month
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about International Drum Month, and discussed just a few of the many books we have at t...

  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Decarbonize Based on Need, Not LEED
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
Caption: Chicago bungalow, Credit: Jim Roberts
Research is finding the answers Chicago needs to jumpstart wide scale equitable home electrification

Bought by WFHB and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Finless Foods: A Different Kettle of Fish
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Shannon Cosentino-Roush
Long time Sea Change Radio listeners know a thing or two about the challenges of being both a seafood lover and an environmentalist. It’s hard to k...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Apr 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Out of Gas, In with Justice
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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NYC Housing Authority is the city's largest landlord. Pilot programs to electrify its decrepit housing stock find successes and stumbling blocks w...

Bought by WFHB and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
2023-03-24 Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they’re not so great at processing large existenti...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
20230324: Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together, 3/24/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they’re not so great at processing large existenti...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
Philanthropy Together's Tyeshia Wilson
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ty Wilson
Many perceive philanthropy to be the exclusive domain of the super wealthy.  Those people are apparently unaware of the efforts of this week's gues...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Myrtle Johnson Clark's Memoirs of a Farm Girl
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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As time goes on, the younger generations forget what it's like to live in moments of the past. Each of these moments in time are experienced and r...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 22:56
Homegrown Community Owned Solar
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
Caption: Olympia Community Solar's millennial solar powerhouse, Credit: Olympia Community Solar
We don't have to wait for utilities or for-profit solar developers to expand solar power in our communities and, if we do it right, we can keep the...

Bought by KZYX, KMUN, KICI Iowa City, and WFHB


  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Elvis - Covers of the King
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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Covers of other artists songs by Elvis

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:56:37
Émile Torres: Effective Altruism + Longtermism Pt. 2
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Emile Torres
This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our two-part series examining the effective altruism movement and "longtermism." We speak to phil...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
A Garment Worker Victory
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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California garment workers organize and win passage of a state law that holds fashion brands responsible for unpaid wages.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KZYX, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Citizens Drive Switch from Coal to Clean in MI
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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A environmental justice coalition brings the people's voice to the state Public Service Commission- and wins!

Bought by WFHB, WFHB, WYAP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
EP206 Jessie Mae Hemphill
From: KKWE Niijii Radio
Series: Crusin' The Blues with Mr. Jack
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Jessie Mae Hemphill was a 4th generation Mississippi musician who learned how to play music from her granddaddy (as she called him).

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:49
  • Purchases: 1
Dakota Jones & Nate Bender Train Climate Activists
From: Justin Angle
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This week’s guests are Dakota Jones and Nate Bender. Dakota is the founder and Executive Director of Footprints Running Camp and Nate is Footprints...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 27:37
Chef Gustavo Romero Serves Up Heirloom Corn Tortillas in Minneapolis
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Chef Gustavo Romero, Credit: Photo by Sheila Regan
Want to know the secret to Nixta Tortilleria and Mexican Take-out's chewy, colorful tortillas? Chef Gustavo Romero shares the secrets of Nixtamaliz...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 05:55
Little Richard
From: Mike Ficher
Series: The Ultimate Oldies Show
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The hits plus the early cuts from the legendary Little Richard!

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 01:54:49
  • Purchases: 1
Ep. 30: The Godfather of Black Space in Minneapolis
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture Podcast
Caption: A.B. Cassius just after he was granted a liquor license for his cafe., Credit: Hennepin County Library and the children of John Glanton
Anthony Brutus Cassius was questioned by the FBI, fought to be the first Black person in Minnesota to get a liquor license, and his famous greasy b...

Bought by MPR News Stations and WGZS


  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 56:32
  • Purchases: 2