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Second That Emotion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jeremy D. Holden
In his new book, Jeremy D. Holden draws upon his deep and diverse background of 25 years in the highest levels of advertising education and politic...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 27:59
Potty Talk: The Re-Invention of The Toilet
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Clement Cid
Aside from some aesthetic advances and rudimentary low-flow innovations, the modern flush toilet basically has not evolved since its prototype firs...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
“Watershed” Moment with James Redford
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Redford
Named for the rich red dirt that once colored its rushing waters, the Colorado River has been dammed, diverted and drained to a trickle of its form...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
The Plastic Purge: Beth Terry
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Beth Terry
The average American generates between 88 and 120 pounds of plastic waste per year. Imagine what it would mean for you to cut that down almost enti...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Red & the Bean
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Coleman Hawkins
The duet of Henry "Red" Allen and Coleman "The Bean" Hawkins, 1933.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 58:52
Making Waves, Making Energy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: George Taylor
If you sit at the edge of Pacific or Atlantic Ocean and watch as waves ferociously slap the sands, you can’t help but recognize the awesome power o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
The New Arctic Part II: “The Eskimo and the Oil Man”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bob Reiss
When he began research for his new book, The Eskimo and the Oil Man, author Bob Reiss thought that he would affirm his belief that Arctic oil drill...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Electric Vehicle Pioneer Dave Cloud
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dave Cloud's "Dolphin"
Battery operated cars. No longer the exclusive domain of little kids huddled around a remote control, electric vehicles are beginning to emerge as ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Ghost Wave: The Discovery of Cortes Bank and the Biggest Wave on Earth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: Surfermag.com, Credit: Chris Dixon
The true story of the largest wave on earth 100-miles off Catalina Island.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 21:18
The Meat We Eat: Food Safety and the Industrial Animal
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Food Safety
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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
A Conversation with Simon Shaheen
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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1994 NEA National Heritage Fellow, violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen discusses his merging of Arab and western musical traditions.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 27:23
Forgiving the Unforgivable: Community Reconciliation in Sierra Leone
From: A World of Possibilities
Caption: A Fambul Tok fire., Credit: Sara Terry
A look at a new Reconciliation process in Sierra Leone.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 05, 2011
  • Length: 54:56
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation with Valerie Boyd
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Biographer Valerie Boyd talks about the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston.

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 28:17
  • Purchases: 1
Wonderous Universe -- Groks Science Show 2011-07-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Brian Cox discussed the wonders of the universe.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 27:48
  • Purchases: 3
Remixing Revolution: Art, Music and Politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Artists Rich Medina and Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Credit: Flickr user: kuishimbo
Art and music have long contributed to society and our way of life. But in these dire financial times, it’s not always a priority in our schools. O...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Eurostar and Rail Europe
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Rail Europe, Credit: Rail Europe
We conclude this week's show of Europe by rail with Fraser Tisdale, corporate sales director for Eurostar in New York; and Jean Heger, vice preside...

  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 11:38
Jerusalem Artichokes
From: Vermont Public
Series: Charlie's Garden Journal
Caption: Sunchokes, Credit: Courtesy Bochalla via Flickr
Neither from Jerusalem nor a relative of the artichoke, how did the Jerusalem artichoke get it's name? Charlie Nardozzi provides scientific facts,...

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Study Abroad Trend
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Study Abroad, Credit: Study Doctor
Join us for this week's show as we learn about the study-abroad experience with our very own Gina Ciliberto and special guest Dr. Ronald Méndez-Cla...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 10:18
If the City Were to Become Human
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Psychotherapy, Credit: Mental Health Blog
We continue this week's show on media portrayal and city pathology with psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert.

  • Added: Mar 23, 2011
  • Length: 10:11
Don’t Throw It All Away: Park Spark Project & American Wasteland
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jonathan Bloom
This week’s guests on Sea Change Radio both are waste crusaders in their own unique ways. First, host Alex Wise speaks with conceptual artist Matth...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Moral Landscape -- Groks Science Show 2010-10-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sam Harris discussed the Moral Landscape

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Preserving New York and Accelerating Cape Town
From: Smart City Radio
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This week on Smart City: Will Cape Town South Africa be a Sinking Island or a Southern Tiger? We'll speak with Guy Lundy of Accelerate Cape Town. ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
Active Voice Radio 2-27-08: Marnia Lazreg- Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
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Marnia Lazreg teaches sociology at Hunter College. Her newest book Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad looks at the French-...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Feb 26, 2008
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
College Success
From: WHPC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There are no specific standards in a college environment and everyone can be successful

Bought by KRUA and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2