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"Fat Blame" with April Herndon, Ph.D.
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with a local writer, who, in a new book - addresses the war on obesity, specifically when it comes to childr...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 32:37
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Shame and Guilt
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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What happens when we feel guilt and shame? Our hearts may pound, we may feel sad, we might even want to cry. Physiologically our response to both s...

  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Julian's Dinosaurs
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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How does a family function when living out of a hospital during a young child's illness?

  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 14:26
The Future of Higher Education (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free online courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the fu...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KVSC, WFHB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Far from the Tree
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Andrew Soloman
Andrew Soloman's proposal, in his recent book, is that being exceptional is at the core of the human condition. Our differences are what unite us.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Young Americans: A History of Childhood
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Harlem newsboy, 1943. Photograph by Gordon Parks, Credit: Library of Congress
With summer in full swing — and kids all over the country enjoying a blissful respite from school — BackStory is taking on the history of childhood...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KBRP Community Radio, KREV-LP, WMMT, and WXDU


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Why Mothers Worry About Their Children
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Is the concept of  “mother blame” a method to control women?  Is motherhood really a fearsome job?  Will a mother’s mistake or inattention damage a...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Promotional picture from the Video Project, Credit: http://www.videoproject.com/roomtobreathe.html
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Nov 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 082: Winners of Arkansas Literary Festival Contest
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Spring Season
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Here they are, the winners of annual Telling Tales Contest, in conjunction with the Arkansas Literary Festival. Stories by Eric Van Meter, Sarah Mi...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Film Maker’s film: Following Sean… Technique and Life’s Stories
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Film maker, Ralph Arlyck, made the movie Following Sean. It traces the life a 4 year old pot smoking child of hippie parents beginning in San Franc...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Girl Scouts: Beyond Campfires and Cookies
From: With Good Reason
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The Girl Scouts of the United States of America have recently revamped their image and program with new badges focusing on skills like robotics and...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 04, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 011
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Fall 2010 Season
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This week's show concerns identity: Amy Gray Light takes a roadtrip to Ft. Worth she'd just as well forget, Amy Manning Burns finds a memory, and a...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
MN Author Tyler Blanski and "Mud and Poetry"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Tyler Blanski is a Minneapolis house painter who is a writer and painter. His book is called "Mud & Poetry - Love, Sex and the Sacred". Tyler grew ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 20:25
  • Purchases: 1
Joan Steffen and Her Book "...And She Sparkled"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Joan Steffend is a Minnesota native known for her television work – first on KBJR in Duluth then KARE-11 in Minneapolis and on HGTV’s Decorating Ce...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
  • Length: 20:15
MN Author Will Weaver and "The Last Hunter"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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"The Last Hunter - An American Family Album" by MN Author Will Weaver.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 20:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Last Word on Bath or Shower
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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The height of washed luxury, the true mark of the backwoods aristocracy, is the outdoor shower.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Author Adrianna Trigiani and "Don't Sing at the Table"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
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Bestselling author Adriana Trigiani is back on Realgoodwords this week talking about her grandmothers, including Lucy from Chisholm.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 30:14
Commentator Guido on Grandmothers
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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As a kid, Guido envied his friends who had two, hands-on Grandmothers.

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:35
Commentator Aaron Brown on Grandmothers
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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In Judeo-Christian tradition we track families through the fathers side. Unless of course you are not a landed male heir. It's not that you don't m...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 03:23
Commentator Guido on Thanksgiving
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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When Guido thinks of Thanksgiving, he thinks of a time decades ago...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 04:26
The Last Word on Houses
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Michael shares his thoughts on houses

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Guido on Houses
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Guido shares his thoughts on houses

  • Added: Nov 16, 2010
  • Length: 04:21
Kris Prestidge
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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We’ll hear from Kris Prestidge. He’ll tell the story of his Finnish immigrant grandparents who settled north of Deer River, and the family reunion...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2010
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
Commentator Aaron Brown on Tattoos
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Everyone faces the choice of a driver's license or tattoo?

  • Added: Jun 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:43
The Last Word on Biking
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Bikes are a big deal for kids, serious fun for adult athletes and getting to be a passion for road trekking boomers...why?

  • Added: Jun 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:02