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Neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin and “A Field Guide to Lies”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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“An increasing number of people under the age of 25 get all their news, not just some of it, from Facebook.” The author points out that we are bomb...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2
Rough Roads Ahead
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski. Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 02:07
Sea Change
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:40
Can drownings be eliminated on the Great Lakes?
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 8
Great Lakes drownings hit small Michigan county
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 7
The Cheap Shot in American Politics- A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
We live in extremely violent times. Words can provoke aggression, insult and personal harm very quickly. Politicians spend much time trying to r...

  • Added: May 30, 2016
  • Length: 04:26
A creative community that started with a little notebook.
From: Unthinkable.fm
Series: Slingshots
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Scott Belsky started Behance in 2005. Today, it's a massive digital community of creative people. But it all started with a little notebook.

  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 06:29
Voting Rights Under Fire
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
Reshaping the Coast
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
Pop Sonnets
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
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Erik Didriksen takes hit songs from artists like Taylor Swift and Coldplay and rewrites them as Elizabethan-style sonnets.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 23:31
Murders have been performed too terrible for the ear.
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: l-r: Rex Daugherty (Tybalt), Aaron Bliden (Benvolio), and Brad Koed (Mercutio) in Romeo and Juliet, directed by Aaron Posner, Folger Theatre (2013)., Credit: Teresa Wood
Elizabethan Street Fighting

  • Added: Dec 20, 2017
  • Length: 30:18
Our own voices with our own tongues
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Paul Robeson in Othello, Act I Scene 4, Credit: Folger FSL Collection
Shakespeare in Black and White

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 30:55
Freedom, Hey-Day! Hey-Day, Freedom!
From: Richard Paul
Series: Shakespeare Unlimited
Caption: Ira Aldridge
African Americans and Shakespeare

  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 32:22
The Case for National Service
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:05
A Perfect Storm
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Broadway's Black Roots
From: George Harter
Series: A Night on the Town
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The great African American influence on the sound of the American Musical, from In Dahomey to Bring In The Noise

Bought by WVTF and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2016
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 2
The Navigators Part 3
From: Larry W Jones - Kingwood Kowboy
Series: The Navigators
Caption: Hokule'a
The Navigators chronicles the Pacific Islanders voyaging across the vast Pacific Ocean in search of new islands to settle.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
Competitive South Bay real estate market pits international Chinese buyers against locals
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Lin-Lin Tsou-Otani, a real estate agent at DeLeon Realty., Credit: Liz Mak
Many wealthy Chinese people have found a safe investment for their money actually lies in the U.S. – specifically, in American real estate. Accordi...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:35
The Best Medicine for Heart Disease
From: Richard Paul
Series: The Best Medicine with Dr. Ken Miller
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A look inside the labs, treatment facilities, and homes of those closest to heart disease.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KHNS, MPR News Stations, Maine Public Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 6
Gregory White Smith, co-author of “Van Gogh: The Life”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Many observers including his biographers would say he’s the most famous artist in the world. Master of sunflowers and starry skies, Vincent Van Gog...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 09:58
  • Purchases: 1
"The River of Doubt" by Candace Millard
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This river is a tributary of the mighty Amazon. It snakes through one of the world’s most treacherous jungles and it’s where President Teddy Roosev...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 1
Opening a vegan business in a not-so-vegan city
From: JL Fields
Series: Easy Vegan with JL Fields
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Cody Rilo and Tyler Schiedel, restaurant veterans, went vegan and wanted to open a business that reflected their ethics. They did, along with Aspen...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KMUD


  • Added: Oct 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Mending the Gender Gap in Energy
From: Lana Straub
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Women leaders in the oil and gas industry are using networking to mend the gender gap in the profession.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 03:31
June 12 2015
From: Daniel Rosenbaum
Series: Wearable Tech Insider
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Wearable Tech Insider podcast for week ending June 12 2015

  • Added: Jun 11, 2015
  • Length: 07:38
What If "Baseball's Greatest Player" Hadn't...
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: JUNE 2015
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Award-winning reporter and author Kevin Cook reads from his lively, anecdotal new book, The Dad Report: Fathers, Sons, and Baseball Families. Here,...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2015
  • Length: 01:40

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