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History is written by the Big and the Small. "The Vietnam War" documentary has reminded us that. The Moving Wall, a half scale version of the smoot...
- Added: May 27, 2016
- Length: 07:06
Human Growth and Development textbooks may be the ‘go to’ reference to explain ‘what the hell is going on’ as the new Republican opponent appar...
- Added: May 04, 2016
- Length: 04:52
Back in 2005, Dana Connors, Maine State Chamber of Commerce president said, "This is not the time or place to expand Maine care coverage to more u...
- Added: Apr 24, 2016
- Length: 07:02
Recently, two Washington Post reporters looked at how human beings are valued in Donald Trump world, now, and as he turned the $200000 his father ...
- Added: Aug 01, 2015
- Length: 05:57
In 1948, the United Nations said seeking asylum is a basic right to seek protection from government persecution. In my state, there is now a contro...
- Added: Jun 24, 2015
- Length: 04:50
On the corner of 14th Avenue and International Boulevard in East Oakland, there's a strip mall with a mini-mart, a laundromat, and then there is Sa...
- Added: Mar 17, 2015
- Length: 15:02
The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry asks questions about what is right and what is wrong. Today's Sixty Second Moral Inquiry asks what is wrong with pol...
- Added: Mar 16, 2015
- Length: 01:19
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided that Arizona’s 2000 law which created an Independent Commission to determine Congressional Re-d...
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 07:04
In many parts of the world, torture, harassment and persecution are used to target individuals who criticize , believe, have secrets or religion...
- Added: Dec 19, 2014
- Length: 01:40
Prescription painkillers like OxyContin have flooded the market. They're incredibly addictive, and once people are hooked, the habit gets expensive...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, 90.5 WESA, KZYX, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Mar 07, 2014
- Length: 56:57
- Purchases: 4
Citizens are being reminded these days of everything they don't have control over. Any nutritionist will tell you that the one thing you always ha...
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 04:02
On every city block, there are rules. Some are unspoken, some require friendly reminders, some are enforced by the law. Is it ever OK to break the ...
- Added: Jul 31, 2013
- Length: 12:16
Immediately after the bombings on Marathon Monday in Boston, media reported that a Saudi man was being being questioned by authorities. Some state...
- Added: May 22, 2013
- Length: 19:56
This year’s ACL festival lineup is out, and at least one major national music blog is calling it the best major festival of the year. We’ll explor...
- Added: May 16, 2013
- Length: 54:01
In Maine, Bass fishing on West Grand Lake is a destination respite for many, including Mr. Nouriel Roubini, the legendary economist who was almost ...
- Added: Mar 23, 2013
- Length: 03:18
Vietnamese fishing communities are still finding themselves grounded by the BP oil spill, one of the largest environmental disasters of the century...
- Added: Mar 22, 2013
- Length: 10:20
- Purchases: 2
What do we really know about death row in California? When we don’t know we create, we imagine.
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 27:37
- Purchases: 2
Red Hook is an isolated neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, once known as the “crack capital of America.” In 2000, residents banded together to create a ...
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 11:48
- Purchases: 3
You’ve just been arrested, charged with a felony and can’t afford to pay your bail, let alone hire a lawyer. You know you have the right to a trial...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 13:00
- Purchases: 1
Is the law ever a laughing matter? We present to you a brief history of attempted comedy in the toughest room in the country—the Supreme Courtroom.
Bought by KALW
- Added: Mar 21, 2013
- Length: 12:16
- Purchases: 1
Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Feb 25, 2013
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 1
Many six year olds believe that the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. The President of the NRA, is of the same mind...
- Added: Dec 21, 2012
- Length: 04:13
I am a licensed psychologist. One question routinely asked is; "Do you have guns in your home?" If they say yes, I ask, "Are they in a locked cabi...
- Added: Dec 17, 2012
- Length: 03:35
The riverbank is a public space open for everyone. But people do not always agree on how to best spend a hot summer day.
- Added: Oct 13, 2012
- Length: 16:17
- Purchases: 2
In California, there are hundreds if not thousands of people practicing criminal law though they’ve never passed a bar exam. They don’t wear suits....
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 14:10
- Purchases: 2
