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Open Source Song Writing

From: Fil Corbitt

Billy Mack got a house, and then got 95 people to play a song about it.

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Apr 01, 2015
Length: 10:00
Purchases: 1

Free the Internet (in India)

From: KALW

The Internet just became freer in India thanks to a young woman who decided to do something about it instead of just complaining.

Added: Mar 30, 2015
Length: 06:00

Secrecy in the Sunshine Era

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

In the 1970’s, a series of laws ushered in a so-called “sunshine era” of government transparency. A new book examines the dark side of the Sunshine...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and KPVL

Added: Mar 27, 2015
Length: 03:53
Purchases: 3

Teens digitally detox

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Hundreds of students at Schools of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco are taking part in a nationwide Tech Timeout, challenging students to unplug f...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Mar 24, 2015
Length: 05:22
Purchases: 1

The Pillsbury A Mill

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

The Pillsbury A Mill is a National Historic Landmark, and in the midst of a $150 million redevelopment project. But back in the 1800s, it was the b...

Added: Mar 19, 2015
Length: 04:31

Createch connects kids to learning

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Video game critics say computer-generated play keeps kids glued to a screen. But at Createch Studio--a community center in St. Paul--staff are usin...

Added: Mar 18, 2015
Length: 05:26

Cowles Center offers distance dance instruction

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

The internet has transformed classroom education around the world. Here in Minneapolis, the Cowles Center for Dance is doing something unique--offe...

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Mar 18, 2015
Length: 04:38
Purchases: 2

San Francisco seniors cross the digital divide

From: KALW

Caption: Computer students John Ryland and Mary Bartholomew at 30th Street Senior Center, Credit: Jen Chien

Getting seniors comfortable with using technology is the aim of SF Connected, the City initiative that administers the class at 30th Street Senior ...

Bought by KUOW

Added: Mar 17, 2015
Length: 05:45
Purchases: 1

Dr. Sherine Gabriel, Dean of the Mayo Medical School at the Mayo Clinic

From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Sherine Gabriel, Dean of the Mayo Medical school at the prestigous Mayo Clinic i...

Bought by WJCU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Feb 27, 2015
Length: 25:23
Purchases: 2

James J. Hill's Minnesota legacy

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

Added: Feb 24, 2015
Length: 04:17
Purchases: 2

John Nosta, President of Nostalab

From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care

This week, Mark and Margaret speak with John Nosta, founder and president of NostaLab, a digital health think tank. Mr. Nosta, is also a member of ...

Bought by WJCU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Feb 18, 2015
Length: 29:59
Purchases: 2

Exotic States Materialize With Supercomputers

From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts

Caption: Exotic state of matter known as quantum spin Hall effect shown here by red crossing lines that traverse the band gap of the discovered material and conduct electricity only at its edges., Credit: Credit: Qian et. al.

Materials with novel electrical properties discovered using XSEDE computational resources Stampede and Lonestar supercomputers of TACC.

Bought by Radio Newark and KPIP-LP

Added: Feb 16, 2015
Length: 07:35
Purchases: 2

Welcome to the future, Sir: At the cusp of virtual reality

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Programmers show off their virtual reality experiments.

Cris Miranda believes in the promise of virtual reality. After decades of hype, 2015 may be the year that it breaks into homes around the country.

Added: Feb 04, 2015
Length: 11:41

In an old church, the Internet Archive stores our digital history

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: The Internet Archive, San Francisco., Credit: Under CC license from Flickr user Beatrice Murch

In San Francisco’s Richmond District, where Geary Boulevard meets Park Presidio, there stands a bright, white, defunct Christian Science church. Th...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Feb 04, 2015
Length: 06:37
Purchases: 2

Call Your Mother!

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Sandip Roy tries to call his mother, but it proves to be more challenging than one would expect.

Added: Feb 02, 2015
Length: 04:30

The Francis Little House was a Frank Lloyd Wright design

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

The Francis Little House in Deephaven, Minnesota, was designed by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The building and design took some time--l...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Jan 28, 2015
Length: 04:22
Purchases: 1

Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute

From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with cardiologist, genomics and telemedicine expert Dr. Eric Topol, Director of the Scrip...

Bought by WJCU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Jan 26, 2015
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 2

Get Off Your Cell Phone…Dad!

From: Youth Radio

Teen challenges her dad about who is more addicted to their cell phone.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 15, 2015
Length: 06:21
Purchases: 2

The Content is Filtered: We Don't Know Why.

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media

If you try to check email on a Seattle Public School computer, it won't let you. But if you try to watch Dave Chappelle talk about drugs, it will. ...

Added: Jan 15, 2015
Length: 06:51

Video game artists thrive in Bay Area

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

If Vincent Van Gogh lived in the Bay Area now rather than the Netherlands in the 19th century, maybe he would have been a popular video game design...

Bought by PRX Remix

Added: Jan 13, 2015
Length: 08:50
Purchases: 1

Robots for humanity: how technology is changing the life of one Bay Area man

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Jane and Henry Evans at their house, Credit: Angela Johnston

Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 13, 2015
Length: 09:33
Purchases: 2

Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Paro the seal, charging by its electronic pacifier , Credit: Angela Johnston

At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jan 13, 2015
Length: 08:27
Purchases: 2

Dr. Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton Health Economist

From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with renowned Princeton Health Economist Dr. Uwe Reinhardt about the rollout of the Affor...

Bought by WJCU and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Jan 13, 2015
Length: 30:00
Purchases: 2

Esther Dyson, Founder of HICCup

From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with angel investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, cosmonaut and founder of numerous tech...

Bought by WJCU