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Chapter 20 - Beginning at the Beginning
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York
Caption: Artwork by Richard Creps
Richard looks forward to his studies under Reinhold Niebuhr, one of the most challenging theological thinkers of his generation. In his last summer...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 23:41
Guns at Home
From: Y-Press
Series: Youth and legal uses of guns
Caption: Sam, 2012, Credit: Keenen Brannon, Y-Press
Last month In Florida, 17-year-old Thorin Montgomery and three friends were playing Russian Roulette with a .38 caliber revolver on his back porch....

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Bryan Welk: Leech Lake Tribal College Ulumnus Profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Before attending Leech Lake Tribal College Bryan Welk knew he wanted to work in Law Enforcement in Cass County. Bryan talks about how getting his e...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
Read (listen) all about it--books that change lives
From: Civic Commons
Caption: Noelle, Luke and Dan
Summer books, some are life changers.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 28:35
Religion, Faith and Belief Show Segment
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by murdelta, Flickr
Adriana Torres, a recent graduate of Monte Del Sol, and Max Kalyani of the Academy of Technology and the Classics (ATC), host this wonderfully inqu...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:57
  • Purchases: 1
Sheryl Noethe, Montana's Poet Laureate
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
Caption: Sheryl Noethe's poetry and an interview with her are in the current issue of Whitefish Review
During this program, Sheryl Noethe describes her experiences riding on buses from her hometown of Missoula, Montana, to other Montana cities where ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Eye of Zwelethu Mthethwa
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Sugarcane Harvester, Credit: Zwelethu Mthethwa, photographer
Since the 1994 demise of South Africa's apartheid system, photography in that country has taken on a new freedom, and a new meaning. It has evolve...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
The Decisions Project - 25 - Cold Feet
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A young man proposes to his girlfriend... and then reconsiders.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Decisions Project - 20 - Leaving Kids for a Year
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A father decides to take a transcontinental motorcycle trip and leave his children for a year.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 03:29
Etiquette of Texting
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
Caption: Ruth Mullin, Credit: Philip Nusbaum
"Technology is great," says Ruth Mullin, student at Susan B. Anthony Middle School (Minneapolis). But too much texting can cause you to ignore your...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
The Decisions Project - 5 - Stop Attending Church
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Decisions Project
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A man discusses his decision to stop attending church.

  • Added: Mar 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:54
Enjoy, Believe, Dream
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Graffitti , Credit: Tattooed JJ
From The Santa Fe Indian School, Kayleen Duran created this piece about why she thinks it's important to enjoy, believe and dream.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 01:44
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run
From: Joyride Media
Caption: Paul McCartney records drums, Credit: Linda McCartney
The Jailor Man and Sailor Sam thought the major was a little lady Suffragette with a heart like a wheel.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KPSQ-LP, Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 19
Virtuoso Voices - Yuja Wang (Being Present)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Yuja Wang
After a performer learns the notes and digs deep to find out what’s at the heart of the music, he or she is ready to go on stage. But there’s one ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Kristjan Jarvi (Part Peace)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Caption: Kristjan Järvi, Credit: Peter Rigaud
The music by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt* resonates with many people well beyond Estonia. Conductor Kristjan Järvi says the secret to his succ...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: :27
Virtuoso Voices - Till Fellner (Life Sentence)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Till Fellner
It's not unusual for performers to devote themselves to a short list of composers. Some have even taken a year off to only study and play one comp...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2010
  • Length: :23
Virtuoso Voices - Robert Spano (Cliff Diving)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Robert Spano
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings has become the American anthem for peace and comfort during times of national sadness and loss. Barber also wro...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Dec 31, 2009
  • Length: :20
  • Purchases: 1
Virtuoso Voices - Vadim Repin (Hopeful Leader)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
Caption: Vadim Repin
Tchaikovsky wrote his piano trio as a memorial tribute to a colleague, friend and mentor – Nicolay Rubinstein. In this musical memorial, violinist...

Bought by BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM


  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
The Tinman Diner
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: Barbara at her new Tinman Diner.
A local Cape Cod diner is back in business, just in time for a recession.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 26, 2009
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Luis Urrea
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Luis Urrea believes he is a better writer and better person when he’s open to the world around him.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KSFR, WEZU, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Matt Harding
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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By dancing around the world, Internet video star Matt Harding believes he’s helping to unite people.

Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Sheri White
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Even though we tend to focus on our differences, Sheri White believes there is much that unites us.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and WEZU


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe - Alaa El-Saad
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Texas student Alaa El-Saad believes in wearing a hijab, a religious head covering for Muslim women.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBGA 89.9 FM


  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 3
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
This I Believe - Gina Parosa
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Farmer Gina Parosa believes in setting good boundaries, and being flexible enough to change them.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 2