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Caption: Hank Willis Thomas (American, born 1976), The Cotton Bowl, from the series Strange Fruit, 2011. Chromogenic print. , Credit: . Image courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Copyright Hank Willis Thomas
Artist Hank Willis Thomas’ first major retrospective, “All Things Being Equal” is open at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Thomas’s work addresses the on...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 05:29
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HOUR ONE: "You Had To Be There" - A new generation rediscovers pleasure palaces of the past, abandoned movie theaters and concert halls. What are t...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
When we see the tools of discrediting the truth happily taken on, now or in history- we might say this. The cost of the truth is, it turns out, th...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2014
  • Length: 11:09
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The truth can be our moral antidote, our moral medicine, the vitamin that- yes, if someone is trying to tell us that nine dollars and something is ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
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To Terrence, in his part of the world, you have to either play sports or do something illegal to support your family

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Brian gives us a detailed description of how hard it has been for him to get by.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Actor Sam Elliott perfectly reads passages from Twain's tribute to American boyhood. The program also includes commentary by Ken Burns, P.J. O'Rour...

Bought by KMUN, KREV-LP, KPIP-LP, KQED, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2011
  • Length: 29:16
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Opal Palmer Adisa is an Oakland homeowner whose tenants refuse to pay their rent or leave
As Californians struggle with foreclosure, those who still own their homes might be facing other struggles. Take Oakland resident Opal Palmer Adisa...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:22
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
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Welcome to The Camp's 7th birthday celebration. The meaning behind why we light the virtual campfire is revealed, a clip from comedian Bill Hicks ...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2009
  • Length: 59:31
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Commentator Natasha Watts asks listeners to consider the real costs of the prescription drug addiction epidemic in communities across the country.

Bought by WITF and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2008
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 2
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A drug dealer and a user of crystal meth talk about the effects this drug has on Vancouver's gay community.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2007
  • Length: 09:24
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advice from personal experience about how to get the last word

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:48
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good for Borat - but what happened to The Wire and Battlestar Galactica

  • Added: Dec 14, 2006
  • Length: 01:58

  • Added: Nov 29, 2006
  • Length: 01:05
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there are limits beneath which public taste will not descend

  • Added: Nov 25, 2006
  • Length: 01:01
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cell phones plus YouTube make stars of everyone, for better or worse

  • Added: Nov 25, 2006
  • Length: 01:17
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Commentary on women seeking abortions at a Rhode Island clinic after surviving rape while crossing the border illegally.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
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Prescription drugs, especially oxycontin, has been a growing problem in southeastern Kentucky. Its not a problem most people want to talk about it...

Bought by YouthCast


  • Added: Jan 12, 2006
  • Length: 04:08
  • Purchases: 1
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In 1953, prominent "cold-war" biochemist Dr. Frank Olson, died in New York City, under suspicious circumstances.

  • Added: Jan 31, 2005
  • Length: 02:30:35