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Choreographer and author, Liz Lerman converses through dance on the stage and now the page.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 08, 2011
  • Length: 23:42
  • Purchases: 1
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One of the most well-regarded postwar American artists still working, Frank Stella discusses his five-decade career in the visual arts, from painti...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2011
  • Length: 21:40
Caption: Commuters taking the highway to downtown Austin., Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user Rutlo.
We continue the four-part series: Our Chemical Landscape. These shows look at how science has shaped the city, the suburb, the farm, and the wild. ...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2011
  • Length: 14:36
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Every year, in cities across the world, cyclists throw off their clothes and ride naked as part of the World Naked Bike Ride - a global protest mov...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 18:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Fisherman Joe MacEnulty unloads salmon from the Melissa Jo at Pillar Point Harbor in Princeton-by-the-Sea. , Credit: Matthew Sumner
This spring marks the first time in three years that fishermen have been able to land Sacramento River Chinook since salmon populations crashed in ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2011
  • Length: 07:13
Caption: Philadelphia skyline., Credit:  Image courtesy of Flickr user Kevin Burkett.
In honor of the International Year of Chemistry, today we begin the four-part series Our Chemical Landscape. These shows look at how science has sh...

  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 14:35
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The first President of the United States, Samuel Huntington, died today. Wait, I know what you're thinking: "What happened to George Washington?" W...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:01
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In 2004, a group of Pride Day revellers gathered for a party in Halifax, Nova Scotia and were treated to a riveting display of hermaphroditic slug...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Paleontologist Paul Sereno
Why do dinosaurs ignite our imaginations and why do we have so many misconceptions about them? In this episode, Gabriel Spitzer tackles those quest...

Bought by KUT and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Paul Revere by Copley
On the 240th anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride, re-visiting the Longfellow poem. What did Longfellow get right or wrong? Who rode that night...

Bought by KUT and Prairie Public


  • Added: Mar 21, 2011
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Shutdown screen at Cern, Credit: Andy Duckworth
As the Large Hadron Collider goes into hibernation for the winter, producer Andy Duckworth visits the Atlas experiment at Cern, Geneva, to ask, wil...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Richard Stoltzman
For your On-Air Fundraising: these pieces have been designed to give stations three options for using and creating a fundraising spot with a major ...

Bought by WSMC, KVNO, WMNR, and KUCO


  • Added: Dec 31, 2010
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 4
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The true story of the first state to sponsor a rock concert ... nicknamed "the Governor's Pot Party"... and what became of that governor.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Producer Rebecca Lavoie interviews a well-known trust and estates attorney about the inheritence rights of frozen embryos and other genetic material.

  • Added: Nov 09, 2010
  • Length: 06:42
Caption: Professor Mikey's Chill Christmas
Professor Mikey's annual holiday mixtape is a CHILL theme this year, with music from all genres providing a soundtrack for peace and fun.

Bought by KDUR, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KDUR, KHEN-LP, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Umalulik in Timor Leste
This week the Global Guru learns how to negotiate land deals, family disputes, wedding arrangements, cattle sales and other deals in Timor Leste.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Garbage is not generally the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about fuel sources. However, commentator Mark Blackmon says that where he...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:52
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The history of Hibbing High School with local historian Dan Bergen and photographer Larry Ryan.

Bought by KVSC and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 19:10
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sunday Father's Day Supper, Credit: Walter Murch
How do women share and care for each other through their ages.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 13:43
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Oil spills and how getting your hair cut could help to clean them up.

  • Added: May 20, 2010
  • Length: 10:12
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And the programming, and the news, and anything else on the air.

  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 01:51
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Inside every kid is a scientist just waiting to get out and play.

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 13:05
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on Mouth of Wonder Host Stacy Pearl is joined by the lovely Laurell Reynolds. They start by discussing their longing to start spring gard...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 28:18
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On this week's edition of Mouth of Wonder Stacy and Bernie Pearl co-host the show.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:35
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This week Stacy Pearl and Laurell Reynolds co-host Mouth of Wonder. They start with 3 great recipes for all around useful sauces to keep in your fr...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 28:28