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What does the Solicitor General do?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Sometimes called the "tenth justice," the Solicitor General is the lawyer for the United States government.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 04:22
Will we ever get rid of the Electoral College system?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What is the likelihood that we will get rid of the electoral college system? Is anyone actively working toward that goal?

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:29
What happens to campaign funds after the election is over?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What can candidates do with the cash left in the coffer?

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:19
Constant Wonder - Book of Delights
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Poet Ross Gay on the small, sweet delights of life's daily walk with no fireworks or fanfare.

Bought by WLRH and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 2
World Bridges - 23 - 107 Host: Michael Marsolek
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
770- Hycean Worlds
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data., Credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI), Science: N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University)
Hycean Worlds, with masses between Earth and Neptune which have thin hydrogen rich atmospheres above a liquid water ocean may be very common in ou...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, Raven Radio, KGLP, WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Constant Wonder - Changing the Face of Ballet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Argentina, Estonia, Thailand. A ballet career could land you on just about any world stage. International success catapulted Steven Melendez to all...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 1
Bruce Patterson – "Old Time Tales of Anderson Valley"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Originally Broadcast: August 30, 2006 Walking Tractor And Other Tales of Old Anderson Valley Stories of the days that no longer exist in rural ar...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Twin Town Strings Perform Bluegrass Music on Guitar and Banjo, and Stretch to Bring in Other forms of Music
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Twin Town Strings, Credit: Maeve Gimpl
Twin Town Strings are banjoist Pete Hennig and guitarist Joel Shapira. Pete is best known as a jazz drummer but has a long-standing interest in Blu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
Twin Town Strings Performs in The Dunsmore Room at Crooners, Sunday November 12
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Town Strings, Credit: Maeve Gimpl
Twin Town Strings are banjoist Pete Hennig and guitarist Joel Shapira. Pete is best known as a jazz drummer but has a long-standing interest in Blu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
World Bridges - 23 - 106 Host: Sarah Aronson
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Sarah Aronson on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 2
231028 Searching For the First R&R Song Is A Search For a Feeling
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
Caption: Orlons
Rock and roll is the great undefined feeling that is foundational to how we define ourselves, the post-WWII generation. Unfortunately, the first r...

Bought by KPRG, WYAP, KFCF FM, KSLU, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:57:01
  • Purchases: 7
769-Green Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), Credit: Trevinca-Skies on Spain
Given the effects of climate change today who can predict what planet Earth will be like when C/2023 P1(Nishimura) comes back near our home planet...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KGLP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Constant Wonder - Going Blind With Vigor and Aplomb
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When a congenital condition began to destroy Andrew Leland's eyesight, he decided that the result didn't have to be tragic.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Boom Island String Quartet Presents Unexpected Music at Hallowe’en and Other Times
From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles
Caption: Boom Island String Quartet, Credit: Emma Halet
When you see a performance by the Boom Island String Quartet, you expect music from unusual sources and frequently, the presentation is thematic. A...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 08:00
World Bridges - 23 - 105 Host: Michael Marsolek
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KMXT and KAMU


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
The Spiritual Intoxication of the Wilderness Walk
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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One thing people like to do when they’re given some liberties — or when they take the liberty that’s usually there for the taking, if anybody wants...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
768- Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Earth and Asteroid, Credit: Texas A&M
In 2023 T. Maroti of the Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary discovered two Earth approaching asteroids which were passing through the night...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Science unscripted - Birdsong and sexual harrassment
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show, why are birds and the noise they make so good for us? Also, we learn why the response to sexual harrassment is so much differe...

Bought by WMFE and WFHB


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Music and Philosophy
From: Wind & Rhythm
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On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we get deep, with works inspired by philosophy. We hear "Hêdonê" by Steven Bryant, "The Glass Bead Game" by James...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUAL, KECG, Delmarva Public Media, KMFA and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 16
World Bridges - 23 - 104 Host: Michael Marsolek
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: World Bridges
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Join host Michael Marsolek on a musical journey around the globe!

Bought by KAMU and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Ed Yong
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Interlochen Public Radio's Ed Ronco talks with science journalist Ed Yong.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - A Chinese-American Family's Quest for Inclusion
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Children are often shielded from a painful family past. For Ava Chin, a deep, personal hunger to reclaim her Chinese-American legacy led her to sto...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 53:25
  • Purchases: 2
AMOS 23-208: What Do Alcoholism and a Sweet Tooth Have in Common?, 10/18/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Do Alcoholism and a Sweet Tooth Have in Common?

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 23-207: Mmm...Hot Nectar, 10/17/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mmm...Hot Nectar

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00

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