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Beliefs shape our lives in ways we aren’t always aware of. They’re the bigger, unknowable framework through which we understand the world. How are ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and WKCC


  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 3
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How Saginaw is eliminating blighted, vacant properties.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 25:43
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New York Times columnist Frank Bruni has written an incisive, sizzling indictment of the college admissions process entitled, Where You Go Is Not W...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
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Who was your favorite teacher in high school? We all have that unforgettable teacher that sets us on our life’s trajectory. But most of the time we...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
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Today on Culture Clique we take you to the Winona County History Center for Christopher Stout's lecture on the Rochester State Hospital. Chris talk...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2015
  • Length: 26:47
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
Examine the life of one of America’s most famous 20th century artists, who you may not have even heard of.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 16:24
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
The hidden legacy of Nathaniel Gould, cabinetmaker.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 12:55
Caption: Diane Watkins of Richmond, Virginia.
A bell tower without a carillon is like a throat without a voice box. Utterly mute. This story could be called the mystery of the missing bells and...

  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 27:33
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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...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:22
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: James Blood Ulmer
Guitar activist and legendary improvisor James Blood Ulmer discusses his early life, Jimi Hendrix, black history, and much more in this one-hour mu...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 58:58
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The Uncommon Core is a series that examines unusual college courses being taught in schools across the United States. In this episode, a professor ...

Bought by WABE and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 04:26
  • Purchases: 2
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Falling asleep is a dirty business. The few that have managed to schedule sleep at a reasonable time are blessed, but maybe those who can't are ble...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Encouragement seems to reveal itself in the oddest of places. In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries, Haley is comforted by the writings of an ...

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Will a kindergartner and a first grader find the same thing funny? A school librarian in San Francisco teamed up with his Kindergartners to write ...

Bought by WMMT, KUOW, and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 3
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What would be the reason for the closure of off-campus lunch? Youth Producer Sean MacDonell looks into a controversial policy change at his rural s...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 12:38
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Betty Ross and Hawk, Credit: renee wilde
Visit the Raptor Rehabilitation Center in Antioch College's Glen Helen Nature Preserve, which takes in an average of 150 birds of prey a year.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:37
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Today on our show, four stories of people who tried to see themselves clearly

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 3
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I (Charlie Weber) call three friends who received their undergraduate degrees one year ago and ask them if they are happy with where they are and i...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:19
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
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What conclusions about parenthood will teenagers come to after participating in their AP Psychology class’ flour baby project? Listen as they share...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
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IN THIS EDITION OF THE CUTTING EDGE, WE BRING YOU A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HISTORIAN ERIC FONER AND SYLVIAN DIOUF, AUTHOR OF “SLAVERY’S EXILES: THE STORY...

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  • Length: 59:56
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Listen to a 14-second promo to find out what you've never heard before about high heels, foot binding, and sexual stimulation.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: :14
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In the late 1980s, a personal case of housing discrimination prompted Dr. John Baugh to launch decades of research into what he calls linguistic pr...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Many people are talking about Rob Ford's behavior, but history is full of colorful politicians who balance public appeal with crazy behavior. In ou...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 14:21
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In part 1 of our series on the decline of football in America, we look at the importance of football in America, and we also examine the rise and f...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 15:00