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Attacks on Education Hurt Democracy
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Education is more than job training, says Duke University professor Priscilla Wald.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:06
The Least of These
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:11
Sidewalks Versus Surgery
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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We could do a lot to improve public health and reduce runaway medical expenses if we focussed more on preventing disease and less on medical fixes,...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:18
The Many Benefits of Protecting Our National Parks
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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As the National Park Service turns 100 this year, our national parks represent a terrifically valuable asset in need of attention, says Stuart Pimm.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:18
Poisonous Debt
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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It's "very expensive to be poor in contemporary America," says Duke Divinity School professor Luke Bretherton. Usury is one reason why.

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 1
How Climate Damage Affects Our Health
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Climate change debates often center on the future. But our dirty environment carries a heavy price tag right now, says Drew Shindell, a physicist a...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:06
Rough Roads Ahead
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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The word that best describes America's infrastructure is "crumbling," says Henry Petroski. Petroski is Aleksandar S. Vesic Professor of Civil Engi...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 02:07
Sea Change
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Rising sea levels are just one way climate change is reshaping the world's oceans, says Duke University oceanographer Susan Lozier.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:40
Voting Rights Under Fire
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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New voter identification laws could sharply curb voter participation in N.C. and other states, says Duke University historian Gunther Peck.

  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
Reshaping the Coast
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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With our piecemeal coastal policies, "We're haphazardly geo-engineering a whole coast," says Duke University economist Martin Smith.

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  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
The Case for National Service
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:05
A Perfect Storm
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

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  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabenaajimon: Barriers to Higher Education
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Anton Treuer has been immersed in higher education for many years. Some of the most common barriers to higher education disproportionately affect s...

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2016
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
TSWI Ep 5 - Ukraine's Inna Shevchenko & FEMEN
From: WBEZ
Series: The State We're In (WBEZ)
Caption: FEMEN leader, Inna Shevchenko
Jonathan speaks with Inna Shevchenko, a leader of the radical feminist protest organization FEMEN, whose manifestations have garnered her equal mea...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 25:58
if music be the love of food?
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
Caption: pork walk, Credit: archive
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:00:00
Protesting the Romney/Ryan Budget: Nuns on the Bus
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
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Series host Martha Burk interviews Sister Simone Campbell, captain of the "Nuns on the Bus" tour protesting the Romney/Ryan budget, and Executive D...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:37
MacArthur Genius Says BP Disaster is Far from Over
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: GulfWatch: Stories about the ongoing effects of the BP Oil Spill from KRVS
Caption: Wilma Subra questions how the government measures seafood safety., Credit: Barry Yeoman
(NOTE: This piece is non-narrated.) The Guardian has described Louisiana chemist Wilma Subra as BP’s “worst nightmare.” A winner of the MacArthur ...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 05:49
What's the Word? Shakespeare after 9/11
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Remembering 9/11
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A look at how the events of September 11th changed the way we read Shakespeare's plays about politics and leadership.

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2009
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 6
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
From: Bill King
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
Caption: Dr. Bill King
Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"

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  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 12
Education Under Attack - Voices from the Field: Segment #3 in a series on Education in Emergencies
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
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This story is free! This is the third in a series of high level group discussions about the problems and needs regarding Education in Emergencies ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Nov 19, 2007
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
When Crises Strike: Part 1 in Series on Education in Emergencies
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This Story is Free! Its part 1 in a six part series on Education in Emergencies and features Moderator Amy Costello in a conversation with Radhika ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 23, 2007
  • Length: 29:49
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Chinese Women's Poetry
From: Modern Language Association
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A celebration of Chinese women poets.

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2005
  • Length: 30:03
  • Purchases: 11