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Bluegrass Review #1122
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Show for May 28 - June 2, 2011 Bluegrass values hard work. Our program opens with a few songs that turn on this classic bluegrass value. You might ...

Bought by WEZU, WAMU, WXXI Rochester, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: May 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 6
Bluegrass Review #1120
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
Program for May 14 – May 20, 2011 Because we’ve got a lot of new bluegrass to play, we start out the show that way, and we include a couple of addi...

Bought by WEZU, KUCB, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, Prairie Public, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 07, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7
Gems #1117 Evolution of Bluegrass Rhythm
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil at work, Credit: Sejan Yun
For regular users, piece for April 23-29, 2011. Others use anytime. Piece reflects of the basics of bluegrass rhythm, and tells a little about how ...

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2011
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Turkey, Islam, and Democracy
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Turkey’s democracy has been extolled as a model in the Middle East, but has also been belittled for its creeping authoritarianism. Does Turkey offe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
America on a Global Ethics Thermometer: Image and Reality
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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How well do the institutions of government live up to the expectations of their people? What has America got right? What should it change? How do o...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Christoph Lueneburger on Sustainable Practices
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Forum: Advocates for Ethics in Business
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Christoph Lueneburger is the leader of the sustainability practice and the U.S. private equity practice at Egon Zehnder International, a human capi...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2011
  • Length: 24:42
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Protectionism and Competitiveness
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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The global circulation of goods is a major source of both prosperity and carbon emissions. This short video on ethics asks: Can trade be regulated ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Mosque at Ground Zero
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The proposed building of an Islamic community center two blocks from 9/11’s Ground Zero has become a contentious issue. Would building the center p...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Jobs: Computers versus Humans
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Could the slow job growth rate of the Great Recession be attributed to new technologies replacing human labor and intelligence? Is artificial intel...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
IDs, Personal Privacy, and India
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The Indian government plans to give all 1.2 billion Indians a fingerprint ID. Are you in favor of a national biometric ID to prevent identity theft...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Egypt: Democracy or Demography?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Two waves are overwhelming Egypt and possibly the Middle East: democracy and demography. Can a youthful imperative for rapid change amplify or dimi...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Tunisia: The Jasmine Revolution and Western Foreign Policy
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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In Tunisia, the Jasmine Revolution showed the vulnerability of unpopular and anti-democratic regimes. Should the West support authoritarian regimes...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
2011 Top Risks and Ethical Decisions
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The annual announcement from the Eurasia Group of top global risks is here. Do you agree with their choice of fundamental issues for 2011?

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Populism, Protectionism, and China
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Chinese policies tilt the field and undermine free trade, according to journalist David Leonhardt. Should the U.S. use sanctions more aggressively ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Diplomats and Commercial Sales
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Wikileaks cables reveal that U.S. diplomats are "a big part of the sales force." Is diplomacy diminished or conflicts harder to resolve if diplomat...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
International Humanitarian Law and Non-State Actors
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Should non-state armed groups be excluded from the formal realm of international humanitarian law? Should they be held to the same standards as sta...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
WikiLeaks: Trust or Transparency?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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U.S. diplomatic cables exposed through WikiLeaks raise several questions about transparency and trust. Should governments employ secrecy in diploma...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Interests or Values: The West and Israel
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Western support of Israel demonstrates a clash of interests and values. Israel is a key U.S. ally, yet its policies towards Gaza and the West Bank ...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Ethics and Humanitarian Intervention
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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The UN Charter states that human rights is the responsibility of international society. It also prohibits forceful interference against the territo...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
WTO and the Washington vs. Beijing Consensus
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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With the rise in power of emerging markets and developing economies should the architecture of global economics change to reflect their market appr...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Handpicking Successors and the Brazilian Elections
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Brazil's President Lula da Silva handpicked Dilma Rousseff as his successor, even though she has never held political office. How important is cont...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Bluegrass Review # 1109
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil w/ PRX award, Credit: Karen Van Norman
program for Feb 26 - March 4, 2011

Bought by KUCB, WAMU, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920 and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Disaster Movies 11-05
From: All Classical Public Media
Series: The Score with Edmund Stone
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This week on The Score, with Edmund Stone, Disasters.

Bought by KREV-LP, KPVL, WEKU, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Gems of Bluegrass 1107 Heavy Bluegrass Burdens
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: Gems of Bluegrass
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Many bluegrass songs depict heavy burdens borne by characters in songs, and by us listeners. That's the subject of this Gem of Bluegrass.

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 1
Bluegrass Review #1107
From: Philip Nusbaum
Series: The Bluegrass Review
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Claire Nusbaum
Program for Feb 22 - 28, 2011

Bought by WEZU, KUCB, WXXI Rochester, Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920, WAMU and more


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 7

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