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Despite being one of the most frequently banned authors, Toni Morrison’s work has inspired countless others to tell stories outside the mainstream....
- Added: Nov 30, 2023
- Length: 23:18
Need some pumpkin pi to go with that leftover turkey? Jess highlights her favorite reasons to be thankful for science in this season of gratitude.
- Added: Nov 28, 2023
- Length: 18:00
On this episode, we talked about ambient and pop music polymath Brian Eno's Diary, which was recently re-published in a special 25th anniversary ed...
- Added: Nov 25, 2023
- Length: 28:30
On this episode, we discussed the book "Sound Actions," which reduces musical activity down to its most essential components so that we can re-conc...
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- Added: Nov 06, 2023
- Length: 28:27
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The TV show "Friends" might have been about a group of close-knit white New Yorkers but somehow it resonated in many corners of the world including...
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- Added: Oct 30, 2023
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We are aware of the key role played by insurance, more so as we face increasing events of extreme weather destruction. Government agencies are sign...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 05:16
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...
- Added: Oct 14, 2023
- Length: 27:47
Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued...
- Added: Oct 03, 2023
- Length: 29:00
Khalistan - a word that used to be on the front pages of Indian newspapers in the 1980s has resurfaced in headlines thanks to the diplomatic row be...
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- Added: Sep 25, 2023
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India became the first nation in the world to pull off a soft landing on the moon's south pole.
- Added: Aug 29, 2023
- Length: 06:00
The death of a Kolkata teen allegedly because of ragging, or hazing, has re focused attention on bullying in schools and colleges.
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- Added: Aug 22, 2023
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One of the most memorable lines from Oppenheimer the film comes from the Hindu sacred text the Bhagavad Gita. Sandip explains our abiding cultural ...
- Added: Jul 31, 2023
- Length: 06:00
Harry Belafonte's death provoked an outpouring of mourning in India though many learned about his civil rights activism only through his obituaries.
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- Added: May 16, 2023
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we talked about the new book "Overtone Singing," a comprehensive tome that addresses the physics ...
- Added: May 06, 2023
- Length: 28:29
On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about a new book in the "Decades" series that documents the band Faith No More and thei...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 27:59
An audio producer falls into step with a global advocacy campaign at the very moment it rises to call for mandatory action to fortify staple foods ...
- Added: Apr 20, 2023
- Length: 04:00
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with an outline of the four technological focus areas of the recently announced Ocean Climate Ac...
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 10:38
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a discussion of Earth law, a framework built upon the idea that ecosystems have the right t...
- Added: Mar 22, 2023
- Length: 05:11
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a major example...
- Added: Mar 08, 2023
- Length: 05:04
With tablets, Legos, and coding, these fourteen teams from library branches across Brooklyn met at Central Library to compete in the final champion...
- Added: Mar 02, 2023
- Length: 09:23
For many gay teens, it’s easier to come out than it was for earlier generations. But is that true for everyone?
- Added: Feb 28, 2023
- Length: 04:48
All of these episodes, the past 8 years, are set behind the backdrop of the town Haley has been working in: a midsize, rustbelt community that brin...
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 08:01
An episode that discusses the “neverendingness” of it all - a phrase spell-check does not recognize, but one you may have experienced if you ever f...
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 08:06
In April of 2022, Haley took a bold step and decided to quit her job; a job as a public radio host and a job she loved. As she tried to make sense ...
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- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 07:59
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This week on World Ocean Radio, part two of a multi-part series entitled RESCUE, outlining a new plan for the ocean and a new perspective to enable...
- Added: Jan 19, 2023
- Length: 05:27