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The Milky Way Is More Than a Candy Bar
- Added: Dec 12, 2016
- Length: 02:00
Education is more than job training, says Duke University professor Priscilla Wald.
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:06
Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley talks about her dilemma as the smart girl in school.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Aug 12, 2015
- Length: 01:07
- Purchases: 1
Youth Radio's Billy Cruz grew up dreaming of the day he would join the family business... but when the time finally came, his dream job wasn't all ...
- Added: Aug 12, 2015
- Length: 01:03
Youth Radio's Zildjian Shane shares why he thinks his chances of getting in to a great college are closed to none.
- Added: Aug 12, 2015
- Length: 01:05
K.K. Ramachandra Pulavar and his family continue the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry in Kerala, India.
- Added: May 18, 2015
- Length: 22:46
How do we measure learning? Hear neuroscientists and teachers describe how it's done in the lab and at school.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 27, 2015
- Length: 10:01
- Purchases: 2
Listen to experts define learning and lead us through the types of knowledge to be gained in learning. Then hear the basic explanation of how neuro...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 14, 2015
- Length: 10:09
- Purchases: 2
In this episode, Todd and Kim interview Taylor Muse—singer, songwriter, and guitarist for the band Quiet Company. An Austin, TX band, Quiet Compa...
- Added: May 21, 2014
- Length: 53:23
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
To what degree are we born a blank slate, and how much are we a result of our influence by our environment? Consensus: Nature or nurture is the wr...
- Added: Sep 27, 2013
- Length: 07:20
- Added: Apr 23, 2012
- Length: 01:38
Archaeologist Mark Lehner says that his field is really about the art of observation.
Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 22, 2011
- Length: 01:16
- Purchases: 4
Roboticist Cynthia Brazeal makes robots that interact socially with humans—taking cues from people's voices, facial expressions, and body language....
Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 22, 2011
- Length: 01:21
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Mar 16, 2011
- Length: 02:02
- Purchases: 1
Kermit the Frog always said, “It’s not easy being green.” But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: May 28, 2009
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Clearwater acts as a model for letting children be active and interactive with nature on the Hudson River. Welcome aboard
- Added: Mar 09, 2009
- Length: 01:46
- Added: Feb 08, 2009
- Length: 01:46
Drop in for jazz stations: The Divine Inspiration in a Jazzer ...
Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting
- Added: Jun 01, 2008
- Length: 06:50
- Purchases: 1
Saving the puffins is a tough job. But folks in Maine miss the colorful little birds resembling miniature penguins that can fly.
- Added: Mar 26, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Novelist and former detective, Joe Gores, disucsses the "hardboiled" nature of Dashiell Hammett's timeless thriller, "The Maltese Falcon."
- Added: Mar 25, 2008
- Length: 01:29
Garrison Keillor reads from Willa Cather's Midwestern classic, "My Antonia."
- Added: Mar 25, 2008
- Length: 01:00
So, what's so great about fossil fuels, anyway? Well the truth is, they burn easily, so they're handy for powering internal combustion engines or e...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Aug 27, 2007
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?
- Added: Jul 26, 2007
- Length: 01:24
With all the pressure these days to develop desirable land, the wide, open spaces don't stay that way without help.
- Added: Jun 26, 2007
- Length: 01:28