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Interview with Prof. Peter Phillips, Educator, Researcher, Author and Activist
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Peter Phillips
We spend the hour talking with Prof. Peter Phillips, Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, former Director of Project Censored, publi...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 57:54
Discover the Bahamas ( full version )
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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The Bahamas is composed of more than 700 islands and is the nearest resort destination to the U.S. mainland after Cuba. It has a varied history.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2014
  • Length: 01:03:57
Two Guys On Your Head: Automaticity
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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We may think we are making conscious decisions to do what we do on a daily basis, yet a large portion of things we do during the day we do without ...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Travel BY RAil
From: Let's Travel! Radio
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LTR's August broadcast,TRAVEL By RAIL, provides a fascinating overview of passenger rail travel in North America. Started in 1970 by the U.S. gove...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:02:15
The Community Has Spoken. We Reject This Plan.
From: On Blast
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The Philadelphia School District released a plan to close schools, dismantle the school district as we know it, eliminate union jobs & and privatiz...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 04:15
Bullies be Gone
From: Civic Commons
Caption: TheCivicCommons.com
Bullies are everywhere, but we have ways to make them stop (nicely).

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Civic Commons says: Navels Sometimes Need Gazing Too
From: Civic Commons
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
Learn more about the Civic Commons, a citizen engagement effort underway in Northeast Ohio.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 28:34
Facing "Facing Forward"
From: Civic Commons
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
How do you scale effective urban education in an age of desperate noneducational schools?

  • Added: Nov 20, 2011
  • Length: 28:30
A Call for Interfaith Dialogue and Harmony (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Religious liberty and tolerance are complex issues, impacted by a variety of factors including education, politics, and the media. On this edition ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Why are school board meetings so weird?
From: Civic Commons
Caption: www.theciviccommons.com
Speaking at a school board meeting is kind of like entering a twilight zone. Here's a discussion about why

Bought by KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 1
Vets' Healing Journeys To Vietnam (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two United States Vietnam Veterans talk about their journeys back to Vietnam to meet their former enemies and try to heal themselves of Post Trauma...

Bought by KUAC, KUOW, and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Imagining a Peace Economy (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Conversation with the developers of the Global Peace Index which ranks over 150 nations on a matrix that suggests their peacefulness. Also the stor...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Profile in Peace: Martti Ahtisaari (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Martti Ahtisaari, Credit: World Economic Forum
In this episode, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari from Finland. It's Peace Talks Radio, the series on Peacemaking and Nonviolent Con...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Youth Supporting Youth Minnesota at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this Arts & Cultural Heritage news feature, Jeff Carmack explores an innovative arts program which has taken root at the Eastside Boys & Girls C...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 30:23
United States Institute of Peace: A Profile (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: US Institute of Peace Headquarters, Credit: USIP
The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established in 1984 and funded by Congress to increase th...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WGDR, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Making Peace With Nature After Environmental Disasters [Peace Talks Radio] 29:00
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Reflecting on the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, three people, who have placed their relationship with nature at the center of their lives, offer their thoug...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Sep 25, 2010
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 1
How to Judge a Teacher
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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NEA president Dennis Van Roekel talks with John Merrow about teacher evaluation; should we judge teachers based on how they teach or on what their ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:03
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Greg Mortenson, Credit: www.gregmortenson.com
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

Bought by WHRV, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Peace Talks Radio: The Dalai Lama in Our Time (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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PEACE TALKS RADIO explores how the Dalai Lama's life and philosophies might inspire our own search for personal and global peace.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KSFR


  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 3
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Peace Elders Part 1 / Juanita Nelson + Ruth Imber (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Juanita Nelson, Credit: Paul Franz
Conversations with two octogenarian peace advocates, Juanita Nelson and Ruth Imber, who have each found ways to stay active, working for peace well...

Bought by WOMR, Radio Catskill, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and WGDR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Talks Radio: Peacemaking Elders (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ruth Imber
Conversations with three octogenarian peace advocates who each found ways to stay active, working for peace well into their eighties. Juanita Nels...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 6