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In “Palm Treo”, Brittany and Eric talk about the secret parties that the RA’s at Howard University were throwing in 2005. Their podcast “For Colore...
- Added: May 24, 2017
- Length: 23:32
Documentary film and science do not appear to have much in common, except that, philosophically, they have everything in common. Two men met in 197...
- Added: May 15, 2017
- Length: 48:08
Eric Sheninger on EdTech NOW, a ten-minute podcast about education technology and how it is used in the classroom.
- Added: Apr 28, 2017
- Length: 10:31
“Hey everyone, our chocolate is getting cheaper!” On the surface, that sounds great. But the story behind the low costs is not good news. And a hig...
- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 24:00
You may have heard of executive orders, but how about executive memoranda? Today, we talk about the different tools of executive action that the Pr...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 03, 2017
- Length: 03:59
- Purchases: 1
What's the purpose of the National Security Council? When was it created? Who serves on it? And why is Steve Bannon's appointment to its principals...
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:06
- Purchases: 2
We're often urged to call our elected representatives to voice opinions on the issues, but what happens after that call is made? Where does the me...
Bought by KPIP-LP
- Added: Mar 01, 2017
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
Many of us have been eating chocolate since childhood, but could you recognize it in nature? In this episode, we start at the farm with the pod-sha...
- Added: Feb 17, 2017
- Length: 24:00
What's it really like for a journalist stationed at the White House? We go inside the press briefing room with NPR's Senior White House Corresponde...
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 2
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Feb 13, 2017
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 2
Chocolate: food of the gods, balm of our hearts, and, at one point in time, a symbol of sacrifice and stand-in for human blood. In this episode, we...
- Added: Feb 10, 2017
- Length: 23:59
- Purchases: 2
As a new U.S. administration takes hold, with talk of new military action against ISIS in the Middle East, and the reinstatement of Bush-era tortur...
- Added: Jan 30, 2017
- Length: 45:50
Our lives are controlled by the invisible hand from the grave. Death does not prevent people from influencing the world with their wealth, but such...
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 46:43
Education is more than job training, says Duke University professor Priscilla Wald.
- Added: Nov 07, 2016
- Length: 02:06
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Two lives, two philosophies, and a History Channel special collide as a relationship is forged with Iron Age techniques.
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 09:24
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
A society of weavers and spinners shares their textured, multi-stranded history with the next generation.
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 07:24
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Lee Miller is a bootmaker with a storied history, carrying on the traditions and techniques of the best bootmakers anywhere in the world.
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 06:03
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Mark Erlewine may be known as the Luthier of the Stars, but his Austin workshopshop couldn't be more down to Earth. Hear the story of the man who m...
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 07:29
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Tuning an accordion isn't just a matter of intonation. The sculpting of the reeds makes all the difference between those classic sounds, from Texas...
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 07:22
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Series: Stories Summer Institute 2016 Documentaries
Jeremiah Williams, better known as Flag Boy Twin, may have left New Orleans, but he brought his rich heritage as a Mardi Gras Indian with him. Part...
Bought by KALW
- Added: Jul 27, 2016
- Length: 08:50
- Purchases: 1
Neuroscientist Eric Herzog shares the importance of increasing diversity in his field and his efforts to encourage local students.
- Added: Jun 01, 2016
- Length: 14:39
- Purchases: 2
Graduate students Lerman-Sinkoff and Tyler Schlichenmeyer share their excitement about the brain and explain why science should be shared.
- Added: Jun 01, 2016
- Length: 10:09
- Added: Jun 01, 2016
- Length: 12:00
- Purchases: 1
Anton Treuer discusses how education and prosperity go hand in hand. Can we restructure the system to make education more equitable? Anton speculat...
- Added: Apr 12, 2016
- Length: 08:12
Pull our your compass, because researcher Deanna Barch is about to guide us through the Human Connectome Project.
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Mar 10, 2016
- Length: 12:51
- Purchases: 1
