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Are Science And Religion At War?

From: Closer to Truth
Series: Closer To Truth Radio Hour

Science can describe everything about the physical world, but can it say anything at all reliable about God? Can Science Talk God? For centuries, S...

Bought by 'The Sea', KGOU, KRDP, WCPN, KWMR and more

Added: Feb 01, 2016
Length: 53:52
Purchases: 9

Does The Cosmos Provide Meaning?

From: Closer to Truth
Series: Closer To Truth Radio Hour

The Cosmos is overwhelming. We humans stand between astonishingly large galaxies and the vanishingly small atoms. What does it all mean? What about...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, WCPN, KWMR, KSUT and more

Added: Jan 25, 2016
Length: 53:52
Purchases: 7

Is Consciousness an Illusion?

From: Closer to Truth
Series: Closer To Truth Radio Hour

Consciousness is a mystery. What is private, inner experience all about? What is the meaning of consciousness? Is mind only an accident of biology ...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, WCPN, KWMR, KSUT and more

Added: Jan 18, 2016
Length: 53:51
Purchases: 7

Could Our Universe Be a Fake?

From: Closer to Truth
Series: Closer To Truth Radio Hour

The idea that we might encounter aliens seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the possibilities demand serious thought. Could our existence ...

Bought by KGOU, KRDP, WCPN, KWMR, KTSW 89.9 and more

Added: Jan 11, 2016
Length: 53:51
Purchases: 9

Migration and Change in the Himalayan Highlands

From: Hold That Thought
Series: Going Global

Geoff Childs, an anthropologist, examines the consequences of rapid population decline in ethnically Tibetan communities in Nepal.

Added: Oct 27, 2015
Length: 12:40

Health Barriers: Symptoms of a Rural Economy (half hour version)

From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land

Caption: (From left to right) Ryan Famuliner, Kim Hughes, Judith Haggard and Victor Wilburn discuss rural economics and health care access., Credit: Kristofor Husted

On May 20th, KBIA held a community conversation event in Kennett, Mo. The goal was to bring local residents and leaders of rural southeast Missouri...

Added: Jun 03, 2015
Length: 28:29

TICKS and LYME DISEASE - Are YOU at Risk? with Dr. Alan Eaton

From: Jay Scott
Series: Big Buck Registry's Deer Hunting Podcast

Caption: Dr. Alan Eaton checks deer registration stations for the Black Legged Tick, Credit: Dr. Alan Eaton

Have you ever found a tick on you after a day in the field or deep woods? Most of us have and many hunters have been bitten by ticks. Ticks carry s...

Added: Mar 21, 2015
Length: 01:35:39

Kids Need the Same Teacher for More Than One Year

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words

Caption: Back to School stamp, Credit: iStock photo

In multi-year classrooms, teachers work with the same children for two years or longer. The result, according to founder and coordinator of Explora...

Added: Aug 20, 2012
Length: 18:42

Globalization Show Segment

From: Littleglobe

Audio Revolution! TAKES ON, or rather, shares our opinions on and experiences with Globalization.

Bought by KUNM and KRZA

Added: Feb 15, 2012
Length: 28:04
Purchases: 2

Whose University?

From: Natalie Yahr

Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...

Bought by KBYS 88.3 FM

Added: Mar 27, 2011
Length: 59:36
Purchases: 1

Race Manners with Bruce A. Jacobs Part 1

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

Caption: Bruce A. Jacobs, Credit: www.aliasbruce.typepad.com

Today on a very special Culture Clique we cover a topic that some people approach timidly: Race Manners. We visit with Bruce A. Jacobs, author of R...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Oct 23, 2010
Length: 39:24
Purchases: 1

Into the Music of Bob Dylan (3 Hours)

From: Hwy. 61 Productions
Series: Into the Music

A 3-part chronological profile of Dylan's career from the early 1960's until his most recent work. Each part has a :60 intro and 2 segments of app...

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Nov 25, 2009
Length: 02:49:42
Purchases: 1

College Success

From: WHPC

There are no specific standards in a college environment and everyone can be successful

Bought by KRUA and WXLV-FM

Added: Jul 23, 2007
Length: 04:22
Purchases: 2

The Women of Center

From: KRZA

Five women in the small town of Center, Colorado, talk about their decades of social and political activism.

Bought by High Plains Public Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KZYX, and KRFC

Added: Feb 14, 2007
Length: 59:13
Purchases: 5

Part 1: Welcome to Western Guilford

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

We begin a series to better understand the challenges facing all high schools by looking closely at one school: Western Guilford High School in Gre...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 08:13
Purchases: 3

Part 2: Freshman Academy

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

More students drop out in the 9th grade than any other year of school. At Western Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, school leader...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 08:16
Purchases: 3

Part 3: The Home Team

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 07:59
Purchases: 3

Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 08:07
Purchases: 4

Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 08:02
Purchases: 3

Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KPFT

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 07:54
Purchases: 4

Part 7: AP or Not AP?

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Sep 05, 2006
Length: 07:35
Purchases: 4

Part 8: The Future of Teachers

From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School

Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT