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A Conversation with Poet Kay Ryan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In 2008, Kay Ryan was appointed the 16th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress. And today, you'll hear why.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 21:52
The Cycle of Cyberbullying
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Students of Violence
Caption: Self-portrait painted by Thien To
Twenty-year-old Thien To first learned about cyberbullying in her native Vietnam. The South Philadelphia High junior has since learned about cyberb...

Bought by WGXC


  • Added: Jul 10, 2011
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
Peer Mediation with a Pencil
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Students of Violence
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Shayla Torres dealt with a lot of violence in her last school, where she was a peer mediator. Here, the 17-year-old junior recalls one especially c...

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, and WGXC


  • Added: Jul 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 3
Test It, Break It, Fix It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Two young women build a robot.

Bought by WMPG and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
The Voice of Medicine
From: meagan kindlimann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
About a woman who speaks about her personal experiences in the jobs she has chosen for herself and what she does for a living and why. This was for...

  • Added: May 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:17
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/7/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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I'm a bird dog...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 05, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Peer Pressure PSA
From: Jacob Riggs
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This is a 30 second PSA that confronts the dangers of peer pressure and brings them to light

  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: :29
NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth works with walruses. She says that, like dolphins, they can communicate using an amazing variety of sounds.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: The Star Trek Test
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Alan Stern, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Alan Stern thinks that when astronomers decide what is or isn't a planet, the criteria should be simple.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 6
NOVA Minute: A Freaked-Out Physicist
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that when scientist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were made mostly of empty space, he was afraid ...

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: Social Robots
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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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
NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/23/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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EACH YEAR COMES THE BANDIT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 21, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/16/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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FOUR ARE NEEDED...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Studying Abroad, Staying Practical
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Have you thought about studying abroad?, Credit: University of Nebraska at Kearney
We conclude our study-abroad discussion as guest Dr. Ronald Méndez-Clark and students Gina, Guillemette, Elizabeth, and Albert share their favorite...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 11:50
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/9/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THEY LINE UP LIKE WELL-BEHAVED CHILDREN...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Learning Immersion: Spain, Russia, and New York
From: Let's Travel! Radio
Caption: Study Abroad, Credit: Open Press Room
We continue our show on studying abroad with our guests from Fordham University and the New York Institute of Technology as they talk about their c...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2011
  • Length: 13:12
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
Working On The Farm
From: City High Radio
Caption: No, we don't use that tractor., Credit: http://activerain.com/states/AZ/cities/Marana/communities/Gladden%20Farms
Tucson teen Tobias talks about the farm in Marana he works at on the weekends.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 05:01
Riddles from the Border Regions, 2/5/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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ON THE STREET ARE MESSAGE BOARDS...

Bought by KUT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Graduation Requirements
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
High school can be a difficult road to cross.

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 1
Zibia and Clyde
From: Jesse Newcomb
Caption: PRX default Piece image
6-year-old Zibia can be sweet and thoughtful, but she also has a wild temper. She can be mean and she knows it. This is a story about a clash bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2011
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 1
Young Artist Exhibition Mentorship Program
From: KVSC
Series: St. Cloud Area Arts & Culture Collage
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In this news feature, Arts & Cultural Heritage Reporter Jeff Carmack heads downstairs to the Paramount Theater studios to talk with Heidi Stedman f...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2010
  • Length: 29:46
Washington Color and Light
From: Emily Berman
Caption: "Light Depth" Sam Gilliam, 1969, Credit: Corcoran Gallery of Art
What's the deal with abstract art, anyway?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Middle School students train on professional animation software
From: Lillian Mongeau
Caption: The beginnings of an animation project by Claremont student Amir Rashid., Credit: Peter Heckel
At Claremont Middle School in Oakland, Calif., students learn the ropes of computer animation at a young age. Their teacher hopes this will qualify...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2010
  • Length: 04:15

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