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Learning from Dakar's School of the Road
From: Emma Jacobs
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Amayatou Mbaye, unable to read or write French until age 14, has led a school for nearly 30 years to bring education to the street

Bought by WRVO Public Media and NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Jul 04, 2008
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
Reshaping the German University System
From: Alex Bakst
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After 30 years of free higher education in Germany, public universities are bankrupt. Conservatives want to introduce a US-style system of tuition ...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 1
"Beyond School Books" - a podcast series on education in emergencies: Segment #7
From: UNICEF
Series: Beyond School Books
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"Beyond School Books" Education in Rwanda

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 06, 2008
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 1
The Dalai Lama: Keynote at the Seeds of Compassion Conference (April 12, 2008) [53:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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The Dalai Lama's keynote speech at a 5-day conference on compassion in Seattle, Washington is presented.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, KXOT Public Radio, KCUR, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2008
  • Length: 53:02
  • Purchases: 7
Unicef Digital diarist reports on Education in Nairobi Kenya
From: UNICEF
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Unicef Digital Diarist reports on Education in Nairobi Kenya

  • Added: Apr 07, 2008
  • Length: 05:30
Animals of Australia take a Hold
From: Ray Gard
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A Behind the scenes look at the Australian animals associated with the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2007
  • Length: 09:55
NASA - STEREO - The Rocket
From: Ray Gard
Series: NASA - the launch of STEREO
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NASA's STEREO were launched recently. This episode looks at STEREO and the importance the Rocket in getting the package into Orbit.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 03, 2007
  • Length: 07:55
  • Purchases: 1
A Rajasthani Jagrata
From: Catherine 'Cat' Vibert
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A Hindu family from Rajasthan holds a Jagrata and haircutting ritual in honor of their son's second birthday.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2007
  • Length: 06:07
Guatemala's Bilingual-intercultural education aims to keep indigenous girls and boys in school
From: UNICEF
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This Story is Free! English and Spanish versions available. Guatemalan indigenous children in the forefront with Bilingual-Intercultural Education

  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 08:42
THE PLEASURES OF INTERPRETING: An interview with Thupten Jinpa, translator for the Dalai Lama
From: The Tibet Connection
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Behind the scenes with the Dalai Lama - what it's like to be his translator.

Bought by Interfaith Voices, WBEZ, and WNYC


  • Added: Aug 15, 2007
  • Length: 14:41
  • Purchases: 3
Peace Talks Radio: Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody Williams, the leader of the International Campaign to Ban Land Mines. Also in the hour, the di...

Bought by KUHF, KWMR, KUOW, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 11
Peace Talks Radio: Reducing Poverty, Promoting Peace (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This episode of Peace Talks Radio explores how micro-credit and other programs work to eliminate poverty and promote peace.

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


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 57:08
  • Purchases: 7
RN Documentary: Fairbridge Farm School
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Four elderly Dutch people remember how as children recently liberated from the POW camps in Indonesia, they regained their childhood when they wer...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 12, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Welsh Renaissance
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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Languages around the world are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. But Welsh is making a comeback, and children are leading the way. Jon Mille...

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jul 04, 2006
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Rembrandt: Portraits of the Artist
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Rembrandt , as he has been seen and portrayed through the ages by admirers and critics, from his contemporaries to the present-day, in various coun...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KFAI Minneapolis, KREV-LP, and WYSO


  • Added: May 31, 2006
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 4
Globetrotting Citizen Peace Advocates (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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What motivates an individual concerned about global issues to finance their own travel into the heart of the conflict? This episode of Peace Talks...

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Oct 23, 2005
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
The Power of Education in one girls life in India
From: UNICEF
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This story is free! - Lalita, an Indian girl in Bihar, attends school against all odds

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
How much longer will the bell toll.
From: David Barasoain
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A look at the tradition of bell ringing in England.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2004
  • Length: 06:45