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Centerstage Minnesota: Booka Michel of Booka and the Flaming Geckos talks to Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
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Founder and owner of Loudhouse Records of Austin, Texas Booka Michel is a native of Grand Rapids. The last two projects for Booka and the Flaming G...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Dropout Dilemma
From: WXXI Rochester
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THE DROP OUT DILEMMA IS SPECIAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. THE WXXI NEWS TEAM HAS BEEN TAKING AN IN-DEPT...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
Youth Radio Institute: Addie Malone (American Graduate)
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Addie Malone
In the summer of 2012 WUNC established its first ever Youth Radio Institute. The station hired five young people -- and two mentors -- to produce r...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:57
Need to Know Rochester: Black Males at Risk
From: WXXI Rochester
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To be black and male in America carries with it a certain baggage. Two out of three black male students in Rochester are failing to graduate. "Need...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 27:10
American Graduate: Dropping Back In
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Dave DeWitt reports on a school in Durham that is helping at-risk kids graduate from high school.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 1
StudioTalk No. 1: Music follows Behaviour.... with Mandolin player Sri Sugato Bhaduri (Kolkata)
From: ElJay Arem
Series: IMC - India meets Classic presents... StudioTalks
Caption: ElJay A. on microphone
Sri Sugato Bhaduri is one of the few mandoline maestros in Indian Classical music and from Kolkata (India). The Mandolin is an Italian instrument b...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 58:01
It's a Dog Eat Dog World
From: Bob Long
Caption: Ashley Brand's kitten that will be living in her apartment over the summer
With graduation drawing near, students will be packing up their bags and throwing out whatever they won’t need in their post-graduate life. Does th...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:01
StoryCorps: Kenneth and Gaye Honeycutt
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kenneth and Gaye Honeycutt
Kenneth Honeycutt tells his wife Gaye about witnessing the New London School Explosion of 1937.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 4
Big Muddy River Rendezvous 2011: Wigwams and Tomahawks
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on Don't Cha know we continue our coverage of The Big Muddy River Rendezvous that took place in Winona at Prairie Island campground in the mi...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 15:23
  • Purchases: 1
Big Muddy River Rendezvous 2011: The French Marines
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Today on Don't Cha Know - we continue our adventure back in time to the Fur Trading Era. During our visit at the Big Muddy River Rendezvous at Prai...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 26:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Big Muddy River Rendezvous: Millinery In The Pre-1840's Fur Trading Era
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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The Big Muddy River Rendezvous 2011 was held the week of Oct 10th at Prairie Island Campground in Winona Minnesota. The purpose of the Rendevous i...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 26:47
Recession Grads: when higher education can't get you hired
From: KALW
Caption: Kadie Kelly, founder of the Oakland Single Parents Network, has a Master’s degree but is still struggling to find work
Now we’re going to hear from a young woman who recently completed her college education. Kadie Kelly was a stay-at-home mom when she first went bac...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
NOVA Minute: Studying Mt. St. Helens
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Life returns to Mt. St. Helens, Credit: pbs.org/nova
Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli explains how being at Mt. St. Helens when it erupted completely changed the course of his career.

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


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:12
  • Purchases: 4
NOVA Minute: Speaking Ancient Maya
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Anthropologist Barbara McLeod explains how she learned to speak ancient Maya.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 3
Senior Year of High School is Stressful
From: KBEM
Series: What's Real
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When you are a senior, and planning for the future, it seems there is no such thing as spare time. You are either in class or doing something that ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2011
  • Length: 01:00
The Art of Teresa Schumaker
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Potter Teresa Schumaker, Credit: Lisa Ostrander and Anna Flores
Today on Art Beat we visit with potter Teresa Schumaker. Teresa describes herself as a turtle, just recently coming out of her shell after a 25 yea...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2010
  • Length: 17:54
Dr. Rich MacDonald: Musician and Educator
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this edition of Don't Cha Know we introduce Dr. Rich MacDonald. We will get to learn about what inspired him to be a musician, hear stories of w...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
Why Do Kids Drop Out of School?
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: KFAI Youth News
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The KFAI Youth News Initiative creates a platform for young women of color to give their unique perspective on issues they face in their communities.

Bought by KBRP Community Radio and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 05:28
  • Purchases: 2
Beyond Resistance -- Groks Science Show 2010-08-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rick Mauer discussed how to institute lasting change.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 05, 2010
  • Length: 24:57
  • Purchases: 2
Life Through a New Lens
From: Learning Matters
Series: Paul Vallas in New Orleans
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One actor from the cast of the new HBO television show "Treme" is doing more than just acting.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
Colleston Morgan - "The Realist"
From: Learning Matters
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Meet Harvard graduate Colleston Morgan. His first two years as a Teach for America teacher were highly successful. So why did he leave the classro...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
"The Perfectionist"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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She graduated from Princeton. She enrolled in Teach for America, worked hard and really wanted to be a role model. So why didn’t this teacher get t...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:47
Lindsay Ordower - "The Go Getter"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
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Meet Lindsay Ordower from Mount Holyoke College. She came to Teach for America determined to succeed. But on any given school day, Lindsay’s classr...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 05:41
Daniel Hoffman - "The Idealist"
From: Learning Matters
Series: The Real World of Teach for America
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Meet Yale graduate Daniel Hoffman. He entered Teach for America with high hopes, but one year later, Daniel was out of the classroom. Sometimes eve...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 06:14
Making Contact: Soul of a Citizen
From: Making Contact
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Author Paul Loeb is re-releasing his book, ‘Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times’. On this edition, we’ll hear from Loeb...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1