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Grand Slam! / The T / Mr. Adequate / The Google Gamble / Measuring Happiness
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Pam Shriver/tennis Segment 2: Dr. Damon Raskin/male menopause Segment 3: Susan Silver/comedy writer Segment 4: Tim Levy/Google Segme...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Derek Bok: The View from the Top (Excerpt)
From: Open Source
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Derek Bok is the only two-time president of Harvard University, which is to say he has twice reinvented the management of the oldest, richest, mayb...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Sebastian Thrun: MOOCs, Angry Birds, and Lifelong Learning
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We’re speaking with a hot name in disruptive innovation, Sebastian Thrun. He’s part of our conversation on hacking higher education. He’s the foun...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:54
  • Purchases: 1
Hacking Higher Ed
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Continuing our series on higher ed, we're hacking our way to a better model; call it New U. There won't be a football team or a building and ground...

  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 58:36
Thomas Frank on What's the Matter With College (Excerpt)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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How did higher education, in general, turn from the days of the GI Bill — and the land grant colleges long before that — to being a trap for sevent...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Matter With College?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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How did higher education, in general, turn from the days of the GI Bill — and the land grant colleges long before that — to being a trap for sevent...

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 18:23
230: An Ocean Irony
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Floating Classroomm, Credit: Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the stark juxtaposition of two ocean stories, extreme in their differences, lin...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Length: 05:20
Episode 26: Science and Art
From: Cate Morrison
Series: The Beauty Salon
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Science and aesthetic engagement, experimentation and participation

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
161: The Necessary Renewal
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Middle school students learn about the ocean from Project Oceanology staff., Credit: Christine Sziabowski
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will assert that the time has come to gather teachers and administrators together to take th...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
Profile in Peace: Martti Ahtisaari (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 /54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Martti Ahtisaari
In this episode, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari from Finland, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter and an interview with the ...

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


  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Sex, Lies, and the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Decades after Roe v. Wade, many young people still lack the resources to make informed choices about sex. On this edition, a discussion about comp...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Philosophy Talk Highlights
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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It's a Philosophy Talk highlight reel for your public radio pledge drive!

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KRZA, KTSW 89.9, KMXT, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 50:58
  • Purchases: 5
Legislators and Educators
From: Littleglobe
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Patrick Chavez, of Chimayó, New Mexico, interviews Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish and attends a legislative youth summit while seeking the realit...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 10:13
Philosophy Talk Live! Fundraising Special
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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A fundraising special from the award winning, nationally syndicated Philosophy Radio Program.

Bought by KANW and WVTF


  • Added: May 17, 2010
  • Length: 48:58
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Joanna Macy: Gifts of Uncertainty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Joanna Macy, Credit: www.bioneers.org
Dr. Joanna Macy is a long-time peace, justice, and ecology activist. A celebrated Buddhist teacher, Dr. Macy’s wide-ranging work spans Eastern and ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Do You Judge Based On looks?
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
Caption: Me
Our School, Ra2 at Marshall Campus, is often judged by stories people hear and the way the school is observed on the outside.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2009
  • Length: 06:08
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Peace Elders Part 1 / Juanita Nelson + Ruth Imber (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Juanita Nelson, Credit: Paul Franz
Conversations with two octogenarian peace advocates, Juanita Nelson and Ruth Imber, who have each found ways to stay active, working for peace well...

Bought by WOMR, Radio Catskill, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and WGDR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Talks Radio: Peacemaking Elders (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ruth Imber
Conversations with three octogenarian peace advocates who each found ways to stay active, working for peace well into their eighties. Juanita Nels...

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


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 6
KERA Commentary: Huckleberry Finesse
From: KERA
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Reaction to controversy at a Texas high school over teaching of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:07
Peace Talks Radio: Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams (29:00 Version)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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From the 2007 "Building a Culture of Peace Conference" in Santa Fe, Peace Talks Radio presents highlights from an address by, and a one-on-one inte...

Bought by KUNM and KDUR


  • Added: Aug 10, 2007
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
KERA Commentary: The Tropic of Censor
From: KERA
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Controversy at a Texas high school over Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer"

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Drugs to Loosen the Addictive Grip
From: Carl Hammerschlag
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Dr Hammerschlag's opinion on using new drugs to kick the habit of addictive drugs like hardcore drugs like heroin and cocaine

  • Added: Aug 30, 2004
  • Length: 04:34