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Soldier Philosophers Part 2: The Morality of War

From: Barry Lam
Series: Hi-Phi Nation

An army whistle-blower returns to combat during the height of the surge in Iraq, now surrounded me hostile comrades. We then look at the morality o...

The View from Room 205

From: WBEZ

"The View from Room 205" is a one-hour documentary that takes an unflinching look at the intersection of poverty and education in this country. It ...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, KICI Iowa City, WRIR, KUAF Public Radio, KISU and more

TEASER: The View from Room 205

From: WBEZ

PREVIEW THE HOUR NOW! http://www.prx.org/pieces/194893-the-view-from-room-205 "The View from Room 205" is a one-hour documentary that takes an unf...

Bought by KUHF

Rewriting the Sentence: College Behind Bars

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

After an abrupt reversal 20 years ago, some prisons and colleges try to maintain college education for prisoners.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, KUER, WSKG and more

What It Takes: Chasing Graduation in High-Poverty High Schools

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

The nation's high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, but high-poverty schools face a stubborn challenge. Schools in Miami and Pasadena ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KOSU, WAER Syracuse, NY, WSKG, WRIR and more

Spare the Rod: Reforming School Discipline

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports

A get-tough attitude prevailed among educators in the 1980s and 1990s, but research shows that zero-tolerance policies don't make schools safer and...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KOSU, WSKG, KUER, WRIR and more

Lentejas

From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Iberian Indulgence

An ancient and misunderstood bean gets put to good use.

SHERLOCK HOLMES The Adventure of the Speckled Band pt1

From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology

The Adventure of the Speckled Band from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle part one, directed by Jason Merrin, composed by...

Sticking a thermometer in a dinosaur's mouth

From: Laurence Yeung
Series: Measure Twice, Cut Once

Today, we measure the body temperature of something that's been dead for 170 million years. Our guest is Dr. Robert Eagle, a researcher at UCLA.

Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools are Failing Black Students (54:00 and 59:00)

From: Nancy Solomon

This documentary won a 2010 Peabody Award. Nationwide, suburban schools are doing a good job educating white students, but those schools are not ge...

Bought by WNYC, WAER Syracuse, NY, KUER, WESM 91.3 FM, WITF and more