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Jenny Odell and Discovering Life Beyond the Clock (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Excerpt from the book cover, reading "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" superimposed on top of orange and pink geological features, Credit: Penguin Random House
This week, we talk to Jenny Odell, about the ideas behind her book Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and How to Do Nothing: Resistin...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
AI Lawsuits
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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As AI progresses there have been calls for protections largely unheeded. So now come the lawsuits. There is a long list and some seem to have teeth.

Bought by KHNS, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KTRL, KECG, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Jacob Vigdor: College Admissions Quandries
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jacob Vigdor
Whether it be standardized testing, grades, extracurricular activities or personal essays, the question of how to level the playing field in educat...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Season 1, Episode 2 - 'Immigration Dive' feat Bekah McNeel
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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Immigration journalist Bekah McNeel speaks on the subtleties of this controversial topic.

Bought by KSTK, WDSE, and WOJB


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 3
Global Environment -- Groks Science Show 2023-11-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Naveeda Khan discussed her new book, In Quest of a Shared Planet.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KICI Iowa City, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Why Do Wars Happen?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What leads a society to look at the inevitable devastation that war causes and fight anyway? The answer provides the path to peace.

Bought by KMXT, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, KSTK and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What It’s Like to Be Obviously Religious in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How would you behave if everyone could tell you are a person of faith just by looking at you?

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Public Education is in Crisis. Are Elected School Boards the Problem?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Public education in America is in crisis. Are elected school boards the problem – or the key to a solution?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, RADIOLEX, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
International Drum Month
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about International Drum Month, and discussed just a few of the many books we have at t...

  • Added: May 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Top Of Mind - What is the Purpose of Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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America’s justice system relies heavily on incarceration. What is the purpose of prison, and is it working to keep us safe?

Bought by WXDU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 7
Morning Songs
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
Roderick Graham: The End of Affirmative Action?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rod Graham
With the right-leaning US Supreme Court poised to eliminate affirmative action in higher education around the country — this seemed like an opportu...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - When is War Justified?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Rarely is going to war clearly the right or wrong choice. When is war justified?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 9
21: Food as a Tool for Empowerment, 05/05/22
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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On this week's episode, we are bringing together guests united in one mission: to empower. First we welcome Paula Haines, the CEO of Freedom a la...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and Prairie Public


  • Added: May 06, 2022
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
21: Food as a Tool for Empowerment, 12/02/21
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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On this week's episode, we are bringing together guests united in one mission: to empower. First we welcome Paula Haines, the CEO of Freedom a la...

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Dec 02, 2021
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 10/14/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: How Niger is fighting radicalization with education - The West African nation of Niger has been grappling with Islamist e...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
How Has COVID-19 Changed Education?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at the lasting effects of the pandemic on education around the world.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
"Lynda Koolish, Ph.D. – African American Writers"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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African American Writers: Portraits and Visions The voice of a writer can be heard in words, and sometimes seen in the writer’s face. It is unusua...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
"Dr. Michael Baden – How Did That Person Die?- Part 2"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Dead Reckoning, the New Science of Catching Killers In the fascinating world of medical discovery, the interpretation of how and when a person die...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
"Ted Conover – A Prison Guard’s Story Part 1"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to work inside a prison? Well, Ted Conover, a non-fiction writer did, so he went to the New York Department ...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Dr. Jane M. Healy – Children Versus Television
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Endangered Minds & Failure to Connect It used to be that children would play with objects, be told or read stories, or perhaps listen to the radio...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Princess Spy -- Groks Science Show 2021-03-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Larry Loftis discussed the story of Aline Griffith in his book, The Princess Spy.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 03, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Modernizing Army Training in Software and Tech
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Army Futures Command (AFC) is partnering with Austin Community College (ACC) in Texas to create a new Software Factory, which will be a software de...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 33:53