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Schools in the Philippines cope with flooding
From: UNICEF
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Four major typhoons hit the Philippines in just under two months. Teachers and school administrators used alternative teaching strategies to cope ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2009
  • Length: 07:41
Sexy stalk eyed Flies
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Stalk eyed Fly, Credit: Dino Martins
Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins explains why widely spaced eyes are so sexy - that is if you are a stalk eyed fly. On another dudu safari in Kenya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: :54
Picture Day!
From: Big Shed Audio
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Spend a day with a school-portrait photographer at an elementary school in the Washington, DC.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2009
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 3
Perfect Pitch, Autism, Savants, and the Music Connection
From: Larry Carlson
Series: Music is Therapy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Perfect Pitch, Autism, and Savants. Is there a music connection? Therapist Susan Rancer, RMT shares her experiences.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:03
Native Americans Special
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Radijojo's presenter Christine
This is a varied piece dealing in all aspects of the Native American. Children of the Montessori Elementary School in Kronberg nearby Frankfurt am ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Length: 29:58
Berlin Chicago Kids Talk
From: Radijojo World Children's Radio Network
Caption: Richton Park school kids in Chicago interviewing Berlin Kids live
This segment clearly illustrates the virtually endless possibilities inherent in new forms of media and its impact on primary school children worl...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 29, 2009
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ghost Schools
From: World Vision Report
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Primary education is compulsory in Pakistan, but five million children don’t go to school. Cronyism, corruption, and chronic absenteeism on the pa...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 1
Change of Clothes
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
In today’s program we study musical works that have received a "Change of Clothes."

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:38
  • Purchases: 1
Favorite Chopin
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Every dedicated listener surely has favorite Chopin performances.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2009
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 1
Musical Journeys
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Featuring programmatic music of Richard Strauss (selections from Don Quixote); Liszt (an excerpt of Vallée d’Obermann from the Swiss book “Years of...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 27:07
  • Purchases: 1
“Call me unpredictable”
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
The great lyricist Sammy Cahn once wrote the famous “Call me irresponsible” for a 1963 film. We all know the words sung by Frank Sinatra: “call me ...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 27:18
  • Purchases: 1
Great Opera Duets
From: The Fine Arts Society of Indianapolis
Series: Art for Ears
Caption: Amanda Ratliff
Memorable moments in opera include great duets by peerless partners.

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2009
  • Length: 26:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Ocean As Classroom
From: Ari Daniel
Series: Ocean Gazing
Caption: Brunswick Acres Elementary School (Kendall Park, NJ) students Alec, Janani, Megha, Nikita, Pritha., Credit: J Benoff
Janice McDonnell and Jim Yoder describe the urgent need to translate ocean science into formal and informal educational opportunities across the co...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 14, 2009
  • Length: 09:55
  • Purchases: 1
Seeking Enlightenment
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
A young man seeking enlightenment once travelled far away to a distant land and climbed a tall mountain where a wise old man was known to dispense ...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2009
  • Length: :46
The Recorder Adventure
From: andy boyd
Series: I Am Not a Metaphor
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Andy learns how to play the recorder.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
  • Length: 05:46
Rolanda Scott, The Art of Transformation, pt. 1
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
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Rolanda Scott is a glass sculptor. But she also molds young minds as an art instructor. About eight years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer ...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:20
Onboard Education
From: Clearwater Moment
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Clearwater teaches environmental studies out on the river

  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:45
Hudson River Gybe of Silence
From: Clearwater Moment
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Sailing maneuver during the moment of Silence

  • Added: Apr 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
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
Active Exploration for Healthy Kids
From: Tom Niemisto
Caption: Children explore the river's wildlife, Credit: Brian Mohan
Clearwater acts as a model for letting children be active and interactive with nature on the Hudson River. Welcome aboard

  • Added: Mar 09, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
What's the Word? Poetry for Children
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating National Poetry Month in April
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The poetry we hear—and create—as children teaches us about the power of words.

Bought by WLIW, KMUN, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 16
Thinking of Scopes and Trials
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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Commentary on the recent decision in Kansas to restrict library books.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
ASL Tales
From: Allison Frost
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Two Portland women create a new way of story telling using English and American Sign Language.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:54
Call Me "Mister"
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The need for male African-American elementary teachers remains pressing.

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WUFT


  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 3

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