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International Day of the Girl Child: We're NOT number one
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The United Nations designates October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, promoting empowerment and rights of girls to safe, educated, ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
A Conversation with Dave Dennis
From: Loki Mulholland
Series: The Uncomfortable Truth: Civil Rights Movement
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Freedom Rider, Dave Dennis, never thought about getting involved in the Civil Rights Movement but he did want a date with a pretty young lady.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 01:31:59
Our National Parks: Turning Admiration Into Action
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: National park boundaries that don’t comport with ecological realities make it challenging to protect animals that range outside the parks. It's just one of the challenges facing the National Park Service., Credit: Tim Rains / NPS
The National Park Service finds itself in a seemingly paradoxical circumstance: widely admired, but increasingly uneasy about its ability to carry ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Our National Parks: For The Benefit Of All
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: The Deep Ravine Trail at Little Big Horn National Monument in Montana., Credit: Brandon Blackburn / NPS
National parks have famously been called “America’s best idea." This expression is commonly interpreted as meaning preservation of America’s iconic...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
Our National Parks: Ways To Experience The Parks
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: Rocky Ocean Drive on the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park, Maine. The Park Loop Road allows visitors to experience Acadia by car. , Credit: Kristi Rugg / National Park Service
I’m often asked, “What’s your favorite national park?” It’s a question that gets me excited, thinking about all the parks I’ve been fortunate to vi...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Radio Newark


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
Our National Parks: The Idea
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: Six million-acre Gates of the Arctic National Park was established in 1980. , Credit: Ben Minteer
There were national parks even before there was a National Park Service. Yellowstone National Park was the first in 1872. More big western parks fo...

Bought by Radio Newark and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 2
Our National Parks: The Best View
From: Vermont Public
Series: Our National Parks
Caption: Denali Star Trails as seen from Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce, Utah. Increasingly, the sky above national parks is considered as much a resource to protect as the land below., Credit: Jacob W. Frank | The National Park Service
It’s an understatement to say that the views in the national parks are striking. Take Bryce Canyon National Park, for instance, with its legions of...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Radio Newark, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 6
Kat Norris shares her experiences and thoughts about residential school and the TRC
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
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I speak to Kat Norris Indigenous activist and founder of the Indigenous Action Movement about her experiences in residential school, how she has tu...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 27:42
Kennedy and the Promise of the Sixties
From: Talking History
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An interview with W. Rorabaugh on JFK, plus regular features ...history in the news, commentary and site of the week.

  • Added: Nov 22, 2004
  • Length: 29:00