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Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich on what it means to be curious and what it takes to make Radiolab

  • Added: Jun 18, 2015
  • Length: 33:30
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Professor André de Quadros believes that music is for everyone, including prison inmates. Here, he shares his moving experiences teaching in two Ma...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Even casual conversations have surprisingly musical qualities. Linguist Brett Hyde delves into the rhythms behind language and the principles that ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 12:30
  • Purchases: 1
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As a researcher and teacher, Korina Jocson has observed and analyzed how students use poetry to make sense of their experiences. But how can educat...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 10:45
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Human beings are a social species. Part of our natural programming, which has evolved as we’ve evolved with the rest of the planet into our current...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So, what is it? When...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:19
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“Hey, you’re smart!” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it? Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, ch...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Bradley Jolliff describes how lunar samples and orbiters provide insights into the history of Earth's closest neighbor.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 13:12
  • Purchases: 1
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In the late 1980s, a personal case of housing discrimination prompted Dr. John Baugh to launch decades of research into what he calls linguistic pr...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 11:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Are you an auditory learner or a visual learner? If you answered "yes" you would be right. We use all our senses to learn and process information....

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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As human beings, we are, in fact, creatures. Like any other living organism, energy conservation is of highest priority to our vibrant being, whet...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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Interview conducted by radio journalist Jake Feinberg with Roots Music Icon Taj Mahal. A discussion about the genesis of roots music and the music ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 11:13
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Even though football teams who consider themselves to be rivals often like to highlight their supposedly apparent differences, in actuality, rivals...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Caption: Brooks of Liverpool, 1789, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Dr. Sowande' Mustakeem reveals the forgotten world of 18th century slave ships, sharing the story of one enslaved woman and discussing why it's so ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 26th, 2013. Our nerd host, Benjamin Rockwell, leads us on a quest to avoid ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 26th, 2013. Our nerd host, Benjamin Rockwell, leads us on a quest to avoid ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
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Failure is a scary word that carries a very negative connotation. “I’m a failure.” “He’s a failure.” “I don’t want to be a failure.” The word ‘...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 19th, 2013. Our friendly nerd, Benjamin Rockwell, opens by noting he's goin...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 19th, 2013. Our friendly nerd, Benjamin Rockwell, opens by noting he's goin...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Robert Duke talk about some of the historical and present day factors that contrib...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photo from Wall Street Journal, October 12, 2009. Cesar Chavez (third from right) and Coretta Scott King (fourth from right) lead a lettuce boycott march in New York City. circa 1973., Credit: Getty Images
Los Frutos del Movimiento The Fruits of the Movement

Bought by KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Jun 09, 2013
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: One of the Wild Dogs, Credit: Elleni Stephanou
Laikipia's pack of 40+ wild dogs was spotted by Tinai Kogo a driver for the Mpala Research Centre. He then explains the way in which they rear thei...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 07:22
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THE DROP OUT DILEMMA IS SPECIAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. THE WXXI NEWS TEAM HAS BEEN TAKING AN IN-DEPT...

Bought by NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 1
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join us for our christmas show food for the holidays

  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 19:56
Caption: Hubert Sumlin at the 2009 WC Handy Blues & BBQ Fest, Credit: John Luttrell
We remember Hubert Sumlin, legendary guitarist and long-time sideman for Howlin' Wolf, passed away at the age of 80 on December 4, 2011.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:30