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The idea that we might encounter aliens seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the possibilities demand serious thought. Could our existence ...
- Added: Jan 11, 2016
- Length: 53:51
- Purchases: 9
Shakespeare in American Civic Life and Education
Bought by WCPN, WSKG, KCPW Salt Lake City, WHYY, WVPE and more
- Added: Dec 07, 2015
- Length: 58:56
- Purchases: 9
What messages dominate contemporary reggae? This episode explores some of the most popular themes from such artists as Ziggy Marley, Tribal Seeds, ...
- Added: Jul 13, 2015
- Length: 59:29
Guitar master Carlos Santana sights his musician father, the three Kings of the Blues and guitar "God" Eric Clapton as his earliest influences.
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 02:09
College students are hitting the road back to school this month. There’s no doubt it can be a wonderful experience. But for some, college will be ...
- Added: Sep 03, 2014
- Length: 02:30
For this special documentary, Dustin Dwyer spent six weeks in the fall following a group of third grade students at Congress Elementary in Grand Ra...
- Added: Feb 07, 2014
- Length: 58:31
Tribute to legendary singer-songwriter, political activist and environmentalist Pete Seeger featuring interviews, music and stories from a life far...
Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, RadioFreePalmer, and Wyoming Public Radio
- Added: Jan 28, 2014
- Length: 59:18
- Purchases: 4
This outspoken Colorado author is known around the world for many things. She is one of the top scientists in the humane livestock industry. A few ...
Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Nov 07, 2013
- Length: 10:02
- Purchases: 2
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Learning with a personal tutor is one of the best ways to learn. But hiring a tutor for every student was never a realistic option, until now. Can ...
- Added: Sep 03, 2013
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 6
Huge decisions are being made everyday under our noses without us being aware. This includes the student assignment for elementary and middle schoo...
- Added: Jul 30, 2013
- Length: 01:35
Some of the toughest decisions any of us will ever make will take place in a doctor’s office. But before those decisions ever come up, doctors must...
- Added: Jul 07, 2013
- Length: 06:47
If you think we live in a post-racial world…think again: statistically speaking, being born Black or Latino or Native American is associated with s...
- Added: May 24, 2013
- Length: 50:27
- Added: Jan 25, 2013
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 1
In the 40 years since Our Bodies, Ourselves was first published by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, the book has been both praised and ba...
Bought by KRZA
- Added: Jan 10, 2013
- Length: 28:24
- Purchases: 1
Peggy Orenstein, New York Times best-selling author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture t...
Bought by Radio Catskill and WTJU
- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 2
Infant mortality rates in Michigan are better than they used to be, but still not good enough.
Seven out of every 1,000 babies born in Michigan w...
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 51:01
California, Arizona, and Massachusetts have all replaced bilingual education with an English immersion model. This was supposed to help close the a...
- Added: Aug 27, 2012
- Length: 04:01
Many foster children live in several homes during a short span of time. All of the disruption has been correlated to poor academic performance.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 02:26
Markeal Dickey reflects on his high school experience and offers advice to upcoming students
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 01:54
Carlton Brimm learns valuable life skills in addition to formal education
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 01:46
High School Junior Pete Loves shares his feelings of success, defeat and perseverance in school.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 01:58
A class president discusses his responsibilities and motivations, and how he sets an example for younger peers.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 01:58
For the first time in state Senate history, a committee gathered in Sacramento this week to talk about a problem that they say has been ignored for...
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 02:33
An out-of-the-box teaching approach seeks to engage students through community members that come in to teach about specific topics of expertise.
- Added: Aug 21, 2012
- Length: 07:28
