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What’s the difference between charitable giving from ordinary people and philanthropic giving from the very wealthy?

Bought by KMUN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WDSE, KMSU, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 9

  • Added: Mar 30, 2019
  • Length: 50:57
Caption: 500 Episodes, Credit: World Ocean Radio
This week marks the 500th episode of World Ocean Radio! For more than 10 years, World Ocean Radio has been engaging in dialogue about ocean issues,...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 05:17
Caption: Yale Climate Connections 2018 Report, Credit: Yale Climate Connections
A recent report from the Yale Program on Climate Change, measuring public awareness and political views on issues related to climate, shows that op...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 05:19
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The word 'indigenous' is used a lot these days, especially in terms of territorial rights to land and of invasive species of flora and fauna. In th...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Like many voters the latest ballot was packed full of bonds. What is a bond? Do people really understand what they are? Who pays for them and why a...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:20
Caption: Engraving on marble reproduction of the painting of the execution of Francisco Ferrer, made by Flavio Costantini. Behind the soldiers, two monks, a bourgeois and a civil guard attend the execution.
Ferrer's Modern School was not new pedagogy. We have known its truths for as long as authorities have forced children into rows and rote learning, ...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:15
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How do you teach ethics to engineering students? Guests Dr. Beccy Hambright and Richard Burgess talk about their experience tackling that question...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 21, 2019
  • Length: 48:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Many call for socialism in lieu of capitalism. Is it a pipe dream? Does socialism work? Why is the concept so alluring to some? Do they truly under...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2019
  • Length: 04:50
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While some Americans are mentally focused on the 2020 presidential election, all eyes seem to be on the rapidly approaching midterm election. With...

Bought by WVAS, WMPG, and WRIR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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"The ocean is largely unexplored." So states the seventh and final Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better und...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:10
Caption: Coastal Port, Barcelona, Spain , Credit: Photo by Tobias A. Müller on Unsplash
"The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected." So states the sixth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us b...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:10
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"The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth." So states the second principle of the ocean literacy curriculum, a series of fundame...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 05:04
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In the late 60s, one man imagined creating a place that would radically undermine the societal values of his time—an alternative space that subvert...

Bought by KZYX and KVNF


  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 2
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How should we reconcile conflicts between the state’s responsibility to properly educate minors and the parents’ rights to influence their children...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KSKQ, RadioFreePalmer, WLPR , KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
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Is a university a research institute with students, or and educational institution with research around the edges – or something in between?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WLPR , KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
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What values are implicit in the American college admissions process?

Bought by KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
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Former teacher and current tech worker Sophia talks about why she left the classroom, how people perceive teachers, how to bring STEM to four-year-...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2018
  • Length: 34:51
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Are there questions that science is powerless to answer?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KTSW 89.9, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
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Activista social Schwartz aconseja mantener la calma ante la policia. / Activist Schwartz advises the community to keep calm in front of authorities.

  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: :30
Caption: Dr. Brian Keating
Astrophysicist Brian Keating discusses his book, "Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science's Highest Honor."

Bought by WETS


  • Added: May 27, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
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In the last few years, many colleges and universities have created a new policy that bans all consensual relationships between undergraduates and f...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2018
  • Length: 03:04
Caption: The photo in this episode’s cover art was taken at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW EDU 2018. It shows a collaborative wall for attendees to write on and draw on during the conference., Credit: Pios Labs
We recap the South by Southwest Education conference (SXSW EDU) in 2018 after it ends, talking about the reactions of attendees, educational techno...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2018
  • Length: 48:21
Caption: Saving and Spending , Credit: © Lauren Chiardio 2018
Two young adults share opinions regarding their own former high schools' curriculums. One of the students was required to take a financial literacy...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 03:57
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill outlines laws that are intended to protect Nature and its resources--water, fresh air, food,...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 05:17