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Today on our show, four stories of people who tried to see themselves clearly

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 3
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I (Charlie Weber) call three friends who received their undergraduate degrees one year ago and ask them if they are happy with where they are and i...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:19
Caption: Jacqueline Belton helps Chynna Baker, 18, finish her prom outfit with heels. , Credit: Margaret J. Krauss
This week on What What Why, it's almost prom season and we're examining the event's significance. Love it, hate it, go to it or don’t, but prom is ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
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What conclusions about parenthood will teenagers come to after participating in their AP Psychology class’ flour baby project? Listen as they share...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:24
  • Purchases: 2
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IN THIS EDITION OF THE CUTTING EDGE, WE BRING YOU A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HISTORIAN ERIC FONER AND SYLVIAN DIOUF, AUTHOR OF “SLAVERY’S EXILES: THE STORY...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 59:56
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Listen to a 14-second promo to find out what you've never heard before about high heels, foot binding, and sexual stimulation.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2014
  • Length: :14
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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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Many people are talking about Rob Ford's behavior, but history is full of colorful politicians who balance public appeal with crazy behavior. In ou...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2014
  • Length: 14:21
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In part 1 of our series on the decline of football in America, we look at the importance of football in America, and we also examine the rise and f...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 15:00
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1st Annual American Indian Community Housing Powwow in Duluth, MN November 2, 2013 1PM & 6PM

Bought by WGZS, KSRQ, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 19:41
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Illustration of Pearl Curran and Patience Worth from the American Weekly, ca. 1940
Professor Daniel Shea shares the story of Pearl Curran, who, beginning in 1913, used a Ouija board to transcribe novels, plays, essays, and poetry ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: In 1912, Abdul-Baha, leader of the Baha'i faith, visited Greenacre, a religious community in Maine founded by Sarah Farmer., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Spiritual but not religious? Professor Leigh Schmidt uses the story of Sarah Farmer, a 19th-century visionary, to illustrate the ever-present strug...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 13:10
  • Purchases: 1
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 ...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 11:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Dave Raymond watching Fritz the Cat at Mascot Boot Camp, Credit: Alexis Kenyon
Since retiring as the original Philie Phanatic, Dave Raymond makes his living training professional mascot performers and creating new mascot ident...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:31
Caption: M. Scott Tatum
The following piece is a portrait of a relationship between a high school theatre teacher and his student.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 1
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An interview with Female-to-Male teen Kyle Smith about his experience as a transgender high school student.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 20:30
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A story about a place some people think of as "home."

  • Added: Jan 04, 2013
  • Length: 13:22
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In 1913, the American Social Hygiene Association launched a campaign to eradicate sexually transmitted diseases and prostitution. The subject was c...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2012
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: MIke Smith
This week we go to to the beach with Field Trip Correspondent Laura Hautala and her Science Mom. Yes, we said Science Mom. And don’t worry, it’s no...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:25
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
We’re back with another installment of our “Summer Dispatches” series, this time starring Field Trip Correspondent Nicole Jones as she figures out ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Each year, stroke affects approximately 120,000 women under the age of 45. For many young women, the idea of having a stroke at such a young age se...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
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In 2007 the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources researched why people in Minnesota were spending less time outdoors. They found three problem...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this first of a two-part series, Dred-Scott Keyes interviews winners of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Awards David W. Blight, author of "American Ora...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 56:00
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
In this episode, we visit Leah Wade at San Francisco's Quiet Science Taxidermy Studio to learn about the art of making the dead live again ... sort...

Bought by KMXT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 27:11
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Park Dreams Logo, Credit: Miranda Loud
Miranda Loud interviews painter Gary Dunn on the edge of Brooklyn's Prospect Park - asking him to share his ideas about the role public parks play ...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 05:14