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Home Planet: Back To School List, by Cheryl-Anne Millsap
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Back to school.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Let them eat cookies (#126)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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Billy wants his sister's cookie, but his parent instead serve him the categorical imperative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Consent and Coercion (#125)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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If we respect the autonomy of others then coercion must be replaced with consent.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Carpe Diem (#123)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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What does the future have to do with seizing the day?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Religion and Ethics (#124)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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How does ethical thought incorporate religious beliefs?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making Peace With Ourselves In Troubled Times (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Host Suzanne Kryder talks with meditation teacher Eric Kolvig ( Ph.D) about coping with inner conflict, in light of terrorist attacks and war, and ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KDUR, WUSM, WMPG, KSKA and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2005
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 6
In the Gym, Trying to Fit In
From: Curie Youth Radio
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Sitting in the gym, watching the girls play b-ball, and trying to pretend you belong.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 19, 2005
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
Back to School in a Garbage Can
From: Curie Youth Radio
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A collage of love notes, tardy slips, and other detritus collected from high school garbage cans.

Bought by WTIP, KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2005
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 9
Moderation Is For Lunks. . . Offramp
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Offramp - Broadcast Episodes
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Season 2 Episode 1

Bought by The Prairie Star


  • Added: Aug 09, 2005
  • Length: 27:14
  • Purchases: 1
College-Bound
From: WAMU
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College-bound WAMU Youth Voices reporter Andre knows he’s lucky to be scratching his head over a choice between schools, but the stakes are high, s...

Bought by WCSU-FM, WBEZ, WXLV-FM, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, YouthCast and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2005
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 6
Katherine J. Potter, Musician, Composer, Teacher
From: Laurel Reinhardt
Series: InnerLandscaping (aka Fear Busters)
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Katherine J. Potter talks about her views on musical education and how she makes it fun and nonthreatening for all concerned.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2005
  • Length: 28:36
Blind Workforce
From: KEDM
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This story explores employment challenges through the candid viewpoints of adults with disabilities and the people who advocate for their employment.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2005
  • Length: 11:33
Don't You Have Some Homework To Do?
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
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Eating toast, watching TV, playing guitar, these are the things David Barber-Callaghan likes to do on the weekend. But his father has a different i...

Bought by PRX Remix, YouthCast, WXLV-FM, YouthCast, and PRX


  • Added: Jul 22, 2005
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 5
Friendship (#121)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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What are the ethical characteristics of a good friendship?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Overcoming drug addiction - part II
From: KEDM
Series: Overcoming Drug Addiction
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This two-part feature examines drug addiction from multiple perspectives—addict, counselor, parent and teacher—to provide listeners with a more com...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: 06:46
A physicist battles drug addiction
From: KEDM
Series: Overcoming Drug Addiction
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This two-part feature examines drug addiction from multiple perspectives—addict, counselor, parent and teacher—to provide listeners with a more com...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: 09:18
Timothy Leary - National
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Moments of America
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Psychologist Timothy Leary predicts the establishment of a National Department of Psychedelic Education by 1985.

Bought by WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Until the Fat Lady Sings
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The expression "the opera ain't over until the fat lady sings" gained national attention in 1978.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WUAL


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
Leotard
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Jules Leotard is the eponym of the costume worn by dancers, gymnasts and acrobats.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Full Monty
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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The Full Monty means "the entire amount, the whole enchilada." Why?

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
Dressed to the Nines
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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"Dressed to the nines," like so many English idioms, is a mysterious expression.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2005
  • Length: 02:02
Amazon
From: Chrysti M. Smith
Series: Chrysti the Wordsmith
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Who were the original Amazons, and why do they share a name with the South American river and the bookselling giant amazon.com?

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jul 15, 2005
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 1
Think Piece: Rookie Romance
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Series: Talk of Alaska - Kids These Days
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Rookie Romance is a fictional game show that illustrates choices teens make when navigating toward healthy relationships.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
RN Documentary: Bridges of Bone and Blood
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A special documentary edition focusing on the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons to identify the remains of people who disappe...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 29:30
The Scopes Trial
From: Talking History
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According to John Herron's guest, Edward Larson, the Scopes Trial took on a life and meaning of its own, and William Ashworth comments on the defin...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2005
  • Length: 29:02

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