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Food Sleuth Radio, Laura Shapiro Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that what we eat shapes who we are and vice versa? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Interview w/ Journalist Bill Carlsen author of "Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey & The Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya"
From: Out of Bounds
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Journalist (LAT) and author BILL CARLSEN discusses his compelling book "Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey & T...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Peacemaking on Stage: OSLO
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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An engaging conversation with both the playwright and director of the 2017 Tony-Award Winning Best Play, OSLO. The play tracks the back channel ne...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
First Immigrant Historic Marker in Virginia
From: Charles McGuigan
Caption: Virginia's first historic marker to recognize immigrants.
Just as America is a nation of immigrants, Virginia is a commonwealth of immigrants. For the first time ever the state Department of Historic Res...

  • Added: May 22, 2017
  • Length: 08:45
Pulitzer100 – Moving the Spotlight (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A Pulitzer-winning playwright talks about putting the taboo on stage; a film expert discusses the changing scene in Cuban films post-2016; and we d...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KEDT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 9
17-18 Agustin Barrios Mangoré Tribute
From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!
Caption: Agustin Barrios Mangoré as Nitsuga Mangoré , Credit: Agustin Barrios Mangoré
In honor of the 132nd anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to singularly extraordinary Parag...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KXIQ , RadioFreePalmer, KTXK, WICR and more


  • Added: May 01, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 40
WorldCanvass: Immigration Then and Now: From German Iowa to Today's Refugees (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 30:14
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Immigration Then and Now: From German Iowa to Today's Refugees (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 1
Ireland And The Circus ~ Part 1
From: Mark Baker
Series: Ireland And The Circus
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A look at the history of modern circus and how Ireland and Irish performers played a pivotal role.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2017
  • Length: 27:51
Finding Peace Jobs + Revisiting U.S. Military Zones
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Conversation with two authors. First Suzanne Kryder talks with David Smith, author of "Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 23, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
WorldCanvass: Higher Education in the Age of Internationalization (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Host Joan Kjaer interviews Howard Kerr, 2016 recipient of the University of Iowa International Impact Award, about his national and international c...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 23:55
Peace Greats (Part 2)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Memorable moments from Peace Talks Radio programs spotlighting Nobel Prize winners Mairead Maguire, Ralph Bunche, Muhammad Yunus, Jody Williams, Ma...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 59:58
  • Purchases: 2
Polish Poet Adam Zagajewski
From: New Letters on the Air
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Poet Adam Zagajewski (zah-gah-yev-ski), the 2016 recipient of the Griffin Lifetime Achievement Prize for Excellence in Poetry, was born in Lwow, Po...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 26, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gandhi the human
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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On October 2 India will mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. But his status as an icon of humanitarianism may be at risk.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Mosquito Crusader
From: Jake Smith
Caption: Fred L. Soper crossing a bridge to investigate an area where yellow fever occurred, Credit: Photo by Wilbur A. Sawyer courtesy National Library of Medicine
Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the mosquito that now causes Zika virus—and it sullied his reputation forever.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 12:08
  • Purchases: 2
Peace Greats (Part 1) - Gandhi, the Dalai Lama, Chavez & Huerta, Mandela, and King
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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This is a Peace Talks radio special… from the archive of the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. We’re calling it Peace Grea...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KMUN, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: May 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
World Histories of Peace
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two history books are profiled that both provide a timeline of history for peace periods, peace leaders, key philosophers, important turning points...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 3
Best of Ireland, Portraits from Cuba, Exploring Mid-Michigan
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Cover of the photo book "The Cubans", Credit: Jay Seldin
World Footprints will venture through Ireland, show Cuba in black and white, and show mid-Michigan in a unique light.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Carmen As Other
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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In this Arts Interchange, Carmen as Other, we’ll hear some of these well-known songs, sung by well-known performers, while we speak with two studen...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:01:07
A New Take on an Old Story: “Juliet” by Danish author Anne Fortier
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anne’s debut novel is an imaginative contemporary view of Italy's iconic star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Her newest book, "The Lost Sisterho...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 2
Islam, Immigration, and What It Means to Be French
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Going Global
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Anthropologist John Bowen shares a brief history of Islam in France and offers commentary on the ongoing European migrant crisis.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:30
  • Purchases: 2
WorldCanvass: Cuba: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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On December 17, 2014, U.S. President Obama and Cuban President Castro announced a new era of openness and interaction between their two countries. ...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 25:49
  • Purchases: 1
Traveling Solo, Living in Mexico, Exploring Malta and Barbados
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Seaside, Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Enjoy a transformative travel experience as we travel to North Korea, Malta, Mexico and Barbados.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 59:55
A discussion with Peter Finn about "The Zhivago Affair"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Reader's Corner host Bob Kustra talks with the Washington Post's Peter Finn about his fascinating book.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:10
The History of Peace Studies in the U.S. and a Profile of "Peace Pedalers"
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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When you think back about your own history education, think about how much of it was a history of wars, and then ask yourself how much in there was...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 29, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2

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