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Part 3: The Home Team
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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A ball game at Western Guilford High School was once the "only" place to be on a Friday night. Western was the heart of a tight-knit community that...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 3
Part 4: What Are Kids Learning?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Do you remember what you learned in high school? Much of what is taught stays the same, year after year, from generation to generation. Homer's Ody...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:07
  • Purchases: 4
Part 5: What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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In Greensboro, North Carolina the textile and manufacturing industries once provided good jobs to generations of people with little or no education...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 3
Part 6: Tests, Tests and More Tests
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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There has been a dramatic change in education and it?s all about numbers. State and federal laws now require schools to measure just about everythi...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KPFT


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 4
Part 7: AP or Not AP?
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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In the past five years, at Western and high schools around the country, there's been a big push to increase the number of students taking higher le...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), 90.5 WSNC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 4
Part 8: The Future of Teachers
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Schools across the country are scrambling to fill a teacher shortage. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the school system is offering new teachers fre...

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KQAT


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 3
Part 10: The Meaning of High School
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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We conclude our series from Western Guilford High School in Greensboro. A team of reporters visited Western over the course of six months?. gettin...

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 3
Part 9: Card #10 (Sue)
From: WUNC
Series: Daily Lessons: Inside Western Guilford High School
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States drop out of school. The reasons are many and each story is unique. Today, as ...

Bought by WEZU, WVAS, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 5
Best of Summer '06
From: [redacted] [redacted]
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News and features on the War in Iraq

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Raven Radio, CKMO, BSR Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
PART 5: RESTORING STREAMS IN THE HEARTLAND
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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Farmers work to restore a channelized river.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:45
PART 4: TOO MUCH MANURE?
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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A look at the environmental costs of a large-scale dairy operation.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:32
US Media Efforts to Reach Arab Viewers and Listeners
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Sam Litzinger examines American-sponsored television and radio broadcasts produced for Arab audiences. The report asks whether these US governent ...

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Apr 20, 2006
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 1
The Influence of Pan Arab Satellite TV in Jordan and Syria
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Simon Marks reports from Jordan and Syria on the changes brought about by increased citizen access to satellite TV channels. The story documents c...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 13:18
Inside Al Jazeera and Arab TV News Centers
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Kristin McHugh reports from Doha and Dubai about the main players in Pan Arab satellite TV news including a behind-the-scenes look at controversial...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WBEZ, WUAL, and KWCW


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 11:22
  • Purchases: 4
2006 Colorado Legislative Session Preview
From: KRCC-FM
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Preview of 2006 legislative session

  • Added: Jan 06, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
Intersect Perinatal Hospice
From: Miles Eddy
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Explores the difficult subject, in four segments, of preparing simultaneously for a baby's birth and for a baby's death. Includes perspectives of...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2005
  • Length: 28:28
Referenda C and D
From: KRCC-FM
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Overview of Colorado's 2005 election

  • Added: Oct 26, 2005
  • Length: 16:25
Bruce and Owens Debate Referenda C and D
From: KRCC-FM
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Leading supporter and opponent of ballot measures duke it out

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Oct 19, 2005
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 1
Court Rules Against Douglas Bruce
From: KRCC-FM
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Colorado Springs tax-cutting activist Douglas Bruce loses in court

  • Added: Sep 09, 2005
  • Length: 04:09
Rural Meth
From: KRCC-FM
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A look at the problem of rural meth and possible solutions

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Aug 19, 2005
  • Length: 10:07
  • Purchases: 1
Salida's Summer Economy
From: KRCC-FM
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River Rafting and Art Galleries Contribute to New Rural Economy

  • Added: Jul 06, 2005
  • Length: 06:19
Cut public broadcasting loose from federal subsidy
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Commentary from conservative columnist, calling for end to CPB subsidy

  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:45
Spectrum Radio Special: China's Tech Revolution #004
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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A new monthly web-based technology newsmagazine takes an in-depth look at the tech revolution in China.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2005
  • Length: 01:26:04
Virginia Red Sox fans celebrate World Series win (shorter version)
From: Charlottesville Podcasting Network
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Virginia Red Sox fans anticipate and then celebrate World Series win (shorter version)

Bought by WUML


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
New Mexico On Reagan
From: Angela Taylor
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New Mexicans comment on the late President Ronald Reagan's legacy.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2004
  • Length: 04:15