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A New Tax for the Arts in This Economy?
From: Jacob Lewin
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Economic hard times continue in Oregon as in the nation, so could a new tax to fund the arts be approved by voters in this environment? An arts ad...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:45
Students for Palestine
From: Audrey Ann Lavallee
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UNC students, Palestinians and non-Palestinians, discuss ways in which they raise awareness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus and be...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 10:10
A Call for Interfaith Dialogue and Harmony (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Book: Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict, Credit: Calvin College
Religious liberty and tolerance are complex issues, impacted by a variety of factors including education, politics, and the media. On this edition ...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
Imagining a Peace Economy (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Conversation with the developers of the Global Peace Index which ranks over 150 nations on a matrix that suggests their peacefulness. Also the stor...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Imagining a Peace Economy (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Steve Killelea, Creator of the Global Peace Index, Credit: Institute of Economics and Peace
Conversation with the developers of the Global Peace Index which ranks over 150 nations on a matrix that suggests their peacefulness. Also the stor...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2011
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 4
Profile in Peace: Martti Ahtisaari (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Martti Ahtisaari, Credit: World Economic Forum
In this episode, 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari from Finland. It's Peace Talks Radio, the series on Peacemaking and Nonviolent Con...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Anton Treuer and "The Assassination of Hole In The Day:"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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“The Assassination of Hole In The Day”: Author and Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State, Anton Treuer, talks about his new book about the dynamic a...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 26:22
  • Purchases: 4
MN Journalist Jay Weiner and "This Is NOT Florida"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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An interview with Minnesota Journalist Jay Weiner, of MinnPost, about his new book, "This Is NOT Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate R...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
  • Length: 19:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Impact of IMPACT
From: Learning Matters
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What happens when a 24-year veteran teacher is suddenly rated "ineffective" and loses her job?

  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 13:01
"Postcards from Cuba" #2
From: Pat Duggins
Series: "Postcards from Cuba"
Caption: Alabama Public Radio's "Postcard from Cuba" student commentators, Credit: Chip Cooper
University of Alabama students offer their views of life in Havana. Part two deals with how average Cubans feel about the United States.

  • Added: May 13, 2010
  • Length: 03:22
Randi Weingarten
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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Should teachers be paid based on what they teach or what their student learn? Hear Randi Weingarten's answer to this question as well as her though...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 09:38
How to Judge a Teacher
From: Learning Matters
Series: Race to the Top
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NEA president Dennis Van Roekel talks with John Merrow about teacher evaluation; should we judge teachers based on how they teach or on what their ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2010
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 1
Ku Klux Klan in Itasca County in the 1920s
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Our History
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We talk with Brian Vroman, Philosophy Instructor at Itasca Community College, about the history Ku Klux Klan in Itasca County in the 1920s.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:46
Youth Council gives students hands-on peek at municipal government
From: Jordan Nelson
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The Oklahoma City Youth Council gives high schoolers an inside look at municipal government and all it takes to run a city, but it can also affect ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:49
Peace Talks Radio: The Dalai Lama in Our Time (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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PEACE TALKS RADIO explores how the Dalai Lama's life and philosophies might inspire our own search for personal and global peace.

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


  • Added: May 19, 2009
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 3
International Women's Day, Los Angeles
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
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Hundreds rallied in West Los Angeles in support of International Women's Day.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:42
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Peace Elders Part 1 / Juanita Nelson + Ruth Imber (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Juanita Nelson, Credit: Paul Franz
Conversations with two octogenarian peace advocates, Juanita Nelson and Ruth Imber, who have each found ways to stay active, working for peace well...

Bought by WOMR, Radio Catskill, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and WGDR


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Talks Radio: Peacemaking Elders (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Ruth Imber
Conversations with three octogenarian peace advocates who each found ways to stay active, working for peace well into their eighties. Juanita Nels...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2009
  • Length: 58:39
  • Purchases: 6
Ageism in Today's Society
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Ageism in Today's Society and Born Digital...this week on Prime Time Radio.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: 59:58
Glen Westbroek
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from Glen Westbroek, a middle school teacher.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:09
John Wilson
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from John Wilson, Executive Director of the National Education Association.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:42
Margaret Spellings
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: :36
Bob Compton
From: Learning Matters
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Bob Compton is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur whose documentary film, 2 Million Minutes, takes a look at how six high school students from U...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 06:39
Amy Wilkins
From: Learning Matters
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A short piece of advice for the next president from the Educational Trust's Amy Wilkins.

  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30