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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT
- Added: Feb 08, 2024
- Length: 52:50
- Purchases: 5
A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away
Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more
- Added: Oct 20, 2023
- Length: 52:49
- Purchases: 7
America’s justice system relies heavily on incarceration. What is the purpose of prison, and is it working to keep us safe?
Bought by WXDU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more
- Added: Mar 16, 2023
- Length: 52:52
- Purchases: 7
Rarely is going to war clearly the right or wrong choice. When is war justified?
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 52:51
- Purchases: 9
The biggest tech companies generate enormous wealth and power by harvesting information about people. It’s called surveillance capitalism. This epi...
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 29:00
This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're headed up to Ann Arbor to meet Gloria and Rocco, two artists who have created The Gallery Project. A gal...
- Added: Jun 18, 2019
- Length: 06:17
HOUR ONE: "Music Beyond Genre?" - You listen to more than one kind of music. Why not make all kinds of music? This hour, music without rules. HOU...
- Added: May 31, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
Science education occurs in juvenile detention centers, as part of the schooling available to young people there so that they can receive their hig...
- Added: Jun 12, 2018
- Length: 40:25
HOUR ONE: "What Is School For?" - Some of the hardest working people in America are teachers. So why do they get so much disrespect? This hour, we'...
- Added: May 23, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
Providing prisoners a chance to earn a college degree may just be the antidote for our lock-them-up society. America is the clear winner among indu...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: May 18, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Marshall Escamilla is part of a team of podcasters who create Tumble, a science podcast for kids and their families. With a background in music and...
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Apr 30, 2018
- Length: 39:29
- Purchases: 1
Johann Hari discusses his book, "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression—and the Unexpected Solutions."
- Added: Mar 18, 2018
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 4
Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Richard Gage presents the science.
- Added: Feb 03, 2018
- Length: 54:02
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "What Is School For?" - Some of the hardest working people in America are teachers. So why do they get so much disrespect? This hour, we'...
- Added: Sep 29, 2017
- Length: 01:58:58
America’s workforce and the economy are rapidly changing. As is the type of work we do. Flip that coin over and you’ll see that institutions and po...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Aug 15, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Robert Jensen is a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin and author of “Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Human...
- Added: Oct 23, 2014
- Length: 23:37
Sylvia L. Richardson is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She is the host and producer of the internationally...
- Added: Oct 22, 2014
- Length: 28:39
John Holloway author of “Crack Capitalism” and “Changing the world without Taking Power” speaks of the role of the individual in perpetuating a sys...
- Added: Oct 21, 2014
- Length: 28:50
Albert on the current economic system and need to move to participatory economy
- Added: Aug 18, 2014
- Length: 29:34
Marcelo on the notion of rights/role of languages and women in paradigm shift thats happening
- Added: Aug 18, 2014
- Length: 27:33
Our world these days is laden with a constant flow of information. It’s unavoidable.
But how do we determine what information to believe? Once we...
- Added: May 06, 2014
- Length: 07:20
- Added: Sep 12, 2013
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Consider spending time on death row and turning that experience into the drive to get a doctorate?
- Added: Nov 16, 2009
- Length: 29:00
Competition magnifies the importance of choices people make, as penalties for failure and rewards for cheating increase. What would you do if faced...
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 01:30
Students aren't the only ones being tested.
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KPFT, KWCW, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio
- Added: Feb 08, 2006
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 4
