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The Choir of Radio France is one of four ensembles maintained by the national radio program, and employs over 75 singers. This piece investigates w...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 29, 2017
- Length: 05:11
- Purchases: 1
After innocent civilians were murdered in Tiananmen square, Chinese revolutionaries learned that political activism couldn't be the only solution. ...
- Added: Apr 09, 2017
- Length: 14:51
"Ninety percent of the time, they stored the meth lab in the baby's room." Sheriff Don Bell of Lake County, Montana, has seen enough as part of his...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Apr 06, 2017
- Length: 02:41
- Purchases: 1
Learn About Shower Beer and listen to the second part of our Interview with Captain Jerry, who skippers a Wine Party Cruise Boat.
- Added: Mar 28, 2017
- Length: 01:00:00
GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about how an angry Ike came off the golf course to kic...
- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 03:46
Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré.
- Added: Mar 05, 2017
- Length: 03:08
You’ve probably noticed quite a number of protests across America in recent weeks. Activists everywhere are speaking up. This is not spontaneous ac...
- Added: Feb 28, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Griftopia by Matt Tiaibi
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 02:18
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Jan 17, 2017
- Length: 13:01
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan.
- Added: Jan 15, 2017
- Length: 02:19
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 03:14
With her memoir, It’s What I Do, Lynsey Addario explains how and why she covers war.
Bought by KUNM, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WNJR, and WMUU-LP
- Added: Dec 21, 2016
- Length: 29:29
- Purchases: 4
The face of homelessness is changing, in ways that are not easily addressed by any one group or agency. More people have resorted to living in th...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Nov 29, 2016
- Length: 04:49
- Purchases: 1
On the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua, palm plantations are taking over land traditionally used for growing coconuts. How are Creole people resisting ...
- Added: Sep 22, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
As an African-American and the son of a police officer in Shreveport, LA, Antonio McKinney offers a nuanced view of the relationship between Africa...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 31, 2016
- Length: 04:32
- Purchases: 1
Khiari Benson recalls coming to his mother's defense when a police officer attacked her. He was just five years old.
"I didn't see the badge. I d...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 31, 2016
- Length: 03:25
- Purchases: 1
Our pilot episode focuses on the upcoming Presidential Primary Election in Ohio: In a political season rife with loud angry voices looking to shake...
- Added: Jun 24, 2016
- Length: 30:13
The arts and military service are less dissimilar than you might think. That's why Veteran and singer Brian McDonald founded the Veteran Artist Pr...
- Added: May 20, 2016
- Length: 28:01
- Purchases: 4
Michael Bronski is an American academic and writer, best known for his 2011 book A Queer History of the United States.
Bought by WFHB
- Added: May 12, 2016
- Length: 25:03
- Purchases: 1
Joe Bevilacqua hosts an hour with Bernie Sanders, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, Sarah Silverman, Lorie Kellogg, and Tim...
- Added: Apr 17, 2016
- Length: 59:36
With all the digital text trails we're creating these days, what can we learn about our inner psychology, mental health, and well-being?
- Added: Apr 15, 2016
- Length: 28:32
- Purchases: 2
Are we addicted to the Internet? Is it even appropriate to use the language of addiction about smartphones and other digital devices?
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 24:30
Elections and political messaging are changing in the new media landscape. Campaigns are using big data to target voters with better precision, and...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 32:12
Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 26:51
Your normal, everyday digital footprints can reveal surprisingly intimate facts – like whether your parents are divorced, and whether you own a gun.
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 22:03
