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The end of the pandemic might not mean the end of SARS-CoV-2. In fact, many scientists think COVID is here to stay, even with vaccines. In this seg...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 04:07
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Norman Wirzba sees a moral vacuum at the heart of the presidential campaign: He says candidates are ignoring society's most vulnerable citizens. Wi...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:11
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The decision by Harvard and MIT to begin providing free courses to anyone, anywhere sparked an intense debate about the future of a bricks and mort...

Bought by WJCT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KRDP, and WLIW


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 5
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Radio Curious discusses lead poisoning in children with Dr. Martha E. Richmond, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of Environment...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Harlem Newsboy, 1943, by Gordon Parks , Credit: Library of Congress
BackStory takes on the history of childhood in America. Have children shared a common core experience across American history? Or has the nature o...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free online courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the fu...

Bought by WJCT, WMNR, KVSC, WFHB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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BISMARCK, N.D. - Responding to cases of child abuse and neglect costs the nation more than $80 billion a year, according to the latest survey from ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:12
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NEW YORK - The announcement by the Walt Disney Co. that it would ban junk food advertising on its children's programs and networks is being hailed ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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DENVER - For the next few months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer a summer meals program, providing free meals to children regardless...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:14
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More than 330,000 California children are being raised by someone other than their parents, according to a report released today. Children in thes...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:29
Caption: Hillary Swank as the "nice white lady" of Freedom Writers.
In their comedy skit "Nice White Lady," the ever edgy Mad TV pokes fun at movies like Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, and Dangerous Minds, in w...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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This Story is free! Broadcasters can use this content as is or edited down to show how the intellectual and international NGo communities are conc...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:50
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This story is free! UNICEF supplies are on the way, but access remains a major challenge in Lebanon

Bought by AIFM


  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 1
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A look at men parenting from prison.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 15, 2006
  • Length: 08:43
  • Purchases: 1