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Back in the day Mom stayed home with kids, housework, and runny noses. Dad went to work, plopped down in the evening with the newspaper or TV and d...
- Added: Jun 06, 2024
- Length: 03:00
A call to action:
In this two-episode arch we reintroduce listeners to RESCUE: a 33-part series outlining a plan for specific action and public par...
Bought by WETS
- Added: May 29, 2024
- Length: 05:17
- Purchases: 1
Taxes are necessary for a civilized society, and most ordinary people pay their fair share. But there's one group that pays nothing at all, while ...
- Added: Apr 10, 2024
- Length: 03:00
A nocturne is a short musical composition: dreamy, romantic, suggestive of the night, a passage from one place to the next. This week we're asking:...
- Added: Apr 01, 2024
- Length: 05:07
In 2009 Lilly Ledbetter learned she had been paid 40% less than men in the same Goodyear Tire & Rubber job. It was a long slog, but she won, and wo...
- Added: Jan 26, 2024
- Length: 03:00
Date-based history modules for broadcast April 3-7, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes.
- Added: Mar 03, 2023
- Length: 13:45
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series by featuring some successful initiatives and ocean progress, with examples of policies related t...
- Added: Feb 22, 2023
- Length: 05:03
How do we govern the ocean? This week on World Ocean Radio we introduce a concept that advocates for a centralized Ministry for the Ocean, a voice ...
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 05:26
Richard’s physical therapist Jennifer has saved his life…more than once! Jennifer keeps an eye on Richard and, with training, persistence, and inge...
- Added: Jan 24, 2021
- Length: 12:51
The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons...
- Added: Oct 30, 2019
- Length: 28:00
Can tweets reveal how thoughts and moods shift throughout the day?
Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW
- Added: Jun 30, 2018
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 4
People who are financially dependent on their spouse June be more likely to cheat on them.
Bought by WLPR
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
A critically endangered fish may be making up for to a lack of mates by reproducing without sex.
- Added: Jun 02, 2015
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 2
Our ideas about how the anatomical differences in male and female brains explain the behaviors of men and women may be based on bias rather than sc...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Nov 28, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
People’s unconscious reactions to liars and truth-tellers are more accurate than their conscious judgments.
Bought by WXDU
- Added: Mar 31, 2014
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Kermit the Frog always said, "It's not easy being green." But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...
- Added: May 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
A sonic exploration of lives and dollars spent in the Iraq War.
- Added: May 08, 2008
- Length: 02:43
Dave Brubeck reflects on the importance of jazz and foreign relations
Bought by Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio, KVSC and more
- Added: Apr 02, 2008
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 20
Whales are probably worth more alive than dead, so why is the worldwide moratorium on commerical whaling under siege?
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 01:19
- Purchases: 2
One of the most successful conservation campaigns in history was launched back in the 1970s, when bellbottoms were still in style.
- Added: Sep 25, 2007
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 2
From the rubble of post-war Afghanistan, a movement is emerging to protect the county's spectacular wildlife.
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...
Bought by KMXT
- Added: Dec 17, 2006
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
How a plan for a toll-highway would destroy the Yosemite of surfing
- Added: Jan 28, 2006
- Length: 04:07
What's the difference between being an agent versus an advocate?
Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
- Added: Apr 16, 2005
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1