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Should Elite Universities Reinstate the SAT?
From: Open to Debate
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Many colleges during the pandemic decided to make their applications test-optional, but new research has elite colleges rethinking that policy. Tho...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUNM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?
From: Open to Debate
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More American colleges are adopting DEI as a core value, affecting professors' tenure, hiring, and promotion. Has what was intended as solidarity t...

Bought by KUNM, WMUU-LP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 9, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indi...

Bought by WFHB, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., and WETS


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
RESCUE, part 26: The Missing Links--Education and Communication
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a shift from suggestions for change to analysis and observation of those things that are mi...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 05:15
Plant Remedies & COVID 19 w/Shontel
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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– Wrap Up

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 11:23
Inter-Generational Ocean Memory
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Turtle on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Credit: Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank Special thanks to The Ocean Agency for their generosity theoceanagency.org
This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the ways we are connected through shared ocean memory and experiences. This episode offers reflecti...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:43
2021-10-17 John Dewey and the Ideal of Democracy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Dewey the quintessential American philosopher?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WLPR , Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Remote Learning During COVID-19, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
A Viral Opportunity for Change
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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We interrupt our Ocean Literacy Series to bring you a special episode related to the Covid19 global outbreak. This week on World Ocean Radio we con...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Value of a College Education
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are college graduates happier, or better prepared for life?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WNYO, WDCB, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
What Does It Mean To Be Indigenous?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The word 'indigenous' is used a lot these days, especially in terms of territorial rights to land and of invasive species of flora and fauna. In th...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:30
Deconstructing the College Admissions Rat Race
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What values are implicit in the American college admissions process?

Bought by KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and WLPR


  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
Nature and the Rule of Law, part one
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill outlines laws that are intended to protect Nature and its resources--water, fresh air, food,...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 05:17
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending February 17, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: If Senate Confirms Gorsuch for Supreme Court, Corporate America Wins, Work...

Bought by WMUU-LP and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Warrior Debates: Free Speech Regulation
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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This episode of Culture Click covers the Warrior Debate: Should the university regulate free speech? The debate will have two participants one on e...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 25:32
Make It A Truly Happy Graduation Day
From: Dick Meister
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Graduation time is here, but graduates can't be sure of good jobs despite their education.

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:27
Gang Injunctions: Problem or Solution?
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sagnicthe Salazar , Credit: Oakland Local/EKAphotography
Gang injunctions are a controversial crime fighting tool that some people say should be illegal, and others say is a necessary last resort for comm...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Teachers Need Strong Unions
From: Dick Meister
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For the sake of the country's future, teachers are one group of public employees we must all support.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:11
Sex, Lies, and the Classroom
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Decades after Roe v. Wade, many young people still lack the resources to make informed choices about sex. On this edition, a discussion about comp...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Joanna Macy: Gifts of Uncertainty
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Joanna Macy, Credit: www.bioneers.org
Dr. Joanna Macy is a long-time peace, justice, and ecology activist. A celebrated Buddhist teacher, Dr. Macy’s wide-ranging work spans Eastern and ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
Commentary: Our Undervalued Teachers
From: Dick Meister
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Despite the great importance of teachers, they are by far the most poorly paid of all professionals.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2007
  • Length: 03:36
The job of an Ombudsman (#109)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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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