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Bicycle Fever at the Turn of the Century (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-In the late nineteenth century,American cities were home to more cyclists than anywhere else in the world. -An animator talks about working on Spo...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
Medical Care from Anywhere (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Telemedicine is a tool that may actually deepen the relationship between specialists and patients in rural locations and around the world. -Analyz...

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, WUGA (part of GPB), KFAI Minneapolis, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Innocence Project (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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There’s an undeniable problem with our criminal justice system, but one organization offers some hope. To date, The Innocence Project has exonerat...

Bought by KENW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
The Innocence Project (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Deridre Enright, who was the law expert featured in the podcast Serial and is director of the University of Virginia Innocent Project. She speaks ...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KEDT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
The Innocence Project (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Deridre Enright, who was the law expert featured in the podcast Serial and is director of the University of Virginia Innocent Project. She speaks ...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, KRZA, KWMR, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 10
The Serengeti Rules -- Groks Science Show 2016-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sean Carroll discussed the logic of regulation as well as how these principles can be applied to treat disease and heal ecosystems.

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


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
#5 Period Piece
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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Lisa De Bode got curious about how homeless women deal with menstruation, so she wrote a story on it. Then, things started to change. Plus, Jake l...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 28, 2016
  • Length: 16:50
  • Purchases: 1
Peaceful Meditation For School Kids
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Some schools are trying programs that teach their students meditation techniques as a way to help them deal with stress in their lives. The results...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
TV Can Teach (news feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The highly-anticipated season premiere of “The Americans” airs this week. According to one Virginia historian, the Cold War spy drama could be much...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Mar 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Nation of Nations (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-With immigration rising, the U.S. will no longer have a white, Anglo ethnic profiles. -A Cuban exile in America discovers the Andy Griffith show.

Bought by WJCT, KWMR, WFHB, KVSC, KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
How 83-Year-Old Houseboat Resident Sees Seattle Gentrification
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Mack has lived on a houseboat in Seattle's Portage Bay since 1968., Credit: KUOW Photo / Aubrey Gelpieryn
Mack Hopkins has been apart of the Seattle floating home community since 1968. He’s seen the community go from affordable homes to million dollar o...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law Episode #68: Thorpe's Body
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The body of legendary Native American athlete Jim Thorpe rests in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania...but some members of his family say he should be dug up...

Bought by KPIK-LP and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 24:46
  • Purchases: 2
Generation ADHD
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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When Jimmy was 7 years old, he was diagnosed with ADHD (what's considered today to be a common behavioral disorder). He was prescribed mood-alterin...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 04:10
Considering Loneliness
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Some researchers suggest that loneliness can be lethal in that it can have significant physical and emotional effects. When is a loner personality...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KGNU Community Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Love or Fear: Which Motivates Us More? (59:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Four competing essayists debate the question "Love or Fear: Which Motivates Us More?" at the 2014 "Great American Think Off" in New York Mills, Min...

Bought by KUOW, WEKU, KUOW, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Quantum Moment -- Groks Science Show 2015-01-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Crease discusses how terms from quantum mechanics have found their way into everyday discourse.

Bought by KPVL and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 32:16
  • Purchases: 2
Simmer 5: Is Community the Answer?
From: Carla Seidl
Series: Simmer
Caption: Yams simmering for fufu in Togo, West Africa, Credit: Carla Seidl
The fifth episode of Simmer features an interview on the topic of community with community consultant Gaya Erlandson, founder of the Lotus Lodge Co...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
The SpaceShipTwo and Antares Disasters: Special Coverage With John Logsdon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Virgin Galactic
It was a terrible, tragic week for commercial space development. Historian and space policy analyst John Logsdon helps up understand the greater m...

Bought by KMUD, WYAP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
THE OVERNIGHTERS -- Jesse Moss Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jesse Moss, San Francisco, CA 10/26/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jesse Moss talks recapturing cinematic freedom, finding common ground, and surrendering to the moment.

Bought by Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 16:58
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Latin Waves Host Sylvia Richardson
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
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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
Is Capitalism Working?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Casey Stengel raised the question about baseball’s miserable Mets long ago: anybody here know how to play this game? It’s the question more and mor...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
Seattle Hempfest Executive Director Vivian McPeak
From: Cannabis Radio News
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Since its beginning in 1991, the Seattle Hempfest has become an international rallying point for marijuana legalization advocates, and never more s...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
Federal incentives distract police from violent crime
From: Cannabis Radio News
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Stephen Downing is a retired LAPD Deputy Chief and an executive board member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition or LEAP. He spoke with CRN’s B...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2014
  • Length: 09:01
Arresting Marijuana Users does not Deter Use
From: Cannabis Radio News
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According to a report published on the new website RegulatingCannabis.com, there has been a 110 percent increase in the number of annual marijuana ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 10:51
Jeffrey Hank
From: Cannabis Radio News
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There is a city-by-city grass roots effort underway to decriminalize marijuana in Michigan. Advocates across the state hope to gather enough signa...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:41