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EE 23-43: A forest for the future, 10/20/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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A conversation about a non-profit organization working to build a resilient and equitably green city for all.

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
A New Mom's Group -- Would You Want Your Mom to Join?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
A new group is mobilizing Moms across the country, hoping to change the way schools teach and operate, and they've got some high profile support. W...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Banned Books
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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Just in time for Banned Books Week (September 19 to 24, 2022), we learn about the history, practice, and effectiveness of book bans with The Childr...

Bought by KECG, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KCHU, WUTC and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
20220919: Banned Books, 9/19/2022
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Just in time for Banned Books Week (September 19 to 24, 2022), we learn about the history, practice, and effectiveness of book bans with The Childr...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
Women's History Month: The Feminists Taking on Philanthropy during Covid Say Gender Justice Requires more than Money
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, recently made a splash by donating nearly $3 billion to more than 280 nonprofits working in ...

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Is SARS-CoV-2 Here to Stay?
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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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
Winona's Angels
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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The holiday season conjures up many images and memories for people. Snow covered landscapes, home cooked holiday meals, children excited for Santa ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 13:51
State Attorney Dave Aronberg on The Rise of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence & Human Sex Trafficking during the Covid-19 Frenzy
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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State Attorney Dave Aronberg on The Rise of Child Abuse, Domestic Violence & Human Sex Trafficking during the Covid-19 Frenzy. How is Unemployment,...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Anxiety, other Mental Illnesses and the effects of the Electronics Device Age on our Children with Ruthie Steinberg LMHC, Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and Parenting Coordinator
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Anxiety, other Mental Illnesses and the effects of the Electronics Device Age on our Children with Ruthie Steinberg LMHC, Supreme Court Certified F...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2019
  • Length: 27:10
Dr. Colleen Kraft, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, on Separating Immigrant Families at the Border and the Impact of Toxic Stress
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
Caption: Dr. Colleen Kraft, American Academy of Pediatrics
Dr. Kraft looks at toxic stress, gun violence epidemic, breastfeeding, vaccines, and other things that impact childhood health.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 07, 2018
  • Length: 54:18
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: The Beach House
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week The Rough Draft Diaries starts a two-part conversation on The Beach House Family Shelter in Toledo, Ohio. This week Haley will speak with...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Failing Our Youth: An Inadequate Foster Care System
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Nicole Rocke and daughter., Credit: Leticia Miranda
This show takes a look at issues within the foster care system in the U.S. from the high rate of teen pregnancy to the alarming use of psychiatric ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 2
Sister Giovanni and the Guadalupe Alternative Programs
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we head to South Saint Paul to learn about the legacy a nun named Sister Giovanni - lovingly referred to as Sist...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2015
  • Length: 31:06
Lead in the Blood: Dangers and How to Protect
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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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
"Fat Blame" with April Herndon, Ph.D.
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with a local writer, who, in a new book - addresses the war on obesity, specifically when it comes to childr...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KPIP-LP, and KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 32:37
  • Purchases: 3
Pam McKissick Without Reserve - Therapy Dogs In The Courtroom
From: Auction Network Productions
Series: Pam McKissick Without Reserve
Caption: Pam McKissick Without Reserve, Credit: Auction Network Productions
This episode is about "Therapy Dogs in the Courtroom" but it’s much more than that. It’s the story of changing the system from within, leveling the...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 49:25
  • Purchases: 1
Room To Breathe: From Chaos to Peace in the Classroom (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Promotional picture from the Video Project , Credit: Image by: http://www.videoproject.com/roomtobreathe.html
At overcrowded and underfunded public schools across the country high suspension rates are exacerbating existing achievement gaps. Often, chaos in ...

Bought by KHNS


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Los Invisibles
From: Voces de Nuestro Mundo
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Hay más de 10 millones de mexicanos sin nacionalidad en su propio país, pero Be Foundation trabaja para darles una identidad y que tengan un regist...

Bought by KDNA Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 1
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Update
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
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jim justice, will provide an update on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival).

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 27:59
The Warrior Dash to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On June 30th and July 1st in Hastings Minnesota, The Warrior Dash will be taking place. It's a 5K obstacle course that has participants jumping ove...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 09:26
  • Purchases: 1
The Light Inside: Giving Birth Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Incarcerated mother in Decatur Prison’s Nursery Program and Reunification Unit. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Shannon Heffernan http://www.timeontheoutside.com/prison-nursery
A look at pregnancy, and motherhood, inside US jails and prisons. What does the huge number of incarcerated women in prison foretell for the next ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Down Syndrome Awareness With Kathleen Forney, Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On a previous episode of "Culture Clique", Kaltheen Forney, Executive Director of the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota gave us information ab...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 23:45
  • Purchases: 1
Down Syndrome Awareness with Kathleen Forney, Part 1
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of "Culture Clique" Kathleen Forney, Executive Director of the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota gives us information about de...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 53:37
  • Purchases: 1
The Panic Virus -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Author and journalist Seth Mnookin discusses his recent book, "The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear".

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 3
Improving Maternal-Child Health
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Dr. Alan Fleischman, medical director of the March of Dimes Foundation, joins us today.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 25:33