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2024-02-04 Can A.I. Help Us Understand Babies?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Could large language models show us how human babies learn to speak?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 05, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
2406: Can A.I. Help Us Understand Babies?, 2/6/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Could large language models show us how human babies learn to speak?

  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 53:58
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
Law Professor Kristin Henning's Analysis of the Foundations of Racist Policing in America Endured by Black Youth
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Drawing upon twenty-five years of experience representing Black youth in Washington, D.C.’s juvenile courts, Kristin Henning confronts America’s ir...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2021
  • Length: 18:16
LANDBACK! A Tipi Town Approach to Healing & Homelessness
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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On Indigenous Peoples' Day, Laura reports from “He Sapa‘’, the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota where NDN Collective is reclaiming ancestral land...

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


  • Added: Oct 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
GN_5.14_BicycleAngel
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
One man has given away over 60 thousand bicycles to kids and others in need.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Loira Limbal
Filmmaker Loira Limbal explores the world of 24 day care in her documentary Through the Night

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:32
  • Purchases: 1
Women Rising. Migrations: Standing in Solidarity With the Desperate
From: Making Contact
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Women Rising Radio chronicles the rise of three different movements to advocate for immigrant rights in the USA, and to support immigrants and refu...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
190322: Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age, 3/22/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? Research has shown the deleterious effects of electronics on weight, sleep,...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
2019-03-22 Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital Age
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? Research has shown the deleterious effects of electronics on weight, sleep,...

Bought by WJCT, KUOW, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
The Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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An explanation the Uniform Law Commission Act covering guardianship, conservatorship, power of attorney, protective arrangements, and guardianship ...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 11:27
Job Talk Episode 57
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
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Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America, how being a mentor changes the lives of children and adults. Dave and Doug speak with president and CEO Pa...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2018
  • Length: 32:50
Privatization and Public Universities (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Matthew Lambert, author of "Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance" says changes to the financial model don’t need ...

Bought by WJCT, WSGE, KMUN, WUGA (part of GPB), Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
RDD: Larry's Story
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Last week on The Rough Draft Diaries we started a a two-part conversation on The Beach House Family Shelter in Toledo, Ohio with Tammy Holder, CEO ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2017
  • Length: 06:33
  • Purchases: 1
Childbirth in Prison
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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This week, we hear some prison-related news and then return to the topic of pregnancy in prison. We continue our discussion with Dr. Alicia Suarez,...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:03
The Long Ride Home: Get on the Bus, and Incarcerated Families
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Ciara G. wakes up at dawn on her way to visit her mother who is currently incarcerated., Credit: R.J. Lozada
The Get on the Bus program provides support and free transportation for children and families throughout California to visit their mothers and fath...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Least of These
From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked
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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
Art Quilts with Charlene Jania
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: A Pinetree Patchworkers Quilt
Crow Wing and Cass Counties have a lot of outlets for human services. Those services are meant to help children and families in need of support. A ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 10:40
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Steve Downing On School Supplies - "Nothing But the Best For Our Future Leaders, As Long It Doesn't Cost Anything."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
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
Working for Peace after Gun Violence (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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We talk to three people who, when affected directly or indirectly by gun violence, have channeled their pain and upset into efforts to address the ...

Bought by KUT, KUOW, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 7
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 4 - Helping Kids Have Good Experiences Online
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on how to help kids navigate relationships on the internet.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
Global Ethics Corner: Should Childhood Vaccinations Be Mandatory?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry ab...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
Could My Kid Be a Bully?
From: Michigan News Connection
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Michigan parents who have seen the YouTube video of seventh-grade boys harassing an elderly school bus monitor in New York ma...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
The Cost of Child Abuse in the US Tops $80 Billion a Year
From: Prairie News Service (North Dakota)
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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