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Playgrounds to the people: ending the play deficit
From: KALW
Caption: First Lady Michelle Obama joined KaBOOM! in 2009 for the opening of San Francisco’s Bret Harte Elementary School playground, Credit: Photo courtesy of KaBOOM!
Think about your neighborhood. Your house. The street. Does your neighborhood have a playground? If yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. And if not, ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:28
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
Bullying in America
From: Whitney Clements
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Public Service Announcement on the growing problem of bullying in America.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
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
What About Dad? A Discussion on Single Fathers
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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This week on Culture Clique Dr. Aurea Osgood assistant professor of Sociology at Winona State University asks the question "What about Dad?" in he...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 39:12
  • Purchases: 1
The Light Inside: Giving Birth Behind Bars
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: http://www.timeontheoutside.com, Credit: Shannon Heffernan
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 g...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Massachusetts' First Virtual School
From: Peter Moskowitz
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Greenfield MA has partnered with the K12 Corporation and opened the first virtual academy in Massachusetts. Some involved are thrilled, others see...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2011
  • Length: 05:10
Cholera outbreak strikes Haiti
From: UNICEF
Caption: On October 21st, 2010, a woman holds her baby, who is suffering from acute diarrhoea, in St. Nicholas Hospital in Saint-Marc, a town in Artibonite Department. The illness is suspected to be cholera, a deadly infectious disease. Affected patients are recei, Credit: UNICEF/NYHQ2010-2095/Dormino
Concern is growing in Haiti this week as over 135 deaths from acute diarrhea have been reported, and fear of a cholera outbreak grows. An additiona...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:00
Rebuilding Detroit's Schools: A Tale of Two Cities
From: Michigan Radio
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"Rebuilding Detroit's Schools: A Tale of Two Cities" examines current educational challenges in Detroit and reform strategies being used in New Orl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Nice White Lady
From: Robin Amer
Caption: Hillary Swank as the "nice white lady" of Freedom Writers.
In their comedy skit "Nice White Lady," the ever edgy Mad TV pokes fun at movies like Stand and Deliver, Freedom Writers, and Dangerous Minds, in w...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 07:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Kids Are Listening
From: Sarah Kramer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What do kids think about the Patriot Act? How do they think government should protect citizens? We sought out youth from New York City to find out....

  • Added: Apr 26, 2010
  • Length: 04:04
Japan Committee for UNICEF Executive Director Ken Hayami discusses the campaign against child pornography in Japan
From: UNICEF
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Japan Committee for UNICEF Executive Director Ken Hayami discusses the campaign to strengthen regulations against child pornography in Japan.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 03:39
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: Small Talk young pupils, Credit: Small Talk
This is the story of Small Talk, a nursery school that strives to teach their young Muslim, Christian, and Jewish pupils that cooperation, equality...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 27:58
To Test or Not to Test
From: With Good Reason
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If you could have your DNA screened for your risk for disease, would you do it?

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
School on Wheels
From: Leslie Griffin
Series: Los Angeles features
Caption: school on wheels logo, Credit: www.schoolonwheels.org
School on Wheels is a non-profit program located in Los Angeles which pairs volunteer tutors to homeless students.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and CKMO


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 3
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
Thinking of Scopes and Trials
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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Commentary on the recent decision in Kansas to restrict library books.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
This I Believe - TJ Turner
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Soldier TJ Turner believes fighting the war on terror should include restoring hope in children.

Bought by WEZU and WEZU


  • Added: Jan 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Business of Consumerism
From: Business Matters
Series: Business Matters
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We explore the history and future of consumerism in our society. Find out how the psychology of consumer behavior and marketing to children has sh...

Bought by WLRN


  • Added: Dec 22, 2008
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why Don't Kids Learn Science Anymore?
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Despite high-tech hubs like Silicon Valley, California's science literacy is in steep decline.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Can Compassion to Animals Promote Peace? (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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This edition of Peace Talks Radio explores how promoting compassion to animals and all living things may help young people and adults become more c...

Bought by Radio Catskill, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WGDR, and KDUR


  • Added: Sep 01, 2008
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Talks Radio: Can Compassion to Animals Promote Peace? (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This edition of Peace Talks Radio explores how promoting compassion to animals and all living things may help young people and adults become more c...

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2008
  • Length: 58:25
  • Purchases: 5
Solving the Homeless Youth Problem Takes a Unique Approach
From: Adam Vaughn
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Usual approaches to solving homelessness do not work for youths who are find themselves homeless.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:45
Peace Talks Radio: Teaching Peace In Schools (58:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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An inspiring story of a man who turned his grief over his slain son into action to teach nonviolence to school kids. Plus other efforts to teach p...

Bought by KVSC, XRAY.fm, KUOW, KSJD, KUOW and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2008
  • Length: 57:10
  • Purchases: 12
Reviving Physical Education in NY Schools
From: NYCity News Service
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Gym class and recess have become a shrinking part of the New York City public school curriculum over the last three decades.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2007
  • Length: 15:00

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