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Meet one of the students who sued Montana to address climate change and won
From: Possibly
Series: A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?
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We got to talk to one of the youth plaintiffs from the constitutional climate case in Montana, to hear about her experience with the case, how our ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2023
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
Drawing Deportation
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Silvia Rodriguez Vega
Family separation. Deportation. Border crossing deaths. Profiling. Limited access to resources such as quality education and healthcare. All of the...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Measure What Matters
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: J.M. Beach
Measuring what and how much students learn is a daunting task. That’s the basic problem for education in America. But when you investigate the educ...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Filmmaker and folklorist Elena Martinez--on Latin Music in the Bronx
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Elena Martinez, Credit: Francisco Molina Reyes II
Folklorist, film producer, and co-artistic director of the Bronx Music Heritage Center Elena Martínez talks about the Latin music in the streets of...

Bought by KZUM, WMPG, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Arts Education: Helping Students Move Forward
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Space Messengers Project
Arts Education and its singular role as students begin another Covid-impacted school year with Ayanna Hudson, director of Arts Education at the Nat...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 28:21
  • Purchases: 4
The National Endowment for the Arts presents Art Works
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Aaron Dworkin, Credit: Dwight Cendrowski
Violinist and Social Entrepreneur Aaron Dworkin-- Working for inclusion, diversity and excellence in classical music

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:43
  • Purchases: 1
What happens when paper gets recycled?
From: Possibly
Caption: Paper recycling plant , Credit: Bas Emmen
Today we have a question about paper recycling. What happens after you throw your paper into the blue bin? How much of that paper actually gets reu...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
Abandoned Youth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Anne Kim
The transition we experience between the close of our teenage years, and the dawn of adulthood is memorable for most of us. But for four-and-a-half...

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sing a Rhythm, Dance a Blues
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Monique W. Morris
In grade school and high school, back girls make up about 16% of the female student population. Yet, of all girls referred to law enforcement in ou...

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  • Added: Nov 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Generation Left
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Keir Milburn
When it comes to politics, age appears to be a prominent dividing line. And, a closer look at youth today shows that the young around the world are...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Race and Social Change
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Max Klau
Recent events in America have once again turned the spotlight on the issues of race. Just when we think we are overcoming our racial divide, anothe...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Putting Peace First
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jacket Cover, Credit: design by Kate Renner
Twenty-five years ago Eric David Dawson was your almost average 18-year old … almost, but not quite. That was the year he co-founded the non-profit...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Boots on the Ground jacket cover, Credit: John Dittman, Stars & Strips
The Vietnam War remains a thorn in the side of America’s history. More than 57-thousand US soldiers died and an untold number of Vietnamese civilia...

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  • Added: May 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Where the Millennials Will Take Us
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Barbara J. Risman
Millennials are a diverse group. Many today are changing the boundaries of what constitutes appropriate male and female behavior. Many don’t even w...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
When Grit Isn't Enough
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Linda Nathan
There’s a long held assumption that college access is available to anyone and everyone. All they have to have is fortitude and a big dream. In othe...

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  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping It Halal
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor John O'Brien
The typical Muslim teenage boy is concerned with all of the normal teenage issues: girlfriends, school, parents and being cool. Yet, he’s also expe...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Common Sense for Our Common Good
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jim Baumann
What we do for our children today will have a major impact on the future of democracy.

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  • Added: Dec 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Pam Munoz Ryan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Pam Munoz Ryan
For award-winning author for young readers Pam Munoz Ryan multiculturalism comes naturally.

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 3
Interview with psychologist Ritch Savin- Williams about his book "Being Who I am: Young Men on Being Gay"
From: Out of Bounds
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Lively interview w/ Savin-Williams after years of research about young gay men and how they navigate their lives in the 21st century.

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Girls Who Code
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Reshma Saujani
The world of technology is male driven. Very few women are represented in leadership roles. For decades now, there’s been a major gender diversity ...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
STEM for Girls
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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It probably won’t surprise you but boys and girls are not on a par with STEM programs: That’s the shorthand term for science, technology, engineeri...

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Campus Confidential
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jacques Berlinerblau
In the 1970s, over half of America’s university professors were tenured or on the tenure track. Today that figure is around 25-percent and falling.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates the Frist Center
From: National Endowment for the Arts
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Art is alive at the Frist Center!

  • Added: Jun 08, 2017
  • Length: 26:00
Language at the Speed of Sight
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mark Seidenberg
An international survey in 2011 found that students in Shanghai outperformed American students in every category. President Obama referred to the r...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Salt to the Sea
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ruta Sepetys
It’s known as the single greatest maritime disaster in history. Yet, it is a little known story. This casualty of World War II was far deadlier tha...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1