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This week on World Ocean Radio we review a new book by photographer George Steinmetz with essays by Andrew Revkin. "The Human Planet: Earth at the ...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 04:34
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Pablo Trapero is one of the four or five most highly acclaimed Argentine film directors. His first film, Crane World, released in 1999, put him on ...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 03:45
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A group of Mexican immigrants, as yet undocumented, live together in a crowded apartment in Brooklyn, work hard, and play soccer in an amateur league.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 03:45
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The Little Stranger is what you would call a haunted house mystery, although that description may already give an inaccurate impression of the film.

  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
Caption: “Silent Evolution.” Installation at MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.) The sculptural works of Jason deCaires Taylor serve as artificial reefs, providing habitat for fish and other ocean species. For more information visit his, Credit: Jason deCaires Taylor
In this week’s episode of World Ocean Radio we discuss the work of artist Jason deCaires Taylor, creator of underwater sculpture museums that explo...

  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:52
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The powerful multi-media exhibit, What's Left: Lives Touched By Suicide, organized by Northern Community Radio's John Bauer, opened at the MacRosti...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 03:55
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At the close of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen not only for its ...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
Are you, or were you a curious kid? How do museums fuel your curiosity?

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 18:04
Caption: The PEMcast, Credit: Chip Van Dyke
Are you a maker?

  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 31:08
Caption: By stevendepolo @ flickr
"Sew Spot Sew" is an audio piece by Sergio Gonzales, who strongly advocates DYI -- Do It Yourself, a movement that began in the late '50s. Since th...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 15, 2010
  • Length: 04:11
  • Purchases: 1
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It was 50 years ago this summer that a judge rejected attempts to ban poet Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" as obscene and virtually ended government book-b...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:30
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A commentary on silent films, which are among the most important, yet most neglected of the visual arts.

  • Added: Feb 03, 2007
  • Length: 03:01