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Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Bill Shanabruch leads Conservation Landscaping Workshop.
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 26:08
Top of Mind - How American Boys and Men are Falling Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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American boys and men are falling behind. Have we accidentally overlooked their struggles?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Magic In Neglected Spaces: Reaching People with Bookmobiles, Micro-museums and Street Mosaics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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What good is a library or a museum if you can't get to it?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 11, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Can the News be Trusted? Americans Aren’t Too Sure.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans are asking themselves this question: can the news be trusted? They think mainstream media is biased, or sloppy. Are they right?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Why Do Wars Happen?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What leads a society to look at the inevitable devastation that war causes and fight anyway? The answer provides the path to peace.

Bought by KMXT, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, KSTK and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What It’s Like to Be Obviously Religious in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How would you behave if everyone could tell you are a person of faith just by looking at you?

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 8
Soft and Squishy Robots in the Classroom, with Dr. Holly Golecki
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Dr. Holly Golecki, a professor in the Bioengineering department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, talks about using soft robotics ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 48:22
Top of Mind - What is the True Impact of Humanitarian Aid?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What is the true impact of humanitarian aid? Can helping out sometimes do more harm than good?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What is the Point of a College Education?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A college education is a valuable thing in America. But what creates that value?

Bought by KMXT, KTNA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Top of Mind - Where’s the Middle Ground on Affirmative Action?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US Supreme Court is again considering whether universities can make an applicant’s race part of the decision to admit or reject.

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top Of Mind - What is the Purpose of Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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America’s justice system relies heavily on incarceration. What is the purpose of prison, and is it working to keep us safe?

Bought by WXDU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 7
Engineering Meat Cruelty-Free, with Dr. Katie Kam
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Cultivated meat has the potential to disrupt the meat industry, and engineer Dr. Katie Kam joins the podcast to talk about it. Katie founded BioBQ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:20
Constant Wonder - Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Rachel Graham experienced a real-life sharknado on a dive trip, she knew her future was connected to these amazing and threatened creatures.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Life As an Astronaut
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An astronaut experiences a juxtaposition of the sublime and the mundane, sensing God while floating weightless, fixing cables outside his spacecraft.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - When is War Justified?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Rarely is going to war clearly the right or wrong choice. When is war justified?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 9
Submerged history in the land of 10,000 lakes
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: A volunteer with the non-profit Maritime Heritage explores a boat wreck at the bottom of Christmas Lake, Credit: Josh Knutson / Maritime Heritage
Have you ever accidentally dropped something in a lake? Plenty of Minnesotans have. That's why lake and river bottoms are full of artifacts and boa...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 06:38
The Physics Circus Teaches Science, with Joseph Ziegel
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Physics Circus presenters light up a pickle with electricity., Credit: The Physics Circus
The Physics Circus at The University of Texas at Austin tries to attract kids to science using loud and entertaining demonstrations that might not ...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:29
Will Znidaric - Documentary Film Editor - Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, Strokes Of Genius, Freak Power, Five Came Back, The Black Godfather, Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell, and the upcoming, They Call Me Magic
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: Biggie
Will Znidaric - Documentary Film Editor - Winter On Fire: Ukraine's Fight For Freedom, Strokes Of Genius, Freak Power, Five Came Back, The Black Go...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
The Science Journal for Kids, with Tanya Dimitrova
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Tanya Dimitrova, founder of Science Journal for Kids, Credit: Courtesy of Tanya Dimitrova
Do scientific research articles sometimes sound like another language? To K-12 students, very often it’s yes. Tanya Dimitrova tried to help solve...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 48:59
A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Screenshot of the game RoboCo., Credit: Filament Games
Learning in robotics doesn’t have to take weeks, if you can design, build, and test a robot in hours in a video game. Dan White, CEO of Filament G...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2021
  • Length: 51:41
Teach Harder Math and Problem-Solving, with Richard Rusczyk
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Richard Rusczyk, from Art of Problem Solving
Math is fundamental to engineering education and other disciplines. That’s part of why Richard Rusczyk wants to teach kids harder math than they o...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:36
The Paranormal Café learns about Lucid Dreaming
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: The Paranormal Cafe
Caption: Robert Waggoner's Lucid Dreaming, Credit: dreaminglucid.com
Robert Waggoner is encouraging folks to explore the unique state of Lucid Dreaming, wherein people dream and become aware of and an active particip...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2021
  • Length: 57:45
  • Purchases: 1
Teach 3D Printing, with David Seto and Michael Welch
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Two books on 3D Printing by David Seto and Michael Welch.
Kids can learn CAD for 3D printing, but teaching it doesn’t have to be a hassle. David Seto and Michael Welch wrote a set of books to make teachin...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 49:38