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Cornea-copia

From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast

Caption: Adult stem cells (green) and corneal cells (blue) one month after applying to the eye., Credit: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Corneal blindness affects millions worldwide. A husband-and-wife team at the University of Pittsburgh has been working toward the dream of regrowin...

Cowles Center offers distance dance instruction

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

The internet has transformed classroom education around the world. Here in Minneapolis, the Cowles Center for Dance is doing something unique--offe...

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio

Carrots help you see in the dark

From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions

XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM

James J. Hill's Minnesota legacy

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

The Source: Boom time at San Francisco’s Presidio

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

San Francisco is America’s second most densely populated area, after Manhattan. And with new construction all over town, it’s going to get even den...

Roundtable: Palm Springs Modernism

From: Ken Alan

Caption: Modernism Roundtable panelists (Left to Right): Christopher Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy Design; J. Chris Mobley, chair of Palm Springs Modernism week & co-owner of retail store Just Modern; Sidney Williams, curator of architecture & design at the Pa, Credit: Ken Alan

A panel discussion with experts on Palm Springs Modernism, hosted by Public Record Managing Editor Ken Alan.

Slow Wine

From: Nancy Greenleese

The Slow Food movement has changed how we eat in the last quarter century. The Italian organization encourages us to dine on flavorful and health...

Using Twitter to recover stolen bikes

From: KALW

If someone steals your bike, it can feel pretty hopeless. So with the police mostly unable to help, bike theft victims are turning to social media ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio

Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 27

From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There

The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Musician Sassy Vee and Artist David Phillips.

Mapping the War

From: War News Radio

The four Iraqis you’re about to hear tell a story of a remembered landscape. It’s a story about how war blackened the city of Baghdad, split its ne...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

To Date or Not To Date? That is the Chinese Immigrant Teenager's Question

From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart

Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

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

Peace News in Wartime

From: War News Radio

This week on War News Radio, “Peace News in Wartime”, we discuss the role of Morocco in the Arab Spring. Then, we learn about the process of establ...

A city runs on volunteer power

From: KALW

California’s budget crisis has meant huge cuts in cities across the Bay Area. Pinole, a city of 18,000 in Contra Costa County, is no exception. Sin...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

National Truck Drivers Championship

From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Series: Guess Who's Listening?

Caption: Truck Drivers Are Listening A Lot to ATC and ME!, Credit: SLG

State Truck Driver Winners Listen To Public Radio

Classical Revolution

From: Nathanael Johnson

Young classical mucisians jamming in bars are drawing young audiences

Bought by WFUV and WILL

Wal-Mart Under Fire for Labor Practices in Argentina

From: Marie Trigona

Argentine lawmakers are starting to scrutinize anti-union practices at retail giant Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, workers and human rights activists ...