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Spoofs have never been more popular. What makes parodies work and not work online? On this edition of the TippingPoint, we take a closer look.
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 30:37
‘Tis the season to buy and sell. We take a closer look at some of the current trends in retail online.
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 26:10
The snow has started to fall. What does the internet offer for amusement in the winter? Matisyahu, Charlie Brown, and curling in the same audio pla...
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 19:42
Are mashups the new metaphors– combining rather than comparing unlike things — as a commentary on our culture? How have mashups influenced and chan...
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 23:37
The Winter Olympics only comes around every four years, but fans of the peculiar sport of curling can find curling content online all year round. T...
- Added: Feb 19, 2010
- Length: 04:46
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: May 21, 2009
- Length: 04:43
- Purchases: 1
In 2005, Washington became the first state in the nation to require that all new publicly-funded schools, colleges, offices, and even prisons meet ...
Bought by KOSU
- Added: Sep 29, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 1
Do-it-Yourself goes beyond knitting. Pick up a soldering iron and some conductive thread to explore "tech crafting."
- Added: Aug 06, 2008
- Length: 04:41
In the summer, an air conditioner can be a necessity. However, cooling down a house can be expensive, but there are ways to reduce the cost.
- Added: Jul 25, 2008
- Length: 01:30
- Purchases: 2
Google Cooking is a new phrase - a neologism - born on the Internet. Listen to this short ThoughtCast program for a definition...
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: Jul 22, 2008
- Length: 03:40
- Purchases: 1
We may be able to get drinking water from treated sewage -- and water shortages could eventually force us to rely on this option.
Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Jun 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
- Purchases: 1
Next time you travel, forget renting that gas-guzzler. A few rental car companies are offering hybrids and cars that run on biodiesel.
- Added: Apr 30, 2008
- Length: 01:32
Today, hundreds of millions of people carry pocket-sized cell phones. There are more than 213 million in use in the United States, and each year, a...
- Added: Jan 27, 2008
- Length: 01:29
a look at life on the phone at the Baltimore City Police Department's 911 call center
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: May 15, 2007
- Length: 08:10
- Purchases: 1
The Internet helps revive a dying culture in Scotland's remote Outer Hebrides islands.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: May 09, 2006
- Length: 08:41
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Feb 07, 2005
- Length: 04:27
- Purchases: 1
