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E's Barbershop Lounge
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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This barbershop built my character. I started off sweeping floors. I own the shop now.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Ideas & Inspiration
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Discourse Disrupters
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How do good ideas and persuasive arguments change the world? In this episode, host John Donvan speaks with TED curator Chris Anderson about how bri...

Bought by WSKG and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Science & The Economy
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Discourse Disrupters
Caption: Science & The Economy, Credit: Discourse Disrupters from Intelligence Squared U.S.
Can focusing on science and technology transform how Americans think about the economy and the future of the nation's working class? Former IMF chi...

Bought by WSKG, KUNM, and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 16, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
New Pine Valley Restaurant
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Dr. Martin Luther King, I waited on him. He had ham and egg and hash browns.

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
DEBATE: All Hail the Driverless Car?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: All Hail The Driverless Car? , Credit: Intelligence Squared U.S.
What if the next car you buy or taxi you hail drives itself? Driverless cars, also known as autonomous or self-driving vehicles, are currently in t...

Bought by WGCU, NPR Illinois, KISU, KUOW, and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 19, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
DEBATE: Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War With China
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War With China, Credit: Intelligence Squared U.S.
President Xi Jinping has made it clear: When it comes to big data, advanced weaponry, and other innovations in tech and AI, China has plans to surp...

Bought by WSKG and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
DEBATE: Ten Years After The Global Financial Crisis: Is The System Safer?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: Ten Years After The Global Financial Crisis, Is The System Safer? , Credit: Intelligence Squared U.S.
In 2008, the world witnessed one of the worst financial crises in global history. Ten years later, has the world learned its lesson? Panelists deba...

Bought by KRWG, WGCU, NPR Illinois, Interlochen Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
DEBATE: Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Soul?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Soul? , Credit: In
Silicon Valley once promised to solve many of the world’s problems with a technological revolution. But now, the tech hub is the center of much scr...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Ronnie's Lunch at Northeast Market
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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Since middle school, I helped my parents here. Each week, I would get $40, which is, like, a lot if you're a middle school student.

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Debate: Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
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Less than a decade old, Bitcoin is worth billions. The cryptocurrency promises to revolutionize global finance by placing control of currency in th...

Bought by NPR Illinois, NPR Illinois, WGCU, Prairie Public, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Ray and Scott at Robert's Key Service
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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He’s my step-father, but he has always treated me like a son… and like one of the guys.

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2018
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 1
Soul Source
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I get so much love from the customers in here. It’s better than where I came from.

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  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Nonprofit Push for Girls in Engineering
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Hear from two nonprofit organizations trying to provide girls with more education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)

  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 47:25
The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Working Tapes
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In the early 1970’s, author Studs Terkel went around the country with a reel-to-reel tape recorder interviewing people about their jobs. The result...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, WHCP-LP, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KGNU, Boise State Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 53
Debate: Is Walmart Good for America?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
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Walmart has long been a target for critics of corporate expansion. They say that the big-box retailer pushes out locally-owned businesses and mistr...

Bought by NPR Illinois, NPR Illinois, Troy Public Radio, KCPW, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 15: Acre for Acre - The Fight For Strawberry Field
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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On this episode of Wish We Were Here, we take a close look at all sides of a controversial land deal and that bitterly divided the Colorado Springs...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2016
  • Length: 58:58
Debate: Should the U.S. eliminate corporate subsidies?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: Debate: Should the U.S. eliminate corporate subsidies?, Credit: Intelligence Squared U.S.
The auto industry, agriculture, the energy sector. What do they have in common? These industries benefit from government subsidies in the form of l...

Bought by NPR Illinois, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KTOO, Troy Public Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Moody's rates drugs
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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In the news: Moody's and Standard & Poor's to be responsible for rating new drugs.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 06:07
E-lection Bay
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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Bid on and buy a place for yourself in the government.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: :55
Bob Dylan: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour special traces how Bob Dylan hastened the end of Tin Pan Alley.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KVSC, Prairie Public, KPIK-LP, KFAI and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 30
Rip this band off: Billy & Dolly and the art of giving it away
From: Eric Winick
Caption: Dahlia Gallin Ramirez and Bill Rousseau, Credit: Gabriela Hasbun
What's an unknown band to do after pouring blood, sweat, tears, and its own money into making the most awesome record ever?

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 20:45
  • Purchases: 2
Saving The Sierra
From: Catherine Stifter
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3 stories of rural America where unlikely allies have found common ground in dealing with urban development pressures

Bought by KUT-HD, KXOT Public Radio, WCBU, WVIK, KUER and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2008
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Keeping the Family in Farming
From: Ed Janus
Series: Milk on Our Boots: The Terroir of Dairyland
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The four Crave brothers refused to give up on farming as a way of life

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  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 12:55
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six
From: Dmae Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

Bought by WCPN, KRCB-FM "Radio 91", C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
A Night at the Spa
From: WFUV
Series: On the Night Shift
Caption: PRX default Piece image
On this Labor Day, WFUV checks in with New York City's night shift workers. In this segment we visit the 24-hour spa, where working nights can be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2004
  • Length: 04:40