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Whose University?
From: Natalie Yahr
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Our country is getting less public, and our universities are no exception. But what does "public" mean? And why does it matter? This surprising fo...

Bought by KBYS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Mar 27, 2011
  • Length: 59:36
  • Purchases: 1
Put to the Test
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Students take a standardized test at a high school in Greensboro, North Carolina., Credit: Billy Barnes
There’s been a dramatic change in public education over the past 10 years and it’s all about numbers. (9/6/2007)

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, NPR Illinois, WTIP, KERA and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Testing Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teacher Joe Curtis working with a student at Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Credit: Emily Hanford
Kids need good teachers. It’s something people know instinctively. But experts disagree over how to measure teacher quality. (8/26/2010)

Bought by WMUU-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KPIP-LP, KMUZ, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Alabama Alabama
From: Anton Foek
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One {....} of a captain. Kathy Broughton grew up in Birmingham Alabama but soon learned fishing from

Bought by WBHM


  • Added: Aug 01, 2008
  • Length: 11:10
  • Purchases: 1
People Find the Drum Who Need to Find the Drum
From: Hannah Krakauer
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Powwow music brings a community of Stanford students together around one common drum.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2008
  • Length: 22:59
Crusts - Peter Sharer- Orbital Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Peter Sharer - Orbital Engineer

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:20
Crusts - Steven Dick - Historian
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Steven Dick - NASA Chief Historian

  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:57
Benny Goodman: Flyin' Home
From: Joyride Media
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One-hour radio documentary explores Benny Goodman's life and music, and the impact it had on both jazz and popular culture.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WDCB, Prairie Public, Harford Community Radio, WDCB and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band: Live in Dublin
From: Joyride Media
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Highlights from a live concert in Dublin by Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WSLR, Prairie Public, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 08, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Saturdays with Koo Nimo
From: amara hark-weber
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Every Saturday morning, Ghanaian musician Koo Nimo hosts a group for children. This is his description.

Bought by Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Talks Radio: Middle East Teen Girls Speak Their Truths (58:00/54:00/29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Teen girls from Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel have been gathering each of the last several summers at the Creativity for Peace Camp in New Mexico...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, WNYC, and WFDD


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:22
  • Purchases: 4
Crusts - Luke Becker - Quality Assurance Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Luke Becker - Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:22
Crusts - John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: John Troll - Optical Alignment Engineer (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory)

  • Added: Jun 16, 2006
  • Length: 02:22
Crusts - Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Ray Ohl - Optical Physicist, NASA

  • Added: Jun 04, 2006
  • Length: 07:23
Crusts - Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Stuart Hill - Satellite Mechanical Engineer - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (STE...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
Crusts - Sue Schafer - National Park Ranger
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Sue Schafer - Park Ranger (Shenandoah National Park)

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 04:23
Making a Difference
From: Outright Radio
Series: Outright Radio Series 2002
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Stories from gay folks who left their mark in the world

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KQED, WXXI Rochester, and KWCW


  • Added: May 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Crusts - Jim Adams - NASA (STEREO) Deputy Project Manager
From: Ray Gard
Series: Crusts
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Careers Vignettes: The passion that got them started: Jim Adams - NASA Project Manager (STEREO)

  • Added: May 23, 2006
  • Length: 02:43
Life as a Penguin
From: David Lewis
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A look at arthritis and its affects on young people

  • Added: Sep 29, 2005
  • Length: 20:37
RN Documentary: All But Gone - Last Chance to Save the Great Apes
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Anne Blair Gould asks why Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orang Utans are expected to be extinct within the next 30 years.

Bought by KTNA, KVNF, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Sep 26, 2005
  • Length: 29:33
  • Purchases: 3
The Wild Child: Coping with a Bipolar Youth
From: Karen Brown
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This documentary follows three young people as they navigate puberty and adolescence with bipolar disorder.

Bought by WRPI, KUER, WXXI Rochester, PRX to iTunes, Central Florida Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 07, 2004
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
RN Documentary: Biodiversity
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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Documentary about biodiversity, what it is and why it’s important in connection with UN ‘International Day of Biological Diversity’.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2004
  • Length: 29:16
The last wild place
From: Edward May
Series: Alaskan Life Portraits
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Wildlife cinemaphotographer Steve Kroschel tells us how his career began, his move to Alaska and about the wild creatures that share his home and l...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2004
  • Length: 19:34