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WTW Texts of Resistance
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Two half-hour programs celebrating Black History Month
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How did slaves resist their oppression? Three works explore what it means to resist and to survive.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, KUOW, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 24
What's the Word? Rhyme
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating Poetry
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Rhyme in Arabic, English, and French poetry

Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 11
What's the Word? Contemporary Language Poetry
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Celebrating Poetry
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Three poets share their work and discuss contemporary language poetry.

Bought by WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., 90.5 WSNC, and Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 5
Can You Hear Me?
From: Claire Schoen
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
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"Can Your Hear Me?" is an hour-long audio documentary exploring the history of conflict and coalition between Blacks and Jews in America. Claire Sc...

Bought by WORT, WWNO, WCPN, Talking Information Center, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 16
An Open Gate
From: Claire Schoen
Series: ILLUMINATIONS: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
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"An Open Gate" is an hour-long audio documentary exploring the repercussions of a Jewish/Christian intermarriage on faith, identity and the family....

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WRKF, KUAF Public Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KTOO and more


  • Added: Nov 12, 2007
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 20
Shattering the Stigma: Women Confront HIV/AIDS in Africa
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: Women's History Month Special
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Women Confront HIV/AIDS in Africa

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, 90.5 WSNC, KMUD, KREV-LP, WVAS and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 12
Peace Talks Radio: Peaceful Parenting (58:00 / 54:00 / )
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution explores the long-term workshop in conflict resolution known as parenting. Two parent...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2007
  • Length: 57:53
  • Purchases: 7
From Turmoil to Tourism: Following the Path of Abraham
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: The World of Islam
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Walk across the Middle East in the footsteps of Abraham

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Unseen World of Islam
From: A World of Possibilities
Series: The World of Islam
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An exploration of the origins of the Muslim faith and its relationship with the West

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, North State Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WOMR, KSUT and more


  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 55:01
  • Purchases: 7
Crossing East: Refuge From War - Program Seven
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no choice but to flee their homelands and come to America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Episode 1 - Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
From: New Letters on the Air
Series: Life Distilled: Four Decades of U.S. Poet Laureates
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Episode 1 features poet laureates Mark Strand, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ted Kooser discussing the art and craft of writing poetry and reading some of t...

Bought by WETS, WCPN, WFHB, North Country Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 01:04:02
  • Purchases: 13
What's the Word? Poet Michael S. Harper on the Poet's Art
From: Modern Language Association
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Michael S. Harper talks about what he teaches in his poetry classes and reads some his favorite poems.

Bought by WLIW, KUER, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2005
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 8
What's the Word? The Blues as Literature
From: Modern Language Association
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Blues lyrics give us unique insight into the African American experience.

Bought by KMUN, WLIW, KMUN, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 22
What's the Word? W. E. B. Du Bois
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Two half-hour programs celebrating Black History Month
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Considered by many the most important African American leader of the early twentieth century, sociologist, historian, author, teacher, and activist...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, KUOW, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 47
The Wind Will Carry Us: Moving Beyond the Oil Economy
From: A World of Possibilities
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Oil is heading out and wind is blowing in. So jump in the truck for a ride to the plains where wind is the new power.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Cookbooks as Literature
From: Modern Language Association
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Cookbooks can be more than just a source of recipes.

Bought by WVTF, WNMU-FM, WRGY, WLIW, WLIW and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 29
What's the Word? Literary Feasts
From: Modern Language Association
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In literature, feasts often serve as central events in telling a story.

Bought by Raven Radio, WVTF, WDCB, WNMU-FM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 40