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Second That Emotion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jeremy D. Holden
In his new book, Jeremy D. Holden draws upon his deep and diverse background of 25 years in the highest levels of advertising education and politic...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 27:59
Understanding Domestic Violence (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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The monthly series on peace making will focus this time on conflict resolution programs aimed at heading off domestic violence.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2
Seeking Civility in Political Discourse (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this election season edition of Peace Talks Radio, an assessment of the problem of incivility in political discourse - and some ideas on how to ...

Bought by KUOW, KVSC, and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 3
Seeking Civility in Political Discourse (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this election season edition of Peace Talks Radio, an assessment of the problem of incivility in political discourse - and some ideas on how to ...

Bought by KUHF, WUFT, KUOW, KUOW, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 13
The Fracking Economy
From: Civic Commons
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New methods of drilling for natural gas and oil have opened up previously unreachable resources deep below the Earth’s surface in Ohio. Depending o...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 58:44
What Makes A Family in New Mexico Healthy and Able to Thrive?
From: KUNM
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We'll focus on the needs of families who have the least amount of resources and are most under attack. Guests will include Jessica Aranda, with So...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
  • Length: 28:45
Koch Brothers Sitcom Theme Song
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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Join the Koch brothers for all their zany adventures in this upcoming series. Laverne & Shirley redux.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:51
Groundwork: Democracy Close to Home
From: The Center for Documentary Studies
Caption: A resident of Chicago's 49th Ward., Credit: Melissa Beck
A timely one-hour special, hosted by NPR's Scott Simon, that tells stories of American democracy at the local level. We listen in as people wrestle...

Bought by KPIK-LP, XRAY.fm, Nevada Public Radio, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KRCU Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 79
The Final Edition Radio Hour - Episode #10
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: The Final Edition Radio Hour: Full Episodes
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Episode #10 includes: Idiots with Guns, A Brief History of End Times, Gas Prices Cause Whining, Adele Parody, America's Next Top Gingrich Wife, Olb...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2012
  • Length: 25:05
Election Control
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: IStock Photo
The Movement to Overturn Citizens United: Common Cause spokesman Douglas Clopp provides a compelling overview of the efforts to wrest control of Am...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
The Mikie Show #48, George
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and p...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Becoming a Peace Ambassador (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00/54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: James O'Dea
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we explore an online training opportunity called Becoming a Peace Ambassador. James O’Dea, the facilitator o...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2011) [54:00 / 59:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Compelling conversation excerpts from Peace Talks Radio shows on Nobel Peace Prize winners Martti Ahtisaari and Liu Xiaobo; heading off domestic a...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, WSKG, KUNM, 90.5 WSNC and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cheryl Rogowski: Farm-to-Plate Innovator
From: American Public Media
Series: The Promised Land
Caption: Cheryl Rogowski, Farmer and MacArthur "Genius"
Where does our food come from? Since we pay close attention to so many aspects of food in the holiday season, host Majora Carter visits Cheryl Rogo...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KCMJ Community Radio, KVMR, KEDM, WZEN.org and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WHRV, WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
RISE: Part II Facing the Rising Tide
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Steve Mello is a farmer on Tyler Island in the San Francisco Bay Delta, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us ...

Bought by WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WHRV, WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
RISE: Part III Chuey’s Story
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Chuey Cazares and his family live in the tiny coastal town of Alviso at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazarez’s family is ...

Bought by WFHB, CI Dolphin Radio, WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Who Needs an English Major? The Future of Liberal Arts Education
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: The campus of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., founded in 1874. , Credit: Steve Woit, courtesy of Macalester College.
The most popular college major in America these days is business. Does it pay to study liberal arts? (9/8/2011)

Bought by WMUU-LP, WHRV, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WTIP, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Some College, No Degree: Why So Many Americans Drop Out of College, and What to Do About It
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: A student picks up new job skills at the Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro, a technical school where many people who have quit college go to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive economy. , Credit: Doug Strickland
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)

Bought by WMUU-LP, WTIP, KWIT, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Peace Corps Voices
From: Amy Mayer
Caption: A multimedia documentary project--www.peacecorpsvoices.org
A one-hour documentary special in honor of the Peace Corps' 50th anniversary, Peace Corps Voices uses historic recordings and contemporary intervie...

Bought by KALW, Wisconsin Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRPI, KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 12
Alternatives To Violence in Prison (Peace Talks Radio) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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A look at the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) which has been going into prisons to offer non-violence workshops to prisoners with the intent...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Living with Hypochondria: The Real Costs of Imagined Illness
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Sheila Murphy
Woody Allen made hypochondria famous as a source of self-deprecating humor, but this clinical condition can be seriously debilitating for individua...

Bought by PRX Remix and Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Alternatives To Violence in Prison (Peace Talks Radio) [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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A look at the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) which has been going into prisons to offer non-violence workshops to prisoners with the intent...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 3
The Cavalier and Their Ponies: An Historical Allegory on Public Radio Managment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
Sharon Hanshaw: Leading Out of the Ruins
From: American Public Media
Series: The Promised Land
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Before Katrina, Sharon Hanshaw owned a beauty salon and lived in a house on a tree-lined street. All that all changed when the hurricane hit Biloxi...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public, KOSU and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8

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