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The Spanish Hour 1950: Canciones españolas / Songs of Spain
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Soprano Victoria de los Angeles
Spanish art songs inspired by Spanish folk songs. Adaptations, arrangements, and inspirations of Spanish songs from the 15th - 21rst centuries.

Bought by KVNO, KWAX, WXXI, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 15
Debate: Should We Replace Private Insurance With Medicare for All?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
Caption: Should We Replace Private Insurance With Medicare for All?, Credit: Intelligence Squared U.S.
As the nation gears up for the 2020 election, Democrats are promising bold new changes to the American health care system, including scrapping priv...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, Prairie Public, WCAI / WNAN, KRPS, NPR Illinois and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Spanish Hour 1938: Falla and the Spanish Theater
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Pablo Picasso theater curtain for The Three-Cornered Hat, 1919
Many have interpreted the elegance, sensuality, and erotic suggestiveness of Manuel de Falla’s music as overt expressions of his homosexuality. Fal...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, WXXI, KVNO, KWAX and more


  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 17
WL: WorldLink, 9/14/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: WorldLink: The Personal Stories with Global Voices ~ Weekly from DW
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This week DW reporters Neil King and Gabriel Borrud teamed up to find out what it's like to be blind in Germany. They spent some time with a man wh...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
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
Helping People Change
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
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How can you help someone to change? Richard Boyatzis is an expert in multiple areas including emotional intelligence. Richard and his coauthors, Me...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
The Spanish Hour 1923: Los Hermanos Halffter / The Brothers Halffter
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Rodolfo Halffter with violinist Samuel Dushkin
Works by composers and siblings Ernesto and Rodolfo Halffter, part of Spain's Generación de '27 (Generation of 1927,) Though both born in Spain, on...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, WXXI, KWAX, KVNO and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 18
The Spanish Hour 1922: Mid-century Spanish Classics
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
Caption: Clarinetist Oskar Ruiz Espina
Spanish classics from the mid-20 th century, including works from by Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno-Torroba, and Julián Menéndez for clarinet, gu...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, WXXI, KWAX, KVNO and more


  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 19
The Spanish Hour 1921: Music from Spanish Colonies
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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Cuba, as well as the Philippines, ad a rich musical tradition prior to the arrival of Spansh conquistadors. This week, we'll hear dances from these...

Bought by KMUD, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, WXXI, KWAX and more


  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 20
The Spanish Hour 1915: El Sistema: Venezuela’s Orchestral “System”
From: Candice Agree
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
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An all-Venezuelan program, with Gustavo Dudamel leading the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, the best known of the orchestras of “El Sistema;” and Ed...

Bought by 'The Sea', KMUN, WXXI, KWAX, KVNO and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2019
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 18
2018 Crown Guitar Festvial Special Part Two
From: John Floridis
Series: Musician's Spotlight Special Programs
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Highlights to preview the 2018 Crown Guitar Festival and Workshop in Bigfork, Montana.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Hard to Read: How American Schools Fail Kids With Dyslexia
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Kindergartners in an Ohio classroom learning letters. One in five American kids struggles to read, and many of them have dyslexia. But public schools are failing to identify or treat dyslexia, even though there are proven ways to help kids with dyslexia l, Credit: Emily Hanford
(9/11/17) Public schools are denying children with dyslexia proper treatment and often failing to identify them in the first place.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, KCBX, WOSU, KOSU and more


  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Frank Campbell was a teenager when he was sold to keep Georgetown University afloat. He was one of some 272 enslaved people sold by Jesuits in Maryland to plantations in Louisiana., Credit: Ellender Memorial Library, Nicholls State University
(9/4/2017) As more schools begin to confront their participation in slavery, they also consider how to make amends.

Bought by WWNO, WMUU-LP, WNCU, WUFT, KOSU and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Life of the Law #97: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court: Election Year Special - Part 1
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The 2016 elections are over but what did we learn from the results? Over the past 11 months, Life of the Law’s team of reporters, editors and schol...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 55:48
Life of the Law #98: A Fair Fight for a Fair Court - An Election Year Special - Part 2
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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The 2016 elections are over but what did we learn from the results? Over the past 11 months, Life of the Law’s team of reporters, editors and schol...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 59:57
Stuck at Square One: The Remedial Education Trap
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: College students increasingly caught in remedial education trap, Credit: Lila Cherneff
A system meant to give college students a better shot at succeeding is actually getting in the way of many, costing them time and money and taking ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, KOSU, KFCF FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Warrior Debates: Social Media Code of Conduct
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Social media is very prevelant in our society today, on this episode of Culture Clique, we delve into it. On Tuesday March 15th, WSU hosted the 2nd...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 51:41
Success, Motivation, and the Brain
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
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Neuroscientist Todd Braver explains how and why we use cognitive control.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabenaajimon: Education
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: Area Voices
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Anton Treuer discusses how education and prosperity go hand in hand. Can we restructure the system to make education more equitable? Anton speculat...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 08:12
How to Strengthen Your Willpower
From: Hold That Thought
Caption: Dumbbells, Credit: Runs With Scissors
Psychologist Tim Bono describes how willpower is like a muscle and provides some research-driven tips for resisting temptation.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 11:54
How to Control Your Emotions
From: Hold That Thought
Caption: Mixed Emotions, Credit: roboM8
Psychologist Tammy English discusses a few common strategies for managing emotions and working toward long-term happiness.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 12:00
In a Global Economy, What Happens to Elections?
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Going Global
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Two political scientists explain how globalization is changing political parties and elections in the European Union and beyond.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 1
Debate: Is smart technology making us dumb?
From: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates
Series: Intelligence Squared U.S.
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Smart technology grants us unprecedented access to knowledge and to each other. Is there a downside to this connectivity?

Bought by NPR Illinois, WDCB, WQCS, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Life of the Law #52: Birth Rights
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Pregnant with options. There’s the stroller, the crib and the adorable baby clothes. And, for more than 50,000 women each year birthing plans also ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 14:17
  • Purchases: 1