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Civics 101: How Should We Teach Civics?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101

Civics and social studies education are getting a lot of attention these days. How do we teach about our democracy?

Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public

Gerrymandering

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public

How Secure Are Our Elections?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public

Why Vote, And How To Do It

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WYPR, WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public

Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 3 | Born Free

From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold

Many cattle ranchers view wild bison as a threat to their livelihoods. But some think cattle and bison can coexist. On episode three of Threshold, ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more

Stressed-Out Students

From: Humankind

Ideal for broadcast late-Summer / early- Fall, this new 1-hr. documentary from Humankind examines the epidemic of high anxiety among secondary scho...

Bought by WVTF, WSKG, KRCB 104.9, KUAF Public Radio, WYAP and more

Humankind: Passengers (Hour Two)

From: Humankind

With federal support for public transit hanging in the balance, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal trans...

Bought by WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT, KXOT Public Radio and more

Humankind: Passengers (Hour One)

From: Humankind

With transportation jobs on the line, this sound-rich series (two one-hour documentaries) examines how our personal transportation choices - privat...

Bought by KVSC, WCPN, WBEZ, Iowa Public Radio, KUT and more

Early Lessons

From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education

Caption: A student in a preschool classroom at River Breeze Elementary, a public school in Palatka, Florida. Preschool used to be a radical idea, but now the majority of American children go to preschool. , Credit: Stephen Smith

There’s been a quiet revolution in America’s schools over recent decades. We’ve added an extra grade to a child’s education: Preschool. (10/29/2009)

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

The Planning Problem

From: Nathanael Johnson

Caption: Artist rendering of the California High Speed Rail, Credit: CAHSRA

The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel... Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...

Bought by The Neighborhood and PRX Remix

Documentary - Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future

From: The Environment Report

Brew the coffee, turn on the radio, and check your electronic mail – you’re on your way to burning 20 pounds of coal for the day. That’s how much ...

Bought by KUER, WYSO, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUNM, KSFR and more

HUMANKIND: Universal Health Care

From: Humankind

A Cambridge couple, both MDs and Harvard Medical faculty, have devoted their lives to researching and advocating universal health care. Provocative.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Iowa Public Radio, and WCQS

Peace Efforts at the Rainbow Gatherings (29:00) [Peace Talks Radio]

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes

Caption: Mike Niman's Book: "People of the Rainbow"

Are the annual Rainbow Gatherings, on National Forest Land each Fourth of July, just free-wheeling havens for hippies or are they serious experimen...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUAC, KSFR, and KUNM