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Keeping Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teacher Christopher McFadden is a member of The Fellowship, a group in Philadelphia trying to recruit and retain black male teachers. Only 2 percent of teachers in American public schools are black men., Credit: Emily Hanford
(8/28/2017) There may be nothing more important in the educational life of a child than having effective teachers. But the United States is struggl...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KUER, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KOSU, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
Seeking Peace on Earth: A PEACE TALKS RADIO Special (2016)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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A selection of highlights from the past year's programs including reducing political polarization, community organizing for racial justice, peace h...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Teaching Teachers
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports: Focus on Education
Caption: Teachers in Chicago doing "lesson study," a teacher improvement practice borrowed from Japan., Credit: Emily Hanford
This documentary what it would take to improve American teaching on a wide scale. We meet researchers who are trying to understand what makes teach...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Prairie Public, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for January 11-17th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 11, 2014... from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. Benjamin Rockwell, o...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 11-17th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 11, 2014... from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. Benjamin Rockwell, o...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for December 14th-20th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 14th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our inimitable hero, launches off with our...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for December 14th-20th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 14th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our inimitable hero, launches off with our...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for October 19th-25th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 19th, 2013. Our friendly nerd, Benjamin Rockwell, opens by noting he's goin...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for October 19th-25th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 19th, 2013. Our friendly nerd, Benjamin Rockwell, opens by noting he's goin...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
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
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
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2010
  • Length: 29:03
Making Peace With Ourselves in Troubled Times - Peace Talks Radio (58:30 / 53:30)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Eric Kolvig, Credit: Dave Herman
Conversation with meditation teacher Eric Kolvig (Ph.D) and counselor/therapist Reyna Luna about coping with inner conflict, in light of terrorist ...

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


  • Added: Apr 07, 2010
  • Length: 58:33
  • Purchases: 4
School Building in Afghanistan To Promote Peace [Peace Talks Radio] (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Greg Mortenson, Credit: www.gregmortenson.com
This time Peace Talks Radio considers two men – Greg Mortenson and Dr. Mohammad Khan Kharoti (Hah-ROH-Tay)- who firmly believe that the path to rel...

Bought by WHRV, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2010
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Peace Talks Radio: Changing Minds During Election Season (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Insights into the mind-changing process that targets the undecided or conflicted voter from two authors who've written books about changing minds a...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WVIK, KUOW and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Dalai Lama: Keynote at the Seeds of Compassion Conference (April 12, 2008) [53:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
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The Dalai Lama's keynote speech at a 5-day conference on compassion in Seattle, Washington is presented.

Bought by PRX to iTunes, KXOT Public Radio, KCUR, KUNM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2008
  • Length: 53:02
  • Purchases: 7
Peace Talks Radio: Reducing Poverty, Promoting Peace (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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This episode of Peace Talks Radio explores how micro-credit and other programs work to eliminate poverty and promote peace.

Bought by KUOW, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KXOT Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 07, 2007
  • Length: 57:08
  • Purchases: 7