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Building Bridges Through Children's Literature
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Co-founder of I’m Your Neighbor Books Kirsten Cappy builds bridges through children’s literature

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 6
Do bottle bills work?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
What does the future of natural gas look like in Massachusetts?
From: Possibly
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So-called “Natural gas”- the stuff a lot of us use to heat our homes and run our stoves- is basically methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. In the sh...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 2
Can we harness electricity from eels?
From: Possibly
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Recently, we got a question from one of our listeners. Matt from Providence wants to know - can we harness electricity from electric eels? We were ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 4
It's All Happening - Common Disaster (IAH 012)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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Episode #12 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Trailblazing Women
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lovie Austin
The 1920s was a important time in the earliest years of jazz, as musicians began migrating to points north of New Orleans. Any time there’s a discu...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pied Pipers of the Big Apple
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Barney Bigard
It may feel like an overstatement to say, but it’s true, that the 1920s was a pivotal decade for jazz, and that’s especially true for New York City...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - Goldfree (IAH 011)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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Episode #11 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live...

  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates author Mat Johnson
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Mat Johnson takes a satirical look at race and identity.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Pied Pipers of Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Frank Teschemacher
The 1920s were a exciting time for jazz in Chicago. While all jazz musicians played crucial roles in shaping a style that took on the name of the c...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bonus Edition: Meet Jazz Great Gary Bartz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Gary Bartz, Credit: Alan Nahigian
In this tuneful 59 minute podcast, 2024 NEA Jazz Master Saxophonist Gary Bartz talks about his life and career, touching on his roots, influences, ...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
Meet National Heritage Fellow Tap Dancer Reggio McLaughlin
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Reggio McLaughlin, Credit: Reggio McLaughlin
Tap Dancer and 2021 National Heritage Fellow, Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin tap-dancing from Chicago’s subways to stages around the world.

Bought by WDCB, WMPG, RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and KZUM


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
How do I recycle damaged clothes or fabrics?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re talking about textiles. What can you do with a ripped sweatshirt or pillowcase you accidentally bleached? We’re wondering – is it poss...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WRFA-LP, and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
What is wilderness?
From: Possibly
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Last summer, our reporter Charlie Adams spent ten weeks working in the Bob Marshall Wilderness. It’s a slice of northwest Montana that’s over one m...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Why are we replanting the Atlantic Forest?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, the second largest rainforest in Brazil— behind the Amazon Rainforest. Today it stands at ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Is cultivated meat coming to your plate?
From: Possibly
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Growing, harvesting, and making food creates greenhouse gas emissions. But some foods are responsible for more emissions than others. Red Meat is a...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2
The Pied Pipers of New Orleans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Omer Simeon
The story of early jazz clarinetists is a fascinating journey through the evolution of jazz. Not only did it play a crucial role in shaping the dis...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
When Jazz Was Immoral
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Lil Armstrong
the 1920s the watchful eye of a moralist group of private citizens known as the Chicago Vigilance Committee delivered an urgent message to the pub...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - Healthcare-Dr.NJ (IAH 008)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
Caption: Operation, Credit: Artwork by Rachel Botting (@rachy1.0) 
Episode #8 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 56:59
Cord Jefferson talks about directing and writing "American Fiction" his first film!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Cord Jefferson, Credit: Dennis Gocer
Screenwriter and Director Cord Jefferson discusses his critically acclaimed film, “American Fiction” which is a satirical exploration of popular cu...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KECG, WDCB, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 28:27
  • Purchases: 8
Episode 4 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer

  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
The Enormous Tiny Plastic Problem
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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No matter what you eat, it probably has tiny bits of plastic in it. Research scientists Madeleine Milne joins Patti and Doug for a lively discussion.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 57:38
  • Purchases: 1
An Age of Contradictions
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Bertha "Chippie" Hill
The 1920s propelled America into the 20th Century, marked by a stark division between the 'haves' and 'have-nots.' It was during this era that jazz...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - Pharmizer (IAH 007)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
Caption: It's All Happening - Pharmizer, Credit: Artwork by Rachel Botting (@rachy1.0)
Episode #7 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 57:00
Episode 3 - Misheard Lyrics
From: Joe Boehnlein
Series: A Blast from the Past: The Pod
Caption: A Blast from the Past Logo
Tiny Dancer - Elton John

  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 04:00

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