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Community Forum: Confederate Flag Part One
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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The Winona Human Rights Commission and Winona State University sponsored a community forum in response to the recent displays of the Confederate Fl...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 34:07
Science Fiction True
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Science Fiction True, Credit: Seth Shostak
Don’t believe everything you see on the screen. Science fiction film is just a guess as to how our future might unfold. But sometimes fantasy be...

Bought by WUFT, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
RDD: The Great Lakes with Ellen
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week, The Rough Draft Diaries takes a visit of the National Museum of the Great Lakes, a museum that spans hundreds of years on the Great Lake...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 06:24
RDD: Old Number 18
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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It's not surprising that our last episode on The Rough Draft Diaries, an interview with a local Lt. firefighter, has led The RDD to a firefighters ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 06:13
January 1 through December 31
From: WCWP
Series: This Day in Music
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A one minute music history for each day of the year!

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 06:08:46
How to Talk to Aliens
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: How to Talk to Aliens, Credit: Seth Shostak
If we send deliberate messages to aliens, what should we say? Scientists from diverse disciplines offer their advice. Also, a response to Stephen...

Bought by KUNM, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, WRIR, KRPS and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Muhammad Ali (He Is The Greatest!)
From: Howard Burchette
Series: Soul Roots
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Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was referred to by everyone as the “Greatest” and the “Champ”. This one hour program ...

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KISA Digital Studios, KPIP-LP, WVAS, WJSU and more


  • Added: Jun 04, 2016
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 6
Shocking Ideas
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Shocking Ideas, Credit: Seth Shostak
Innovation in the use of electricity continues long after the days of Edison and Tesla. Find out why the invention of the blue LED was worthy of a...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, and WRGY


  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Living Computers
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Living Computers, Credit: Seth Shostak
19th century mathematician and Lord Byron’s daughter Ada Lovelace was a pioneer of the computer age. But she said that machines would never outstr...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, RadioFreePalmer, KKWE Niijii Radio, WMUU-LP, 91.7 WHUS Storrs and more


  • Added: May 02, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - David Quammen - 247
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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David Quammen talks about the history, animals, and land use conflicts related to Yellowstone National Park and reads a passage from the May issue ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KGLT, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
For Writers Of Historical Fiction, Inventing New Orleans' Past Can Come With A Price
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: Imaginative view of Madame Delphine's House, 253 Royal Street in the Vieux Carre., Credit: KEMBLE, EDWARD WINDSOR / HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 returns with a story about George Washington Cable, and the beautiful danger of writing New Orleans-based historical fic...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 10:22
Exploring Hakone Gardens, Chocolate Travel, Sustainable California Wines and Lansing, Michigan
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Wisteria Pavilion Uppper House on Hakone Estate grounds., Credit: Couretsy of Hakone Estate and Gardens
Join us as we celebrate the centennial of Hakone Estate and Gardens, pair chocolate with sustainable California wines and explore Michigan's dynami...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 59:55
Stop That Bus!
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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The world's largest bus station, and a bus driver who wanted to be God.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:12
  • Purchases: 1
Meathooked -- Groks Science Show 2016-03-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marta Zaraska discussed the history of our obsession with meat.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPIP-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 23:30
  • Purchases: 4
Celebrating the Birthday of Nat King Cole
From: KCUR
Series: 12th Street Jump Weekly
Caption: Nat King Cole
(Air Dates: March 15 - 21) This week on 12th Street Jump we celebrate the birthday of Nat King Cole. The gang plays a game of "Ask the Professor" w...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
Democracy In America
From: Victoria Davis
Series: Humanities Minutes
Caption: Page from original working manuscript of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville.
This episode will discuss the classic book “Democracy in America.”

Bought by KFOI Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 2
Land on the Run
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Land on the Run, Credit: Seth Shostak
Hang on to your globe. The arrangement of continents you see today is not what it once was, nor what it will be tomorrow. Meet our future superco...

Bought by KREV-LP, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, WRIR, and WRGY


  • Added: Mar 07, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Allusionist 28: WLTM part I
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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Your online dating profile is the latest spin on a 300-year-old tradition of advertising yourself in order to find a spouse, a sexual partner, or s...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2016
  • Length: 41:08
Cusco, Peru: Ancient History and Today
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Peru is a county about which I’ve been curious for over 60 years, beginning when I first learned of the Inca Empire. Ten years later the Peace Cor...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Replace What Ails You
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Replace What Ails You, Credit: Seth Shostak
Germs can make us sick, but we didn’t know about these puny pathogens prior to the end of the 19th century. Germ theory and antibiotics created a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRGY, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, WRIR and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Stars for Freedom
From: With Good Reason
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The little-known story of how black actors and entertainers in Hollywood contributed their money, connections, and fame to aid the civil rights mov...

Bought by WLPR , WNSB, Morehead State Public Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 53:34
  • Purchases: 10
The Intimate Bond -- Groks Science Show 2016-01-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Brian Fagan discusses how animals have shaped our history and how our conception of them has changed over time.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 20, 2016
  • Length: 22:57
  • Purchases: 3
Apt to Adapt
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Apt to Adapt, Credit: Seth Shostak
Humans are changing their environment faster than their genes can keep pace. This has led to a slew of diseases, from backache to diabetes, says o...

Bought by KUNM, WRGY, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Ancient Human Civilizations -- Groks Science Show 2016-01-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Graham Hancock presents an alternative story of civilization’s past.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 37:10
  • Purchases: 2
A Stellar Job
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: A Stellar Job, Credit: Seth Shostak
Stars do more than just twinkle. These boiling balls of hot plasma can tell us something about other celestial phenomena. They betray the hiding ...

Bought by KREV-LP, WRGY, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WYSO, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6

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