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A survey of the art and tragically brief life of the French-Canadian composer Claude Vivier (1948-1983)
- Added: Dec 03, 2014
- Length: 56:24
There is a demand in this country that corporations acknowledge that they are not people. Until corporations wake up one morning, and say, “I‘m r...
- Added: Dec 02, 2014
- Length: 03:50
“Slapping Both Cheeks” will try to offer some insight into the facts of incarceration in our society and community and into the idea of social just...
- Added: Nov 11, 2014
- Length: 01:54:02
This year marks 25 years since the publication of Geoff Dyer’s first novel, The Colour of Memory. Geoff is a multi-award winning writer who has wri...
- Added: Sep 29, 2014
- Length: 59:36
Research suggests that 10% of children are victims of bullying and 5% of children are involved in bullying others.
Defined as ‘repeated aggressive...
- Added: Sep 29, 2014
- Length: 25:39
Susan Sontag said smelling ‘gives one a sensation of knowledge rinsed clean of thought’. The effect of smell is powerful, but rarely articulated a...
- Added: Sep 29, 2014
- Length: 28:03
Clean air is as valuable as clean water: both are essential requirements for human health and survival. Statistics and data on emissions from burni...
- Added: Sep 22, 2014
- Length: 05:10
A pair of musical works by American composers David Lang and Caroline Shaw that became instant classics
- Added: Sep 16, 2014
- Length: 59:01
Examining parallels between the Concerto for Orchestra by Jennifer Hidgon and that of her great model, Béla Bartók
- Added: Aug 26, 2014
- Length: 57:55
The new film 'Mood Indigo' is based on a novel by Boris Vian - so who was Vian? One of France's most popular authors of the 20th Century, musician,...
- Added: Jul 29, 2014
- Length: 14:45
Andrie Morris talks to playwright and Shakespeare expert, Jennie Buckman and Jatinder Verma, Artistic Director of Tara Arts about working with Shak...
- Added: Jul 28, 2014
- Length: 16:14
A small unknown town in India has a history that makes it worth stopping in to have a look.
- Added: May 19, 2014
- Length: 04:30
A recent legal case involving a man from Kiribati claiming refugee status from the impacts of climate has captured world media attention. In this e...
- Added: Dec 11, 2013
- Length: 05:33
Ownership of cultural discoveries such as shipwrecks has long been debated by governments, historical institutions, private business and salvers an...
- Added: Nov 19, 2013
- Length: 05:18
Maritime Museums are one of the key conduits for modern day understanding of maritime history, yet many are struggling. In this episode of World Oc...
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 05:19
Passions for food and music shine through the nation of Catalunya.The traditional, the innovative, the very local and the trans-Mediterranian fusio...
- Added: Jul 28, 2013
- Length: 01:00:00
Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on why college debt is the highest in history, and it is especially hard on women.
- Added: May 15, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Commentary: More than 850,000 minimum wage workers in 10 states will be getting raises in the new year.
- Added: Dec 27, 2012
- Length: 04:03
It's time for President Obama to help the country's home care workers.
- Added: Dec 20, 2012
- Length: 02:21
Commentary: Student athletes get very little of the millions generated by college football's bowl games.
- Added: Dec 06, 2012
- Length: 04:01
Commentary: It's time to enact a proposed law that would give workers the absolute right to unionization.
- Added: Nov 29, 2012
- Length: 04:13
- Added: Nov 15, 2012
- Length: 02:45
Raising the minimum wage should be a key post-election priority.
- Added: Nov 08, 2012
- Length: 04:33
Commentary: Labor faces its greatest election challenge in California.
- Added: Oct 25, 2012
- Length: 02:41
Repealing the union-crippling Taft-Hartley Act should have been a prime issue throughout the election campaign.
- Added: Oct 18, 2012
- Length: 03:13
